Originally Posted by willravel

This guy is much wronger.

When you compare the relativity of each company, the top Lexus model being the SC (I guess), having 288 hp v8, vs the top Merc being the SL600 AMG (without entering supercar territory, and I figure it's comparable) having 510 hp v12, well you see that Lexus and Mercedes don't have an equal footing based on horsepower alone. As a matter of fact, they don't have equal footing in anything. Quality, price, power, amenities, etc. They are two different companies with two very different product lines.

Let's see where we're at as of 2006:
C230: dead bottom of the Mercedes barrel. 2.5l v6 making about 200 hp. MSRP: $30,000

IS350: sport compact of Lexus, not the bottom by any means. 3.5l V6 that makes 306 hp. MSRP: $36,000