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RougeRiver;184254 Wrote:A 458 Italia is a product whose components are all craft produced by skilled labor, thus giving the final product exclusivity. It appeal to those who can say "money is no object".

That was an aspect of the LFA. The LFA did not share components with mass produced vehicles and, thus, utility aspects such as track numbers and acceleration become secondary to exclusivity.

I can see that as a definition of true luxury.

My other post was more directed at considering a Lexus being luxury vs a Corvette because, all though it shares the same platform with a Camry or other mundane Toyota, the swapping of dies to include better interior plastics or wood make it better in ignorance of the fact that a Corvette has more exclusive bones.

I would submit that both the Corvette and Lexus products fail to meet the luxury standard set forth by a 458 Italia.

It is a good topic for argument.

That's a good definition and it kind of follows my watch example. If it's the materials used, the platform, the powertrain, and especially the "cost-is-no-object" criteria, then I will agree. However, if we use the materials standards set forth by the 458 as our determining factor of luxury, then many BMW and Benz products fail the test as well. Certainly an S-Class is definitely a luxury item whereas an A-Class is not... which means we are concentrating on the individual vehicle as opposed to the brand. Okay - in that regard, a Lexus LS460 is a luxury vehicle while an ES330 is not. I agree with this. AoN asserts that nothing Chevy builds can qualify as a luxury vehicle. By this definition, he is incorrect.