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Liar (as cops radar is known) is deadly fast and accurate. IF you are lined up and the first target, you are caught, period. The V1 does an excellent job of warning you when the cop is targeting other cars nearby but if it is you in the crosshairs, you are bagged. The other day I drove up from Virginia Beach to Boston almost all the way is the nasty, east coast storm. Yeah, driving in rain is nasty but the benefit is that the cops just about never run laser or radar in the rain except for rolling which is easily detectable even miles away. Your first line of defense is ALWAYS your SI (situational awareness) not your detector. If you do not know how to observe traffic, terrain, vehicles and conditions you are probably best to keep around the limit. Remember, a $50 detector will get you a $500 ticket. As always, you get what you pay for.

I'm not sure what engendered the discussion about price wars; I'd think that a non-issue. Audi, BMW, and M-B are all generally priced higher for similarly equipped cars, and I've seen no evidence of price wars or deep discounting in my area. In fact, if there is a pricing strategy, it appears more Lexus strategy than European. On an individual sale basis, I got a substantial discount on my GS -- part of what led to a buying decision. The reference to the $30K barrier, as I noted somewhere else, appears disingenuous. It's not much of hurdle in the luxury car realm, as few cars above the basic transportation definition sell for less. So I, once again, agree with St. I like to think of myself as a steely-eyed realist, so with the exception of a few cars with which I could have a transcendental relationship, I will be carefully evaluating as the Lexus product line evolves.