While it may not be the only maker of highbrow, premium Japanese automobiles, Lexus has been the most successful of them all. With full-size luxury sedans like the LS, compact sports sedans like the IS, and the top-selling midsize sedan, the ES. It is this last one which has got our attention, as there don’t seem to have been many direct competitors to the ES from Infiniti or Acura, the other two main Japanese premium automakers. Infiniti is to Nissan what Lexus is to Toyota. This means it is a brand owned by Nissan that makes cars for a more upscale market, with a greater number of comfort features and more premium materials than in any Nissan. Sometimes, an Infiniti model might be based on an already existing Nissan car, and this is the case with the Infiniti I35.
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