“Then, look at the Euros, they are copying the Japanese, especially MB copying Lexus”
I’d have to say that it’s been Lexus copying MB, BMW and Audi, and not the other way around. Although a number of recent MBs have been rather insipid. And Lexus definitely ripped on BMW for the current TL and TSX styling cues (among others).
In the beginning, that is absolutely true.
You take a look at a 89 Ls 400, the first Lexus, and you’re looking at a MB...only better.
The best Toyota ever was the Crown. An amazing car.