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Aaron Robinson 25 years after the Japanese Onslaught, Germany wins.
From top clockwise 2014 BMW 335i xDrive GT 2014 Lexus IS350 F Sport and 2014 Infiniti Q50S.
Infiniti suffer long stigma of having been a dumping ground for home-market rebadged Nissans with aging equipment Excellent G35 G37 notwithstanding, it is a semi-crisis mode for two decades various vehicles fell flat The last game Infiniti prez Johan de Nysschen, which was stolen Audi in 2012, is to replicate the relational structure of VW-Audi making more independent Infiniti the first initiatives Move the seat of Japan's Infiniti in Hong Kong; rebadge all vehicles with Q, less sexy alphabet letter Quack Quirky; Infiniti and replace a serious product to compete with German rivals, the G37, Q50 with too electrified mediocrity but it is too early to Infiniti bailout No. 347.
Acura has been his own worst enemy His car stars, the TL, once stolen customers from top and bottom line merchants then the Acura designers have discovered psychotropic drugs, causing them to be confused with modern fashion gangster However horrible the biggest mistake of Acura was killing its Integra RSX, the car that gave the brand both credible performance and scale up for young buyers today, the MDX and RDX crossovers are essentially the franchise all that survives of the Acura car line is a trio of sedans so-so.
Meanwhile, the Germans prospered Certainly no enemy is more dangerous than that cornered Unlike Japanese luxury brands or even quasi-independent Audi BMW and Mercedes are not only market the biggest automakers divisions If they fail, there's no mother ship shovel silver If C-class and 3-series don t sell, people in factories and design studios and conference rooms can not just exchange hats and continue their day in Munich Stuttgart is a fight not only for the additional volume or additional benefit, it's a fight for survival.
Aaron Robinson 25 years after the Japanese Onslaught Germany Winning column car and driver, aaron, robinson, years, Japanese.