Talk:Lexus/Archive 2

message: Hello, for all Lexus afficianados I have created a Lexus enthusiast userbox. The mark-up is "User Lexus fan" Here is the userbox: 
Thanks for contributing, Regards, Signaturebrendel 02:38, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lexus Userbox 

message: I think you should check which year lexus was introduced into Japan. I lived in Japan from 2000-2004 and seen many Lexus cars in Japan. My wife who is Japanese has a picture of her ex boyfriend standing next to his Lexus in Japan taken in the mid 90's.Kinait 22:03, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the confirmation. Enigma3542002 08:51, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Year Lexus was Introduced to Japan?? 

message: They might be called "'Lexus-style' lights" in the united states, but they are just called 'Lexus lights' in the UK 82.36.228.184 10:30, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lexus lights 

message: Image:Lexus_Advanced_Parking_Guidance_System_ad.jpg
* It's neat and all but it's an advertisement. This article is supposed to inform people, not urge them to buy the car. --Indolences 03:55, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I doubt this photograph will cause anyone to buy the car.  Yes, it is an advertisement, but it is within the historical context of the article (The Lexus brand/Launch/Today). The advent of the automatic parking system is a major technological innovation (referenced by its own article, Advanced Parking Guidance System, and a mention in the lead paragraph of Toyota), not least for all the controversy it caused, but also for how much the press covered it, and how computing capabilities have advanced to reach this type of technology. If you studied luxury car history, you would know that the champagne glasses ad, winner of multiple national advertising awards, is a major factor in why this car and this brand became successful. This photograph informs people about the history and technological capabilities of the flagship, all at the same time. It is definitely relevant, especially because a lot of the Lexus brand (and some would say most of) is about marketing success. Enigma3542002 04:42, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

text: Furthermore, the image of the champagne glasses and the car has become one of the most identifiable and iconic illustrations of this car brand, and has been copied a number of times by multiple car manufacturers. It even resulted in new tests by AMCI and possibly Consumer Reports .  In essence, not only did this ad have a historical significance for a brand, and technological relevance, it also had an impact on popular culture, becoming one of the most memorable car advertisements of all time (special mention in Brandweek, best ad listing in Adweek , EFFIE awards Gold Medal winner, and International Automotive Advertising Awards (IAAA) winner). This is similar to, but arguably more famous and impactful, than the more recent Honda Cog (television_commercial) ad. It is no surprise then when launching their newest model, the vehicle premiered at NAIAS with a champagne glass stage and ads and imagery all following this theme. The point of these mentions is that this was much more than just an ad, this was a brand defining moment that had popular culture implications, including historical, technological, marketing, and other elements. You can't just put any ad in there, this is a specific instance of a directly relevant image. Enigma3542002 05:10, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

text: Wikipedia is supposed to be a source of information about all sorts of subjects. Information about Lexus should include what sort of image they are trying to get. This image shows their target customers perfectly. --84.178.77.183 18:28, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ads don't belong here 

message: Is it only a coincidence that the Lexus logo also looks a lot like the Katakana character レ ?  And if one tried to pronounce "Lexus" in Japanese, might it not come out something like *レクスス ?  I wonder what that might mean in Japanese?  
:--Ziusudra 03:24, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: --Ziusudra 20:13, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

text: Interesting, so it is basically a phonetic translation of the word "Lexus." I surmised as much because the brand was developed with an English name in mind first.  Enigma3542002 03:12, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Katakana badge? 

message: Wikipedia is NOT lexus dealer. page is very dirty.Locomotove2 07:00, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, there are extreme viewpoints on car makes, some more than others. However, this article is to be informative about the car makes without overtly praising, rather it is to be factually based. And to note--the poster who claimed 'advertisement' has been blocked for vandalism, repeated sockpuppetry accounts/attacks.  Enigma3542002 19:10, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lexus article vandalism 

message: Substituted at 21:15, 4 May 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Assessment comment