Symphony of Akira Iida's Nurburgring race qualifying lap in the LFA SP8T Nissan GTR vs SP8 Lexus LFA vs GT3 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
Yes I agree with what you have said but since everything about this car is done to near perfection, I am surprised they over looked this detail, however insignificant it maybe. I will admit I am one of those guys who likes to collect these sort of stuff.
WOW ! Nice too see other colors of LFA NE. Nice pics in general. Love this one with IMO the two best sportscars ever built. By the way, the LFA NE rims are made by Rays right ? Are they 20" like the LFA or 19" ?
Lexus LFA owned by Lexus EU at Goodwood festival (rev-up duet with a Lamborghini V10): Video shows the difference between the sound of a 72 degree LFA V10 and a 90 degree Lamborghini V10.
72° is the right angle for a V10 engine, but it can only be achieved by building a new engine based on nothing else. Compared to BMW M and Quattro which are 90°, this one is an authentic V10 engine. The other two are not bad, but build with V8 in mind. I can't wait to see the next Gallardo engine.
Yeah, you are right. 72 degrees is considered ideal, but only exclusive V10 engines particularly F1 racing car engines when they used to have V10 engines.
Unlike what most would think, the first V10 was not a Lamborghini or BMW, nor a Viper and not even an F1, the first V10 engine was a made in 1988 by Alfa with Formula One in mind. It was a 72° 3.5l V10 making 629 PS @ 13.300 RPM and 280 Nm @ 9.500 RPM. Only then V10 appeared in F1. http://www.velocetoday.com/cars/cars_134.php
Better Hurry; Lexus LFA Supercar Sold Out – Almost “Down to single digits.” by Joseph Szczesny on Jun.15, 2012 Looking for an appropriate last minute Father’s Day present for your dad the hedge fund manager? Better move fast if the $375,000 Lexus LFA is high on your list. Even if the price tag doesn’t put it out of your reach, you may soon be out of luck, according to an official with Toyota’s luxury subsidiary. After two years, it seems Lexus has just about run out of the 500 carbon-fiber supercars it built and isn’t planning to produce any more. “The supply is down to single digits,” said Tim Morrison, Lexus vice president of sales, and most of those are actually tied up by dealers. Following the presentation of the decidedly more mundane Lexus ES, Morrison said LFA sales were considered a success since it created a huge, positive halo for the brand. Lexus promoted the LFA as not only just another supercar but one that featured some significant technological breakthroughs. Notable was the extensive use of carbon fiber — in this case, the light, strong but extremely expensive material was woven using a technique borrowed from the fabric industry. (Lexus parent Toyota original started out as a textile manufacturer.) The car’s 552 horsepower V-10 was developed with the assistance of Yamaha and features titanium valves and connecting rods, the better to push it to a 9,000 RPM redline. With advanced aerodynamics including an active rear spoiler, the LFA is capable of 0 to 60 times of 3.6 seconds with a Ferrari-challenging top speed of 202 mph. Not that many LFAs made it to the States, fewer than 200 shipped here — with most of those going to customers in high-profile regions such as California and Florida. Only about two-dozen were actually sold in the Midwest through Lexus’ Chicago Region, Lexus officials said. The LFA was a pet project of Toyota chairman Akio Toyoda, himself a serious racing and high performance fan, but the company has not made any kind of commitment to build a next-generation model that would maintain the Lexus presence in the supercar segment. “There are no plans for a replacement,” a spokesman said. Paul A. Eisenstein contributed to this report. Source
They should hopefully be working on a new LFA, hopefully. LFA in near-stock trim has done exceptionally well in racing ranking near the top and in order for them to continue, they need to fulfill the homologation requirements.
If not a new LFA, at least, and it could also be the best thing, a 911/Cayman rival, like the coming Mercedes SLC AMG, McLaren P13 and possible Maserati GranSport.
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Can't wait to see how it will perform against the other supercars. I'm still quite surprised the benchmark was not the Aventador or the F12. The Viper has most torque, without FI, thanks to very large displacement, but it is also the lowest revving engine, with red line at 6.400 RPM. It is the complete oposite of the LFA which has a rather small displacement, low torque and high revs.
I think it is quite clear, they were talking overall track performance and dynamic handling characteristics. Not just straight line.
Is the Lexus LFA more durable than a Ferrari ? Lexus's top technical guy, Paul Williamsen, tells us a story about the LFA supercar. One time, while his team was driving it around in the US, they ran into a group of Ferrari owners. The latter were surprised when they found out that the LFA unit that Williamsen and his crew were driving had already accumulated 25,000 miles (40,000km). And so the Ferrari guys asked Williamsen: "So, how many engines has this car used through all that mileage?" That's a question that makes sense, considering the fact that the ultra-expensive supercoupe's 4.8-liter V10 engine revs to 8,700rpm to produce a maximum output of 552hp. These numbers ought to be harsh to the powertrain components, right? "Just one," answered Paul. "One?" the Ferrari guys asked, obviously impressed. "And how many times have you replaced the transmission?" "Never," Paul replied. "This car has used the same stock engine and transmission through 25,000 miles." Needless to say, the Ferrari owners couldn't imagine their own exotic cars being driven that far without going through some engine or transmission replacement. Source
It is only now I noticed some LFA have a normal rear end, other have some sort of wings above the healights. With Without IMHO it looks cleaner without.
Levi's not talking about the large retractable rear spoiler. He's talking about the little "winglets" over the rear tail-lights.
Lexus LFA 2012 Goodwood competition winners announced The winners of the Lexus Goodwood Festival of Speed competition are: Kaye Chapman, David Mitchell, Punit Patel and Steven Norfield. Congratulations! The winners will be treated to a very memorable run up the famous Hillclimb in the passenger seat of the LFA supercar. The Goodwood show car is one of only 500 LFAs made in the world, and it’s the only one in the UK! The four lucky winners will also receive VIP treatment throughout the day. Powered by a ferocious V10 engine and made using lightweight carbon-fibre construction, it roars from 0-62mph in just 3.7 seconds and is one of the fastest and most exclusive road cars on the planet. To find out more about the Lexus LFA visit the car chapter on the Lexus website. We’d like to extend our thanks to all those who took the time to enter the competition. Here is a teaser of what they can expect…this video was taken at last year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed and features our competition winner, Johannes Rogert, taking his seat in the LFA Nurburgring for a one-in-a-lifetime ride. We’ll be bringing you live coverage of the Lexus LFA in all its glory blazing up the Hillclimb over this weekend! For all of the latest news and live coverage from Goodwood make sure you ‘Like’ our Facebook page and also follow us on Twitter.
