2011 Lexus LFA

[Blue Batmobile]

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Bat

[Motor]

:eek: :thumbup: :AF: :headbang: :applaud: :drool: :crazy2: :evil: :faint: I like it. V10 right?

[natewan31]

there's that infamous car again...wtf is up w/ the red mirrors?!

[Motor]

there's that infamous car again...wtf is up w/ the red mirrors?!

It's a prototype, not a production vehicle, it doesnt matter how it looks.

[DnDs00GTS]

Nice... too bad it's gonna cost an arm, leg and a left nut!!!

[LightningRod]

^^ :chuckles:

[Automaton]

Nice... too bad it's gonna cost an arm, leg and a left nut!!!

In other words, Blue Batmobile will have one the day they roll onto the lot :p:

[Seige]

probably...

[Illusive]

that looks a helova lot like the sketch on the supposed 8th gen celica.

[BHam00GT-S]

Nice... too bad it's gonna cost an arm, leg and a left nut!!!

In other words, Blue Batmobile will have one the day they roll onto the lot :p:

I laughed. Probably true too :)
that looks a helova lot like the sketch on the supposed 8th gen celica.

^^keyword there. Toyota, as people have said before, probably won't make another sports car under the Toyota badge. They are too well known for their Hybrid cars now. As (I think) Marc said before, if any sports cars come from Toyota, they'll most likely wear the 'L' badge

[oONoGoAutoOo]

wow!

[Acct4me]

that looks a helova lot like the sketch on the supposed 8th gen celica.

Exactly what I thought.

[techgeekwill]

i like the retractable wing they have going on that. looks better than the crossfire version.

i think retail on that is going to be over $100k so it will be an arm, a leg, both left and right nuts and a clipping of hair.

i do beleive it is going to be available with v10 and v8, v10 pushing 500hp and v8 400hp. something like that, dont remember the exact numbers, just that i skeeted a little when i saw them.

[Nasty_impulse]

It seems hardly anyone would want a lexus brand for that price, when they could easily go for the likes of a porsche or ferrari.

[PkuSaito]

I would go for performance if the price tag is right regardless of name tags

[Nasty_impulse]

But for the cost of this lexus you can get a nice porsche, and too most ppl when they spend that much money on a car the name is everything, lets say nissan made a 520hp v10 supercar and porsche made a 520hp v10 supercar, the porsche will outsell the nissan no matter what.when it comes to exotics name is evrything.Also toyota is making a big mistake branding all thier sports cars as lexus, a company need some diverse products to survive, it would be the same if ford stopped making mustangs and chevy stopped making corvettes, it will hurt the company...as for hybrids thier over rated my DD geo metro gets more mpg than most of the hybrids,and all the hybrids are doing are exploiting the current trend with high gas prices.

[DnDs00GTS]

In other words, Blue Batmobile will have one the day they roll onto the lot :p:


Hmmm... I guess it was the right nut that he gave for the Viper. :gap:

[GrimIndustries]

I want one!! To bad I'm poor :sadpace:

[Blue Bomber]

:moved:

[Motor]

Spy Video: http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/GeneralFuture/articleId=121313?tid=edmunds.il.home.photopanel..1
[QUOTE]Toyota's reputation for building sensible cars for the daily commute should change drastically with the release of the 2009 Lexus LF-A. We weren't blown away by the design of the LF-A concept that appeared earlier this year, but after listening to a prototype at the N

[LightningRod]

Finally, something that might actually be worth hoping for!

[Red Falcon]

:drool: Can I at least test drive one?

[Polykarb]

So not only is it going to be crazy expensive, it's going to be crazy heavy because of the battery pack and hybrid parts.

[Motor]

So not only is it going to be crazy expensive, it's going to be crazy heavy because of the battery pack and hybrid parts.

Crazy expensive, compared to what? Crazy heavy, how? Did Toyota give you the official specs? No. The LF-A running the N

[GSBoek]

Love the sound. I want one for my b-day.

[marc]

As I said before, I'll try to care the next time I have $250,000 to blow on a car (that's the conservative estimate for the price from most car websites)

That said, the next time I have $250,000 to blow on a car I'll take a Ferrari

SO - please stop with the LF-A threads

[Nasty_impulse]

Is it seriously gonna be priced around $250k, man I was think $130-$160k....heck I'd take a F430,F360 or GT3 over a lexus anyday in that price range....probably even look at a Ford GT.

[Polykarb]

[QUOTE=Motor]Crazy expensive, compared to what? Crazy heavy, how? Did Toyota give you the official specs? No. The LF-A running the N

[Polykarb]

As I said before, I'll try to care the next time I have $250,000 to blow on a car (that's the conservative estimate for the price from most car websites)

That said, the next time I have $250,000 to blow on a car I'll take a Ferrari

SO - please stop with the LF-A threads

:bowdown: , i'm with this guy

[Motor]

That said, the next time I have $250,000 to blow on a car I'll take a Ferrari

SO - please stop with the LF-A threads

Buy what you like no one cares.

NO.

[marc]

Is it seriously gonna be priced around $250k, man I was think $130-$160k....heck I'd take a F430,F360 or GT3 over a lexus anyday in that price range....probably even look at a Ford GT.


I wouldn't be surprised if it came in around $450,000 once the market has its way (supply and demand) - so ignore the sticker price.

No matter what, nobody on this forum will be able to afford one.

[GT_RyderZ]

As I said before, I'll try to care the next time I have $250,000 to blow on a car (that's the conservative estimate for the price from most car websites)

That said, the next time I have $250,000 to blow on a car I'll take a Ferrari

SO - please stop with the LF-A threads


if you don't like it, don't post.

[Motor]

http://www.worldcarfans.com/9071228.015/lexus-lf-a-sets-ring-record
According to Auto Express and Japanese car magazine Holiday Auto, Lexus insiders have revealed that the upcoming 552 bhp Lexus LF-A sports car has lapped the Nurburgring in 7 minutes and 24 seconds, slashing the current record time of 7 minutes and 27 seconds set by the Pagani Zonda F. Despite conflicting claims regarding the lap times of the all-new Porsche 911 GT2 (7:32 AutoBild, 7:25 AutoExpress), one thing appears to be clear; the Lexus LF-A has raised the bar to a new level.

While the German Nurburgring has always been the benchmark for measuring the performance of a sports car, Porsche and other European sports car manufacturers are starting to feel the heat of Japanese manufacturers, particularly from Nissan and Lexus, who are currently going head-to-head with their GT-R and LF-A sports cars. In September, the Nissan GT-R lapped the Nurburgring in 7 minutes and 38 seconds, narrowly beating the time of the Porsche 997 GT3. Even Honda is reportedly working on a 5.0-litre V10 powered NSX.

Sources say that the Nurburgring test mule was powered by a 4.8-litre V10 engine putting out 552 bhp, capable of reaching 210 mph. We can't wait to hear the official announcement on the final specifications of this car.
http://images.worldcarfans.com/articles/2007/12/28/9071228.015/9071228.015.1M.jpg

Impressive.

Discuss. :eatpop:

[Carbonized_GT]

damn impressive.

[zuoom]

unreal. something out of the blue.

[Zero]

skyline and the supra, head-to-head? :headbang:

[marc]

$150,000 . . . . . . no thanks.

I can barely drive a Miata to its limits, what the hell am I going to do with one of these things?

[Boosted2.0]

Awesome. This should silence the people crying out for another true Toyota sports car. The price is a bit of a bummer for me - I won't be getting one for... oh... 20 years or so, but you have to pay to play.

[GSBoek]

Dang! Nice :gap:

[marc]

Awesome. This should silence the people crying out for another true Toyota sports car. The price is a bit of a bummer for me - I won't be getting one for... oh... 20 years or so, but you have to pay to play.


I wouldn't worry about waiting.

Toyota has said they want to release it to celebrate their first F1 victory.

We're still waiting for that, and I'm going to guess we're still going to be waiting for it for a very very long time.

[Boosted2.0]

Awesome. This should silence the people crying out for another true Toyota sports car. The price is a bit of a bummer for me - I won't be getting one for... oh... 20 years or so, but you have to pay to play.


I wouldn't worry about waiting.

Toyota has said they want to release it to celebrate their first F1 victory.

We're still waiting for that, and I'm going to guess we're still going to be waiting for it for a very very long time.


I dunno about that. Considering the talk of allowing hybrid techonology and turbos I think we might see a Toyota win sooner than you expect.

[Motor]

I wouldn't worry about waiting.

Toyota has said they want to release it to celebrate their first F1 victory.

We're still waiting for that, and I'm going to guess we're still going to be waiting for it for a very very long time.


I dunno about that. Considering the talk of allowing hybrid techonology and turbos I think we might see a Toyota win sooner than you expect.


Toyota boss given 2010 deadline
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/64492
Toyota team principal Tadashi Yamashina says he has until 2010 to turn the fortunes of the Japanese manufacturer around.

On the back of a disappointing 2007 campaign, where Jarno Trulli and Ralf Schumacher failed to score even a podium finish, Yamashina has admitted that the team cannot continue operating at their current level.

He is eyeing structural changes at Toyota to get the most out of their current staff as key to making improvements.

Although it is not clear what happens if the team do not make steps forward by the 2010 deadline, the pressure is obviously mounting on Toyota to start delivering results.

"To become stronger it is more important to improve the level of organization in general rather than to rely on the power of one person," said Yamashina in Toyota's annual Motorsport report.

"And my job is to mobilize the resources to achieve that. I have been given two more years. So, we will work and fight to make sure we prove ourselves in the 2008 season."

Yamashina blamed aerodynamics and the failure of the team to adapt well enough to Bridgestone's 2007 rubber as key factors in their problems.

"I think the biggest factor was aerodynamics, as it can be developed even further. Although we were able to achieve more than we targeted at the beginning of the year, 2008 will be the year to capitalize on what we have achieved this year for more improvement.

