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      01-19-2022, 07:21 AM   #316
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"If Lexus had played the acceleration game just chasing numbers with this car, they didn't stand a chance, so what they've done instead, is go for emotion."
I think that probably sums up the #1 most compelling reason to get this car. There's a few other pros... it's comfortable, and has Lexus reliability, and I think it looks incredible.

Is that enough to overcome the drawbacks? (old interior, lazy transmission, old tech). I'm not sure.... but I wouldn't blame anyone who wants this car.

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"The steering in an m340i is better than this, it's sharper. The chassis control in an m340i is better than this. The differential in an m340i is better than this, this has a torsen, but it's not as sophisticated as what BMW does. But somehow, everything about this is better than an m340i. And that's what we call, unquantifiables."
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