After a week’s driving around in a Lexus LX 570, a behemoth of an offroad, on-boulevard luxo barge that cossets you and seven passengers to the Nth degree, I’m reminded, a bit wanly, of the ad slog...

An annual study found that 21 of 33 auto brands improved their responsiveness to internet leads last year. But only two brands, Lexus and Subaru, have remained in the top one-third of the Pied Piper study rankings for every survey year from 2011 to 2014.