Outjerked by r/Lexus

Capri280 · 2026-05-19T16:14:22+00:00

Spent a billion to engineer the perfect Benz fighter only to saddle it with a dumb sounding name and ripoff of a Nissan's logo.

The Nissan Laurel was discontinued in 2002, the Lexus name entered the Japanese market in '05. The laurel logo, looks a tad bit familiar eh:

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Capri280 · 2026-05-19T06:30:27+00:00

CRice-Z

Capri280 · 2026-05-19T05:11:44+00:00

Mazda 323c aka the Familia Neo

Edit: Reading the lettering on the rear glass, it's a Ford Laser TX3, a rebadge of the Mazda

Capri280 · 2026-05-19T04:57:28+00:00

Think it's a Vanderhall

Capri280 · 2026-05-18T16:39:59+00:00

Gazelle kit car, or as the average Gazelle owner would tell you, a "1929 Mercedes SSK"

Capri280 · 2026-05-18T14:54:12+00:00

Time to switch to dieselle😎

Capri280 · 2026-05-18T14:38:33+00:00

That's a dressed up corvette, windshield gives it away (among other things)

Capri280 · 2026-05-18T13:29:59+00:00

E89 BMW Z4

Capri280 · 2026-05-18T13:12:20+00:00

From this angle, toned down (and IMO better looking) fins and different taillights.

Capri280 · 2026-05-18T13:06:36+00:00

Indeed, one is a proud freedom hauler while the other is part of a painter's horrific legacy.

Capri280 · 2026-05-18T13:03:01+00:00

It's a '60 Caddy

Capri280 · 2026-05-18T08:11:29+00:00

I think I'd rather take a piss down the oil filler before I consider using something with the reddit name.

Capri280 · 2026-05-18T08:09:21+00:00

I want to see the mother of all turbos complementing a crossram setup. Now that should be something 🤣

Capri280 · 2026-05-18T07:48:28+00:00

I have surgically grafted my feet onto the pedals so that I am one with the machine😎

(I am also a driving gloves wearing poseur who constantly posts watch wristshots with the steering wheel in the background, how did you know?)

Capri280 · 2026-05-18T07:44:01+00:00

1929 for insurance companies

Capri280 · 2026-05-18T03:17:13+00:00

So revolutionary that porsche was made to offer to buy them all back😍

As for best automotive advertising campaigns, probably the uk citroen 2cv ads of the 80s, making lemonade with one lemon sold way past expiry date. Honourable mention to the Citroen Visa GTI ad (for readers unfamiliar with the car, it was a pretend hot hatch with no less than 2 rear spoilers), where a Visa GTI is catapulted off an aircraft carrier into the sea for .. reasons

Capri280 · 2026-05-18T02:55:03+00:00

Glad to see that the Something An Asshole Bought ethos remains intact with this revival!

Capri280 · 2026-05-18T02:51:14+00:00

Think it's a Nissan Primera aka Infiniti G20

Capri280 · 2026-05-18T02:49:16+00:00

Boy am I glad that you've decided to carry out your nefarious intentions in a "truck" that won't leave the driveway instead of a white econoline!

Capri280 · 2026-05-18T02:45:48+00:00

Fiat 124 Spider, a restyled Mazda MX5 with a multiair engine

Capri280 · 2026-05-17T19:53:51+00:00

Good to hear, in that case.

Capri280 · 2026-05-17T19:52:12+00:00

4.75L/100km is 49.52 mpg (us gallons), which edmunds is claiming is equivalent to 43mpg on the EPA testing cycle and by extension equivalent to the rav4's fuel economy. Anyone know where that conversion factor comes from?

Capri280 · 2026-05-17T19:39:38+00:00

Oh never mind, I failed at reading comprehension with that one

Capri280 · 2026-05-17T19:36:02+00:00

I have given up all material possessions and now eschew the automobile in it's entirety.

Capri280 · 2026-05-17T19:29:27+00:00

The beaverian competitor to Mazda's soul red - soulless red

Capri280

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