Is it WORTH buying a Lexus over a Toyota anymore?

#Toyota #Lexus

Lexus isn't the same company it was when it started. For better and for worse. Has the mainstream Toyota brand caught up in terms of build quality, features, technology, and design?

#lexusrx #rx350 #lexusnx #camry #corolla #lexusis #lexuslx #lexusgx #landcruiser #highlander #toyotacrown #hybrid #grandhighlander #lexustx #lc500 #rcf #v8

00:00 - Lexus losing ground to Toyota?
02:34 - Lexus Covenant
03:56 - Why Lexus exists
06:37 - Lexus is DIFFERENT than Toyota
09:15 - Things are changing
10:49 - Toyota getting Preference
13:10 - Lexus Interiors getting worse
15:56 - Made in Japan vs. North America
22:11 - The Spindle Grille
25:32 - The Lexus Experience
27:19 - Toyota vs. Lexus each MODEL
43:44 - Toyota Crown Rant

[KirkKreifels]

Let me know if you want me to compare more brands like this in the future!!!

[jeholloway]

Had 7 Lexus. Loved all of them. Great resale. Loaners when servicing. Better than all my German cars. Never a bad experience owning Lexus.

[chibbyylol]

Some folks step up to the Lexus just because they want to stay in the family but wanted a nicer Toyota

[fivish]

I hoped that one day I would be able to afford a Lexus.
At 71 years old I finally got a UX250H and it was worth the wait.

[daviddarmanin]

After owning both BMW and Mercedes cars in the past, the Lexus LC500 is the best car I have ever owned.

[erickdiaz-burgos]

I had an ES built in Japan and one built in the US. The one built in Japan never made an unwanted sound on the interior. Everything was solid. The one built in the US had a rattle on the sunroof area and on the doors. Currently own an NX made in Japan and again feels more solid and has no rattles. I have noticed that difference. On everything else they have been equally solid and reliable.

[mononeo]

While the quality and features differentials aren't as wide as they once were, Lexus continues to have the best dealership and customer service experience in the industry. Toyota can't say the same. I would pay thousands and thousands more for Lexus over Toyota and do and have!

[dickieburbank]

My wife and I bought our first Lexus a few months ago-- a 2020 CPO ES 300h, Luxury Trim. Holy moley! I feel like I need earplugs when I get back into my 2014 Camry hybrid. That Lexus is spectacular.

[singular]

Yes it is. When most toyotas cost the same as a lexus. Buy a lexus. Dont be stupid.

[andrewgus]

Higher Lexus models have better interior, sound dampening, and ride quality. Swapped an Avalon with a 2024 Lexus ES and the difference is huge. Lower end models feel exactly like a Toyota, that’s why we didn’t bother upgrading a RAV4 with an NX, felt like the exact same car even dimension wise.

[yellomonky]

Still, the LX, LC, LS are still top of the line, when i think of lexus i think of the LS.
Captain chairs with a console that controls the whole interior, spectacular interior with utmost luxurious ride comfort

[laplanetsquad]

the differentiating factor should be all Lexus comes with a v6/v8

[wiegraf]

21:07 Having lived in both Japan and America, I have to say that the difference between a master here in America and in Japan is the surrounding environment. People do not REALLY, TRULY, respect master craftsmanship in America. I have met skilled artisans here, some of whom do excellent work, but they are not respected by their communities in the same way that master artisans are in Japan. It is hard to explain the difference, but in Japan if you do craft work at a master level that is a spiritual accomplishment that has no social equivalent in America in terms of how other people look at you. America has some of the best artists in the world, without question, both in terms of high art and popular art, and a lot of them do get a lot of respect, but artisans have much quieter and less showy lives and that doesn't really mesh with our understanding of what excellence looks like. When it comes down to it, I think it's because people in America generally don't understand what it means to have a sense of responsibility to THINGS in addition to people. Maybe that's something you can only have in an animist culture or a culture that really values tradition. I'm not saying that's not something individuals here understand, but in terms of the broader community it doesn't compute. When that sensibility is acknowledged by people around you it pushes you do to go that extra mile in doing your craft as well as humanly possible.

[Baggged_LC]

Lexus dealership experience worth every penny

[raffiolivo]

ES 350 over Camry all day! Is not even up to debate. Definitely it has to be the V6. If you want a hybrid just saved money and get the Camry

[gengstar]

From 11:00 - 13:00 makes me feel like you don’t understand Lexus’ philosophy at all. Why rush to be the first to introduce new technology, when they can perfect it like how Apple does. A perfect example:
The 2018 LS and LC were fitted with all the first new technology from their TNGA platforms and they were pretty bad. The 10 speed was unrefined at the time, the 3.4L turbo had reliability issues, the LC needed 3 years of updates to finally get the ride right.
Instead of launching new cars with untested features and tech, let Toyota deal with the trial and error so that Lexus is unaffected by their issues. Look at what’s being recalled by Toyota now. All of those new TNGA F models INCLUDING the all new LX. Imagine if Lexus launched the LX and GX first, they’d all be recalled and their reputation for reliability would be ruined.

[vahagnkarapetyan]

As Lexus ES owner and the same time camry, I would say if you can afford it’s worth it 💯

[blackcow]

definitely yes, they always somehow manage to make Lexus even MORE reliable than Toyotas.

[paoloochangco]

very happy Lexus owner. what an experience

[bradleycrouser]

Lexus ES 350, although only a few thousand dollars more than Toyota Camry, is far more quiet and absorbs bumps better, etc. It's actually cheaper than the Toyota Crown. PLUS, Lexus ES still has the wonderful, long-lasting six-cylinder engine. Camry and Crown are both now four-cylinder and hybrid.