Lexus LF-A Details Emerge - Set for October Tokyo Debut

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

Could boast a 218 mph top speed

By Michael Gauthier
May 28, 2009 3:27 PM
Filed Under: Japanese, Lexus, Supercars, Tokyo Motor Show

With the Tokyo Motor Show less than six months away, new details have emerged about the production version of the Lexus LF-A.

According to a recent report from AutoExpress, the car will boast a 4.8-liter V10 engine with over 550 bhp which will enable it to hit a top speed of 218 mph. This means the upcoming supercar will offer similar performance figures to much more prestigious exotics such as the Ferrari 599 GTB and Lamborghini's Murcielago LP640.

Unlike the prototype LF-As which competed unsuccessfully at the 24 hours of Nürburgring (one finished 87th overall while the other caught on fire), the production version will feature revised styling with noticeable changes to the front bumper, headlights, and grille.

Expected to cost somewhere between £140,000 ($194,000 USD) and £190,000 ($263,000 USD), the LF-A and it's rumored high performance variant could be limited to 500 units.

Source: autoexpress.co.uk

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Comments

Renegade

May 28, 2009 3:53 PM

500? All this work and publicity for only 500 cars? WTF?

nickmini

May 28, 2009 4:11 PM

"high performance variant" - Super Light/Fast LF-A like F430 Scuderia to F430

Renegade

May 28, 2009 4:31 PM

Hmm, I would like to be true, but it says pretty clear that "the LF-A AND it's rumored high performance variant could be limited to 500 units." So both cars may be limited, I still hope they won't, this can become my dream car.

norther

May 28, 2009 5:42 PM

nice car. but you know what.... this race version looks to me like a corvette... race version, of course.

HEMI426

May 28, 2009 7:24 PM

This is the weird thing, this car has about 90 hp less than the ferrari 599 GTB, but it can go a lot faster. WHy limited it to 500 cars??

speed_freak

May 28, 2009 8:05 PM

Toyko? It's TOKYO! Please edit it, it looks ridiculous.

Renegade

May 28, 2009 8:34 PM

Huh, why TOKYO? It's Tokyo.

Edited by user on May 28, 2009 at 8:35 PM

Moko

May 28, 2009 10:08 PM

not the least bit liking or interested in the car, wanna see the finished polished version 1st

May 29, 2009 1:12 AM

So why it was so unsuccessful in 24-hour Nürburgring Race this and also last year, still reliability problems? Then what about lap times - were they at least comparable to R8 and other top-runners?

michaelg

May 29, 2009 11:48 AM

The LF-A prototype did a lap in 7 minutes 13 seconds. For comparison, the Nissan GT-R took 7 minutes 26.7 seconds and the Corvette ZR1 accomplished it in 7 minutes and 26 seconds.