Hey guys,

Just found this article--it includes a lot about what the other cars
won too, but notice that Lexus won the awards for reliability and
luxury more than any other brand! Heck yeah!

http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/08/autos/jdpa_dependability/index.htm

Survey finds Detroit brands making headway against Japanese
competitors.
August 9 2007: 9:57 AM EDT

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- For the first time in 12 years, Toyota's
Lexus luxury brand has to share its top rank in J.D. Power and
Associates' annual Vehicle Dependability Study.
And it has to share it with an American car.

General Motors' Buick brand tied Lexus in the study, which measures
the number of problems owners experience with their cars after three
years of ownership.
Following Lexus and Buick in the rankings were GM's Cadillac luxury
brand, Ford's Mercury brand and Honda's Honda brand.
Toyota's mass-market Toyota brand ranked sixth.
"Consumers don't necessarily need to pay premium prices to obtain high
quality and dependability," said Neal Oddes, director of product
research and analysis for J.D. Power and Associates.
"With three non-premium nameplates - Buick, Honda and Mercury -
ranking within the top five," he said, "and particularly with Buick
tying with Lexus for the top rank, consumers seeking a vehicle with
strong dependability have good choices at various price levels."
J.D. Power Vehicle Dependability Study is based on responses from more
than 53,000 original owners of 2004 model year vehicles.
Owners of the top-ranked Lexus and Buick vehicles experienced 145
problems per 100 vehicles. Owners of second-ranked Cadillac vehicles
experienced 162 problems per 100 vehicles.
The lowest-ranking brand was Land Rover, Ford's European luxury SUV
brand. Land Rover owners experienced 398 problems per 100 vehicles,
according to the survey.
J.D. Power and Associates also ranked specific vehicles within their
respective categories. The top-ranked sub-compact car, for example,
was the Scion xA from Toyota's youth-oriented Scion brand.
The top-ranked compact car was the Honda Civic and the top-ranked
Sporty car was the Mazda Miata.
The Chevrolet SSR, a low-slung convertible pickup, and the Ford
Mustang tied as the most dependable midsize sporty cars, and the Ford
Crown Victoria ranked as the most dependable large car.
Lexus vehicles topped five categories, more than any other brand.
Lexus had the top-ranked premium SUV, large premium SUV, premium
sporty car, large premium car and midsize premium car. Toyota's Toyota
brand topped four categories.*

Most dependable 2003 vehicles by market segment
Because brand rankings - for example Buick, Lexus, Mercury, etc. - are
based on averages, not all top-ranked brands have specific top-ranked
vehicles.

Sub-compact car Scion xA

Compact car Honda Civic

Compact sport car Mazda Miata

Midsize sporty car Chevrolet SSR/Ford Mustang (tie)

Mdisize car Buick Century
Large car Ford Crown Victoria

Compact premium
sporty car Honda S2000

Entry premium car Infiniti I35

Midsize premium car Lexus GS

Large premium car Lexus LS

Premium sporty car Lexus SC

Compact SUV Toyota Rav4

Midsize SUV Oldsmobile Bravada

Large SUV Toyota Sequoia

Large Pickup Toyoya Tundra

Midsize pickup Toyota Tacoma

Van Oldsmobile Silhouette

Midsize premium SUV Lexus GX

Large premium SUV Lexus LX

Source:Source: J.D. Power and Associates