Foreign brands are taking top marks when it comes to retained values, Power Information Network announced late last week. But Hummer is a exception here. Hummer crashes the party, coming in at the #8 spot. Hummer vehicles retain 63% of their original value.
Scion sits in the top spot, retaining 69.8%. Toyota (Scion #1, Toyota #5, Lexus #6), Honda (Honda #2, Acura #4) and BMW (MINI #3, BMW #10) actually account for seven of the top ten, with Subaru (7th) and Nissan (9th) rounding out the list along with Hummer.
1. Scion, 69.8 percent
2. Honda, 68 percent
3. Mini, 66.8 percent
4. Acura, 65.8 percent
5. Toyota, 65.7 percent
6. Lexus, 64 percent
7. Subaru, 63.9 percent
8. Hummer, 63 percent
9. Nissan, 62.4 percent
10. BMW 61.2 percent
The new Subaru Justy will be on sale later this year. The rebadged Daihatsu Sirion will be front-wheel drive and have only 1.0 L petrol engine. In Germany it will have two trim levels: 1.0 Trend for 11.990 and 1.0 Active for 12.990.
With new Justy there's four rebadges of the Sirion: Toyota Passo, Daihatsu Sirion, Perodua Myvi and finally Subaru Justy. Daihatsu Sirion has been available in Japan and Europe since 1998.
In United Kingdom Lexus is doing its best to show buyers the technical prowess of the new LS sedans. The premium tunes of the LS 460's Mark Levinson audio system are on display in a different way. The LS 460's impressive sound system includes 450 total watts coming from 19 speakers per vehicle.
The folks from Aichi want to show UK buyers that the system is good enough for a full-blown orchestra. The London Symphony Orchestra is teaming up with Lexus GB to perform a concert using the sound systems of 12 Lexus LS 460s. Each car will contain the music for one instrument section, and all music will be coordinated form a central digital sound desk .