"Another important factor this year was that we failed to adapt to the change of tyres efficiently. Looking back over the season, we can see that our car was not hard enough on the tyres. It is better to be tough on the tyres and be faster. We can think of some reasons for this situation.

"Perhaps our car was too unstable because of the big change in downforce under braking, or we were too focused on aerodynamics and suspension design was compromised, and so on.

"By using tyres with very different characteristics this year, our sixth in Formula One, we were able to learn a great deal to help make a step forward toward the future. We will analyze the data during the winter and try not to make the same mistakes next season."

Yamashina said, however, that he was optimistic Toyota had learned where they had gone wrong this year.

"This year's experience brought home to me the fact that we have lot of work to do," he said. "We need to continue to push hard to arrive at the top. Our goal at the beginning of the year was to lead the second group and gradually reduce the gap between us and the two top teams, but in the end it was proved that we had been too optimistic.

"We studied our performances in 2007 and we believe we have found areas where we have to improve. We expect more from the aerodynamic side and also from an operational side but I am optimistic that the team knows what needs to be done to improve our performance."

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[Dasher17]

Thats impressive, this is the first time I heard about it. Looks good, most of the pics i'm finding are still the concept form, has it changed much since? And is this going to be a production/road car? That's pricey even for lexus.

[Nineball]

Thats impressive, this is the first time I heard about it. Looks good, most of the pics i'm finding are still the concept form, has it changed much since? And is this going to be a production/road car? That's pricey even for lexus.


agreed. to concept-y for my taste.

[Joey03_VVT-I]

WOW that car is a Hybrid beast!!! :drool: :hitit: :drool:

[Boosted2.0]

WOW that car is a Hybrid beast!!! :drool: :hitit: :drool:


Its not a Hybrid

[Soo__Fuego]

damm quik! theres some vids on youtube going around the 'ring, its v10 sounds like the carrera gt

[toyotapowerx]

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n178/toyotapowerx/lexus_lf_a_roadster_r34_500.jpg
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n178/toyotapowerx/lexus_lf_a_roadster_f34_500.jpg
[QUOTE=InsideLine]If you sort of recognize the new LF-A roadster, perhaps it's because the topless two-seater is an evolution of last year's LF-A coupe, complete with the same V10 of "under 5.0 liters" that makes "more than 500 horsepower" and has a top speed "greater than 200 mph."

Lexus may be deliberately vague about the performance stats, but the in-your-face styling of the car should dispel any doubts as to the brand's intent.

The roadster, like the coupe, is constructed of aluminum and carbon fiber to keep the weight down while providing a rigid structure. A speed-sensitive adjustable wing keeps the rear end planted at higher speeds. The front-mounted engine drives the rear wheels through a torque tube that functions as a central structural member. Power is fed to the rear transaxle through a sequential manual gearbox.

Twin radiators are also mounted in the rear and cooled via massive air intakes above the rear wheelwells, with hot air vented through a pair of grilles in the rear end.

The LF-A rides on 20-inch wheels and high-performance tires

[Motor]

why did you put this in the Scion forum?

well, anyways, it looks good, but the side mirrors probably won't make it into production.

[Motor]

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/01/42_lf_a_roadster.jpg
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/01/52_lf_a_roadster.jpg

[CEGONAX-MAN]

Admin please move to appropriate section...Anyways nice interior nice c/f dash would perfer the whoe interior in black. Nice retractable spoiler thats cool just like porsche. eheh.

[booyaolian]

i think i like the convertible version more

[Joey03_VVT-I]

:drool::hitit::drool:

[DonP]

the drop looks nice man. i want this.

[Carbonized_GT]

Fvcking bitchin'.

Although the steering wheel looks kinda bland for such an extreme interior.

[neological]

Moved.

WTF made you think this belonged in the Scion section?

[Zero]

^Maybe they'll brand it under Scion and make it affordable? :chuckles:

So you're the Moderator of these two sections, Ben?


I love that concept, looks sexy!

[neological]

I am now.

It's a nice looking concept, I'd like to see a shot of it with the roof up though.

[Dasher17]

I assume it's going to be a hard top?

Looks hot though, all I have to do is win the lottery.

[marc]

wow - a concept of a car that isn't in production, and that won't be released to the public until Toyota wins an F1 race (keep holding your breath, it ain't happening anytime soon) - and a car that base prices at $150,000

[Motor]

I am now.

:thumbup: :thumbup: the right person for the job.

[GSBoek]

^ I would tend to agree.


Oh and the concept looks good, the color really does it justice, more than the silver of the LF-A coupe.

[toyotapowerx]

I'm sorry about that, clicked on the wrong section.

I believe the car has great potential to enhance the Lexus brand and bring in more costumers. If Team Viper could convince a company known for making mini vans to produce a legendary super car back in the late 80s...Why cant Lexus do the same

[The__J__Factor]

Lexus LF-A - 2008 Detroit Auto Show

January 14th, 2008 3 Comments

Lexus LF-A - 2008 Detroit Auto Show

http://www.caradvice.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/img_3425-large.thumbnail.JPG

The car we have all been waiting for, the Ferrari and Porsche beating LF-A went on public display at the Detroit Auto Show and as you can imagine, the reaction has been very positive.

http://www.caradvice.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/img_3435-large.JPG

Although red is perhaps not the best colour for car which holds so much responsibility, the LF-A promises to give Lexus a supercar to combat both the Italians and Germans.

More pics... http://www.caradvice.com.au/9456/lexus-lf-a-2008-detroit-auto-show/

Its look pretty amazing, way better then i thought the concept and test mules were looking. :wiggle:

I like it how bout you?

[Burrcold]

overall very nice looking, but I think the rear is terrible

[Polykarb]

lol, prototypes.

[neological]

Merged.

We just don't need 2 threads about the same car going at once.

[marc]

Merged.

We just don't need 2 threads about the same car going at once.


Ben has gone mad with his newfound power

[GSBoek]

^ :chuckles: He's putting it to good use though.

[redborja202]

this concept...

http://www.seriouswheels.com/cars/top-2005-Lexus-LF-A-Concept.htm

i thought it was ugly... i didnt like it at all...

but they redesigned the concept...

look at it now...

http://www.automobilemag.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0801_2008_lexus_lf-a_roadster_concept_wallpaper/index.html

i love it... will take this over the NSX any day...

[Zero]

14 days too late: http://www.newcelica.org/forums/showthread.php?t=265848

[atrac7GTS]

saw it in person at the international auto show here in detroit...............will be posting pics of it soon :gap:

funny side mirrors too yeah

[redborja202]

first off, sorry for the repost... and those side mirrors are prolly cameras right?

[CEGONAX-MAN]

Yes they are side cam's, not practical on the real production model.

[Blue Bomber]

It's a Lexus. Practicality has no meaning in their presence. ;)

[Motor]

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=125631
[QUOTE]NURBURG, Germany

[phaqgm]

If I had $150,000 to spend on a car, I would buy that car in a heart beat. It looks like it's going to be a work of art when all is said and done.

[Motor]

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/04/lexuslfa.hot1.kgp.ed.jpg
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/04/lexuslfa.hot2.kgp.ed.jpg
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/04/lexuslfa.hot3.kgp.ed.jpg
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/04/lexuslfa.hot4.kgp.ed.jpg
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/04/lexuslfa.hot5.kgp.ed.jpg

[marc]

I just don't even care anymore

[The__J__Factor]

new Batmobile?

[SilverGT5783]

Hmmmm the front end looks somewhat familar.

[The__J__Factor]

http://www.asiancarsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/hyundai-mobis-tiburon.jpg
http://www.body-kit.com/hy03tibsc01.jpg

umm looks to me like a kitted tiburon or a bad ass celica lol

[Carbonized_GT]

I spy an RSP Supra.

[GSBoek]

I spy an RSP Supra.

A Supra, 911 and LF-A, can't be mere coincidence.

[marc]

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/lexus-to-debut-lf-a-supercar-at-nurburgring-endurance-race/

For those attending the 36th ADAC Zurich 24 Hour Race 2008 in May, Toyota has a treat for you. Motor Authority is reporting that a prototype racing version of the as yet to finalized LF-A uber-Lexus will be running round the 'Ring. This impresses us because any 24 Hour race is murder on a vehicle. But one at the Nurburgring? That borders on suicidal. Which we like. The final production specs haven't been released/announced yet, but just to jog your memory we're talking about a 4.8-liter V10 kicking out more than 500 horsepower that powers the hot Lexus to more than 200 mph. This prototype racer raises the bar with bigger wheels and brakes, a Superbird-inspired rear wing, tenny-tiny racing style side mirrors; and at least a dozen new inlets, scallops and scoops. Plus, the inside is stuffed with carbon fiber and a roll cage. With the soon-to-be on sale Spec-V version of the Nissan GT-R already lapping the Nurburgring in an insane 7:25 and most likely embarrassing the hell out of Chevy ZR-1 Chief Engineer Tadge Juechter's claim that the Blue Devil will, "beat any production car's track record anywhere in the world," what on earth will this Lexus test mule kick up? (Who cares that the video voiceover is Japanese– just listen to that engine!)

<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/acc0wCxYn08&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/acc0wCxYn08&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>

Honestly, I can't think of a better rollout for a new car

It not only gives hot laps for timing purposes, but as an endurance race, it should prove its durability - it takes some real balls (truck nutz) to roll out a new car in an enduro race.

[silentchaos]

I'm not being a fanboy hear but it looks to me like they took some lines from the celica for the LF-A. it doesn't look exactly like the Celica but i can see some rough similarities.

[Soo__Fuego]

isnt this thing lapping in 7.24? so its still quicker than the gtr spec-v's 7.25!!!

