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Quality wise, it’s definitely Lexus, BMW and Acura, and maybe maybe Porsche and mercedes who win. As far as the German 4 goes: Porsche > Merc > Audi > BMW in terms of luxuriousness. Porsche is benchmark, Merc (higher end models) are worth the $, Audi is nice, and BMW is more performance oriented luxury. Lexus.
First off not all luxury brands are equal. In fact not all luxury models from the same brand are equal. There is a big difference between that $36k Mercedes and their models that run closer to and well over $100k. Second: Worth is a relative term. It means different things to different people. It all depends on your budget.
With the luxury brands you are (usually) paying for better fit and finish, more refinement inside and out, additional sound deadening materials, higher quality interior, improved sound system, etc. If you buy a luxury car you also get a luxury dealer experience. A plush lounge to sit in. Free loaner or shuttle service.
The higher priced vehicles from the luxury brand typically doesn't share any parts with the lower brand. Essentially they overlap at the higher end of the lower brand and the entry level of the luxury brand. Reply reply. imedd13. •. Also for your example of Honda/Acura, and some other Japanese luxury brands, the luxury cars are sometimes just ...
Lexus easily … luxury cars in general are not unreliable, it’s just that they are expensive to maintain as they get older. Many people don’t want to pay top dollar for maintenance on a car that is getting 10+ years old. The good thing about Lexus is that it’s basically Toyota which is already generally one of the top reliable brands.
Here is a prestige hierarchy of most popular car brands and sub-brands made as a personal project. Imgur. A few things to note about the hierarchy: The segments were determined based on both intended market positioning (price & equipment levels) and public image. The actual quality of the end products has little weighting.
Then you have brands like Aston Martin who make Grand Tourers that are a 50-50 mix of sports and luxury. Brands like Ferrari who are all about racing but offer cars like the Roma and the Purosangue as softer more luxurious options.
Genesis - Most slept-on luxury brand. Lexus - Really reliable cars. Best Japanese luxury brand. Lincoln - Second-best luxury brand in America behind Cadillac. Tesla - Lots of tech. Not much else to say. Quality is questionable and I'm not a big electric car fan. Acura - Honda with leather seats and AWD.
Examples include Porsche, which has been noted as more reliable than most other German luxury brands. Some models and specific configurations from Audi and BMW have also been unusually reliable. If you want reliable and less expensive to maintain/repair, then Lexus and Acura are pretty much it. Reply reply. [deleted]
For me personally: luxury brands invest seriously in reducing NVH. Think acoustic glass windows, noise insulating padding, etc.. I was recently in search for a low NVH car and could not find anything outside of the luxury brands that worked (I was looking for a used car 4-5 years old, newer non-luxury cars are better with NVH but quite expensive).