Model: LFA
Styles: LFA Coupe, LFA Coupe Nürburgring package
Engine: 4.8-liter V10
Power range: 552 hp (Coupe), 562 hp (Nürburgring package)
Torque: 354 lb-ft
Gearbox: Six-speed single-clutch auto manual
Configuration: Longitudinal, front/mid-mounted V10
Claimed top speed: 202 mph
Description: The Lexus LFA has been in development for longer than most cars are one sale and represents a wildly different approach to building a supercar. Toyota unearthed unique approaches to material use, and in some cases, tossed traditional design out the window. The result is a full carbon-fiber structure housing a front/mid-mounted V10 that produces a serious engine note. Our few laps behind the wheel tell us this machine will be most effective in expert hands. It's not for beginners. The Nürburgring package adds 10 horsepower, even sharper suspension tuning and a larger front spoiler.
IL says: A blazingly quick supercar with unusual dynamics and a Formula 1 quality engine note. Highly capable, but also highly demanding.
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carsgalore says:
07:06 AM, 09/20/2011
Super-car definition is a "disputable" term. For example I found this as a definition:
"a very expensive fast or powerful car with a centrally located engine"
and this:
"A supercar is a term used for a sports car, typically an exotic or rare one, whose performance is highly superior to its contemporary sports cars. The proper application of this term is subjective and disputed, especially among enthusiasts. In addition, the use of the term is dependent on the era; a vehicle that is considered to be a supercar at one time may not retain its superiority in the future. Nonetheless, the automotive press frequently calls new exotic cars "super-cars".
My point is depending on who is using the term and how it is used in that context will determine if a car is a Super car or not. Do I think the GTR is a super car? No, not by definition. BUT I think it is a very fast car, a well behaved and very aggressive car that weighs too much to handle as well as it does. This is the reason that it get so much criticism and even hate in some cases.
tszk says:
08:45 PM, 11/25/2010
the LF-A on Top Gear's track is 3 sec faster than a Lambo Gallardo and the fastest wet lap car on the board...
70opelgt says:
11:44 PM, 11/24/2010
An exquisite example of engineering. To me, sounds are one of the greatest attributes of fast cars, old F1 V10s being the pinnacle. This car comes damn close.
Owning a supercar should be about getting goosebumps every time you give it a whirl. This would pass with flying colors.
junniepips says:
09:34 AM, 11/04/2010
Lexus is smoothest running automobile I have ever owned in sixty five years of driving cars.
speedrcr says:
08:26 PM, 11/01/2010
Not hard to see the reasons why some people would choose the GT-R over the LF-A...
1. You can't afford it
2. You can't appreciate the art and engineering that went into a car that rests its merits squarely on its superb materials and its mechanical sophistication.
3. You can't drive and you need a car that has better driving skills than you do.
4. You don't know how to enjoy the passion of driving because the GT-R Playstation console just told you that there isn't enough G-forces in your last turn to advance to the next level.
...and last but not least...
5. You associate Twin Turbos with the pair you wish you had...and hope that it will get bigger once you buy it.
lsobboh says:
04:53 PM, 11/01/2010
@ derrick1234
I couldn't have said it any better. It annoys me that so many people constantly try to compare this car to Nissans and Chevys by posting straight line speed numbers and other things.
Personally I believe that this car will be one of the fastest cars around a track, just that no one has tested it yet (I've heard that AutoCar compared it with the Ferrari 458 and they said that the Lexus was much faster around a certain corse but I have yet to physically read that article or see that video).
And as far as precision engineering goes, I admire the fact that Lexus was so anal about aerodynamics and weight when it came to this car, and the 4.8L V-10? Priceless...
derrick1234 says:
04:38 PM, 11/01/2010
@ bruceleroy81
I think you need to consider what this car is all about. Just think about it for a minute. If you're considering price...well it's not made to be affordable. If you're talking about straight line speed...well it wasn't made for that either. If you're talking about being faster than the ZR-1 or GT-R...well it wasn't made for those things either.
What this car is about is...being the very best car that Lexus could make, and to make a statement that the Japanese can build a supercar.
Do you think the GT-R is a supercar? I don't think so. In my definition of the word, a supercar is one that blends sublime material selection, a technologically advanced powertrain package, expression of automotive engineering, a chassis that utilizes the latest and maybe experimental design, and superfluous bodywork that includes active aerodynamics.
A GT-R is faster in a straight line than a Porsche Carrera GT. It's faster than a Murcielago, SLR, whatever. It's fast in a straight line and fast around the track. It actually makes speed accessible to the average driver, thanks to its AWD. Is that what a supercar is all about? Is it made of the finest and exotic materials like a 100% carbon fiber body?
The GT-R is a great car. But you're comparing it in the wrong company. In the company of supercars, in my opinion, the GT-R cannot compare. But that doesn't mean it can't be super. It's fast as hell.
The GT-R is fat. You know it is. You know how much better it can be if it weighed the same is the Lexus LFA...or even the ZR-1. The GT-R's engine is like a club compared to a scalpel in terms of engineering. It makes around the same power as the LFA does, but needs 2 turbochargers to do it. The LFA displaces more, but what if Nissan cranked out the same horses from natural aspiration? Now we're talking the language of supercars.
It's all about the engineering that goes inside.
Also. I am not a pro-Toyota or Lexus guy. I'm an engineer for Honda Racing. There you go! Hopefully I didn't offend you. But that's just what I think. Because so many people compare the LFA and talk crap about it against "cheaper" comparitive options. But the truth is, they're not even comparing it with the right company. A Ferrari 458 is cheaper than an LFA yes. But does it share that 100% carbon fiber bodywork? That sublime V10? Those active aerodynamics? No. But it does enough of it to be considered a supercar.
Even then, the LFA is more of an engineer's dream over any Ferrari or Lamborghini at the moment. Mclaren is cooking something up but we'll see.
bruceleroy81 says:
07:40 AM, 11/01/2010
This car ain't worth sh@#$% $375K for a car that's not as fast as a $114k Corvette ZR-1 and not that much faster than a $84,000 Nissan GT-R. I'd much rather take the new improved 2012 GT-R over this thing.
Maybe 30-40 less horsepower than this LF-A but almost 100 more lb.-feet of torque with AWD.