[blacken]

New update the LF-A is to compate in the upcomming Nurburgring 24 race challenge

Toyota Spoke person says Toyota isnt Aiming to win the challenge but rather stress test the LF-A under harsh conditions =D

[atrac7GTS]

New update the LF-A is to compate in the upcomming Nurburgring 24 race challenge

Toyota Spoke person says Toyota isnt Aiming to win the challenge but rather stress test the LF-A under harsh conditions =D

isn't this pretty much what the OP-er intended to relay to us? how is taht a new update :confused:

[GSBoek]

Dang! Love that sound.

[Boosted2.0]

Wow, that does sound sweet. I better start saving my pennies now.

[Gas-n-Grease]

gawd, it looks sleek with its wing down.
gtr spec-v'
wonder why its called spec-v? reminds me too much of the sentra se-r. Should've reverted back to V-spec.
So should we be expecting a R35 Nur-Spec soon?

[blacken]

isn't this pretty much what the OP-er intended to relay to us? how is taht a new update :confused:

when i wrote my post he didnt have that in the OP :wtf:

or maybe i just saw the video

but anyways at first when it was spotted people thought they where just testing it on track untill toyota announced that it was going to compete.

In any way just adding to the thread =P :wiggle:

[Motor]

Hybrid Gumpert to Race at 24 Hours Nurnburgring
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/04/apollo-04.jpg
The German supercar-maker has announced that it will be racing at the 24-hour endurance race there next month with a race-prepped hybrid version of its Apollo supercar.

To supplement the 630-hp Audi-sourced twin-turbo V8, Gumpert will employ a 100kW electric motor recharged by captured brake energy.

this hybrid will be racing the LF-A.

[GSBoek]

wonder why its called spec-v? reminds me too much of the sentra se-r. Should've reverted back to V-spec.


If I'm not mistaken V spec is used for the GT-R, it's people that call it spec-v mistakenly. I did it a few times, I guess it's a pretty common mistake.

[Soo__Fuego]

http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/8802/wnewlexuslfajun07priddynq1.jpg

[Meltica]

^^^ IT'S THE 8TH GEN CELICA!!!! SOMEBODY START A NEW THREAD!!!! :gap:

[blacken]

^^^ IT'S THE 8TH GEN CELICA!!!! SOMEBODY START A NEW THREAD!!!! :gap:

no it has a long hood
its a prototype for the new Supra
quick someone alert the media

[Motor]

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=126380?tid=edmunds.il.home.photopanel..1 .*
[QUOTE]PASADENA, California

[GSBoek]

Ouch. I guess I will have to settle for a scale model :chuckles:

[Carbonized_GT]

225k for a Toyota....

[marc]

are they still waiting for Toyota to win an F1 race before releasing it?


http://artnetweb.com/murph/tumble_anim.gif

[Boosted2.0]

Bummer - I'm going to need a new job before I can even begin to think about owning one of these.

[marc]

The LF-A is a mistake

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/the-lexus-l-f-a-is-a-mistake/http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/the-lexus-l-f-a-is-a-mistake/

[CEGONAX-MAN]

Buy what you like no one cares.

NO.

Almost 95% of the members here could not afford the LF-A Period.
We talk about GT-R's, LF-A's, Supercar's, look's like the celica is just a POS NOW!....Keep on dreaming.

[GSBoek]

The LF-A is a mistake

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/the-lexus-l-f-a-is-a-mistake/http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/the-lexus-l-f-a-is-a-mistake/

Marc, were you half asleep when you posted that link?

[marc]

probably

this one should work

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/the-lexus-l-f-a-is-a-mistake

[ChrisC]

Yah I stopped reading that link when they said it would kill the brand. :rofl:

[GSBoek]

Yeah, the LF-A won't kill the brand. Is it a good idea? Probably not. Will it sell? I doubt it, but who knows. The way I see it, the LF-A is for Toyota today what the 2000GT was 40 years ago: a technical highlight, just to show they can.

[GTsRasta]

probably

this one should work

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/the-lexus-l-f-a-is-a-mistake

This guy fcuking serious?

Honda's brand image (in my eyes) is a FWD econobox powerhouse. BUT they still managed to churn out the NSX and S2000. How did both cars get reviewed? They're some of the best cars out there to buy for driving pleasure. One didn't sell enough, while the other sold just fine for many years. Were they mistakes that diluted Honda? Hell no. Same thing with the previous GT-R models for Nissan, which started off on a non-sports car platform.

[marc]

This guy fcuking serious?

Honda's brand image (in my eyes) is a FWD econobox powerhouse. BUT they still managed to churn out the NSX and S2000. How did both cars get reviewed? They're some of the best cars out there to buy for driving pleasure. One didn't sell enough, while the other sold just fine for many years. Were they mistakes that diluted Honda? Hell no. Same thing with the previous GT-R models for Nissan, which started off on a non-sports car platform.

that's where you're wrong - Honda has always made FWD econoboxes, yes, but you have to compare them to the other FWD econoboxes out there - Honda's FWD econoboxes are almost always more fun to drive and characterized by sharp steering, good handling and rev-happy engines, and a willingness to sacrifice ride comfort in the name of a zippy chassis.

The NSX and the S2000 both meshed perfectly with this philosophy - high revving with sharp handling as opposed to just going for large amounts of power slow in/power out - Honda makes momentum cars.

More importantly - they kept the costs of the S2000 and NSX down and made them affordable.

Now, many people will claim the NSX is overpriced - by the end of its life, yes, it was disgustingly overpriced

But when the NSX came out, it cost half as much as any Ferrari or Lamborghini, yet was faster than them while being far more reliable and usable on a daily basis. The NSX forced other supercar manufacturers to raise their game in order to justify their prices.

Honda - value, reliability, fun

Nobody on the planet identifies the Lexus brand identity with sports cars. When people think of Lexus they think of value, reliability, and comfort.

[Motor]

http://image.automobilemag.com/f/future-cars/lexus-lf-a-engine-shot/9922515+w315+cr1+re0+ar1/lf-a-engine.jpg

[Motor]

Lexus LF-A at Gazoo-Racing’s Booth

I was going to put it in the Tokyo Auto Salon thread....but felt it would be more at home in here.

[jlitman]

Even with the horrible wing, I want to make sweet love to that car :drool:

[GSBoek]

With the engine in the front, I suppose the upper rear ducts are purely for aerodynamics. The two huge lights on the bumper remind me of the 2000GT in my sig.

[Soo__Fuego]

you think maybe they mounted the radiator in the back, hence the rear ducts? ............. im a fan of that style of wheels:drool:

[GSBoek]

That's a distant possibility, but looks like there's enough air going in at the front under the driving lights.

Think there's an engine in the back too? :D

[Zero]

I was going to say it's the rebirth of the 2000GT.
Looks good.

[wtcnbrwndo4u]

That wing makes it look ghastly. I see they're maintaining the center console from the earlier concept though.

[Soo__Fuego]

Think there's an engine in the back too? :D
v10 MR toyota? :drool: one can only dream

[Motor]

2009 Lexus LF-A Nurburgring 24 Livery
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/img6_20090422_16410488_1_l.jpg
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/lexuslfa-n24_003.jpg
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/lexuslfa-n24_001.jpg
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/lexuslfa-n24_002.jpg

That looks great.

[GSBoek]

Build it already! :D

[Motor]

Lexus LF-A exclusive new details
Lexus' long-awaited supercar will take the fight to its Italian competitors with a scintillating 220mph top speed
Full Story (http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/236038/lexus_lfa_exclusive_new_details.html)
One source close to the company told us over a year ago that the development team was not happy with the car’s top speed of 199mph, and had sent it back to the shop for fine-tuning. And now, after a year of testing in wind tunnels, strategic revisions to the car’s aerodynamics and minor adjustments to its V10 engine, we are the first to reveal that the R&D team has finally found the extra legs.

The LF-A’s 550bhp-plus 4.8-litre V10, channeled through a 6-speed semi-auto transmission bolted to a transaxle, is now capable of over 218mph. That’s faster than the production Nissan GT-R and puts the LF-A on hallowed ground with the likes of Ferrari Enzo, Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 and Pagani Zonda F, that have similar top speeds.

All the signs point to a Tokyo Motor Show launch in October for the LF-A, especially given that Toyota wants to maximize exposure with the double reveal of its all-new rear-drive, 2.0-litre 3-door sports coupe, co-developed with Subaru.
http://photos.autoexpress.co.uk/images/front_picture_library_UK/dir_617/car_photo_308968_10.jpg

I can't wait till October.

[Motor]

More Details On the Production Lexus LF-A
Full Story (http://blogs.edmunds.com/straightline/2009/06/more-details-on-the-production-lexus-lf-a.html)
Our own insider also adds that of the 500 units destined for production, 350 of them will be left-hand drive. All LF-As will get 6-piston calipers with carbon ceramic brake rotors, titanium mufflers, run flat Bridgestone tires and a six-speed automatic sequential gearbox.
http://blogs.edmunds.com/straightline/assets_c/2009/05/lexus-lfa-f34-950-thumb-555x233.jpg

Update! It's coming.

[GSBoek]

Just a rendering, good, cuz I hope it doesn't look anything like that.

[Motor]

http://image.motortrend.com/f/we-hear/japanese-mag-shakedown-lexus-ss550-lf-a-mazda-rx-7-scion-drop-top-toyobaru/21054896+w750/best-car-lexus-lf-a.jpg

Update!

[GSBoek]

We were reading some of that yesterday. The price of admission keeps going up, it's over $300,000 now, 150 for Japan and 350 for the rest of the world, out of which I'm assuming 200 for the US.

[Motor]

Autocar: Lexus LF-A First Drive
Like the race car, the road car will weigh 1500kg – the rollcage and racing kit weight the same as a road car interior. That means 550bhp and 1500kg, which means 366.6bhp per tonne, only a fraction less than the 373bhp per tonne of the Ferrari 599. So it’s quick, then, with a capital Q.

