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Everyone is so proud of the Nissan GT-R and its Nurburgring lap time of 7:38.54 seconds. Well, according to a new report by AutoExpress, another upcoming Japanese supercar has unofficially smashed the lap record of the Porsche GT2 at Germany’s Nurburgring.
The Lexus LF-A has lapped the famous Nurburgring in 7 minutes and 24 seconds, beating the Porsche GT2 by one second. The beastly Lexus is expected to have a 5.0 liter unit that produces 500 horsepower with a top speed of 200mph. A hybrid variant is also in the work that will use a engine similar to the LS600h.
Sources are also saying that the when Lexus puts the LF-A to production it will only build 26 units a month. No production date is set yet, but rumor has it that Lexus is looking to introduce the supercar to the market in 2009.
RoNuS20 wrote:Alright come on now.....unofficially "smashed" the record? So beating the record by one second is considered "smashing" the record?
And seriously, when it comes down to one second, it could easily be a driver variance.
So sure, keep an eye on lexus, but lets not bust a nut just because it beat the record by one second.....
RoNuS20 wrote:Alright come on now.....unofficially "smashed" the record? So beating the record by one second is considered "smashing" the record?
And seriously, when it comes down to one second, it could easily be a driver variance.
So sure, keep an eye on lexus, but lets not bust a nut just because it beat the record by one second.....
urban wrote:at 26units per month it's bound to be extremely expensive...it might make the GT-R look like an even better bargain, and than we have the GT-R V-Spec coming into the mix.
WannaBzee (aka BadAceDesign) wrote:eh...if i wanted a 300zx id buy one...and a lot cheaper tooThank you, I couldn't quite put my finger on it lol
toyotaz87 wrote:^^^^^ I don't really see the resemblance...
Chris DeNisco wrote:x3
plus you cant really compare a 300zx to a 500hp v10 super car