£340k LF-A will be lease-only...
LF-A supercars
rather than selling them, in an attempt to foil speculators looking to turn a quick profit from selling on early examples at a premium.
Lexus is asking £336,000 for its new supercar, but customers won't get actual ownership of the car - at least initially. Instead, Lexus will offer a two-year lease of the 552bhp, 202mph Lexus LF-A. Only at the end of that will they have the option to buy it outright.
"We want people out driving the car and not just parking it in a museum or selling it at an inflated price," Brian Smith, Lexus's vice president of sales and dealer development, told US industry mag Automotive News.
...but you'll be able to buy it after two years
"If someone buys it the first month and then decides to sell it, that could be damaging for the ownership experience," Smith said. "If it is not controlled and hits the speculation market, all bets are off."
Just 500 Lexus LF-As will be built over two years, starting in December 2010, and Lexus hasn't revealed how many of those are heading to the UK.