Hey Again:
There are a number of reason why the 4-cylinder is not a Lexus.....
-The engine is far too light for the car - lexus owners (usually old farks) expect a smooth ride on the highway
-When accerlerating, it is too noisey to be a Lexus, as I said before lexus owners dosent like it
-The engine is too sporty for a lexus, lexus in US does NOT have a not smooth lexus, that why a IS200 is not there, (i dont actually know why IS200 is a Lexus)
-Lexus is made out of a few things - Reliability - Customer Service (4 Year Warranty - Service Plan - 24 Roadside Rescue - Set of free Tyres - 24Hours Hotline etc) also quite, smooth, prestige, Basiclly the best of Toyota with Rolls Royce Service.......My dealer rocks on service, my dealer (Kelvin) is more like a friend to em than a salesman.....they are the bomb......
Matt
PS: Altezza is already a good car, be proud of what it is..why make it into a lexus???