Comparison: Lexus LS 460 vs. Volkswagen Phaeton
July 26th, 2007 Filed under: Comparisons, LS 460
A member of German Car Zone was nice enough to translate an article from German car magazine Auto Motor Und Sport pitting the Volkswagen Phaeton against the Lexus LS 460. (The full text appears on Autospies, if you don’t feel like signing up for GCZ account.)
Now, whether it’s a case of German bias or a truly objective comparison, the Phaeton wins the contest handily, in every aspect, from interior quality to handling. The Lexus beat down, the interior is called “cheap” and “inferior”, the trunk “useless”, and the load capacity “pathetic”. Definitely sounds like an unbiased comparison, nein?
Of course, it’s impossible for me to compare these cars myself, as the Phaeton was pulled from North America due to poor sales, so I guess I’ll just have to take this German car magazine’s word. With a grain of Verkauf.
Talk about cheap shots! Magazines carry a certain responsibility when publishing articles. Although opinions are welcomed, there’s a degree of professionalism involved. When biases are so blatantly made, it makes you wonder why anyone agreed to PAY these writers. Such comments are no different to those made by pre-puberscent fanboys on the net - and they’re FREE as well!
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