i find it funny when people comment about cars they've never driven, owned or rode on. if you've only driven/owned/rode an entry level european car then how can you actually compare them? even if you we're able to drive one or rode one for an hour or a day that still isn't long enough to actually see the difference. i've driven and owned a lot of european cars and driven a lot of lexus and honestly the lexus can be compared to an entry level european car but if you compare their flagship models then i'd say they're still pretty far apart.