2020 NISSAN JUKE IS EVERY BIT AS WEIRD AS EVER

The Lexus GS  is an executive car sold by Lexus, the premium division of Toyota. The same car launched in 1991 as the Toyota Aristo in Japan, but the Lexus-badged model did not appear until 1993. Now in its fourth generation, the GS sold under the Aristo name in Japan only until the release of the third generation model in 2005.

Designed as a performance sedan competing in the mid-luxury class, the GS slots between the compact executive IS and large/flagship LS, and shares its chassis with one of Toyota's longest-running platforms: the S-series which has been used under multiple generations of the Toyota Crown premium sedans.

Four generations of the GS have been produced since 1993, each available with six-cylinder engines and rear-wheel drive. V8 engines were offered in the second and third generations, and all-wheel drive and hybrid versions debuted in 2005. The first two generations had a Japanese domestic market equivalent, the Toyota Aristo (aristo is Greek for "the best"), which was sold from 1991 until the Lexus marque's domestic debut in 2005. Though largely identical in exterior and interior design, the GS and the Aristo differed in their engine and transmission combinations as well as equipment packages. The GS name stands for Grand Sedan.^[1] However, some Lexus importers use the backronymic name, Grand Sport.^[2]

The first-generation Lexus GS began sales in the United States, Europe and selected markets in Asia in 1993, where it was introduced with an inline-6 engine and exterior bodywork designed by Italdesign Giugiaro. The second-generation model premiered in 1997, using a new platform, in-house styling, and adding a V8 version for the first time outside Japan. The third-generation GS, which premiered globally for the 2006 model year, was produced in V6, V8, and hybrid versions, the latter known as the GS 450h performance hybrid. The third-generation models were the first GS sedans to be sold domestically in Japan.

The fourth-generation Lexus GS premiered in August 2011 at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, where models introduced included the V6-powered GS 350, hybrid GS 450h, and performance-tuned F Sport variants. A lower-displacement V6 model, the GS 250, premiered at the Auto Guangzhou Exhibition in November 2011, targeted at Asian and European markets.^[3] In some markets such as North America, the GS shares the mid-size sedan category in the Lexus lineup with the front-wheel drive ES.^[4]

Japanese vehicle producers are regularly known for their capacity to make the absolute most trustworthy autos available, and Nissan seem, by all accounts, to be the same.

Nissan have reliably been on unwavering quality tables, with a few models lauded for their dependability.

In an ongoing Telegraph review, Nissan came tenth in the most solid autos of 2017, with 98 issues for every 100 vehicles.

Unwavering quality Index have put Nissan ninth out of 32 brands for dependability, with an unwavering quality list of 88. This is greatly improved than the business normal (the lower the score, the better the dependability). Nissan have likewise put a few Nissan models in their best 100 most solid models, including the X-Trail, the Qashqai and the Micra.

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Red Nissan X-Trail driving on nation street 

Cheatsheet additionally score Nissan profoundly, detailing that Nissan models can arrive at 195,593 miles before hitting zero worth. This places them 6th in their table. This investigation was conveyed about by Mojo Motors who utilized a calculation to work out what number of miles a vehicle could do before it lost the majority of its worth. They took a gander at in excess of 500,000 models from somewhere in the range of 1994 and 2014. So Nissan did really well in that review.

How solid is the Nissan Micra? 

In the event that we see individual models, Nissan score exceptionally. The Nissan Micra has an unwavering quality record of only 34, which is very dependable. The normal fix expenses are likewise very low at £252.07 by and large. AutoExpress perusers have additionally communicated their fulfillment with how reliable the Micra model is. Self-reports have positioned them 4/5 and 5/5 for trustworthiness. The Micra additionally scored above industry normal in all cases on WhatCar? scoring profoundly on electrics, brakes and bulbs.

Nissan Note unwavering quality

The Nissan Note is additionally entirely solid, with an unwavering quality file of 33. The normal fix expenses are likewise less expensive at £237.73. WhatCar? additionally scores it above industry normal in each classification, with certain parts not requiring supplanting countless miles over the business normal.

Is the Nissan Qashqai solid? 

