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Originally Posted by jmack
Very pleasantly surprised! After Mercedes butchered the next C"""63""" I thought there was no way Lexus of all brands would put out a new compact V8 sedan. I'm holding off on my Mustang purchase until this comes out now.
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Originally Posted by stein_325i
Mostly because Lexus doesn't sell as much in Europe where regulations are strict. In Germany they still sell the old IS, and only in hybrid form, this "new" (refresh) isn't sold in some European countries at all.
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The blame seemed to be on European regulations and what they can sell there. I don't think the regulations stop them from building V8's in Europe for the rest of the world? Lexus sells the V8 here and MB could do the same if they wanted?