The V10 doesn’t explode into life but neither is it what you’d call quiet. What it is, is almost entirely vibration-free when I blip the thottle, which is surprising considering the engine is effectively bolted to the chassis beneath the bonnet.

Everything the LF-A does, the way it accelerates, the way it brakes, turns in and then settles in a corner, stems from how little it weighs. And how stiff it is in the bodyshell. Even though visually it’s quite a big beast, there’s a quite spooky lack of inertia to its actions. You turn in, it goes. You brush the brake pedal, it stops, without any particular sense of weight being transferred laterally or from front to rear.

And even in the wet it is just blindingly fast across the ground during the few brief laps I get behind the wheel, with a real sense of fluidity to its handling, if not its transmission which, to be honest, still needs a little work.

If I couldn’t set a faster lap time in this car around Goodwood than I could in a Ferrari 599 I’d be prepared to make a genuine attempt to eat my trousers.

It’s that well sorted, that quick, that good.
http://www.autocar.co.uk/contentImages//Car/Lexus/LF-A/8799115434411356x236.jpg

Not the production model, but it will do. It's almost there.

[Motor]

Lexus LF-A will carry a 550 hp 4.8-liter V10 engine
FULL STORY (http://www.4wheelsnews.com/official-lexus-lf-a-will-carry-a-550-hp-48-liter-v10-engine/)
Codenamed ‘1LR-GEU’, capable to deliver an impressive 550 hp. Regarding the production of the car: this will be limited to 500 units, while 120 units will be delivered in Japan! Deliveries are set to start in mid-2010!
http://lexusenthusiast.com/images/weblog/09-07-15-lexus-lfa-engine-on-display.jpg

Video: Lexus LF-A Laps Goodwood
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?f=23&t=719985&nmt=RE:%20Video:%20Lexus%20LF-A%20Laps%20Goodwood

No embedding, sorry.

[GSBoek]

:drool:

[Gas-n-Grease]

will that fit in our celicas? :chuckles:

[Soo__Fuego]

the collector on those headers and that multi-disc clutch look :drool:

[GSBoek]

will that fit in our celicas? :chuckles:Piece of cake if you have a sunroof. :chuckles:

[GSBoek]

Light camo on the production body, production wheels.

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/images/front_picture_library_UK/dir_625/car_photo_312901_25.jpg
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/images/front_picture_library_UK/dir_625/car_photo_312907_25.jpg
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/images/front_picture_library_UK/dir_625/car_photo_312910_25.jpg

[Motor]

Update!

Lexus LF-A Renamed: LF-L
FULL STORY (http://www.7tune.com/lexus-lf-a-renamed-lf-l/)
We’re told by Holiday Auto (HA) that the last letter of LF-A will be changed to “L” to signify its appearances at Le Mans and to draw on its pre-production racing development. Also, there will be no numbers to signify the engines output or displacement as some sources were led to believe. We’re told that this information has been leaked ahead of the Tokyo Motor Show in October specifically to generate hype among long time followers of the LF-L. Not convinced? With the amount of changes the LF-A/L has gone through in recent times it seems anything is possible in the lead up to October. As far as the engine and driveline are concerned there isn’t anything new, the LF-L is still expected to debut with the 4.8L “1LR-GEU” V10 with rear mounted transaxle and sequential six-speed gearbox.
http://www.7tune.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/2010_lexus_lfl.jpg
http://www.7tune.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/lfl_functions.jpg

I'll believe it when it comes officially from Toyota/Lexus.

[Carbonized_GT]

Thats a nice Ferrari wheel.


Err.. Lexus.

[Motor]

Update!

http://www.7tune.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/2010_lexus_lfa_lfl_1.jpg
http://www.7tune.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/2010_lexus_lfa_lfl_3.jpg
http://www.7tune.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/2010_lexus_lfa_lfl_4.jpg
http://www.7tune.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/2010_lexus_lfa_lfl_2.jpg

[terrj]

They shouldve revived the Supra.....

[Motor]

Update!

Lexus LF-A In Final Stages Of Development (http://www.motorauthority.com/blog/1024259_spy-shots-lexus-lf-a-in-final-stages-of-development)
http://images.thecarconnection.com/med/lexus-lf-a-spy-shots_100229044_m.jpg
http://images.thecarconnection.com/med/lexus-lf-a-spy-shots_100229046_m.jpg
http://images.thecarconnection.com/med/lexus-lf-a-spy-shots_100229048_m.jpg
http://images.thecarconnection.com/med/lexus-lf-a-spy-shots_100229050_m.jpg
http://images.thecarconnection.com/med/lexus-lf-a-spy-shots_100229051_m.jpg

[GSBoek]

Almost there, too bad Toyota won't win a race in F1 to go with the introduction. I still wonder why it needed so many air ducts on the rear when the engine is in front. I still think the racecar body is cleaner than the production car. :shrugs:

[atrac7GTS]

do not like the look of the ends of the side windows to the back where the pillar is.

[stealthjet]

Finally coming to an end.

[Motor]

Update!

http://cdn.images.autocar.co.uk/612x408FFFFFFF/Car/Lexus/LF-A/Lexus-LF-22999120557331600x1060.jpg
http://cdn.images.autocar.co.uk/612x408FFFFFF/Car/Lexus/LF-A/Lexus-LF-2299912057611600x1060.jpg
http://cdn.images.autocar.co.uk/612x408FFFFFF/Car/Lexus/LF-A/Lexus-LF-22999120584671600x1060.jpg
http://cdn.images.autocar.co.uk/612x408FFFFFF/Car/Lexus/LF-A/Lexus-LF-2299912111401600x1060.jpg

[Sty09]

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:tNVRa2iEP0azfM:http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq91/OtreborEhcor/icame.jpg

[GSBoek]

It's not bad, but I'm a little bit dissapointed. Too many lines changing direction in the front. They tried too hard to incorporate F1 lines.

[stealthjet]

I think the rear vents looks kinda odd. And the front (hood) reminds me of the new GTR a little.

[mrluilou]

good thing i live in Ca, i would probably see one of these driving around :drool:

[Motor]

Update!

Turn up the volume.

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'Savage! Absolutely savage.'

Indeed.

[krnyoshi]

I came so hard.

[GSBoek]

Nice rip!

[Sty09]

who wants to loan me 200k? :gap: I'll pay you back....someday

[GSBoek]

So you already have the rest of the money needed? :chuckles:

[Sty09]

So you already have the rest of the money needed? :chuckles:

It's more than 200k? :eek:

[mrluilou]

that thing is a beast :AF:

[Motor]

Update!

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Music to my ears.

[GSBoek]

It's more than 200k? :eek:Yep, it's bordering on 300K already.

EDIT: Last time I checked it was rumoured 35 million Yen. Considering the US will get it a bit cheaper than homeland, that would put it at over 300K still.

[Motor]

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High praise.

[GSBoek]

I want one, maybe I should try to convince Toyota that I deserve one. :chuckles:

[Motor]

Update!

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What a beast.

[GSBoek]

I think the overall more mellow tone of the production version willbe even better than the savage raspiness of the race car.

[Motor]

I think the overall more mellow tone of the production version willbe even better than the savage raspiness of the race car.

You're right. We'll get all the details on Oct. 21st when it debuts in Tokyo.

[Carbonized_GT]

LF-A Spotted in Florida

Courtesy of NAGTROC.org-
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o237/acinom2899/IMG_0367.jpg
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o237/acinom2899/lfa7.jpg
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o237/acinom2899/lfa6.jpg
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o237/acinom2899/lfa3.jpg
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o237/acinom2899/lfa2.jpg
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o237/acinom2899/lfa1.jpg
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o237/acinom2899/lfa4.jpg
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o237/acinom2899/lf9.jpg

Absolutely stunning.

[Motor]

Absolutely stunning.

And the damn thing is supposed to debut tomorrow in Tokyo. WOW!!

Nice find.

EDIT:

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/lfa-vid-cap-620op.jpg

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Better pics will be out tomorrow.

[atrac7GTS]

sigh....my heart sinks everytime i look at an update on this car....it's an absolutely breathtaking vehicle...the day I'd even get to drive it, if it ever came, would be one HELL of a day.

[Motor]

Official Lexus LFA Photos & Specs! (http://lexusenthusiast.com/2009/10/20/official-lexus-lfa-photos-specs-leaked/)
* 4.8L 72-degree V10 pushing out 560hp at 8,700 RPM
* 354 lb.-ft. of torque at 6,800 RPM.
* Redline: 9,000 RPM
* Titanium valves, connecting rods, forged aluminum pistons, dry sump lubrication and a titanium exhaust manifold
* Six-speed sequential gearbox
* Torsen limited slip differential
* 3,263 pounds with 48/52 weight distribution
* 65% of the body is carbon fiber
* 20” BBS wheels
* 0-62 MPH (100 km/h): 3.7 seconds
* Top speed: 201.94 MPH
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/08-lexus-lfa-press.jpg
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/09-lexus-lfa-press.jpg
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/05-lexus-lfa-press.jpg
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/11-lexus-lfa-press.jpg
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/14-lexus-lfa-press.jpg
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/16-lexus-lfa-press.jpg
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/17-lexus-lfa-press.jpg
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/18-lexus-lfa-press.jpg
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/15-lexus-lfa-press.jpg
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/19-lexus-lfa-press.jpg
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/20-lexus-lfa-press.jpg
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/21-lexus-lfa-press.jpg
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/23-lexus-lfa-press.jpg
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/24-lexus-lfa-press.jpg
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/25-lexus-lfa-press.jpg

[stealthjet]

I can't believe it's finally here. . .

[atrac7GTS]

so where is marc on this? wasn't it him who kept pushing it will never come out.

[Carbonized_GT]

I am officially in love with this car. EVERY angle of it is stunning. The interior is to die for, the center console lay out right down to the Gauges.

