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#38 of 57 Re: I don't see how this affects the SC [mikegiller] by merc1 Mar 07, 2006 (11:08 pm)
Replying to: mikegiller (Mar 07, 2006 8:31 am) Well I think a "luxury supercar" is a compromise in itself, especially that description. There is always some compromise. One side has to prevail more than the other. If it too luxurious it will suffer on the performance side, especially if they try to make it ride too soft for the proper "supercar" experience. Anyway, I see Edmunds has is reporting that this car will cost about 170K when it arrives here. For 170K it better have more than 500hp (or be real lightweight) if it is compete with Ferraris and Porsches of the same ilk. I agree though if they're shooting for Ferrari and Porsche the luxury biased SL isn't the target. I really wonder if they're going to keep in line with F1 and do a V8 instead of a V10. Either way I can't wait to see what Toyota can do when let their hair down for a change. M Replies to this message: mikegiller (Mar 08, 2006 7:00 am) merc1 (Mar 08, 2006 9:12 pm) kansashick (Apr 04, 2008 2:10 pm)
#39 of 57 I do declare by drfill Mar 08, 2006 (6:52 am)
I am NOT in love with the styling, as it stands. It's not ugly, but doesn't make my heart flutter, to the tune of "six bills". The only pictures I've seen of the interior harken back to the NSX-meets-Lexus SC. DrFill
#40 of 57 Re: I don't see how this affects the SC [merc1] by mikegiller Mar 08, 2006 (7:00 am)
Replying to: merc1 (Mar 07, 2006 11:08 pm) By luxury, I mean that it will have all the trimmings that people spending upwards of six-figures on a sports car would expect. If you look at the Bugatti Veyron, Lamborghini Gallardo, Ferrari F430, et al., you would notice that they are quite luxurious. The Gallardo, I know for a fact has navi and many other lux car related options. Having said all that, if they maintain a certain level of luxury that the buyer's would expect buying a Lexus with balls to the wall performance, that should not make the ride soft, but instead, a more enjoyable cabin. Toyota has already produced a V10 production engine, so I can see that they will use that instead of the V8 despite what they said about keeping the car inline with F1. A V8 F1 bred engine in the GT sure would be sweet though! Replies to this message: merc1 (Mar 08, 2006 9:12 pm) kansashick (Apr 04, 2008 2:10 pm)
#41 of 57 Re: I don't see how this affects the SC [mikegiller] by merc1 Mar 08, 2006 (9:12 pm)
Replying to: mikegiller (Mar 08, 2006 7:00 am) If that is the case I don't see what will make the Lexus standout because like you said those other cars already have the "luxury" thing covered pretty well. Buyers in this class are looking for name/lineage, performance and great styling, not just luxury. I doubt the average Lambo owner cares one bit about a nav system. I'll be like totally shocked if Lexus built and all-out performance car and not a GT car. M Replies to this message: kansashick (Apr 04, 2008 2:10 pm)
#42 of 57 New LF-A Video by mikegiller Apr 07, 2006 (5:54 pm)
link title In case nobody has caught this yet, here is the latest LF-A video.
#43 of 57 Surprised..... by objectiveview May 24, 2006 (3:33 pm)
Saw an article about the LF-A the otherday, but Edmunds never reportd it. Anyway, It stated that the LF-A would debut in production form at the 2007 japanese F1 grandprix at Mt.Fuji as the pace car, but will go on sale for 2009 (not sure if its year 2009 or MY2009). They also went on to state, that Lexus has dropped the aluminium body and are going all carbon fibre to meet a weight target of 1200kg. They also mentioned an increase of displacement in the V10. Looks to me like the gloves are off...I will see if I can find the link and post it later.
#44 of 57 . by objectiveview May 26, 2006 (3:55 pm)
link as promised
#45 of 57 Well, I have an Integra that weighs 2690 lbs. by drfill Jul 02, 2006 (8:40 am)
So for this considerably bigger car to weigh LESS, with a V10, 18-19" wheels, Lexus level luxury, plus state-of-the-art safety tech, plus have anything near competitive NVH material would be one of the greatest engineering feats of all-time! Don't know much about carbon-fiber bodies. But if anyone can do the unthinkable.... DrFill
#46 of 57 Photos of the LF-A by dkaplan435 Feb 18, 2007 (1:49 am)
I've uploaded photos of the LF-A to http://www.taxicabs.com/autoshow/chicago2007/Lexus/LF-A/ Click the photo to move to the next one! I'll upload video & photos of the Supra later. Dave
#47 of 57 I have ordered an LF-A by kansashick Feb 11, 2008 (8:54 am)
I put down a deposit on an LF-A this summer. This car is coming out and will compete against the F430. It will have 550 hp and an 0-60 time of under 3.5 seconds with a top end estimated at over 210 mph. An LFA recently set the lap record at Nurbringen, besting by .2 seconds the previous record, held by a Porsche GT-2. The LF-A will be a supercar and only 500 per year are to be built. My exotic car lease guy told me to take delivery even if I no longer want the car since the demand already exceeds several years production with over a year to go before the car is available. He expects that, like F430s, this car will command a substantial premium over invoice on the resale market. FWIW, I expect the price of the convertible version to be almost $200k. Replies to this message: bmlexus (Feb 12, 2008 5:01 pm)