The Tale of How Toyota Once Challenged Mercedes-Benz and BMW on Their Home Turf. From the inaugural Lexus LS400 road trip through West Germany, masterminded by the Japanese for American journalists, to the rigorous examination of the LS 400 as it covered 100,000 kilometers on German roads. How did this car fare in comparison to the illustrious German machines of the 1980s? What alterations transpired with the arrival of the Mercedes-Benz W140? How many top-tier Japanese automobiles found buyers in Europe in the early years following the launch of the Lexus LS 400? Let us peruse vintage magazines and seek answers to these inquiries.

0:00 Year 1989
0:18 Lexus LS400 — the Commencement of the Saga, First Encounter in West Germany
6:28 Lexus LS 400 vs. Mercedes-Benz W126 420SE and BMW e32 735i on Californian Roads
11:50 Lexus LS400 in the Custody of German Journalists
15:14 Lexus LS 400 vs. Audi V8, BMW 735i, and Mercedes-Benz 420SE W126 on German Soil
17:19 LS400 vs. W140: The Latest Mercedes-Benz 420SE W140 vs. Lexus LS 400 in 1991
19:08 V8 vs. LS400: BMW e32 740i, Audi V8 4.2, Mercedes-Benz 400SE W140 in 1992
19:48 Long-Term Test of Lexus LS400 covering 100,000 kilometers: How Dependable Was the Japanese Automobile?

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