Lexus LF-A unveiled
 

Sounds wicked.

VIDEO: Lexus LF-A breaks cover before Tokyo unveiling — Autoblog

wowwwwwwzerrrssssssss it reminds me of a celica but exotic

The Tokyo Motor Show countdown continues with yet another round of Lexus LF-A leakage courtesy of OmniAuto..... get a load of the preliminary specs:

4.8-liter 72-degree V10 putting out 560 hp at 8,700 RPM (that's 116.5 hp/liter) and 354 lb.-ft. 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 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
Top speed of 201.94 MPH
Production limited to 500 units
More to follow. Stay tuned.

Maybe it's just my speakers but it sounds like a ricer to me.

It's gotta be your speakers, that V10 sound is pretty distinct, like a Gallardo but higher pitched. I'm not a fan of the front end, kinda meh.

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it sounds very gallardoish..

pretty serious Lexus...

is it faster then the gt-r

Probably, but only marginally. I'm pretty sure a tuned GTR would match or exceed its performance. Nice car but I think the $375K price tag is a joke, I appreciate that it's a design exercise and they need a halo car but who cares about the 500 unit production limit regardless of the fact that they will take a loss on every one produced (like the Bugatti, etc.) $200-$250K would have been a hard sell and even then, I doubt that rich enthusiasts would cross-shop this car vs. a 458.

On the other hand, some people may buy it just because it's expensive so it may be aimed at collectors and rich bastards who don't care about engineering, numbers, etc.

Pointless to riff-raff like me when $80K and change buys the same performance from a GTR.

i rather buy the R8.. and save 200k

Looks like an LP640 and a Skyline had a little bastard child ;) I love that instrument cluster...just needs to show some boobies when you win the race!

With the GT-R being twin turbo, the power potentials of that car will go above and beyond what the LF-A can do, and it costs less.

:confused:

I don't understand, what's confusing? Did you watch the video and the LF-A's cool dash w/ changing screens?

i wonder if a lifetime of massages with a happy ending are included in the price? then it might be worth it ;)

There will always be girls willing to try. You're from LA, you never listened to Tom Leykis about guys and nice cars? :)

I don't listen to the radio that often. Don't think any will try if i were in that car, unless maybe the price was advertised on the outside of it. It just looks like a highly modded Japanese car. Needless to say, even if I could afford such a car, there are many others out there in that price range that would give me a better chance of getting a happy ending and if I wanted a newly designed one, I'd get the Mercedes SLS AMG over the LF-A any day of the week. Almost as fast and over $100K less.

ok.... Now we are talking..

i will take that SLS in a heartbeart over the Lexus..

That SLS kinda of reminds me of the Z8 w/ those headlights...too bad those aren't around much.

kind of..

but not comparable at all. SLS is a hottie -