And then there is the engine. A 4.8L V10 churning out 560hp(116hp per Liter) that screams to 9000rpm. INSANE!

[GSBoek]

I'll have one in black please. :chuckles:

The FT86 will be the poor man's LF-A.

[Carbonized_GT]

A new competitor appears!

458 Italia
vs
McLaren MP4-12C
vs
Lexus LFA

For me it would be a tough choice between the LF-A & the 458.

[d's gts]

I would pick this over the GTR.

[atrac7GTS]

I am officially in love with this car. EVERY angle of it is stunning. The interior is to die for, the center console lay out right down to the Gauges.

And then there is the engine. A 4.8L V10 churning out 560hp(116hp per Liter) that screams to 9000rpm. INSANE!

i love the gauges too...the fact that it's animated and can slide in and out of information is just appealing to the eye as well.

the machine is just beautifully crafted. i would probably cream myself if i saw one in a gunmetal type of color...hell, i don't care, i'd even drive one if it was screaming HOT pink with rainbow decals all over it. what i would do to merge on the highway with the LFA :hitit:

[mrluilou]

i don't see door handles just the key hole :AF:
i need to drive around santa monica beach to catch one of these :chuckles:

[Carbonized_GT]

i don't see door handles just the key hole :AF:


http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/19-lexus-lfa-press.jpg

Look at the top of the door, there is your handle.

[mrluilou]

i just noticed as i was scrolling down :gap:
i really like the color of the interior and the cf accents.

[DANZZT231]

The tacho looks very efficient in its placing. I like and it's not the first time Lexus made a really nice tacho (IS200).

The front shot with its production headlight looks scary. Is as if its giving a death stare.

[vtjkychan]

-jaw dropped-
this totally snapped me out of my sleepiness
wow

[Motor]

Update!

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2010 Lexus LFA First Drive
Edmunds: FULL STORY (http://www.insideline.com/lexus/lf-a/2010/2010-lexus-lf-a-first-drive-and-video.html?tid=edmunds.il.home.photopanel..1.*)
Chief Engineer Tanahashi admits to being disappointed that only 500 people will get to sample his baby. That so few LFAs will now be built at such a breathtaking price underscores the difficulty of producing such cars in the present economic climate, where each car must pay for itself without any subsidies from the rest of the product lineup.

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First Drive: 2012 Lexus LFA
For the Price of Three 911 Turbos: The Japanese Giant Dives Into the Deep End of the Pool
Motor Trend: FULL STORY (http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/coupes/112_0912_2012_lexus_lfa_first_drive/index.html)
"The LFA is a halo car for the F marque," says national manager for Lexus Advanced Business Development Paul Rohovsky, referring to the Lexus F performance division (think "AMG Mercedes") behind the IS F sport sedan. Indeed, Rohovsky is candid: "The LFA will raise passion for the brand, an admitted Lexus shortcoming," he says.

Remember, though, the LFA is first and foremost a corporate halo, a rolling Super Bowl ad intended to ignite passion and fire in a nonsupercar brand. Who really cares if the LFA itself loses a few deca-millions in the process? What matters is that the 500 cars do their part and set the hearts and pocketbooks of would-be Lexus buyers ablaze. (Incidentally, Toyota admits that LFA purchasers will be largely hand-selected for maximum visibility and marketing value.)

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Driving Impression: 2011 Lexus LFA
The wraps are off the LFA, Lexus' radically styled 560-bhp carbon-fiber supercar.
Road and Track: FULL STORY (http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=10&article_id=8478)
There will only be 500 LFAs produced. Twenty per month will be made at the Motomachi plant in Toyota City in Japan. Price has not been confirmed, but it's estimated to be in the high $300,000s. First delivery is expected in January 2011.

The company's first supercar is a worthy effort, and we especially like how it was developed so carefully and methodically at the Ring. In fact, the LFA was even raced at the Ring twice before it was production-ready — a nontraditional approach that few car companies have dared to try. Perhaps it's best to call the Nordschleife the true birthplace of the LFA...
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2012 Lexus LFA - First Drive Review
The $350,000 Lexus LFA is the richer man’s Ferrari 599GTB. It’s also a bargain.
Car and Driver: FULL STORY (http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/car/09q4/2012_lexus_lfa-first_drive_review)
The LFA is the most exciting car to come out of Japan since the GT-R, as it should be for the money Lexus is charging. But it’s more involving than the Nissan and a much more special experience. In many ways, its closest natural rival is the Ferrari 599GTB, although the Lexus is more visceral and exciting and better balanced and more nimble. At the same time, the LFA is easy to drive at everyday speeds, quiet at cruise, and refined, just like a Lexus should be. Whether people can equate the brand with a hugely expensive, hugely competent sports car will be interesting to say the least.
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Lexus LF-A
At last, white-hot supercar has been unleashed – and we hit the road to see if it’s been worth the wait.
Auto Express: FULL STORY (http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/carreviews/firstdrives/243709/lexus_lfa.html)
It’s taken 10 long years for Lexus to make good on its promise to launch the LF-A supercar. Now, finally, it’s here. Has it been worth the wait?

The answer is far from simple. We live in a different world to the one in which the Lexus grew up. Instead of a burgeoning class of super-rich customers, there’s a global recession. On top of that, we’ve seen a move towards a new environmental consciousness – one that’s less hungry for 552bhp, 202mph supercars in the mould of the LF-A.

That superb engine crowns the experience – change gear at 9,000rpm or 5,000rpm and the soundtrack is just as good. And while the pulling power at low revs doesn’t match that of a V8, the LF-A is so much more than a buzz box. Performance is incredible, as it should be for a supercar. The acceleration throws you into the seat, part thrilled to the bone, part horrified.

On the German track’s long straight, we saw the speedo nudging 170mph with the engine wailing like a chainsaw jacked up on super unleaded. It’s one hell of a ride!
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Lexus LFA
Autocar: FULL STORY (http://www.autocar.co.uk/CarReviews/FirstDrives/Lexus-LF-A-4.8/244199/)
At first very Lexus like. The styling is pretty out there, but the attention to detail, and production is absolutely first rate. Open the doors, bonnet or boot and you’ll find exposed carbonfibre, but carbon that it is so beautifully finished you find yourself starring at it.

Similarly the interior is incredibly well finished, with a mixture of leather, carbon, aluminium and a super high tech TFT screen rev-counter. The best detail though are the pedals which simply exquisite – each one a single piece of forged aluminium. So the typical Lexus virtues of quality and refinement are very much intact in even this, its most extreme model.

That impression doesn’t change when you first twist the conventional key and press the steering wheel mounted starter button. The engine flares a little as it catches, but then settles to an idle as smooth and restful as any other Lexus.

What is clear though, is that the LFA is packed with technology that has been developed to an incredibly high standard, presumably at astronomical cost to Toyota. And we’d guess that for some individuals, gaining access to such exclusive technology will justify the LFA’s price.

What’s more impressive though, is that the LFA has a character of its own, rather follow a preset supercar template. That it is more solidly constructed than anything Italian, and less flamboyant, is perhaps to be expected from a Lexus. What’s surprising though is how honed and sharp it feels to drive. While it has GT qualities it’s no soft-edged GT. Instead it is a serious and credible supercar.
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[boothten]

:drool:
holy hell, fvck me that thing is beautiful

[Motor]

Lexus LFA Configurator (http://ww2.lexus-lfa.com/index.html)
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[GSBoek]

I'll be happy if someone ever lets me drive one. That's my next goal. :chuckles:

[Motor]

Update!

Lexus LFA All-Digital Tach, Speedo
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889speedshop Offering First Tuned Lexus LFA
FULL STORY (http://jalopnik.com/5386771/889speedshop-offering-first-tuned-lexus-lfa)
The Lexus LFA debuted approximately 12 hours ago and already German tuner 889speedshop is offering renderings detailing their plans for the first tuned version of the new LFA.

If you believed any of this you're not gullible, you've just been conditioned to expect this kind of thing from shops that love putting out renders of cars before they get them.

However, if you get your hands on an LFA and have an extra $65,000 sitting around, our graphics team can probably make this happen in real life and not just in their awesome renders.
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[Daemonicus]

I don't know how to paste the video in here, but here is another one:

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Done.

[yodaddyguido]

L-exus (that's) F-king A-wesome ... holy wow, new favorite.

[Boosted2.0]

This car makes me sad. Because

A - I will probably never be able to justify spending the money to get one
and
B - Its hot as hell and I would LOVE to have one.

[Motor]

This car makes me sad. Because

It's safe to say that everyone on this forum shares that sentiment.

Update!

2011 Lexus LFA Test Drive
[QUOTE]Pushing the Limits of This 552-hp Supercar
Popular Mechanics: FULL STORY (http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive/new_cars/4334491.html)
Ten years ago, Toyota instructed its Lexus luxury division to start bottling up enough super to build an eponymous car. But in a decade of development, the forthcoming LFA has seen a few specification changes, including at least one complete redesign swapping an aluminium cabin section, chassis and coachwork for carbon fiber and at least one complete restyle after less-than-positive reactions to the zany and whimsical LF-A conceptseen at the 2007 Detroit Auto Show. Recently we had a chance to test drive an LFA prototype in Germany on the famed N

[atrac7GTS]

Motor my friend, please stop posting these...as I've said...my heart sinks deeper everytime i see updates on this beast. my GOD did toyota/lexus get it right with this car. Haters and doubters of it are well put in place now. Good job to the guys with the Big T.

[Carbonized_GT]

Lexus LFA Configurator (http://ww2.lexus-lfa.com/index.html)

I would totally rock one in that Black Amethyst, dark wheels and with a white interior.

[Motor]

Motor my friend, please stop posting these...as I've said...my heart sinks deeper every-time i see updates on this beast.

:chuckles: I can't, and that won't be happening because I'm too damn enamored with this beast. And...the LFA is my wallpaper on my Mac and PC.