The Nissan Qashqai doesn't score very also, however it does at present score all around contrasted with numerous different models. It has an unwavering quality rating of only 70. The fix expenses are progressively costly at £346 by and large, yet the Qashqai is likewise increasingly costly through and through, which could be the reason the fix expenses are more. AutoExpress perusers seem to have beneficial things to state about the Qashqai's reliability, scoring it 5/5. Some noted, in any case, that it was pricier to get fixed and to get parts supplanted. WhatCar? rank it as normal, scoring it above industry normal for any semblance of dust channels and wiper sharp edges yet beneath industry normal bulbs and brake cushions.

Notwithstanding, bizarrely, Nissan were evaluated one of the most questionable vehicle brands of 2016 via AutoExpress and WarrantyDirect. They were granted 89.05% for unwavering quality. While this probably won't appear to be terrible, the top scorer had a level of 97.54%. This implied it came a lot further down the rundown. This is astounding, considering Nissan has demonstrated to be entirely dependable in every different studies and tables.

So the general agreement is that Nissan are truly solid, there are a couple of outlets that state generally, however we'll examine why that may be in a moment.

For what reason are Nissan dependable?

So for what reason are Nissan dependable?

As we've just stated, Japanese vehicle models are known for their life span, so the way that Nissan are dependable should not shock many.

Red Nissan Note driving along a nation street

In any case, one of the fundamental reasons why Nissan may be so reliable is to do with their utilization of innovation. Nissan are a reasonable brand, which implies that they don't have as a lot of costly and present day innovation in their vehicles as more extravagance brands. This is in no way, shape or form an awful thing, especially as mean can't help suspecting that these vehicles are increasingly dependable.

An issue that numerous extravagance automakers have found is this new innovation that is found in their autos can be very temperamental. What's more, on the off chance that it breaks it tends to be exorbitant to fix, and set aside a long effort to do as such. This hugely influences the steadfastness. This isn't the situation with Nissan, and this implies their unwavering quality is a lot higher.

This likewise may clarify why their progressively reasonable autos, for example, the Micra and the Note are more trustworthy than the X-Trail and the Qashqai. Both of these vehicles are somewhat increasingly costly and accompanied further developed innovation, implying that they are progressively costly to fix should something turn out badly.

In this way, that could by why Nissan have reliably been a solid brand.

How dependable are customer studies?

Alright, so how solid are the shopper studies we use?

By and large, they are perhaps the most ideal methods for knowing how reliable a model or maker are. Overviews ask the proprietors, and they are the ones that realize their vehicle best.

Organizations like WarrantyDirect are likewise precise. They can utilize the data they get when somebody makes a case and utilize the information they have assembled over some undefined time frame, say a year, to figure out which makes and models are the most and least trustworthy.

Be that as it may, for this situation, we can see that there is one investigation that influenced away from the general accord. What's more, that was the examination completed via AutoExpress and WarrantyDirect. This examination put Nissan at the base portion of the table, something contrary to the various dependability tables we took a gander at. Anyway, why?

The outcomes from AutoExpress were from their Driver Power Survey of 2016. They accumulate self-detailed information and request that the proprietors rank their vehicles on various things, including unwavering quality. We don't have the foggiest idea whether their dependability table is positioned absolutely on unwavering quality or on generally speaking score. On the off chance that it is on generally score, at that point this could influence the unwavering quality score.

man doing a study on a PC

For instance, in the event that proprietors are discontent with another component of the vehicle, at that point they will stamp it lower and this cuts the general score down.

Or on the other hand, you could contend that on the off chance that it is self-detailing, the individuals who are discontent with their vehicles are bound to say as much. This isn't only the situation with vehicles, yet it could mean the outcomes are somewhat slanted towards being progressively questionable.

Another issue with customer overviews is that you can't decide how dependable a fresh out of the plastic new vehicle is. There is nothing anybody can do about this present, it's on the grounds that the vehicle is too youthful to even consider determining long haul unwavering quality. All things considered, many use anticipated constancy which is frequently as precise.

By and large, customer studies are the most precise method for telling how reliable a vehicle is. There are a few drawbacks to utilizing shopper overviews, yet the way things are, they are our most exact wellspring of deciding dependability.