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=== Lexus ES250 and Infiniti M30 ===
[[File:Lexus-ES250-1.jpg|thumb|Lexus ES250 (Toyota Camry Prominent/Toyota Vista)]]
[[File:Infiniti-M30-Coupe.jpg|thumb|Infiniti M30 (Nissan Leopard)]]

For the 1989 model year, Toyota and Nissan introduced the Lexus and Infiniti luxury brands in the United States (following the Acura luxury brand of Honda) with the all-new Lexus LS400 and Infiniti Q45 full-size sedans.  Both brands expanded their model line for 1990, sourcing an existing model line from the Japanese market to rebrand as an entry-level offering.   

The [[Lexus ES#First generation (V20; 1989)|Lexus ES250]] is a four-door sedan derived from the V20 Toyota Camry.  Though visibly similar to the Camry introduced for 1987, the ES250 was a rebranded [[Toyota Camry#V20 (1986–1992)|Toyota Camry Prominent/Vista]]; a model developed for Japan, the Prominent/Vista (dependent on sales network) is a four-door pillared hardtop sedan with a slightly lower roofline and restyled body panels.  Along with the change to left-hand drive, the ES250 adopted an interior similar to the larger LS (along with similarly styled wheels and taillamps).  

The [[Infiniti M#First generation (1989–1992)|Infiniti M30]] is a two-door notchback coupe derived from the [[Nissan Leopard#Second generation (F31; 1986–1992)|Nissan Leopard]] (a model never sold in North America).  Along with the coupe, Infiniti sold the M30 as a two-door convertible (converted in the United States).  With the exception of its badging and its dashboard (sourced from the left-hand drive [[Nissan Skyline]]), the M30 differed from the Leopard primarily in its steering wheel location.     

Intended largely as placeholder models, the ES250 and M30 were largely overshadowed by their companion flagship sedans.  Following the end of the 1992 model year, both models were withdrawn (as their Japanese counterparts had ended their model cycles).  For 1993, the ES250 was replaced by the ES300; while again sharing its body with a Japanese-market Toyota (Toyota Vista/Windom) and its chassis and engine with the Camry, the ES300 shared no resemblance to the American-market Camry.  Infiniti moved away from a two-door coupe entirely, replacing the M30 with the four-door [[Infiniti J30|J30]] ([[Infiniti J30|Nissan Leopard J Ferie]] in Japan).

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