RE: Driven: Lexus LF-A 5.0 V10 Coupe
Discussion
SR06 said:
FOURRONE said:
Nice looking machine but £250000 for a Toyota is a lot of money imo
Its a fine car as were many other models from japan but it does not have the badge status of some of the high end european offerings the public like the right label on all things from trainers to wrist watches and Lexus is and never will be in the top flight no matter how good there cars getWhen this was first announced I thought it was going to cost closer to £100-120k for the road going car. Or am I getting mixed up with the NSX.
Last time I read about it in a magazine it showed a silver car with the headlights going down into the bumper.
I hope this stays, I quite like it!
Last time I read about it in a magazine it showed a silver car with the headlights going down into the bumper.
I hope this stays, I quite like it!
If it ends up costing 250k,meh-last week i read that prices could start at 130k.
However the carbon tub is news,it was rumoured that it was gonna use aluminium monoqoque.
If it doesn't make at least 550hp and doesn't come at less than 1500 kgs,who would buy a Lexus with worse power-to-weight ratio than the cheaper F430 Scuderia.
However the carbon tub is news,it was rumoured that it was gonna use aluminium monoqoque.
If it doesn't make at least 550hp and doesn't come at less than 1500 kgs,who would buy a Lexus with worse power-to-weight ratio than the cheaper F430 Scuderia.
This year at the Nurburgring 24 hour race they showed up with 3 cars and a crew of more than 100 people (best guestimate). According to this report the engine bay may not be too crowded although it did not look that way to me, but the alternator is buried somewhere difficult to get at so when it packed up on their class leading car it took the crew about 2 hours to replace and which subsequently lost them the race to the Aston Martin V12 Vantage.
Another thanks to Paul & the team from me for the invite, shame there was no passenger seat in the race car though 
It did sound great hammering down the pit straight, and I like the looks a lot. Also major thanks to Paul for letting me pop my Focus RS cherry, and Chris for a spin (not literal! 
) in the S2000.
Back to the LF-A though; I love the low sleek lines of the car and from the Q&A it sounds like it'll be an amazing super-GT. Undeniably pricey though, I'd have to say I'm not quite in the target market @ £250k+
Of course I couldn't resist taking my camera's down for a few snaps too... pretty limited as the static car was parked up in the garages round the back but you can see the sleek racey look of the car, and the very Japanese detail-centric rear:
It did sound great hammering down the pit straight, and I like the looks a lot. Also major thanks to Paul for letting me pop my Focus RS cherry, and Chris for a spin (not literal! ) in the S2000.Back to the LF-A though; I love the low sleek lines of the car and from the Q&A it sounds like it'll be an amazing super-GT. Undeniably pricey though, I'd have to say I'm not quite in the target market @ £250k+
Of course I couldn't resist taking my camera's down for a few snaps too... pretty limited as the static car was parked up in the garages round the back but you can see the sleek racey look of the car, and the very Japanese detail-centric rear:
The general concept of a totally reliable supercar is a rather attractive proposition. It's been a while since the NSX so it's well overdue. I suspect this model could pave the way for more affordable versions, once the halo effect has cleared the way.
The Germans had better dust off their old manuals on how to build cars properly again. They've been getting away with little more than badge engineering for far too long recently.
The Germans had better dust off their old manuals on how to build cars properly again. They've been getting away with little more than badge engineering for far too long recently.
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