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Originally posted by BlueSkyJaunte
re: Toyota ripping apart Benzes. If you think that this sort of thing doesn't happen at every automaker (and they're not just tearing apart Benzes--they're looking at their competitors' offerings), you're fooling yourself.
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Agreed - all car makers 'look under the hood' of their competitors. However, in the case of Lexus, it wasn't just to see how they do it - it was to see how it can be
copied.
BTW: You'd be very surprised how much information is exchanged between the German car companies - and I'm not just talking about a loosing joined partnership like VW / Audi. It is far different there - Porsche, Benz, VW, Audi - they all share information - for the benefit of all, it seems.
-Z-man.