Lexus LF-A: The Long and Winding Road

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I like the look too, expect maybe the tail light arrangement it has. V10 power is cool too, but if it's AWD my opinion of it will drop fast.
 
They need to go back to the former front end though:


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Leonidae
Didn't the original concept have coolers and fans back there?
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So that's all for cooling? Interesting that they didn't put it up front. With the engine supposedly being a front-mid setup (according to Toyota's description of the concept car, who knows if it still is like that), you'd think that there would be plenty of room up front for the cooling.

It seems like they're trying to make the car look mid-engined, which I don't really like. And that's a shame because the rest of the car looks pretty sweet.
 
A second engine! Like Evil Weevil! 5/6ths of a 2JZ-GE * 2!

Or, maybe Lexus is introducing the world's first cooled golf bag storage system!
 
I have yet another idea.. it's a new trend to make a transaxle.. transmission in the back with the axle. GT-R has it, AMG SLS has it.. and as oilbathed DCT trannies, they do generate a lot of heat. so maybe most of those vents back there are to keep the transmission and differential fluids cool even under hard driving? 💡
 
Leonidae
I have yet another idea.. it's a new trend to make a transaxle.. transmission in the back with the axle. GT-R has it, AMG SLS has it.. and as oilbathed DCT trannies, they do generate a lot of heat. so maybe most of those vents back there are to keep the transmission and differential fluids cool even under hard driving? 💡
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No, that's too logical.
 
Toronado
A second engine! Like Evil Weevil! 5/6ths of a 2JZ-GE * 2!

Or, maybe Lexus is introducing the world's first cooled golf bag storage system!
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If it's good enough for Monster Tajima's hillclimb specials...or Alan Tura's Goliath, should be good enough for lexus...
 
Leonidae
I have yet another idea.. it's a new trend to make a transaxle.. transmission in the back with the axle. GT-R has it, AMG SLS has it.. and as oilbathed DCT trannies, they do generate a lot of heat. so maybe most of those vents back there are to keep the transmission and differential fluids cool even under hard driving? 💡
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Or maybe they have a hybrid system back there or something. It looks like there's plenty of room back there for something.

But still, the area devoted to ducting back there would make most MR supercars feel inadequate. It's probably pushing into Bugatti territory...
 
Philly
Or maybe they have a hybrid system back there or something. It looks like there's plenty of room back there for something.

But still, the area devoted to ducting back there would make most MR supercars feel inadequate. It's probably pushing into Bugatti territory...
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Bugatti has at least 10x the coolers and twice the power, not to mention four turbos giving off heat, yet it has LESS ducting.. German efficiency in da haus, ja?
 
* 4.8-liter 72-degree V10 putting out 560 hp at 8,700 RPM (that's 116.5 hp/liter) and 354 lb.-ft.(480nm) of torque at 6,800 RPM
* Redline: 9,000 RPM
* Titanium valves, connecting rods, forged aluminum pistons, dry sump lubrication and a titanium exhaust manifold
* Six-speed sequential gearbox
* Torsen limited slip differential
* 3,263 pounds (1480kg) with a 48/52 front-to-rear weight distribution
* Power-to-weight ratio of 5.8 pounds/hp
* 65 percent of the body is carbon fiber
* 20-inch BBS wheels wrapped in 265/35 ZR20 Bridgestone tires in front and 305/30 ZR20 in the rear.
* 0-62 MPH (100 km/h) in 3.7 seconds
* Coefficient drag 0.31
* Top speed of 201.94 MPH
* Production limited to 500 units
 
Thats real competition to the GT-R and nice to see a new Japanese car in that class.
Now we just need a new Mitsubishi 3000-GT and Mazda RX-7.
 
this thing is so sweet, it'll probably be even better once it does manage to come out. This thing is the final design and specs are from Lexus. But I think it's faster than what they say. Also 500 examples? I doubt they are going to limit it to that. Maybe to start out but I see another iteration of this car with more performance. And I think that once the car comes out and is available for purchase it will be even better than what the first drives are like. And now it's officially LFA
 
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Wow. That's really all I can say about it. It feels like this car has been in development for the better part of a decade, with so many outrageous iterations in concept and prototype form that the final product just seems cool... Yet, kinda wrong. I liked the luxurious way the car looked beforehand, now it just looks like they're cranking the agressiveness of the car up to eleven. Maybe that was what they had to figure out while the car went on "hiatus" late last year?

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The first of the "Prototype" LFAs from 2007, at the Chicago Auto Show

The performance specifications sound fantastic, but aren't Earth-shattering. While it will slide in nicely against vehicles like the 599 GTB and Porsche GT2, let alone the ZR1 and GT-R V-Spec, I'm not totally sure what they're going for. "Exclusivity" sounds reasonable when they say only 500 units, but the suggested $400K pricetag doesn't sit right. At all.

Still, they did it. Finally. And I'm happy for that.



Hey Honda, do you still have that NSX thing on the shelf?
 
560 HP from 4.8L would have been more impressive had they gotten it shoved out the door before Ferrari announced the 458 Italia.
 
Well, lets add insult to injury: During the entire development of the car, which dates back to mid-2004, the world has essentially come and gone in terms of automotive progress. There are a lot of outstanding production vehicles that stand in the way of this one, which by comparison, we know very little about.
 
Try more like a 6th of the price for a GT-R.

I'm not liking the headlights or hood gap very much, but I surprisingly like the rest of it. And it sounds like it can hold its own performance-wise.
 
Toronado
560 HP from 4.8L would have been more impressive had they gotten it shoved out the door before Ferrari announced the 458 Italia.
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I'll add to this:
The Ferrari, in addition to producing more power, produces more torque at a lower RPM with a smaller engine. Which makes me curious as to how tractable this Lexus will actually be.

YSSMAN
Well, lets add insult to injury: During the entire development of the car, which dates back to mid-2004, the world has essentially come and gone in terms of automotive progress. There are a lot of outstanding production vehicles that stand in the way of this one, which by comparison, we know very little about.
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That does bring up something interesting. This was a car announced and was originally thought to be targeting Ferrari 575s, Aston Martin Vanquishes and Mercedes SL55s.
And when it started development in 2006 it was going against SL65s and Vanquish Ss and 599 GTBs.
And after finally coming out it is going against GTRs and R8s and F458s and Gallardos and ZR1s and V12 Vantages and DBSs and SL63s and SL65 Blacks and Vipers (and 599 GTBs). My point is, while I'm sure they will still sell every one if they limit production that heavily, is it too late for the car to make its mark?
 
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I'd rather take this over the GT-R any day, provided I had the money. The sound, the appearance, the weight, all of it is just more elegant than the GT-R
 
I didn't like the idea of the car in the beginning, but it's turned out to be something truly incredible. However, I think it's fated to follow the nsx.
The high price tag will be a huge barrier to its success, but for cars like this and the nsx, I think it's worth the cost.
 
That car is uglier than home-made sin. Nice Prius AC vents.
 

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