Car Graphic Japan (11/2011) Road Test No.460 - Lexus LFA

[Soup]

Outside Temp: 18c (64.4F)
Humidity: 93%
Wind speed: 0.3 ~ 1.9 m/s

0 - 200m: 8.3s @ 151km/h
0 - 400m: 12.3s @ 198km/h
0 - 1000m: 21.9s @ 245km/h

0 - 80km/h: 3.6s
0 - 100km/h: 4.5s
0 - 120km/h: 5.6s
0 - 160km/h: 8.9s
0 - 200km/h: 12.5s
0 - 240km/h: 20.7s

Weight (as tested): 1,628kg / 3,589lbs





Tire: Bridgestone Potenza S001

Max Speed in each gear @ 9,000rpm:

1st: 82km/h
2nd: 121km/h
3rd: 164km/h
4th: 216km/h
5th: -
6th: -

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[DeDe]

Proper launches are still problem for the LFA. But the 8 sec 100-200 km/h time is pretty good.

 

[Mr.Ree]

20.7 to 240kph(149mph). 4.4s from 100-160kph. That really is pretty slothly. 1628kg! It gets heavier every day.

 

[330CIZHP]

Proper launches are still problem for the LFA. But the 8 sec 100-200 km/h time is pretty good.

It mostly happens in the case where Lexus does not allow the publisher to use launch control system (which modulates the clutch and ignition timing). The tires are too weak to handle a neutral to 1st clutch drop at 4000 - 4500 rpm and don't hook up on most surfaces. With sticky tires, it would have been a different story.

In this case, the pictures show wet weather on the pavement and droplets on LFA's roof and so does the 93% moisture in the atmosphere clearly indicating wet weather so definitely test was done in wet weather. 4.5 seconds 0 - 100 km/h is almost 1 second off the official pace, but in the wet it is actually pretty good.

Then, the weak S001 tires that don't give consistent traction on the standard LFA is the other issue that has been well documented.

20.7 to 240kph(149mph). 4.4s from 100-160kph. That really is pretty slothly. 1628kg! It gets heavier every day.

That is, if you are oblivious enough to see this as the capabilities of the car. With launch control, Motorsports France got 0 - 260 km/h in 21 seconds for the Lexus LFA using GPS telemetry (speedo does it in 18.x seconds). 4.5 seconds 0 - 100 km/h only says some element was out of place clearly. Just like any other car especially RWD, this is one of the tests that does not represent the best capabilities.

Again, the 93% moisture saturated in atmosphere should tell you the weather was wet.

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[Guibo]

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[330CIZHP]

Thanks Guibo for finding the awesome video.

So there you have it. A confirmation that the test was done in very wet weather. The in-cabin clip shows traction control intervening even in 5th gear.

The 4.5 seconds 0 - 100 km/h in wet weather stomping off idle is actually quite good.

 

[Mr.Ree]

Thought there must be something up.