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Lexus Ranked Best Luxury Auto Brand While Porsche Plunges: Cars

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Toyota Motor Corp.’s Lexus brand took back the top spot among luxury brands in Consumer Reports’ reliability ranking, beating BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche, which fell the most of any vehicle line.

Winning the luxury crown as well as the top spot among all brands with its youth-oriented Scion line may help Toyota restore confidence among consumers following two years of falling U.S. sales, recalls, unflattering reviews and production lost because of the March earthquake in Japan.