With BMW, Audi and Mercedes fielding stylish new vehicles, the pressure is on Acura and other
Japanese luxury marques to build better - looking cars.
Being a tech - savvy
Japanese luxury marque Infiniti of course equips its Q60 Red Sport with a multitude of driving modes.
For
the Japanese luxury marque, it's about taking risks where others don't — and delivering as much value as possible.
Not exact matches
Long the favored brand of executives and heads - of - state around the world, Mercedes - Benz recently is finding itself battling surprisingly strong competitors in the form of fellow German
marques Audi and BMW, as well as newer
Japanese luxury brands Lexus and Infiniti.
Produced as a direct competitor to the
luxury sports sedans of the leading European
luxury marques, the XE10 series Toyota Altezza and Lexus IS was designed with a greater performance emphasis than typically seen on prior
Japanese luxury vehicles.
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Japanese mainstream
marques such as Toyota and Nissan became mostly or entirely FF early on, while reserving for their latterly conceived
luxury divisions (Lexus and Infiniti, respectively) a mostly FR lineup.
Launched on March 27, 1986, Acura was the world's first
Japanese luxury nameplate and the first to challenge established European and American
luxury marques with its world - class engineering, product quality, value and advanced powertrain technology.