Porsche's lack of true usable hybrids is going to bite them.
Skoda is one of the favourite in Europe. Espesially Octavia.Nice... Nissan didn't break out Infiniti numbers...
I had no idea Skoda sold that many vehicles....wow..
It sold less than Jaguar if you want to spin it the other way
I'm not sure ES will make a den't in sales, their pricing strategy is really disappointing. It kept GS prices pretty much. It starts's 10K more than IS and packaging is all weird. Basically you are looking at 55+ for nicely equipped ES in Germany which was GS450h territory. Maybe spwolf remembers, how much did the luxury GS450h retail for in Germany?
Standard price was way, way more for gs450h.
But sure, I wish it was a lot cheaper
It depends on country. In Finland difference between IS and ES is 7k but in Sweden it's 5k. Also here the ES is 49k so it's priced same as E, 5 or A6. Keeping in mind that ES300H offers more power and better fuel economy than entry level diesel and gasoline. Also ES is very good car for corporates. I think also that ES is "cheap", but maybe because Lexus is regarded as more premium than German 3 in nordic countries.It sold less than Jaguar if you want to spin it the other way
I'm not sure ES will make a den't in sales, their pricing strategy is really disappointing. It kept GS prices pretty much. It starts's 10K more than IS and packaging is all weird. Basically you are looking at 55+ for nicely equipped ES in Germany which was GS450h territory. Maybe spwolf remembers, how much did the luxury GS450h retail for in Germany?
It depends on country. In Finland difference between IS and ES is 7k but in Sweden it's 5k. Also here the ES is 49k so it's priced same as E, 5 or A6. Keeping in mind that ES300H offers more power and better fuel economy than entry level diesel and gasoline. Also ES is very good car for corporates. I think also that ES is "cheap", but maybe because Lexus is regarded as more premium than German 3 in nordic countries.
Anyway ES interior color options for Europe are insane, really hard to choose from.
Spwolf don't want to hijack the thread but is this for real? GS F-sport with tan leather?
There are some crazy deals to be have on GS450h F-sports in Germany right now. I was very close to picking one up by the end of last year.forgot but sure... however keep in mind that facelifted GS450h F-Sports were over 70k, and are very, very rare sight... I was trying to find used 2 year olds but they are very expensive and there are only few of them in continental europe.
Hello @arrow1982, I presume you are from US beacause you have a very narrow view of Europe. Europe has been historically very diverce in language, religion and culture. You say that Europe is western Europe. Well historically Europe was mediterranian including Turkey, Lebanon and Tunisia. In early medival times Europe was Italy and also Baltic sea and Rhine. From Medieval to Age of Discovery heart of Europe was eastern Europe. Only after second world war Europe's center moved to Benelux countries."Europe" sales numbers of TMC include Russia and Turkey. There they sell great. In western Europe, the only part of the world called "Europe" (not Russia for F.... sake) Lexus doesn't do so great. And anything especially designed for Europe will hardly make any impact (like the CT).
By the way, they have to stop calling Russia part of Europe. Or did Trump ever mean Venezuela when he talks about "America"? Just because it is in South America??
There are some crazy deals to be have on GS450h F-sports in Germany right now. I was very close to picking one up by the end of last year.
It is great to see Lexus doing well in Europe. However. The sales numbers are still way off compared to the 'locals'. Maybe ES & UX will finally be the breakthrough Lexus needs.