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Old 02-04-13, 08:02 PM
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Looks like the LFA is getting more screen time on this season's Top Gear.

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Old 02-04-13, 08:58 PM
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Episode 2 had Jeremy driving the LFA through Nevada and California; turns out he decided it is his new favorite car. The episode was pretty comical. I just hope this isn't their last season as Jeremy hinted at during this past episode...
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Looks like the LFA is getting more screen time on this season's Top Gear.
Clarkson insisted lol
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Old 02-04-13, 10:04 PM
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Link to episode

http://www.streetfire.net/video/top-...-2_2418739.htm
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The episode was really good. JC was heaping all sorts of praise for the LFA, even James May said it looked "absolutely epic" in yellow.

Clarkson on LFA: best car I've ever driven.

If he could have any car of his choice out of all the cars in history, he would choose a dark blue LFA.

HIGH praise for an amazing car, already a classic! Lexus has a huge task with the LFA's successor, I hope they can even make a better car than the LFA.
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I love the LFA a lot. So much, that I recently described it as the best car I’ve ever driven.

Naturally, this caused both [Richard] Hammond & [James] May to scoff loudly. Mainly because — as they kept pointing out — it costs £359,590. That’s nearly five times more than a Nissan GT-R which, if anything, is even more technical. It’s way more, too, than a Ferrari 458 or a Merc SLS. It is, they argued, a stupid price.

But they’re wrong. Arguing that the LFA is too expensive is like arguing that, at £100 billion, the Mona Lisa is too expensive.
http://lexusenthusiast.com/2013/02/0...the-lexus-lfa/

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^^^

Well said.
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Yup, it's a nice send off for the LFA which has completed its production run already. I wonder how many LFA haters have been converted into lovers since its introduction.
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Interesting thing is that on paper, the Viper should have smoked the LFA but the LFA was faster than the Viper in an actual drag race.

I also wonder how an LFA NE would do on the Top Gear test track in dry conditions
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Old 02-05-13, 12:26 AM
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Originally Posted by natnut
Interesting thing is that on paper, the Viper should have smoked the LFA but the LFA was faster than the Viper in an actual drag race.

I also wonder how an LFA NE would do on the Top Gear test track in dry conditions
tells you how good paper spec race is
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Great episode!!!
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awesome, thanks for the link!
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Really forces the perspective of what Lexus has accomplished. good form Top Gear!
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most of us already knew how spectacular the LFA is and it's awesome that JC concurs with fabulous praise.
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Thanks for the link, a recent episode i actually like, and its nice to see the california desert/parts of my hometown
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