Lexus LF-A Concept Sports car

amit · 10th January 2005, 23:27

Lexus showed off the new concept LF-A sports car at the LA show. Toyota says the car is developed to run parallel to it's Formula One racing efforts and would use a engine being used in competition currently. All thats known about the engine is that it's going to have a displacement of less than 5 liters but will develop more than 500Hp and a top speed in excess of 200 mph.
Check out some pics:

z klasse · 10th January 2005, 23:43

Resembles a S2000 front end. A 350Z roofline.

Z Klasse

Technocrat · 11th January 2005, 10:58

btw how many of u find it sporty ???

Shan2nu · 11th January 2005, 13:29

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btw how many of u find it sporty ???

I don't. It's too flashy to be a performance car. The dorr panels look too plain, it needs a few more creases along the sides.

Shan2nu

vinsanity · 11th January 2005, 14:11

That doesnt impress me much!!!!!

Aditya · 11th January 2005, 19:01

Just like most concept cars from most manufacturers, this one isn't good looking. The final product may be much better.
But hey, im my opinion, this one looks better than the current SC430. The interior is more of the "love it or loathe it" types. Let's see how it's going to be priced. If Lexus intend to aim it at M6 / SL xx AMG / XKR customers, they'd better be careful.

Gordon · 11th January 2005, 20:15

in this angle it looks more like the Aston Martin V12 Vanquish. Anyways, its a concept car so don't expect too much from it right now. The end product may be different in many ways.

X-Machine · 13th January 2005, 01:05

The front appeals.The rear and side view has nuthin gr8 to write about.Anyways,its still a concept.The interiors too look a bit unconventional.
Overall - below average.

X

sridhar24 · 13th January 2005, 18:35

Its okay for the concept but I hope they try to make it sporty and make it look much better when it goes into production.

heavy_foot · 23rd April 2008, 15:45

Here are some spy shots.
is this the replacement for the Mark IV Supra ??

highwayblaze · 23rd April 2008, 20:23

There's a video of this car testing on youtube.
VIDEO
It does sound very very mean. Put 2 and 2 together, this concept will be driving at the 24hrs of Nurburgring and i'm assuming thats the one thats testing in the video. Obviously its gonna sound mean. Hope the road going version is as mean as well!

Nitin · 23rd April 2008, 21:24

I'd love to see this one hit the streets. Apart from the Lexus badge,something to compete with the Z06 and the likes would be worthwhile.

highwayblaze · 23rd April 2008, 23:58

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Originally Posted by Nitin

I'd love to see this one hit the streets. Apart from the Lexus badge,something to compete with the Z06 and the likes would be worthwhile.

I'm sure it being a V10 it'll be faster than the Z06. Unfortunately however a Z06 is easier on the pocket. With even the IS series lexus' costing around 40K i'm sure this concept LF-A will be upwards of 100K or atleast in that region. 140K maybe...

Nitin · 24th April 2008, 00:01

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Originally Posted by highwayblaze

I'm sure it being a V10 it'll be faster than the Z06. Unfortunately however a Z06 is easier on the pocket. With even the IS series lexus' costing around 40K i'm sure this concept LF-A will be upwards of 100K or atleast in that region. 140K maybe...

Quite possible,Bhupi. Thats a totally different arena altogether,once it crosses the $100K mark. Wonder where it'll all head.

DocG · 24th April 2008, 00:39

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Originally Posted by highwayblaze

I'm sure it being a V10 it'll be faster than the Z06. Unfortunately however a Z06 is easier on the pocket. With even the IS series lexus' costing around 40K i'm sure this concept LF-A will be upwards of 100K or atleast in that region. 140K maybe...

probably not THAT expensive...this is more of a competitor to the R8 and 911, and not Ferrari or Lambo...

10th January 2005, 23:27	#1
amit Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 3,717 Thanked: 450 Times	Lexus LF-A Concept Sports car Lexus showed off the new concept LF-A sports car at the LA show. Toyota says the car is developed to run parallel to it's Formula One racing efforts and would use a engine being used in competition currently. All thats known about the engine is that it's going to have a displacement of less than 5 liters but will develop more than 500Hp and a top speed in excess of 200 mph. Check out some pics: Last edited by amit : 10th January 2005 at 23:30.
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z klasse BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 351 Thanked: 28 Times View My Garage	Resembles a S2000 front end. A 350Z roofline. Z Klasse
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Technocrat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: GTA Posts: 14,815 Thanked: 2,703 Times	btw how many of u find it sporty ???
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vinsanity BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Patna Posts: 609 Thanked: 3 Times	That doesnt impress me much!!!!!
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Aditya Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 18,827 Thanked: 81,282 Times View My Garage	Just like most concept cars from most manufacturers, this one isn't good looking. The final product may be much better. But hey, im my opinion, this one looks better than the current SC430. The interior is more of the "love it or loathe it" types. Let's see how it's going to be priced. If Lexus intend to aim it at M6 / SL xx AMG / XKR customers, they'd better be careful. Last edited by Aditya : 11th January 2005 at 20:31.
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Gordon Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2,549 Thanked: 496 Times View My Garage	in this angle it looks more like the Aston Martin V12 Vanquish. Anyways, its a concept car so don't expect too much from it right now. The end product may be different in many ways.
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X-Machine Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Mumbai/Tokyo Posts: 1,475 Thanked: 29 Times	The front appeals.The rear and side view has nuthin gr8 to write about.Anyways,its still a concept.The interiors too look a bit unconventional. Overall - below average. X
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sridhar24 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,048 Thanked: 89 Times	Its okay for the concept but I hope they try to make it sporty and make it look much better when it goes into production.
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heavy_foot BANNED Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Navi Mumbai/LDN Posts: 1,052 Thanked: 173 Times	Here are some spy shots. is this the replacement for the Mark IV Supra ?? Attached Thumbnails
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highwayblaze BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Chicago/Mumbai/Pune Posts: 771 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	There's a video of this car testing on youtube. VIDEO It does sound very very mean. Put 2 and 2 together, this concept will be driving at the 24hrs of Nurburgring and i'm assuming thats the one thats testing in the video. Obviously its gonna sound mean. Hope the road going version is as mean as well!
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Nitin Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 3,294 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	I'd love to see this one hit the streets. Apart from the Lexus badge,something to compete with the Z06 and the likes would be worthwhile.
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