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Lexus Introduces More Pebble Beach Edition Vehicles
Lexus announced plans at the Chicago auto show to expand its line of Pebble Beach Edition vehicles. Until now only a SC 430 has worn the Pebble Beach badge each year since 2003.

First up is the 2008 Pebble Beach Edition RX 350 and ES 350 that were both on hand at the Chicago show. Production is limited to 6000 units per model with sales beginning for the RX this February and the ES in March...

...Additional Pebble Beach models will include a sixth version of the SC 430 coming this summer and a LS 600 h L slated to debut in fall. Read Article
Lexus Introduces More Pebble Beach Edition Vehicles



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xlr8xlr8 - 2/24/2008 2:40:14 PM
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what the hell is a pebble beach edition?

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xlr8xlr8 - 2/24/2008 2:41:16 PM
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nm I see...what a ripoff lol.


NagooyaNagooya - 2/24/2008 2:42:36 PM
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Eh. Seems pointless.

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NagooyaNagooya - 2/24/2008 9:44:18 PM
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I mean pointless, as in you slap a "Limited Edition" moniker on a car, charge more for it, when really... it's a new paint color and some rims...


enthusiastx11enthusiastx11 - 2/25/2008 11:05:32 AM
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what is this stupid CLK armani edition?
never heard of it.


ThierryHenry14ThierryHenry14 - 2/25/2008 11:37:39 AM
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So what special trim does the pebble beach edition have? I know the Armani edition of the CLK, which by the way, has absolutely nothing to do with this subject, are comprised of Armani leather material and interior trims.

Why is it that you always have to bring up what another car company is doing to justify what Lexus does? Does this mean that they only follow and copy? you sure make it sound that way...


ThierryHenry14ThierryHenry14 - 2/25/2008 3:51:38 PM
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It was actually an honest question, because I did not know what special trim the pebble beach edition has. Theres a difference between have a pebble beach edition-exclusive trim, just as MB has with its designo packages, versus having a Armani edition.

Anyways, I did not mean to insult you, as you seem offended, but it was an honest question.

but please read the second half of my comment above. Why do you need to bring in Bugatti, let alone MB's marketing tactics and products to justify what lexus is doing?


ThierryHenry14ThierryHenry14 - 2/25/2008 10:49:17 PM
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I see. thanks for the clarification. though I still believe that the lexus pebble beach lines are more equivalent to the MB designo packages and not the special edition Armani cars, I do see your point.


LexusKindaGuy12LexusKindaGuy12 - 2/24/2008 3:02:26 PM
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yes its a pointless way to sell more RXs before the next redesign. however, im really feeling those rims and that trifle mica color. it looks really great in person. kinda like a brownish bronzish color. very special.

id also like the collectible set of golf clubs

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zairnaimzairnaim - 2/24/2008 3:09:51 PM
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lexus is really streching the redesign of the rx. highlander was done in 08 so I thought the 2009 rx was going to be redesigned.




bulldogzbulldogz - 2/24/2008 4:00:24 PM
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buddy, it's only been around for 4 years. Lexus will sometimes keep a model around for 6-8 years.


LexusKindaGuy12LexusKindaGuy12 - 2/24/2008 4:18:43 PM
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its going to be a redesign in 2009 as a 2010 model. I was very surprised that its one year late...i guess they had some stuff to work out.

anyways, if its a 2010 model, then that would make it a 5 year cycle. which is kinda late for lexus on the RX considering how much the competition has grown


zairnaimzairnaim - 2/24/2008 4:50:16 PM
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i know but the rx is not that old by lexus standards but the this segment competition is very heated (new X5 and MDX)and it is a good selling model if they want to stay ahead they can't wait too long. anyways it is based on the highlander so when that is redesigned shouldn't the rx soon follow?


S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 2/24/2008 9:57:23 PMView My AgentSpace
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"buddy, it's only been around for 4 years. Lexus will sometimes keep a model around for 6-8 years."

Actually... it's been 5 years. It came out as a 2004 model, in early 2003. We got ours in April of that year, and that was a couple months after the car's release.


