Lexus LF-A

[sk24iam]

Looks like a cool car if it Toyota brings it to production...

"Lexus recycles" is a headline you'd be more likely to see on our sister-site Autoblog Green, but we're not talking about production materials or old cars...we're talking concept cars here. Having shown the LF-A concept car here in Detroit two years ago at the 2005 NAIAS, Toyota's premium brand reworked it and brought it back to share the stage with the pre-production IS-F performance sedan at their Detroit press conference.

The LF-A is a front-engined supercar with a 500-horsepower V10. The 2007 version has some revised styling; the front end, in particular, is more curvaceous and enticing than the 2005 show car on which it's based.

Will Toyota give it the green light for production? Nothing's confirmed, but the signs are pointing in the right direction. Lexus revealed that they've been conducting engineering analyses on the car. Test mules have been spotted undergoing road testing, and at the press conference, Lexus executives suggested it could be the next F model to join their new performance line-up alongside the IS-F.

Does the world need another supercar? No, not really. Do we want one? Oh yes, yes we do.

Lexus LF-A Sports Concept Preliminary Specifications

Powertrain
Engine: V10 (under 5.0-liters)
Horsepower: More than 500
Top Speed: Approximately 200 MPH

Tire Size
Front: 265/35R20
Rear: 305/30R20

Dimensions (inches)
Overall Length: 175.6
Overall Width: 74.6
Overall Height: 48.0
Wheelbase: 102.3

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[BLINGMW]

that shot looks like a nissan badge belongs on it.... like a next gen 350Z, no?

[Evan]

I like it a lot!
Except for those asinie air intakes up high on the rear quarter. Whats that for, to cool your trunk?

[ScottyB]

neat lines but i bet it will come with an automatic no matter what :?

[Feersty]

Curves are a little extremo, but I like it.

[WRXtranceformed]

HOT!

[JustinG]

is that the next gen poopra?

[Evan]

[Sijray21]

a little too sharp of a front end for my liking, but still a cool looking car

i love the ass on that thing

[Goodspeed]

is that the next gen poopra?

It was speculated to be until it got the official Lexus badge attached to it. However a few months ago a "mini" LF-A was spotted around the Nurburgring and no one knew what it was...that is now the Toyota FT-HS concept that will most likely be the next Supra...a few top American and Japanese Toyota execs let it slip that a new Supra is coming. Either way I love both these concepts and I hope both make it into production. Everyone swore a new Supra/Toyota performance car would never come, but I knew with the introduction of the '08 R35 Skyline, Toyota would have to grow a sack again and put one into production.

[Apoc]

Except for those asinie air intakes up high on the rear quarter. Whats that for, to cool your trunk?

I'm guessing the air flows directly through to the vents under the tail lights. Downforce without a spoiler maybe?

[Dave]

if you calm the front end down just a weee bit, get rid of the funky rear vents, and put a normal motor in it, that would be a really neat car. Too bad it will never come to fruition, since Toyota's sack was cut off and thrown in the river in the late 90s.

[Maengelito]

I like it a lot!
Except for those asinie air intakes up high on the rear quarter. Whats that for, to cool your trunk?

i think it looks pretty sharp. i just read an article on this car. its a toyota hybrid synergy drive with a 300hp 3.5L V6 and 100hp electric motor. those vents are to cool the batteries apparently

[Goodspeed]

Back from the dead...the latest pictures





Sources within Lexus are stating 550+ hp with a target weight under 3000 lbs; price around 150-175k. I think it looks gorgeous (front half reminds me of the 2nd gen 300ZX), and I can't wait to see the production version soon.

My take on it: Lexus has been around for just 18 years, and yet they have risen to the top of the luxury car segment in such a short time. They are smart, and rarely are their estimated figures (HP, weight) far from the truth. Will it sell? Perhaps....it sounds like you will get hypercar performance for less than the price of the base Ferrari. You don't achieve Lexus-like success without fully knowing your market, so this one may surprise you. At the very least, it'll be a damn good halo car.

[CaptainHenreh]

price around 150-175k.

Welp, you lost me.

[HAULN-SS]

Yeah, same here. Why can't any japanese car companys put out a car with more than 400HP and not fuck it up by pricing it so ridiculous?

[ScottyB]

is it just more or is the fitment around the headlights all jacked up? maybe it's a pre-production thing.

[D_Eclipse9916]

Why does that thing remind me of an aztec? That thing is absolutely hideous, you couldnt have me buy that at 30,000.

[Andy]

Keep it mind that it's has body cladding up the ass so it's only the silohuette that is distinguisable.

[Goodspeed]

Yeah, same here. Why can't any japanese car companys put out a car with more than 400HP and not fuck it up by pricing it so ridiculous?

In this case, the price is in no way rediculous for what you would be getting. Make no mistake, Lexus isn't going for the 25-35 year old market and screwing up royally in the process...they are building an all out supercar for.....a supercar price. Its like asking for the base Ferrari to be in the 30k dollar range.