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

 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

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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 Renegade Renegade
500? All this work and publicity for only 500 cars? WTF?
May 28, 2009 11:53 am
 nickmini nickmini
"high performance variant" - Super Light/Fast LF-A like F430 Scuderia to F430
May 28, 2009 12:11 pm
 Renegade Renegade
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.
May 28, 2009 12:31 pm
 norther norther
nice car. but you know what.... this race version looks to me like a corvette... race version, of course.
May 28, 2009 1:42 pm
 HEMI426 HEMI426
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??
May 28, 2009 3:24 pm
 xioix xioix
Might be because of the carbon fiber body (rumor) vs the aluminum of the 599
May 28, 2009 8:53 pm
 speed_freak speed_freak
Toyko? It's TOKYO! Please edit it, it looks ridiculous.
May 28, 2009 4:05 pm
 Renegade Renegade
Huh, why TOKYO? It's Tokyo.
May 28, 2009 4:34 pm
 Moko Moko
not the least bit liking or interested in the car, wanna see the finished polished version 1st
May 28, 2009 6:08 pm
 RB RB
So why it was so unsuccessful in 24-hour N?rburgring 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?
May 28, 2009 9:12 pm
 michaelg michaelg
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.
May 29, 2009 7:48 am
 Xanavi23 Xanavi23
Because in racing, the fastest car on track...isn't always the fastest car on track.
May 29, 2009 11:45 am