Showing posts with label Lexus LFA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lexus LFA. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
Lexus LFA with blue interior!
This photo is showing a different colour scheme, which I find very nice, and apparently there is no navi and remote touch controller.[Source: Lexus via The Lexus Enthusiast]
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Monday, January 24, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
First three production LFAs arrived in US - Part 1 of 3
On January 18, the first three production LFAs arrived in the US! As you can imagine, transporting the cars from Japan must be done in a special way. Each car arrives in its own container, which after going through the customs, is then delivered to a special facility in order to be unboxed.Of course, the preparation needs time since wood chocks have to removed, the pallet has then to be taken out
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Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
First production Lexus LFA
On December 15, 2010, production of Lexus LFA began at the Motomachi factory (earlier post). The LFA is produced by a total of 170 people, including the CFRP (earlier post) manufacturing staff. According to the press release, the CFRP technology, which was developed in-house, will be used in future Toyota and Lexus models!The LFA is assembled by hand and consists of around 15,000 parts (a "normal
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Toyota� chief test-driver dies in Lexus LFA crash
Reports coming out of Germany say that Toyota�s chief test driver, 67 year old Hiromu Naruse, has died in a collision involving the Lexus LFA Nurburgring prototype.
Reports state that Naruse, a Toyota employee since 1967, lost control of the LFA and swerved into the oncoming lane and collided with a BMW driven by two BMW test-drivers. While the BMW test-drivers survived, Naruse died on the spot.
Naruse is also Akio Toyoda�s personal driver and the creator of the LFA.
Source: egmCarTech
Monday, March 29, 2010
Lexus launches N�rburgring package for LFA
The highlights of the N�rburgring package are the following:
- New aerodynamic elements for greater downforce, including fixed rear wing
- Power increased to more than 562 bhp (+10 bhp), gearshift times cut to just 0.15 seconds
- 0 to 62mph acceleration in 3.7 seconds and top speed of 202 mph maintained in spite of higher downforce
- Performance package launched in celebration of LFA�s entry in the N�rburgring 24 Hours race
- Just 50 examples to be built, within the total LFA production limit of 500 cars
- Handling modifications include sports tuning of the suspension and mesh-type wheels shod with dedicated high-grip tyres
- Customers will be able to take advantage of individual driving instruction on the legendary Nordschleife circuit from the N�rburgring�s chief instructors. They will also receive a one-year driving pass to the track
Lexus is really trying hard to convince us that it can build seriously fast and exclusive cars, but even with the LFA (earlier post), it still remains an emotionless brand...
Source: Lexus GB
Source: Lexus GB
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Lexus LFA good only for the most elite drivers...
"We want the owner who understands its value and who is an active driver, who drives the car quite often so that the car will be seen by others and talked about," Furutani said, Lexus' global brand chief.
I really admire Lexus for designing a car like this, but even the way they sell it indicates that it's a car created only to boost Lexus' image.
My tip: Get a life and buy a Noble M600 instead, it makes so much more sense...
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Highly anticipated Lexus LFA is here at last!
We have seen spy photos, read a lot of rumors (even that the project was canceled due to the financial meltdown), but now it's here... well, at least in the Tokyo Motor Show.
You can read the spec/facts below, but I am already impressed by just looking at the photos. It's going to be a rare car, only 500 will be built, and the price tag is... $375,000, which may not be enough for Lexus to make any profit at all! Prices in Japan will be �37.5 million a unit (start of production in December 2010, end in December 2012).
- High-revving (9,000 rpm) 552bhp 4.8-litre naturally aspirated V10 engine
- 72-degree angle between the cylinder heads
- The V10 produces 480Nm of torque at 6,800rpm, 90 % of which is available from 3,700rpm all the way to the 9,000rpm red line, thanks to Dual VVT-i technology, equal length exhaust manifolds and high-volume, 12-hole fuel injectors
- Kerb weight of 1,480kg. Power to weight ratio of 373bhp per tonne, while specific output of 115bhp per litre
- Rear-mounted six-speed sequential automatic transmission (ASG)
- The ASG is operated by paddle shifts mounted on the steering column and is engineered for exceptionally fast shifts: an upshift can be effected in just 0.2 seconds
- Brake discs are made of Carbon Ceramic Material (CCM)
- Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) for the chassis and bodywork (Lexus decided the CFRP structure should be built in-house rather than by a third-party supplier)
- CFRP accounts for 65 % of the body-in-white, with aluminium alloy used for the remaining 35 %
- Drag coefficient of 0.31
- As with the exterior finish, owners can choose different interior colours and details to suit personal taste.
- The LFA will be hand-assembled at the Motomachi plant in Toyota City
- Maximum production rate of 20 per month to ensure the finest build quality and attention to detail
- Each V10 engine will be assembled by a single engineer, and will bear his signature as testament to each LFA�s bespoke status
- 0-62mph (sec): 3.7
- Max. speed (mph): 202
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