I would totally rock one in that Black Amethyst, dark wheels and with a white interior.

I configured this one:
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[DANZZT231]

I just noticed from one of the pictures; the side the car have that Supra curve body shape. It actualy looked like a Supra.

[terrj]

I love the car but they gotta lower the price down somehow...cuz i dont think a lot of people are going to pay over $300Gs for a Lexus...EVEN if its a super car...

[GSBoek]

I just noticed from one of the pictures; the side the car have that Supra curve body shape. It actualy looked like a Supra.I have to disagree, this car looks nothing like a Supra.

[The__J__Factor]

It does look almost the same as a supra from the side, with updated from and rear.

Would love to test drive one of these. I think its amazing like everyone else. But i think it will turn out to be one of those super cars that dates quickly and is quickly forgotten by most and remember as quirky by others.

[GSBoek]

http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/titanmotorsports_2077_89820808

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Maybe it's just me but they look nothing alike.

[Motor]

Maybe it's just me but they look nothing alike.

Agreed.

Lexus LF-A Crystallised Wind
...was made of acrylic glass...
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[DANZZT231]

It does look almost the same as a supra from the side, with updated from and rear.

Would love to test drive one of these. I think its amazing like everyone else. But i think it will turn out to be one of those super cars that dates quickly and is quickly forgotten by most and remember as quirky by others.

I think it will be like Toyota 2000GT.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_2000GT

[DANZZT231]

http://photos-p.friendster.com/photos/03/93/3213930/2_812700702l.jpg

I didn't edit the size of the photo to make both photo of the cars lines up against each other from the side.

I just cut and paste both photos into one picture, and drew some lines where I think the LFA looked like Supra. I do not know Supra's dimension, and from photo alone it is not scale to scale perfect, but surprsingly its almost identical.

The swooping shape of the car, the side mirror location on the door away from the A pillar, the side rear vents, and the wheelbase are very supra like.

To me anyway.

[GSBoek]

Problem however is this:

-All sportscars have swooping shapes, so you can't go by that, it's just a logical consequence of the type of car they are. The 7th generation Celica isn't a sportscar but it's swooping shape when viewed from the side matches the LF-A a little bit more than the Supra does, except for the long hood.

-The side mirror location is simply a consequence of packaging: It's a front engine two seater with seats very far back, calling for the mirror to also be far back, basically negating it's placement at the A-pillar. It's mirror is further back than the Supra's, which although on the door is very close to the A-pillar. They both need it there because of the wide rear 1/4 panels.

-The lower side vent is nowhere close to being like the Supra's. They both are side vents but that's the only thing they have in common. The supra's was designed mainly to provide cooling for the brakes and to some degree the differential. The LF-A's is to provide cooling for the brakes, rear-mounted tranny as well as aerodynamics.

-The Supra greenhouse is totally different, much more upright than the LF-A's.

-Finally, the LF-A is surprisingly slab-sided compared to the Supra's.

I enjoy argueing once in a while, it's all in good sport. :)

[Motor]

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[DANZZT231]

It's not an arguement. It's a discussion.

I know sports car have swooping lines, and traditionaly it should have long bonnet with sort tail. In the old days I could think of Toyota 2000GT and E-Type Jaguar. Nowadays 370Z and Alfa Romeo 8C. It is a recipe for good looks and fast looking shape.

But even though 370Z and Alfa Romeo 8C have that swooping lines with traditional sports car shape, they don't look similar due to their design and proportion. You know, 370Z looks stubbier and shorter, and the 8C leaner and longer.

Of course not everyone will think the LFA look like a Supra, but I like to take a step further in this discussion. I think if anyone who look at LFA and straight away remember a Supra then it is a good thing. Because it reminds them that the LFA is a Toyota and look at what Toyota can do. And isn't this what the LFA is all about?

It's doing what the Alfa did with its gorgeous Alfa Romeo 8C, it is unmistakably Alfa Romeo and it tells the Alfa fans and the rest of the world they haven't forgotten how to make a sports car that is Alfa Romeo by tradition. It keeps the loyal fans happy, and it attracted new buyes for its products. The Alfa Romeo MiTo is a huge hit because of the Alfa Romeo 8C, and new Alfa Romeo buyers choose that model because other than it looks very sexy, it look like a baby Alfa Romeo 8C.

With the LFA, it is unmistakably Toyota and now it passed it on to Lexus.

And it probably doesn't matter if it tells everyone it is a Toyota. For the price they are charging they made a loss anyway. I guess what matter is it tells Toyota/Lexus fans and the rest of the world this car is a Toyota loud and proud.

Now the Toyota fans dreams about having one, and if they can't afford one they will buy a Lexus for that sense of ownership of owning a car made by the same people who made LFA. Then for those who never have a Lexus may be impressed to see what Lexus/Toyota is able to make, and opt for Lexus instead of BMW, Audi or Mercedes.

Now imagine if this LFA campaign is a success, the market demands Toyota sports car and having a CEO who is passionate about car, I think the next direction would be, yup, the real Supra replacement. The LFA is like Toyota 2000GT, build to carry Toyota's sports car image and it's not for profit making exercise. That job is for Supra and Celica to do, and we already saw FT-86 coming alone nicely and fans react very positively. In the future, we will be saying the new Supra looks like the LFA. And that's great.

[booyaolian]

so where is marc on this? wasn't it him who kept pushing it will never come out.

marc who? the guy who loves talking smack and being cocky?

[mrluilou]

I'm surprised memphiz hasn't come to complain about it being an auto

[yodaddyguido]

or blurting out trap speeds.

I'm surprised memphiz hasn't come to complain about it being an auto

[Motor]

Update!

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Awesome video.

Supercar LEXclusive
THINK supercars and you think Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, but definitely NOT Lexus.
SUN Motors: FULL STORY (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/motors/ken_gibson/2695403/Supercar-LEXclusive.html)
But in the current economic climate and with a host of new, cheaper supercars due from the likes of Ferrari, Mercedes and McLaren, Lexus know the odds are against them, one reason they will sell a limited run of just 500.

And only between ten and 20 will be coming to the UK, so the LFA is one exclusive car.

Beast Any contender for entry to the supercar club has to pass the wow factor and the LFA has looks to die for.

You can hear it coming long before you see it, a deep bellowing soundtrack of pure intimidation that Lexus engineers created after they listened to an F1 racing car at maximum revs.

But the luxury is always secondary to the car's single goal of offering a thoroughbred Japanese supercar.

To my mind Lexus have achieved that goal, because the LFA is truly spectacular.

Road Test: LEXUS LFA
I NEVER thought that a small, grey-haired old man could possibly scare the life out of me.

But a 67-year-old Japanese guy called Hiromu Naruse did just that - by taking me on the fastest and most exhilarating drive of my life.

Hiromu, right, doesn't speak any English. He does all his talking with his hands and feet in a blur of high-speed movements that should belong to someone half his age.

He proved to me just how outstanding a supercar the LFA is by taking it to its considerable limits on the famous Nurburgring race circuit.

And he is known as the Godfather of Speed for very good reason.

Driving the LFA at speed is a pure adrenalin rush that left me sweaty-palmed at the end of several laps of sheer unadulterated pleasure.

I was left wishing I could win the Lottery so I could put my name down for an LFA.

Even though I know it's seriously overpriced, it's a car you'd love to own if money was no object.

On ordinary roads, you can drive the LFA like an ordinary car.

But trust me you won't...

2011 Lexus LFA: First Drive
[QUOTE]Jalopnik: FULL STORY (http://jalopnik.com/5388538/2011-lexus-lfa-first-drive)
The 2011 Lexus LFA isn't the fastest car ever made, nor the most powerful or even the quickest to 60 MPH. It can't even match the ZR1 around the N

[atrac7GTS]

I'm surprised memphiz hasn't come to complain about it being an auto

that's because he is too busy out there with his srt4, straight up WALKING on the LFA


in a straight line :chuckles:

[TRDoug]

The sound of the engine makes me smile :gap: Love it, I want the white one AND a satin black one! And a set of the rims for my celica!!

[DANZZT231]

The rear grill symbolising the letter L for Lexus is a nice touch.

[GSBoek]

^Haha, had me going back and checking the other side to see if they kept the same grill structure or mirrored it. Good thing they mirrored it.

[afgsk8er]

the ft-86 and this new LFA both have some styling that resembles the nissan GTR..

[Motor]

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[mrluilou]

i hope they have this car at torc next year :drool:

[Motor]

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5 Questions with Haruhiko Tanahashi
We talk with the Lexus LFA Chief Engineer.
Road and Track: FULL STORY (http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=7&article_id=8480)
You mentioned that the goal for the LFA is to provide the ultimate driving pleasure. What does that mean to you?
There are three attributes of the LFA of which I am most proud. The first is the engine sound. To have a pleasurable drive, the proper engine sound is most important. The second one is engine response. This is probably related to engine sound: quick, swift response of the engine and its [throttle] blips. So both the engine sound and response become one. The third one: handling. This doesn't mean only cornering, but also straight-line driving. [The combination of] proper engine sound, quick response and good handling are the means to accomplish our goal of ultimate driving pleasure.

What were the most difficult challenges you faced?
This is difficult to answer. In Toyota, the highest-performance car we had in the past was the Supra. It had its own high-performance technology. But the Lexus LFA is not an extension of that. In that sense the LFA breaks all the boundaries we had. This is something totally new for Toyota. We had to create a new type of high-performance car. For instance, a high-revving engine and a high engine output mean a lot of heat generated, and we had to cool it down. In that sense, all these performance elements are new and challenging. The LFA was not based on existing knowledge. We had to learn as we went along. We failed, we learned, we stood up again.

