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Originally Posted by VintageFerrari
Amongst automotive purists in Japan, their preference is for European vehicles to be ideally in the same configuration as found in a given car's respective country of origin (i.e. RHD for an Aston Martin, Jaguar, Rolls-Royce or Bentley, but LHD for a Porsche, Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, etc.).
However, the reality is that lower end BMWs (i.e. 3er and 5er), and lower end Mercedes-Benzes (i.e. C-Class, E-Class) get spec'd as RHD by the official Japanese Importing arms (BMW Japan & Mercedes-Benz Japan, etc.). However, the more prestigious high-end variants (i.e. S-Class, CL-Class, AMG, M) tend to be configured in in more 'exotic'/'authentic' LHD form. In the case of Porsche, the client can order a given model in RHD or LHD. I've seen both LHD and RHD Cayennes, Boxsters and Caymans in Japan. Typically, the Panameras and Turbos I've seen have been LHD.
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You sir know your stuff right! another point is, some of the very high-end cars in Japan don't even come in RHD because of such a small volume it fills.(such as 911 GT3) Also if you drive very low end LHD cars such as 320i you're usually seen as poser.