Call me crazy, but the Lexus GS looks like a maxima
11-19-2005, 06:45 PM
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Call me crazy, but the Lexus GS looks like a maxima
Is it me, or does that bitch look like a Maxima, more than the people at clublexus think a M45 look like one?
11-19-2005, 07:34 PM
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Only at the C pillars.
The GS is sexy as fuck.
The maxima = meh
The GS is sexy as fuck.
The maxima = meh
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11-20-2005, 01:20 AM
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I agree.... I'm usually good at recognizing cars from a distances... but with those two... it takes me a like .5 second longer...
okay, you guys are going to think I'm even crazier... but look at the tail lights of these two cars:
okay, you guys are going to think I'm even crazier... but look at the tail lights of these two cars:
11-20-2005, 04:51 AM
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Most all Asian sedans look like that now.
11-20-2005, 08:24 AM
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I agree, from a distance its easy to confuse the two of these. But when it gets closer the Lexus stands out as being a much sexier car. I really like the understated styling of the new GS, its so sexy, yet it blends in with other cars without drawing attention to itself - to most people.
11-20-2005, 08:33 AM
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OK, you're crazy. Feel better? That's what you wanted, right? J/K.
On a serious note though, that Hyundai rear end is too damn close for comfort to Lexus' $40-60K GS.
I've got the previous gen GS (http://www.lexus-car-for-sale.com/img/gs430.jpg) and the new Buick LaCrosse (http://www.buick.com/lacrosse/index.jsp) front end is too damn close for comfort.
On a serious note though, that Hyundai rear end is too damn close for comfort to Lexus' $40-60K GS.
I've got the previous gen GS (http://www.lexus-car-for-sale.com/img/gs430.jpg) and the new Buick LaCrosse (http://www.buick.com/lacrosse/index.jsp) front end is too damn close for comfort.
11-20-2005, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Tireguy
I agree, from a distance its easy to confuse the two of these. But when it gets closer the Lexus stands out as being a much sexier car. I really like the understated styling of the new GS, its so sexy, yet it blends in with other cars without drawing attention to itself - to most people.
11-20-2005, 04:40 PM
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Yeah, it kinda does look like a Maxima now that you mention it but the interior of the Maxima can't even come within a 50 mile radius of the Lexus interior.
11-20-2005, 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Tireguy
I agree, from a distance its easy to confuse the two of these. But when it gets closer the Lexus stands out as being a much sexier car. I really like the understated styling of the new GS, its so sexy, yet it blends in with other cars without drawing attention to itself - to most people.
11-20-2005, 07:32 PM
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only a little because they are both kinda bubbly looking and have the "fast back" look. you can tell a difference I think, but kinda look the same in certain respects also. Honestly I don't like the new GS as much as the old. I hate fast back looking car's, not sexy at all to me.
11-21-2005, 05:12 AM
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Originally Posted by 03TL-S
I can see (and appreciate) the similarities in some of the shared contours between the 6G Maxima and 3G GS. However, Lexus' execution simply blows the Maxima out of the water.
11-21-2005, 05:45 AM
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Same basic concept, with far better results with the GS.
The Maxima is just ugly and it easily could have been fixed.
The Maxima is just ugly and it easily could have been fixed.
11-21-2005, 01:01 PM
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Not this again. For the gazillionth time people, the GS had that short-deck design since the 2nd gen. It's the Maxima that copied the Lexus, not the other way around. The 3rd gen GS is just an evolution of the 2nd gen's look. About the only thing where I can see Lexus copying Nissan is the shape of the bumper.It's just like people who say the new Mercedes ML SUV looks like a Kia. That's because the Kia copied the 1st gen Mercedes to begin with.
11-21-2005, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by 04EuroAccordTsx
just the roofline looks the same between both cars.
i think the M45 just kills both of those cars to the ground.
i think the M45 just kills both of those cars to the ground.
IIRC, Consumer Reports called the Infiniti M 'the best sedan they've ever tested' (paraphrase). Come to think of it, I cant think of any published comparison where the M didnt beat the GS.
The stereo system alone sells me on the M. 
Back to the GS/Max comparison, I personally think the profile on the 3G Alti resembles the 2G GS far more than the 6G Maxima. (Copy? maybe.
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11-21-2005, 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by is300eater
I agree.... I'm usually good at recognizing cars from a distances... but with those two... it takes me a like .5 second longer...
okay, you guys are going to think I'm even crazier... but look at the tail lights of these two cars:
okay, you guys are going to think I'm even crazier... but look at the tail lights of these two cars:
11-23-2005, 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by SeCsTaC
Is it me, or does that bitch look like a Maxima, more than the people at clublexus think a M45 look like one?
The car honestly looks like a pig even with those wheels in comparison to the m45 thread.
11-25-2005, 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by aaronnn
you can tell here that the lexus has nicer body lines and flares. but definitly similar
The Maxima looks like it could be an earlier model of the GS. Wayyy too much resemblance. My friend who has an older GS saw the new GS (before they came out) and said right away that it looked like a Maxima.
11-25-2005, 07:33 PM
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indeed!
11-25-2005, 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by heyitsme
That new accord looks like poop.
Oh yea, and that's a sexy black M!