NorCalBMWNorCalBMW - 2/25/2008 12:44:51 AM
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Weak rip off of the X5 4.8i's 20" rims. Come on, can't Lexus come up with ANYTHING fresh?


adamsaf723adamsaf723 - 2/24/2008 4:03:48 PM
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The Pebble Beach RX is the stupid thing ever. You are paying $1500 more, and you don't have heated seats, rain sensing wipers, or head lamp washers. Your basically paying for floor mats.

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mitchatlexusofmarinmitchatlexusofmarin - 2/25/2008 1:05:17 PM
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Every part of this post is incorrect. It is not $1500 more, it does have rain sensing wipers. etc. Where do you clowns get your info? Comic books?


1insales1insales - 2/24/2008 8:23:04 PM
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dear adamsaf723,

Before you speak know what you are stating it has all that and more you are paying for the golf clubs, cooking etc plus a limited car so now what?

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MunichRobMunichRob - 2/24/2008 8:46:48 PMView My AgentSpace
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You're basically paying for the floor mats, wheels, badging, spoilers & chrome grill. No one will know this is a limited car unless you tell them it's 1 of 6000 sold this year...Oooh, big deal.

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ATripATrip - 2/25/2008 8:53:41 AM
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Wasnt there an article on here recently about how Limited Edition cars depreciate more?


VISOVISO - 2/25/2008 12:09:05 AM
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So why is amazingbimmer still allowed?

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EL34EL34 - 2/25/2008 12:52:31 AM
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"Lexus Introduces More Pebble Beach Edition Vehicles"

That's sweet :-)

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enthusiastx11enthusiastx11 - 2/25/2008 2:09:53 AM
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oooo.
ahhhhhh.

lol.

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CzelinskiCzelinski - 2/25/2008 3:39:43 AM
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I'd be embarrassed to say I drive a "pebble beach" edition. Just another Lexus gimmick, and an RX for soccer moms.

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mitchatlexusofmarinmitchatlexusofmarin - 2/25/2008 1:07:43 PM
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Um you seriously think anything Lexus will "crash and burn"? Intelligent comment!

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autoproautopro - 2/25/2008 4:10:37 PMView My AgentSpace
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The only thing that's giong to crash and burn is your dimwitted opinion.

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M35MTM35MT - 2/25/2008 8:30:23 AMView My AgentSpace
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I hate these bronze, silver, gray-ish variants, yuck.

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RupertRupert - 2/25/2008 9:34:10 AMView My AgentSpace
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Greige is the word. (Grey + beige). Dull dull dull.

I'd much rather have a sharp silver-grey or black than that cesspit of a colour. And it isn't just Lexus who do it, BMW and Merc have been launching a lot of cars in bronze colours, which to me is so 90's. 1 series convertible, 3 series convertible and X5 were all launched in bronze...plus GL and R class. It just smacks of a lack of imagination.


theoptimisticpessimisttheoptimisticpessimist - 2/25/2008 3:49:05 PM
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LOL ya kill me Rupert.


RupertRupert - 2/25/2008 5:34:52 PMView My AgentSpace
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That's good to know.
Is it my British sense of humour or just my acerbic wit?
Either way, I am a paragon of comedy on Autospies. May I be entertaining you all for many more years.

But back on topic, I just hate greige/beige/bronze. When all other technology moves to shiny blacks and metallic silvers, what does the car industry do? Churn out bland, soft, neutral tones...are they trying to make cars look like living rooms? I mean my bathroom is the same colour as BMW's Platinum Bronze - it's limestone. I do not want cars to look like floor tiles! Never mind the fact that bronze is a colour used by Toyota/Lexus/Cadillac/Lincoln through the 90's...also does anyone remember Mercedes' Champage Gold? Now that was a colour for people with all the taste of Paris Hilton. It's so tacky and reminds me too much of new build homes, bad jewellery and boring beige...I really do hate beige.
*Rant over*


S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 2/25/2008 7:43:23 PMView My AgentSpace
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"Either way, I am a paragon of comedy on Autospies. May I be entertaining you all for many more years."

