Lexus Releases LF-A Race Car Images Ahead of 24-hour Nürburgring Race

Lexus LF-A Race Car - 2009 24-hour Nurburgring Race

Features a 4.8-liter V10 engine with 500 bhp

By Michael Gauthier
May 21, 2009 8:17 PM
Filed Under: Japanese, Lexus, Motorsport, Nürburgring

Lexus has finally released official photos of their LF-A prototype which will compete in the grueling 24-hour endurance race at Germany's famous Nürburgring.

Although the company is keeping details a closely guarded secret, they did state that the 200+ mph supercar is powered by a 4.8 liter V10 engine which produces 500 bhp. The sleek carbon fiber LF-A prototype will be entered by Japan's Gazoo Racing team and will be driven by a variety of professional race car drivers, Toyota engineers, and Lexus dealers.

This year's 24 hours of Nürburgring is scheduled to run from May 21 to the 24.

Source: Lexus

Press Release (Click to expand)

AND THEN THERE WERE TWO

The Lexus LF-A concept car has never been camera shy, but it has not been seen like this before. Here for the first time is not one, but two of the sleek V10, 500bhp sportcars pictured parked side by side and in race livery ready for this weekend's Nürburgring 24-hour race.

Entered by Gazoo Racing, the team hopes to repeat its class winning form in the 4-hour race earlier in the year. The team, made up of professional drivers, Toyota test drivers, dealers and one very enigmatic driver known only as "Morizo", is tackling the race as part of the development programme for the 200mph+ car.

Gazoo is a Japanese market, Toyota-owned, e-commence website that aims to "create a new relationship between automobiles and people in the new IT era". Gazoo has its own racing team and this will be the third attempt at the famous German race.

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Comments

Renegade

May 21, 2009 9:09 PM

I'm so curious to see what this baby can do.

carcrazy1234

May 23, 2009 2:59 AM

apparently its 20 seconds off pace hahaha

"Earlier today Raeder Automotive set the fastest qualifying time in their Matech Ford GT ahead of many factory teams and some of those with newly prepared cars. There was lots of talk about the four factory Audis, but it's Lexus that gets our immediate attention with their LFA Supercar. Both cars were nearly 20 seconds off pace in rain-soaked practice, but the new livery looks tremendous at speed." --- supercars.net

Edited by user on May 23, 2009 at 3:00 AM

N20_Purge

May 21, 2009 9:18 PM

Looks great, I hope the Road version can look just as cool, without all the racing parts.

scratchy996

May 21, 2009 9:22 PM

fugly rice , but at least it sounds ok.

Xanavi23

May 22, 2009 3:29 AM

Fugly Rice ? Silly lad, its a race car, it has to stand out.

Anyway, its going to give the MTM Audi boys a run for their money.

saijaS

May 22, 2009 11:30 AM

I think it looks like a z32 300zx.

HolySteel

May 22, 2009 1:06 PM

I really like the car, but the headlights and triple exhaust pipes make it look a bit strange :)

Renegade

May 22, 2009 2:21 PM

The exhaust is unique as for the headlights, they are racing version headlights, they won't present the final look of the car on a racing pre production version.

sensei

May 23, 2009 10:53 PM

Toyota really does not want to let this one go. New Supra?

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