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I was quite surprised to see the LFA in Singapore this morning at Shangri La. Looks fantastic! I might have been slow but just thought I share.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=playe...p;v=5SWmSxDxcw0
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The Lexus LFA has got to be one of the greatest car ever made - simply because of how technologically insane it was, but more significantly, how the V10 sounded like an early 90s F1 car. It has been over two years now that BMW and Toyota come to an agreement to work together and share technological resources to make a car that will set the pace for future cars. But ever since - there has been no work seen between the two automotive giants but recent rumours claim that the two companies are actually working on an LFA successor. With the intention on putting up against cars like the Porsche 918 Spyder and McLaren P1 - the aforementioned LFA successor will likely be a hybrid filled with lithium-ion batteries but don’t despair because that isn’t such a bad thing. Instead of looking at the hybrid system as an ecological way to save the environment, we prefer to look at it as a power boost to the engine, making it go even faster! We heard the Japanese also plan to drop BMW’s 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 into this supercar and tag it with Toyota’s hybrid system to create a combination made in heaven. No doubt - we can expect the successor to be flourished in excess of carbon fibre and lightweight materials everywhere, making it absolutely exotic! We can’t wait to see this coming along quickly and an addition to the list of hybrid hypercars on the road nowadays. Cross your fingers though, and hope that this car will not be as ridiculously expensive as the LFA.
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The Shibetsu Proving Ground (SPG) in Japan is the birthplace of the original Lexus LS 400 and has been the top secret test track for new Lexus models. Recently, Lexus offered an inside look at it. The SPG opened in 1984 after six years of planning and building. Rumour has it that the scale of the construction was so large, the Soviets mistook it for a fort being created by the Japanese. Imagine the Soviets mobilising their troops..right.. Hidden behind heavy security and tall metal fences are five circuits, each varying in size and function. The longest of these is about 10 kilometres. The tracks are surrounded with tiny villages of buildings and facilities, used to assess and maintain all kinds of vehicles, ranging from production cars to highly confidential prototype models. A high speed circuit on home soil didn't take long to bear fruit for Lexus. Firstly, the SPG helped reduce costs. It also sped up the research and development process, with the majority of testing now done in-house. When it came to the LS 400, the proving ground's biggest contribution was helping to forge superb aerodynamics and an exceptionally quiet cabin environment. More impressively, the engineers could analyse and perfect the vehicle's acceleration, movement and noise at speeds as fast as 250km/h - impossible on the shorter domestic courses previously used by Lexus. The four other circuits at Shibetsu also have their own special features - such as tree-lined country roads - to help put vehicles through their paces. To examine the effects of certain road conditions on Lexus vehicles, more than 20 road surfaces unique to different regions and countries around the world, such as the German autobahns, have been duplicated and installed on several sections of the courses at Shibetsu. We wonder if there's a mini Nurburgring in the SPG? Well all in all, SPG brims over with everything the Lexus automobile engineer - they call them takumi - needs to hone the vehicles. Is this Area 51 for Lexus? Or perhaps they have another Area 52 somewhere else? Whatever it is, this is a really rare glimpse and we hope to see more of these in the future, only if allowed of course. Photo Credits : Lexus International
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[extract] To build this particular model dubbed the LFA, the luxury division under Toyota, Lexus, took a whole decade. That's not to mention the additional ten days required to find blemishes the model might potentially carry. However, it seems that the Chinese don
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On October 21, 2009, the production version of the Lexus LFA was unveiled on the first press day of the 41st Tokyo Motor Show. Introduced by Akio Toyoda at a press conference, it was disclosed that the vehicle would be limited to 500 production copies. Some three years later, the 500th unit of the LFA supercar has finally rolled off the production line at Japan's Motomachi Plant. A plaque showing the car's build number confirms this is the 500th LFA. It is time to bid farewell to the 552bhp V10 Japanese coupe. Chief engineer, Haruhiko Tanahashi, said, "I've lived and breathed supercars for the past decade. Specifically one supercar, LFA. Very few people have the opportunity we had to create a world-class supercar from a blank sheet of paper." This last LFA comes equipped with the Nurburgring Package. Given the high cost of construction and limited production, analysts do not expect LFA sales to be profitable. However, the coupe is intended to serve as a test-bed for new car technologies, including carbon fiber mass-production, and related performance vehicle development.
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I chanced upon this special episode of Head 2 Head, where Automobile Magazine's Jason Cammisa pits the world's most exclusive super cars against each other in a no-holds-barred drag race battle. Can the carbon fiber-bodied Aventador, LFA, and MP4-12C dethrone the Bugatti Veyron, which is the fastest road-legal production car in the world? Watch the above video to find out. Quick Facts Sheet: Bugatti Veyron Engine: 8.0-litre W16 quad-turbocharged Horsepower: 987hp Transmission: 7-speed DSG sequential Kerb Weight: 1,888 kg Lamborghini Aventador Engine: 6.5-litre V12 Horsepower: 690hp Transmission: 7-speed single clutch Automated Manual gearbox Kerb Weight: 1,575 kg Lexus LFA Engine: 4.8-litre V10 Horsepower: 552hp Transmission: 6-speed automated sequential gearbox Kerb Weight: 1,580 kg McLaren MP4-12C Engine: 3.8-litre V8 twin-turbo Horsepower: 592hp Transmission: 7-speed dual clutch gearbox Kerb Weight: 1,399 kg Was the result that you expected?
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The Lexus LFA is most definitely the first Japanese exotic supercar. Produced with a limited run of only 500 the car is Filled with incredible automotive technology and at almost S$1.25million, is an extremely expensive Toyota. Only a handful was brought into Singapore (around four units, if I am not wrong), and even if you have the cash to buy one, you probably would not get the chance to own one due to its scarcity. But don
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Best Motoring's last battle sizes up serious machinery in epic battle
ElDiablo posted a blog entry in MyAutoBlog
[extract] Starting in 1995, the Best Motoring moniker has seen itself branding one of the most watched automotive DVD series, acclaimed for its professional and knowledgable drivers and the often insane line-up of cars battling each other for top honours. This is no Top Gear folks. This is the real deal. While most of us have the Youtube to thank for our Best Motoring fix, the long running program has announced that the finish line has finally approached and they -
By now, you would have read the news that the first unit of the Lexus LFA supercar has arrived in Singapore. This has to be exciting news for fellow car enthusiasts, for it gives us one more rare supercar to look out for on the roads. When the LFA first appeared as a concept all those years ago, I have to admit, I wasn't very impressed. The idea of Lexus, owned by Toyota, creating a supercar to rival the likes of Ferrari seemed a bit far-fetched to me at the time. However, I then managed to catch the car in the metal at the Singapore Motorshow back in 2006, and I was simply taken away. It really is one of those cars (pardon the cliche) where pictures don't do it justice, and it just looks sensational in the flesh. The LFA had a troubled birth, with Lexus wanting it to be perfect before releasing it to the public. Hence it was only until 2009 when the Japanese carmaker officially announced production of its flagship supercar. In the meantime, the concept car kept making the rounds at various motor shows around the world, leaving the motoring press to speculate when the production car will finally come to fruition, if at all. I guess the wait was worth it, although at a massive S$1.3 million, only the truly rich and exclusive would really get to know the prowess of this magnificent machine. For us mere mortals, we can only drool as it passes us by on the roads.
