dom

From what I've seen the GS looks like shit. I know looks are subjective but I'd take an RL anyday. We'll see how the new GS drives compared to the RL.

phile

It does. The swooping rear window gives the car a lot of visual mass over the rear wheels, looks bottom heavy in other words.

phile

M35 will have 277HP and M45 will be 340HP. AWD available only on the V6 models.

justinjsw

I will bet the house the RL will out sell the M35/M45 combined. Just like the TL currently outsells the G35s by almost 2.5-1.

Not only that... I believe when C/D do their comparions...the RL will regin supreme.

justinjsw

The new GS will do well...if for no other reason...because its a Lexus. The new body can pass for a Maxima.

dom

Good point. I wouldn't bet against it, I guess we'll see

tnguyen88

Well, I saw a RL on the road tonight, and I must say, the first thing that struck me was that it was much smaller than I had imagined it would be. But generally, it looked very nice on the road.

biker

I think they both have a sales goal of 20K/year - the only problem is that the model intro is about 6 months apart. By the time the M starts rolling with sales the RL will be ready for the next model year. I'm sure there'll be some months down the road when the M will otusell the RL but overall you might be right - it certainly won't be a 2.5-1 edge tho.

jwaters943

Another factor as to why the RL will and should outsell the M35/45 is that Acura has quite a few more dealerships than Infiniti last time I checked.

justinjsw

Acura has more dealerships than Lexus. And guess who is outselling who.

TSX 'R' US

really??? Kinda sad they don't have an Acura dealership in my town...but a Lexus dealership.. (no infiniti either)

Rockford = was 2nd largest city in IL...now 3rd behind Aurora

gocubsgo55

WHAAAT? When did this happen?! I NEVER expected Aurora, it's a Chicago suburb. Peoria would've been a better candidate.

TSX 'R' US

mid this year I think... Naperville is fourth... Peoria is 7th.

biker

I wonder is soopa has plans for an A-RL site? It seems like the new RL has enough fodder for its own site.

1SICKLEX

Magazine wins don't necessarily translate into sales success.
I wonder what cars the magazine will test the RL against? The V-6 models or the V-8 models? Maybe both?[IMG]It does. The swooping rear window gives the car a lot of visual mass over the rear wheels, looks bottom heavy in other words.[/IMG] I agree. But IMO, the RL looks like an anycar in the Wal-Mart parking lot. The GS still looks different even if people thinks its Maximaish(Since that car looks different than most).

ccarbajal08

I saw an RL on Friday in Forest Falls of all places. For those of you who don't know what Forest Falls is, it's a small, small town in the mountains. Anyhow, I saw this sick 4-door and I couldn't make out what it was because the badges were all covered up with plastic film. A kept staring and finally said to myself, "RL!" I have no clue what it was doing up there? Maybe a photoshoot?

heyitsme

What does it really matter who outsells who, just glad there are going to be 3 non german, high quality cars to chose from now. Infiniti must have done something right with the new m-series for people to even be thinking about its sales numbers.

As far as G sales, rwd cars in general don't sell like fwd cars. The TL outsells the 330i also, I don't see the point.