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by acomjean 1533 days ago
When Lexus was a new brand in the 1990s the introductory ad was one showing Its refinement by having a ball bearing roll across the panel seams. It won some awards and is credited with pushing manufactures to better tolerances.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_Bearing_(advertisement)

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Their current models are ugly, but I owned an ES350 and it is absolutely the best-made car I have ever driven. And when, rarely, something breaks, it’s a Camry under the hood, and every mechanic everywhere can fix it.