A typical example is the clutch. The LFA has a single dry clutch. The Supra had the same dry clutch at first glance. But actually the clutch of the LFA could not use the technology from the Supra because the maximum rpm for the Supra was 7000; in the LFA, it's 9000. The centrifugal force gets stronger according to the square of engine speed. That means having the engine speed increase from 7000 to 9000 rpm is a big challenge. With a quick calculation, the centrifugal force is 1.7 times stronger at 9000 rpm, so the LFA's materials alone have to be totally different.

What cars have you benchmarked as you were developing the LFA?
When we started from a clean sheet of paper, our company purchased competitor cars such as Porsche and Ferrari, and we checked and researched these cars. And from those experiences we came up with ideas on what our car should be. The big feature is the engine. We decided to use the front mid-engine. We did not choose rear engine or rear mid-engine because when the car's [dynamic] limits are exceeded in these cars, they leave everything up to the driver. This, in a sense, means the car gives up on the driver. But in our case, even when limits are exceeded, the car is there to protect the driver and passenger. That is what we want to achieve. Of course, all-wheel drive is stable and traction high, but we did not opt for that. With our emphasis on driving pleasure, we did not feel that all-wheel drive would feel the best.

What took the LFA so long to develop?
Maybe we have been greedy. When we reach one target or one milestone, we want to do more. It took 10 years. We started the LFA in 2000. In a typical car development, there are a lot of pre-development activities that are not apparent as part of the car development process. In the case of LFA, there was a lot of preceding work in terms of theory before it actually moved into the development stage.

If you had another five years, what would you do with the LFA?
First of all, I really have to ask myself if I am mentally motivated to go on for another five years. I have dedicated one-third of my company life to the LFA. However, if there is more time, I could see an open car or hybrid. These are the wishes. Of course, if there is time, those are the ideas.
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I like the second question. Good interview.

Lexus LFA drive-shaft
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[Motor]

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2011 Lexus LFA: 10 Things You Don't Know About the Supercar
Talking Shop With the LFA Engineers
Edmunds: FULL STORY (http://www.insideline.com/lexus/lfa/2011/10-things-you-don-t-know-about-the-2011-lexus-lfa.html)
Spectacular Sound
Two separate ducts route intake noise into the firewall from the intake manifold, allowing two different octaves of engine music to penetrate the passenger compartment. As a result, the LFA's engine note dominates the driving experience.

Developed in conjunction with Yamaha's musical instrument division, engineers tuned the LFA's engine note the same way sound is tuned in an Ovation guitar. Uniquely shaped ribs in the intake manifold cover are designed precisely to produce a pleasing engine note.

It works, too. Even with a helmet on, the LFA's engine note penetrates your soul.

Bad-Ass Brakes
Even Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series champion Scott Pruett admits the LFA's carbon-ceramic brakes are completely bad-ass. Pruett — on hand for the car's U.S. introduction in Miami, Florida, and nearby Homestead-Miami Speedway to offer driving impressions (and give hell rides to people like us) — says the LFA's brakes are its most striking dynamic feature. In fact, he thought he was going to visit the gravel trap on his first ride in the car with one of its Japanese test drivers. "He drove it in hard and left the braking so late and I couldn't see any option but going off the track," said Pruett.

They stayed on the track and Pruett went on to more deeply appreciate the LFA's genuinely world-class braking ability when doling out his own torture to journalists later in the week.

Engine in the Front
Sunao Ichihara, LFA project manager, says the LFA's engine is in front of its driver compartment specifically so the car's limits are more approachable. A midengine design with the engine behind the passenger compartment offers higher dynamic limits. However, putting the car's handling character on the same level with the skill of most drivers has been a priority with the LFA, so the front-engine layout is crucial to the car's concept.

Ichihara also points out that the LFA's carbon structure and suspension go a long way in making up for the small compromise at the limit forced by the car's layout.

Aerodynamic Downforce
Thanks to its overall shape, underbody design and deployable rear wing (which raises at about 50 mph), the LFA generates at least 522 pounds of downforce at its top speed of 202 mph.

Launch Control
The LFA has it. Engineers have programmed the LFA's electronically controlled systems (throttle, clutch, etc.) to put down power aggressively when activated, yet the claimed 0-60-mph time of 3.6 seconds was recorded in perfect conditions without using the system.

Ichihara-san, however, couldn't say if the U.S. would get the system. Availability is being assessed in each market independently. Stability control, however, can be fully disabled.

Insanely Low Center of Mass
Look carefully at the underhood shots of the LFA and you'll notice that its engine's cam covers are below the tops of its wheels. This is due to the fact that its power plant features a dry-sump lubrication system. Since there's no need for a large, space-consuming oil pan, the mill is literally sitting inches off the ground. This contributes to a low center of gravity, just 17.8 inches off the pavement. Not bad in a package which is only 48 inches tall to begin with.

Other packaging firsts? Rather than being directly driven off the crankshaft, the driveshaft is driven by a counter gear before it transmits the power to the rear-mounted transaxle. This allows the driveshaft to be packaged higher in the center tunnel within the carbon-fiber unibody. In turn, the engine's exhaust manifolds collect just forward of this tunnel, so each exhaust pipe can be stacked, one above the other, below the driveshaft but above the floor of the car. As a result, you get a smoother, more aerodynamic floorpan. This arrangement also yields gear reduction at the counter gear, which allows in turn for a stronger pinion gear in the rear differential. The differential, by the way, is a Torsen limited-slip unit.

Dense Power
The LFA's 4.8-liter 1LR-GUE V10 is smaller in every dimension than Toyota's 3.5-liter V6, but it makes twice as much power (some 552 hp and 354 lb-ft of torque). To do so, the engine uses titanium rods and valves, which helps permit a maximum speed higher than 9,000 rpm (fuel cut is 9,500 rpm). Surprisingly, though, the engine lacks direct injection. This, according to Paul Williamsen, national manager of Lexus College, is because the engine has been developed in part by Toyota Motorsports — the same outfit which develops Toyota's Formula 1 engines, which use traditional port-type fuel injection.

"The engine only had to accommodate this single application," said Williamsen. "So optimizing the placement of the [port] fuel injectors to meet all the goals was possible." Certainly the company could have produced a direct-injected engine, but it simply wasn't necessary.

Tachometer Done Right
With a single gauge — the tachometer — dominating its instrument cluster and a completely solid-state design, Lexus has done this highly functional detail right. Utilizing a Thin Film Transistor (TFT) display, the same as found in some laptop computers, Lexus has given the tachometer the ability to change its look depending on which driving mode is selected.

In Automatic mode, the tachometer is at its most benign and utilizes small digits when the car is doing the shifting itself. Switch to Normal mode and the numbers increase in size and boldness. Change to Sport mode and the entire look of the tach changes — its face swaps from black to white, the redline is moved closer to the top of the gauge and its numbers are even more stark. A pre-redline warning can be set to illuminate the whole tachometer in green just before redline.

Ridiculous Customization Possibilities
Because every LFA will be built to order (you can place your order right now via phone), Lexus allows the color of every piece which is painted, coated or covered in leather to be selected by its owner.

That means the body, seats, door panels, steering wheel leather, wheels and brake calipers can all be customized. In total, there are more than 30 billion custom possibilities. For only 500 cars.

Stupid Fast, Even in Sissy Mode
The only way anyone (including Pruett) at the LFA's media introduction was allowed to drive the LFA was with the stability control (VDIM in Toyota-speak) in Sport mode. This significantly restricts the information available about the car's true limits and denies any opportunity to observe its balance unencumbered by the electronic overlords.

However, even with this restraint in place, it's clear that the LFA is one smoking-fast track machine. Its steering is true, its brakes are outrageous and its engine is wildly flexible.

And, as discussed, its sound is straight from heaven.
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[Motor]

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Good review.

[GSBoek]

Good reads.

[Soo__Fuego]

http://www.clublexus.com/gallery/data/500/Lexus-LFA_2011_bbslm1.jpg


stunning

[Jlane01]

^x2. That autocar vid was cool and gave a pretty good description of the car.. That price though.... it just seems a little much to me for the car

[Gootz311]

I dont know if this was already said, but it kinda sounds like the carrera gt. :shrugs:

Its weird seeing a super car for lexus in the same sense, that its weird seeing a sedan for porsche. its just nice to finally see car companies change things up a bit.

[Soo__Fuego]

well there both v10's, but naw the difference is pretty noticeable

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[The__J__Factor]

This is amazing

VIDEO: Weaving the Lexus LFA's carbon fiber A-pillar is mesmerizing

by Damon Lavrinc (RSS feed) on Oct 29th 2009 at 7:56PM
Click above to view the video after the jump

If you read our First Drive of the Lexus LFA, you might recall an interesting little factoid we threw in to illustrate the OCD-level of detail Toyota used to produce its first ever supercar.

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With over 150 years of looming experience, ToMoCo owns a rotary weaver -- one of two in existence -- which it repurposed to create the carbon fiber A-pillars on the LFA. The process is mindbogglingly awe-inspiring and we were finally able to snag video of the device in action.

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[GSBoek]

Ha, nice technical tidbit. I visited the Toyota museum in Nagoya last year, you can see lots of looming in action. :laugh:

[Carbonized_GT]

Holy ****, that is insane!

[Soo__Fuego]

Wow

[Motor]

Amazing!

[celicajonz]

...dam! :drool:

[mrluilou]

the video has been removed :sadpace:
i found this video and i found it pretty cool :eek:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzsgcE_IeeQ

[Ervino]

pretty cool :thumbup:

[bt216]

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2:53 mouse on the garage floor. :(

[Motor]

Update!

Purchase Information

To express purchase interest in the Lexus LFA, please contact the Lexus LFA Information Center: 1-866-LFA-4794 (1-866-532-4794)

Estimated Delivery Timing: LFA deliveries will begin in early 2011 and continue for approximately 24 months. Specific productions timing will be determined after an order is placed. Custom colors will have extended development cycles, resulting in additional costs and later delivery timing.

http://www.lexus.com/LFA/

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Sounds great!

