The new LS430 looks great, especially from the side and the back. About the only thing I don't like is the front headlights. Other than that, I think it looks better than the LS400. Has anyone gotten a brochure on it? I went to the Lexus site and put in a request for one, but they sent me the 2000 LS400 brochure. I'd drive out to the dealer, but it's a half hour trip and I'm not driving that far for a brochure I can delivered to my home for free.<br><br>Also, has anyone been to the Microsoft Carpoint page for the LS430? If you go down to the bottom, there's a link to see what customers say about the car. I was surprised by how a number of people gave it low ratings. They all basically the same thing, that the Lexus is a dressed up Toyota, that it's not a real luxury car, that it's overpriced. One guy even said that Lexus was charging so much just because of the Lexus name. He then goes on to say Mercedes is a much better car and that Lexus uses cheap materials for the dashboard. I don't see how he can accuse Lexus of charging so much just for their name when Mercedes has been doing that for over 20 years. I guess some people will never accept that a Japanese car can be just as good, and in some ways better, than a German car. I like BMW and Audi, but I think Mercedes is way overrated. They're nice cars, but if any company is guilty of charging a ridiculous amount just for their name, it's Mercedes, not Lexus.