Christmas is coming, and so is the Neiman Marcus Lexus!
Yes, it's never too early to start Christmas shopping for that special someone, and what better gift than a bauble
from the fabled Neiman Marcus Christmas Book? This year you can tie a bow around the
Neiman Marcus Limited-Edition 2007 Lexus GS 450h. (Yes,
of course it's a hybrid. Everyone's buying them, don't you know?)
Only 75 of the blinged-out hybrids will be made, each numbered car featuring the exclusive NM color "Crystalline Ice,"
5-spoke wheels, wood and leather-trim 3-spoke steering wheel, sequential interior lighting system, Mark Levinson sound
system, voice-activated nav system, color back-up camera, color-coordinated car cover and - wait for it - Neiman Marcus
floor mats. All this for only $65,000.
Jingle bells, jingle bells…
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mark 10:49PM (12/18/2005)
When the L.L. Bean subie and Eddie Bauer explorer just won't cut it...
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Joel A 10:49PM (12/18/2005)
Hmmm. RX400h or GS 450h?
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emu 10:49PM (12/18/2005)
sure, then they drive their hybrid Neiman Marcus Lexus to the airport and get into their private jet and burn fuel by the ton. the rich are doing their part to save fuel.
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Chris K 10:49PM (12/18/2005)
Or just buy a Camry and a $35,000 debit card for gasoline. At $3/gallon and 20mpg, that gives you your first 230,000 miles free.
Do batteries on hybrids last 230,000 miles?
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cdm 10:49PM (12/18/2005)
Kind of a let-down ater last year's Maserati Quattroporte, even if I am a little biased
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Elias 10:49PM (12/18/2005)
It is quite a let-down. They've always done Euro cars, why are they bringing this POS?
Here's a good excerpt from:
http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,12529-1600870_2,00.html
Mostly, though, I dont like this car because it feels like a facsimile of the real thing. And thats hardly surprising because thats exactly what it is. A copy. A Mercedes clone.
Cars sit in the Japanese psyche along with spoons and mashed potato. They dont come naturally. Oh sure, they can copy a Mercedes and use it to earn vast lumps of foreign currency, but how do you copy flair and panache and feel? The simple answer is: you cant, so you end up with a completely soulless driving experience.
Its a bit like those vegetarians who insist on eating hamburgers that are designed to look, feel and taste like the real thing. But theyre just not.
Technically, this new Lexus is probably better than a Mercedes, in the same way that a golden egg made by laser is going to be technically better than one of Karl Faberg? originals. But which one would you rather have?
Verdict: A counterfeit car with everything except panache
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