[The__J__Factor]

Holy **** by 2011 hype would have died down around this car and be half forgotten.

[GSBoek]

http://www.clublexus.com/gallery/data/500/Lexus-LFA_2011_bbslm1.jpg

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:chuckles:

[Jlane01]

^ lol what in the hell is that supposed to mean??

[GSBoek]

It means someone is soon going to modify the Celica to look like an LF-A. It's gonna be pretty easy. :chuckles:

[Jlane01]

o :chuckles:my car looks like a 4x4 compared to it

[Motor]

Update!

Lexus' supercar takes to the track at the Nurburgring for the first time. Sit tight...
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CLUB LEXUS via SupraForums
http://www.supraforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=566855

I was fortunate to be chosen by Toyota to go out for an LFA track day at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana CA yesterday. Needless to say I was pretty excited when I found out it was for real and I'd be one of the first people in the US to get in one, AND on a road course and high speed oval. You see a lot of cool stuff on TV and you always think, why don't I get to do cool stuff like that? I was just thinking that the other day watching something and this was presented to me shortly after! It's not often you can get in a $400k Super Car on a track :)

When I first got to the infield of the track the LFA was in the garage getting new tires and new brakes. I found that somewhat odd but also excited because I knew they had been driving the crap out of the car and the day would be full of hard driving instead of just cruising around. The first thing I noticed was the 15.5in carbon brakes. 6 piston, manufactured by Brembo, and the most potent braking system you can put on a car. The second thing I noticed was the full coil overs and remote reservior shocks. The car was on jack stands with all four wheels off and I knew I wouldn't get a chance to see it like that later so I was looking mainly at the suspension, sub frames, brakes, and the undercarriage. The car is flat black with a white leather interior and looks pretty menacing even with all the wheels off and up in the air. I was only in the shop for a few minutes before the presentation began.

There were only 5 of us there so it was a great opportunity to speak with the Toyota guys from marketing, tech, etc. The presentation was very informative and very well put together. I wish I had it recorded because they gave us all the facts and history with the car from concept to present day. Here are some fun facts about the car:

*LFA stands for Lexus, Fuji, and A for the first letter of the alphabet. It was to be the first specialty car released but the ISF made it to production first

*The original chassis and body were aluminum and midway through the project, which started in 2000 they changed to a carbon fiber chassis and fiberglass panels

*Some of the testing numbers from tracks were with the alum chassis and some with the carbon fiber, but all have since been updated to CF

*Toyota has been in the Car industry for only 56 years, but they've been in the weaving (maybe called something else) for over 100 years

*Toyota owns one of two or both of the only machines in the world that weave and produce the carbon fiber used in the LFA. All the carbon work is done in house at Toyota. No one has been able to figure out how their machine works. There's a youtube video that someone can link of this machine and the manufacturing process of the carbon products

*65% Carbon Fiber 35% Alum

*The massive rear aluminum subframe weighs a shocking 13lbs

*Single plate clutch and 6spd transmission. They kept the single for drivability, which I'll talk about shortly

*The gauge cluster is all digital and pretty trick. They did this mainly because there is no mechanical gauge in the world that can move fast enough to keep up with the revs which brings me to the next fun fact

*The car will rev from idle to 9500rpm is .6sec. It's ridiculous how fast it free revs

*Toyota teamed up with Yamaha to build the motor. Titanium rods, valves, etc.

*Yamaha also helped Toyota design the intakes, the firewall, the rear of the car and helped with all the tuning acoustics so the car would sound F1 like and so the passengers have the ultimate sound inside the cabin

*The motor is a 4.8L V10 and it's physically smaller than the motor in the IS250 in every dimension L W H and it's also lighter than the IS250 motor

*Brembo designed 15.5in Carbon brakes, 6 piston

*BBS Wheels

*Bridgestone has developed a new tire for this car that will be OEM equipment for Ferrari, Porsche and Lambo after it's debut on the LFA

*The center of gravity is very low and centered on the drivers seat. Most cars have it behind or in front and having it positioned right where the drivers sits makes for the most accurate and instant feedback

*Even the steering wheel was designed with the airbag to have a perfect center of gravity like all racing steering wheels even with no airbags

*Both seat belts have built in air bags

*Dry Sump with 10L of capacity

*Rear mounted radiators

*The car has 16% negative lift at 200mph. 16% of 3200lbs worth of downforce

As I'm sitting here there are too many things I learned about this car and it would take forever so I'm moving on...

When I first got in the car I did a once over of the interior. The fit and finish is perfect as you'd expect. There are some subtle uses of visible carbon fiber, some nicely finished aluminum trim, and a lot of leather and suede with top stitching. Not sure if I mentioned this earlier but this matte black LFA is the only LFA in the US and will be for the next 6-8 months. It also has Mark Levinson audio and navigation and while we were on the track the a/c was blasting and the windows were up. The seat controls are all brushed aluminum and one very unique is both seat belts have air bags in them.

The driver for the track day is Scott Pruett a seven time winner of the Daytona. Even with him at the wheel the first lap I was nervous. I told him I drive 1700hp race cars and have never been nervous until right before we took off. I'm much happier in the drivers seat than riding but for this I sucked it up and jumped in I didn't get to drive the car for obvious reasons but I got to do a bunch of laps around the oval and infield road course with Scott.

I was the first to go in the car so we did a short cruise around the track and the car could easily be a daily driver. Shifting was smooth in the setting we first had it in, the ride was smooth (the surface was smooth of course), and the a/c was blasting. The car is also very quiet at idle and you don't realize how good it really sounds until you starting going through the revs. When he first matted the car we were at a low RPM and it was pretty torquey and it accelerated pretty well. Was it fast? Sure. Was it fast to me? No. Would it be fast to a normal person who doesn't have a 1500rwhp Supra? Most definitely. We started on the oval and we were doing about 130-135ish on the banked portion pulling over 2g's which was awesome. On the front straight we got to around 175mph. The infield has some good hard braking spots, a few slow corners and a few high speed ones as well. Putting in words how it felt being in the car is difficult but my best analogy is it felt like a 2500lbs awd car on slicks The car weighs 3200lbs. The way it handled the high speed corners was insane. The car NEVER got unsettled and I never ever got the sense the car was going to lose grip. When you're in high speed corners or even low speed more often than not you can feel a car "push" and you end up fighting the car. This car as he described it is ultra balanced and driving it is less about fighting with the car around the track and more of driving with the car. Every time I thought we'd get lose and slide the car just held tight and didn't miss a beat. Virtually zero body roll and the brakes were neck snapping as you'd expect. Obviously my experience is with one of the best drivers in the world so it was all very controlled yet he was driving VERY hard. There's not much I can say about the performance around the track other than it was phenomenal. It did everything exceptionally well and it could be daily driven with ease if you wanted to.

Very few cars impress me and I've seen just about everything, been in quite a few cars over the years, and this one I can honestly say trumps them all. I have a lot of experience with F1 style trannies like the LFA has and I've driven many miles with them (Ferrari 430) and the rev matching, shifting, and drivability of the LFA was unparalleled. Is it worth $400k? In my opinion yes. The technology and performance of this car is pretty unbeatable in stock form and there will only be 150 of them EVER to hit the US of 500 total to ever be produced. 75 will be delivered in 2011 and 75 in 2012. They will all be a lease purchase, something like $300k down, $100k residual and Toyota holds the title until the term is over. No milage stipulations. Am I trying to get one? Yes. Can I afford it? No. But I'll figure something out

I just got back home but I wanted to get this up. I have a few pics and a video as well. I probably missed a few things, could have written a lot more but this is all I've got for now!

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Amazing and interesting facts!

[yodaddyguido]

that free rev stat is stellar. sportbike rev speeds.

and GSB, you werent kidding with the similarities...
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http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e210/yodaddyguido/celilfaactual.jpg
:wiggle: i see em! theyre practically twins!

[GSBoek]

That's more or less what I was seeing. :laugh:

[Jlane01]

^ haha thats pretty sweet! I love those wheels... anyone know what they are?

[Motor]

I love those wheels... anyone know what they are?

BBS LM's

Update!

Yamaha Creates Acoustic Design for Engine of the Lexus LFA Super Sports Car
SOURCE (http://www.global.yamaha.com/news/2009/20091021.html)
Now, in the new Lexus LFA, you can experience the same sound that professional drivers hear in their cockpits when they careen around test courses.

Click here to listen to a three-minute run of the dynamic sound of the Lexus LFA and get a feel for what racing drivers experience.

(The first 17 seconds and the last 30 seconds were recorded outside the LFA, and the rest is what the driver hears.)
http://www.global.yamaha.com/news/img/btn_preview.gif (http://www.global.yamaha.com/news/soundplayer/player.html)

If you click on preview and are unable to listen to the clip, go to the source and listen to it there.

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[Gas-n-Grease]

omg... I just had ear sex.

[Motor]

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[GSBoek]

:drool:

The side view is the best one in my opinion.


EDIT:Sound is sweet, but with all due respect, the sound from outside is the best.

[2000 XYR]

Hmm, I'll take one.

Thanks.

[Carbonized_GT]

Such a beautiful car, but as gear-heads all over the world are saying. Is it really worth $400k? For that money you can get an F40.

[mrluilou]

i don't think some rich guy would care to pay that much for the car :shrugs:

[Motor]

+1 from SoCal C n C:

http://cncpics.com/d/166910-4/cnc091121+452.JPG

[mrluilou]

i would definitely drive out to the cnc meet just to go look at that car :drool:

[GSBoek]

Sooo...who's gonna be the first to mod it?

[Gas-n-Grease]

gonna bet my money on Smokey Nagata and it'll make 800whp.

[Carbonized_GT]

You can fit a couple for Rotrex superchargers in there.