Well earlier this week I got to take a little trip south to inspect and drive the new LFA. First let me start that the LFA shall be leased for 2 years with the option of a purchase afterwards. Price will be around $375K. The theory is so people don't turn around and sell it for more the next day. Next, Lexus will pick their prospective customer, being wealthy is not the only prerequisite.

Engineering standpoint? Good lord there is ALOT of engineering involved here, down to the steering wheel, being the most centered in the auto industry. Radiators are mounted on the back, while engine is on front, so the hot air escapes through the grilles you will see on the pics. There is so much, that I will be here forever, lol.

Being outside, it is really something, and it is loud, I don't think it is as loud as the it's Italian competition, but the sheer sound is beautiful, and it is reminiscent to a F1 car. Oh, the engine is a collaboration with Toyota and Yamaha, and it is a clean sheet design. The car draws attention when you see it. Here, Toyota... err Lexus decided the function over form method and it is all purpose built. IMO it is not as sexy as a Ferrari, but I can appreciate a great machine.

In the car, at first I met 24hrs Lemans C5-R winner Scott Pruett, and he showed what the car can do at high speeds, we got at near 160mph, and the car felt stable, engine was serene, but the muffler, lets you know the car is flexing it's muscle. The car, for being a prototype, was well made. I got to drive in a road course and got it to a max of 70-80 mph. I placed it in "Sport" mode, and gauge moves left to right, turns red, and lets you know the redline is at 9K, it even gives me a stopwatch for elapse times. Transmission shakes you up a bit. What Scott told me although it is a paddle shift "auto," the car is a manual and works much the same as standard H tranny, here the solenoids are changing gears, not you and a leaver. So on the track, it was absolute perfect, being that it does not have gobs of torque (354 ft-lbs), it is easy to maneuver the car, with out breaking its tail and going into oversteer. I had to be careful as there are a handful around the world and only 2 are in the US now, the other is over in Europe, and two in Japan... all pre-production prototypes. So if you have near $400K and you're famous you'll have to wait until Dec to get one.

My final thoughts... price aside, the car is spectacular, reality check... . Well, common sense will steer you to Ferrari, Lambo, Z06/ZR1, Viper, GTR, Porche (for some). I don't think it worth it: for sure at $175-225K would have been more realistic to me, but with all the engineering, it negates the price, the kicker is Toyota will loose money on each. I would say you are paying for exclusivity. Hey... atleast it sounds nice.

Oh and before I forget, the Lexus LFA is not under the recall, trust me, I asked. lol
There was also a Lexus GS & IS show models, that you might like too.
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is there a recall on this one too? lol jk

I want all 3

I love the new Lexus designs

Eternal wrote:I want all 3

I love the new Lexus designs

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nice, im sure that was a fun day. never the less even though i havnt been in one or driven one it seems like for the price i'd rather have a diffrent car.


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GTR is better, i see no reason why this car is more than a F430, its certainly not better



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Damn those are sexy

That's the 5 Axis wide body IS from the auto show a couple years ago, hotest car I've ever seen, I have a bunch of real good pictures of it (minus the hand prints on it from dicks who can't respect peoples property, it was roped off for a reason!)

LFA looks amazing sitting still.

Wow.

Rodimus Prime wrote:GTR is better, i see no reason why this car is more than a F430, its certainly not better

I love GTR fanboys. Hey this car you can actually launch though without breaking a 20k tranny.

Rodimus Prime wrote:GTR is better, i see no reason why this car is more than a F430, its certainly not better

Have you driven one? If not, how do you know? Like Rabbit said, I'm sure they don't grenade trannies on launch. GTRs are nice don't get me wrong, but the z06 I drove was more fun to drive then the 2 different GTRs I've driven.

This thing is way overpriced, but they will sell because of limited production people will be buying them as a status kinda thing.

I saw the other LFA in the US at the Detroit auto show... Beautiful car... now if only i had the money =)

Wow, I'm shocked at how totally cool that looks in matte black. Is that going to be a featured color or was it just done that way as the demo version?






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