One-of-50 Lexus LFA Nurburgring for sale
Looks a million dollars - costs a little bit more...
As time passes, so the story of the Lexus LFA becomes more remarkable. So much toil and engineering nous went into it, not to mention years and years of altered plans, cancellations, and postponements, that it often seemed the V10 Lexus supercar would never even make production. Then it did. And it was superb. But by that point it was more than £300,000, with the power of a Nissan GT-R; in the numbers obsessed world of supercars, the LFA didn't stack up.
However, as a driving experience, the LFA instantly ranked as one of the greats. Ally that with its rarity (just 500 were made), the fastidious attention to detail plus probably the greatest V10 ever made, and it's no surprise that interest has been growing over recent years. Even before the combustion engine was so threatened and Lexus announced an EV successor, discerning collectors were keeping values strong. Think half a million strong.
Then there's the LFA Nurburgring Package, of which Lexus made just 50. The aim was simple: to create the fastest production car to lap the Nordschleife. To do that, the LFA was subjected to an aerodynamic overhaul, its gearshifts were sped up, lighter wheels were fitted, its suspension stiffened, and stickier Bridgestone tyres deployed. Notably, it was no lighter and just 10hp more powerful than the regular LFA. But, boy, did the Nurburgring work: a 7:14.64 lap was a record in 2011, and still mighty fast today, given the LFA's relative lack of torque (354lb ft), an automated manual gearbox and how far tyre tech has come on.
Unsurprisingly, then, an LFA Nurburgring is highly prized - arguably nothing more desirable has ever been made by a Japanese manufacturer. Furthermore, while some estimates state that 64 were made instead of the original 50, it's still an exceptionally rare car. This Nurburgring Package, for sale at Joe Macari, was originally white (the colour palette also included orange and black) but wrapped in an 'Emerald T' skin in 2019. A really dark green with gold flakes, it's an incredible overhaul. It would be hard to revert the Lexus back to white once presented with this, surely.
Originally sold in Canada, this LFA Nurburgring has been in the UK since 2014 and had two owners in that time. Encouragingly, it's been used and (presumably) enjoyed, too, accruing 12,000 miles in its lifetime. That's 20 years' use for some supercars, not less than a decade. Serviced this summer at Lexus Milton Keynes and currently on Pirelli Sottozero winter tyres (!), the LFA Nurburgring Package is ready and raring to go for a new owner.
Which is the good news. The bad news is that, predictably enough, Nurburgrings have appreciated along with the rest of the LFA range. One yet to breach 1,000 miles sold for $1.6m in the summer, to give it some context. This one, with its mileage and deviation from standard spec, is rather less, at £849,950, yet that still places it firmly in the iconic exotica category. It's limited-run Ferrari, Porsche, and McLaren money. Which is, in fact, exactly where a supercar of the LFA's calibre belongs. And who wants the same million-dollar missile as everyone else, anyway? You're unlikely to see another LFA, leave alone a Nurburgring - and never, ever one like this. As if Japan's greatest supercar couldn't be any better. See you on a tourist day...
k me that's nice. I'd want a RHD [did they do RHD Nurburgring's] and the orange though - mind you, it does look good in that green.
So to me £1m for this would be a huge risk, is it the best drivers car ever, maybe who knows, its not as dramtic looking as a Ferrari or does not have the top speed of a Buggati or the Race heritage of anything made by Porsche. So what is it, seems its a very expensive ornament an investment piece which is quite the opposite of all the other cars I listed at that start.
Still nice car but if I was buying my 7th or 8th supercar (assume if you have £1m to spend you have many millions to spend) then this is a conundrum and I am not sure it has the presence of the others or long term store of wealth.
I think visually the car looks like it could have been a new Supra at that time, but it's the V10 engine that elevates it to something more special.
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