Lexus LFA supercar for SA

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http://www.motoring.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=5498851

Lexus SA announced this today, as well as the anticipated price. Only a handful of the cars will be allocated to South Africa and serious buyers will have to put down a deposit of R500 000 against the anticipated retail of R4.5-R5-million – on top of which will be added the cost of personal specifications.
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Nissan GT-R for me any day, plus it's R3m cheaper. Something tells me the LFA will not dethrone Godzilla as the fastest production car ever tested at the Reef on the quarter mile.
 
DarkDenim said:
http://www.motoring.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=5498851



Nissan GT-R for me any day, plus it's R3m cheaper. Something tells me the LFA will not dethrone Godzilla as the fastest production car ever tested at the Reef on the quarter mile.
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The LFA is in a completely different league though. There's a reason it took so long to develop, and it costs so much. According to Top Gear, who did a review on this, the engine gains and drops revs so quickly, they had to use a digital tachometer since analogue just couldn't keep up.
 
That's "quite nice". :D

Thing is, is it better than comparatively priced Ferraris, the new McLaren or even a 911 Turbo at less than half the price?
 
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BCO said:
That's "quite nice". :D

Thing is, is it better than comparatively priced Ferraris, the new McLaren or even a 911 Turbo at less than half the price?
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Actually, overseas this thing is still a good UKP400 000 which is double the price of some Ferarri's. Hell, I just did a quick Google, and a Modenna with around 7000 miles on the clock can be had for under UKP60 000.
 
Yea the Lexus LFA is in a completely different league than the Nissan GTR...

There is almost no comparison... Nissan GTR is like your average BMW M3 in comparison...

The LFA is best described as a "Engineers wet dream" if I can quote the topgear review dudes...
Everything in the car is top notch... totally overpriced, but every single component in the car is from the best... from the full carbon fibre body work, to the accellarator pedals made from single block of cast alluminium. Titanium engine parts all over the show.

I really enjoyed the topcar review they had about the LFA... definately worth a watch.
 
BCO said:
That's "quite nice". :D

Thing is, is it better than comparatively priced Ferraris, the new McLaren or even a 911 Turbo at less than half the price?
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IMO when you have that much money to spend, you stop buying cars with your mind and start buying them for your love of it.

Yes it may not be the fastest at the price, but there's so much to love about it - the sound of the engine, the interior and all it's gadgetry, the way it revs, the way it looks etc. If I had a choice between this and a 911 Turbo, GT-R or F430 then I'd take this - simply because I like so much about it and it's way more exclusive.
 
I put down the deposit! I just have to wait till I fall asleep to find out if I'm getting one...

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It's very nice but, imagine explaining to a woman on why you spent 5mill on a Lexus:erm:

Id take the Switzer GTR thanks:D
 
GTR. You would be stupid to buy the LFA. It's an amazing car, and love the engine and the digital rev counter etc etc. But for that price? Does it go 10X faster than any other supercar? Meh, give me that GTR!
 
Toyota chief test driver dies in LFA crash

Hiromu Naruse, test driver for the Toyota team for over 40 years and chief test driver of the Lexus LFA supercar, died tragically at the age of 67 in a car accident just outside of Germany's popular Nurburgring yesterday.

Naruse had been driving a pre-production Lexus LFA Nurburgring Edition when his vehicle crashed into a BMW 3-Series on Germany's 410 highway.

Details are vague, but early reports suggest that Naruse had been travelling at high speed while taking a turn and crossed into the opposite lane where the BMW was driving. The two BMW occupants are said to be critical in hospital.

Naruse started at Toyota in 1963 when he joined the Vehicle Evaluation and Engineering Division. He played important roles in developing vehicles such as the Toyota 2000GT, and is reportedly referred to as the "Godfather of the LFA".

http://www.carmag.co.za/article/toyota-chief-test-driver-dies-in-lfa-crash-2010-06-24
 
12 NEW LEXUS LFAS ARE STILL ON THE MARKET IN THE US

The Lexus LFA was produced in very limited number despite being in development for as long as nine years. Buyers had to fork out an obscene amount of money to purchase one. Interestingly, though, there are still reportedly as many as 12 examples sitting at various dealerships around the United States.

While digging through the July 2017 sales figures, Autoblog.com spotted one LFA that was sold last month (they also uncovered that six that were sold in 2016). After getting in touch with Toyota, the American publication learned that there are 12 “new” models technically still listed as “dealer inventory”.

This is because initially the firm would only take purchase orders for the LFA to prevent “price gouging and speculation”. But interest in the car rapidly cooled by 2010. So, to ensure that cars would not waste away at the factory, it was decided that current owners would be allowed to purchase a second car and that dealers would be permitted to order more models to sell on themselves.

Despite these cars technically still being on the market, US customers can’t just walk into a dealership and buy one. It’s possible that these dealers may be holding them for display or keeping them as collectors’ items.

http://www.carmag.co.za/news_post/12-new-lexus-lfas-are-still-on-the-market-in-the-us/
 
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