Lexus LFA breaks cover before Tokyo unveiling

[4agze]

I watched that last monday I was wow that car is fast talk about handicap on wet track still faster than a lambo on dry track. on the top gear website they say, will try to bring it back again for a dry track see if what it can do vs a ferrari Italia 458

[Matador]

Originally Posted by 4agze

I watched that last monday I was wow that car is fast talk about handicap on wet track still faster than a lambo on dry track. on the top gear website they say, will try to bring it back again for a dry track see if what it can do vs a ferrari Italia 458

What really? omg omg omg omg omg :happy anim:

















*****composes self*****

[OldSkoolToys]

I was especially surprised it was faster than the Gallardo on a wet track. Gallardo is AWD.

Ok, well, not that surprised.

[4agze]

Originally Posted by MatadorRacing_F1

What really? omg omg omg omg omg :happy anim:

















*****composes self*****

I can't wait also, but I was hopping for Japanese clash of the titans Godzilla vs LF-A... V6 twin turbo vs V10... AWD vs FR.

Someone told me that best motoring international is having a special edition dvd for the LF-A like what they did on the Nissan GTR R35, hope comes out soon cant wait. hope they have the GTR spec-V vs LF-A vs Honda NSX type-R who will win the 5 raps batter (in Japanese engrish)

[NESW20]

i enjoyed the review, and really look forward to them running it on a dry track!

-Mike

[Matador]

If only.............

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by MatadorRacing_F1

If only.............

Yeah, iirc LF-A is pushing over 500hp, so I highly doubt it's gonna be on Super GT... but looks like they're already putting them on Nurburgring races

[Matador]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Yeah, iirc LF-A is pushing over 500hp, so I highly doubt it's gonna be on Super GT... but looks like they're already putting them on Nurburgring races

lol.... You didn't follow the development of this car did you?

It's won two 4hr endurance races at the ring 2008/2009. And it won it's class ant the nurburgring 24, even though it had an accident. The results this year weren't so great, but they claimed long before the 2008 race that they were there for development purposes. In fact, because of one of those races, is why it has the CF cross brace in the front.

WRT to it racing in GT500, I don't think it ever will. I'm sure it could have been de-tuned and modified if the wanted to race it, but the fact remains that they don't need to put it in GT500. It's a very limited edition car, and I believe they've already sold all of the first year run in the US. Cars are eligible to be changed every 2 years. They just changed the chassis for 2009 (Toyota/Lexus were the only ones to run with a fully compliant car for the new regulations wrt chassis & engine) When they change do change chassis again, maybe next season ('11) I expect to see the next gen SC taking over , not the LFA (you know, marketing and all).
Also, current regulations necessitate a 3.4L V8, so... yeah, that's a point of contention as well.

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by MatadorRacing_F1

lol.... You didn't follow the development of this car did you?

It's won two 4hr endurance races at the ring 2008/2009. And it won it's class ant the nurburgring 24, even though it had an accident. The results this year weren't so great, but they claimed long before the 2008 race that they were there for development purposes. In fact, because of one of those races, is why it has the CF cross brace in the front.

WRT to it racing in GT500, I don't think it ever will. I'm sure it could have been de-tuned and modified if the wanted to race it, but the fact remains that they don't need to put it in GT500. It's a very limited edition car, and I believe they've already sold all of the first year run in the US. Cars are eligible to be changed every 2 years. They just changed the chassis for 2009 (Toyota/Lexus were the only ones to run with a fully compliant car for the new regulations wrt chassis & engine) When they change do change chassis again, maybe next season ('11) I expect to see the next gen SC taking over , not the LFA (you know, marketing and all).
Also, current regulations necessitate a 3.4L V8, so... yeah, that's a point of contention as well.

Nope, I didn't follow the development at all. It was out of my sight til it was shown w FT-86c. lol

[vh_supra26]

Lexus LFA Nürburgring track edition – Click above for image gallery

Remember when Lexus was synonymous with cushy, spongy rides that were anything but performance oriented? That all seems a distant memory since Toyota's luxury division set its sights on the likes of BMW with the IS-F, even more so with the release of the exclusive LFA supercar. But according to the latest, Lexus ain't done yet.

Back in October when we were in Miami test driving the LFA, we brought you a report on the possibility of a stripped-down, competition-focused version. Now it appears that this track edition is upon us.

Apparently called the Nürburgring edition – in reference to the legendary German road course where the competition prototypes that led to the production LFA cut their proverbial teeth – this extra-special LFA will benefit from a large, fixed rear wing, a splitter up front, a stiffer (and more adjustable) suspension, lightweight alloys coated in track rubber and an extra 10 horsepower (likely resulting from a revised exhaust system).

Aside from the four paint options – which reportedly include glossy black, matte black, orange, and an unknown fourth color – that's about all we've got for now, but if your Japanese is up to snuff and you can extrapolate more from the source report, let us know in the Comments below.

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[Matador]

Win.

[ichitaka05]

what's the price tag on this thing? $500k?

[Matador]

Gazoo Racing and the LFAs will be back at the nurburgring in May

[Dark]

Wow, just wow. I like this car a lot. I hope it will kick as*, and takes name.