And it seems as if I'm often the only one who notices that. When you say something humorous/sarcastic, you usually get de-boosted, and I have to boost you up!

We have enough idiots on this site... how about some smarter people?


kpaxxkpaxx - 2/25/2008 9:43:58 AM
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Toyota should stop marketing and actual build a good car!



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jon21jon21 - 2/26/2008 2:05:46 PM
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Every car companies have their own Special/Limited Editions...so what is the problem?


answeranswer - 2/25/2008 11:18:33 AMView My AgentSpace
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Everyone is entitled to their own opinion of course, but are these special editions any worse than all those Mercedes "sport" models featuring different wheels and faux carbon fiber trim?

If you have been to the Pebble Beach resort you would see Lexus has a big presence there. They use Lexus vehicles to drive people around the property and such.

Golf is popular. Pebble Beach is famous. Lexus has a parternship with Pebble Beach. Hence we have these cars.

If you guys get upset by something like this, all those Eddie Bauer and L.L. Bean vehicles must really piss you off.



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enthusiastx11enthusiastx11 - 2/25/2008 11:59:53 AM
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"sport" models are exactly that...sport wheels, sport-tuned suspension, sport-seat that are firmer and more heavily bolstered, etc.

and "sport" has something to do with CARS.

what's in this pebble beach thing? green carpeting? a five iron? golf balls? and since when is golf part of the driving experience?

marketing propaganda. only reinforces that lexus doesn't make serious cars.


answeranswer - 2/25/2008 12:31:26 PMView My AgentSpace
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The Mercedes "sport" models of the C class and E class (of the mid to late 90's anyways) had no suspension difference from the standard cars. Those "sport" editions just featured different wheels, interior and B pillar faux carbon fiber, and maybe some side skirting. No performance changes.

So you think that the Pebble Beach cars erase all the success Lexus has had?

I get that you don't like Lexus, but please stop acting as if they are the only ones making use of marketing.




AE86AE86 - 2/25/2008 10:36:31 PM
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answer has a point.

The MB "Sport" versions of a couple years ago were nothing more than a badge, wheels and some faux carbon fiber trim. I wouldn't be surprised if they were still at it today.


WillisWillis - 2/26/2008 7:39:59 AM
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"Sport" was a visual trim level on Mercedes' cars of the early 1990s. No shit the suspension wasn't sturdier etc. It was all about visual changes.


2ndbimmer2ndbimmer - 2/25/2008 11:33:17 AM
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wow, 17" rims! You must be a real baller to get that big! (not serious at all)

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adamsaf723adamsaf723 - 2/25/2008 12:25:56 PM
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Yes I know about the three accessory packages that you get when purchasing a Pebble Beach car, but what you might not know is that you don't get the whole set in one of these three packages. There's the cooking, golf, or the package I can't think of off hand. But you don't get all 4 options in each... i.e. you get the 1 club, plus a box of golf balls... or the 3-piece viking cooking set... you don't get all of them, or all of a package. It's not worth the accessories for the loss of basic options on the car. Unless you are actually on the coast, where it's 70-80 degrees everyday, it's a terrible trim level to market to the masses. The SC made sense, but to do it to the volume cars is just dumb.

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WhelanWhelan - 2/25/2008 3:00:21 PM
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It's similar to the first gen of RX that had the Coach Edition, with special flint gray metallic paint, gold/chrome trimming, special alloys, Coach badging (the purse company that is). And it came with Coach leather, a set of Coach luggage, etc. Some people like this stuff.

Same as Pontiac and Chevy had Daytona editions, and other cars available through Neiman Marcus with their special little trinkets. My grandfather had a 1999 Buick LeSabre Tour Edition, lot's a little nice features, luggage rack on the back, matte rooftop, PGA Tour logo embroidered on the side, etc. All companies do it, just to offer something a little different.

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autoproautopro - 2/26/2008 7:02:28 PMView My AgentSpace
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It also comes in black and silver.

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