mikersoft

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I hate that front end. It reminds me of an Edsel. The rest of the car looks pretty good though.

-Mike

Vervish

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Bumping this up because I just read that this beast lapped Nurburgring in 7:39.

To put that in perspective - that would make it the fastest production sedan ever and only 1 second behind the LFA...

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1...ideo?fbfanpage

Rossi

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It's a one hot car ....... Love it

MWIS350

It had Ferrari engine and look like BMW. For $70k I'll take RCF. They should also make a 2 door coup lighter and with same 500HP engine.

KJH

Not sure whether or not it's the fastest sedan around the 'Ring, but I do know for sure it is 25-seconds behind the LFA, not the one second cited. A Nur Spec LFA did 7:14 at a customer party thrown by Lexus for its European LFA owners. The feeling, at the time, was that a factory sponsored effort, similar to what Nissan and GM have done in the past, would have resulted in an even faster time than that posted. The 7:14 was done in a customer's car.

Ken.

Vervish

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https://nurburgringlaptimes.com/lap-times-top-100/

I was referring to the plain ole LFA - not the only 50 ever produced, extremely rare Nur Spec..

It is a second behind the LFA - if the alpha's time is confirmed as accurate, it is an amazing feat.

KJH

The "plain ole LFA" was a pre-production car driven by a Porsche driver. A production car posted a 7:24, later topped by the 7:14 of the Nur Spec. The Nur Spec has 10 bhp more than the regular LFA and, according to Lexus, because the Nur Spec has more drag, the 10 bhp increase was made to counteract the effects of the additional drag/down force.

The Alfa's time, if proven to be correct, is very impressive nonetheless. This car would have a real chance if FCA was not at the bottom of every J.D. Power & Associates/Consumer Reports vehicle reliability survey.

Ken.

Rossi

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mjeds

I seem to recall reading somewhere that the Alfa Romeo Giulia is being built on the Dodge Charger platform.. if it is I'll chip in my $0.02 to complete lack of reliability and quality.

imp0rted1

incredible car

again as lexus owners we are going to bang on the reliability drum.


2.9L twin turbo Italian engine what could go wrong?

6i9

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I would definitely lease one for a few years but not long term ownership. I think it would be a great car while under warranty.

I may wait til the second model year to pickup a good lease deal on old inventory clearance

ihadboost

I'd be willing to be that this thing is going to be somewhere up there with the Maserati Quattroporte and GranTurismo as far as cost. Not to mention, the reliability will probably be atrocious (as stated several times previously).

That being said, it looks pretty awesome.

MWIS350

Why would anybody buy a car that's low rating not reliable.

Rossi

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Anyone saw the Grand Tour, Jeremy Clarkson test drove it last week.
THIS THING IS GROWING ON ME:-))))

isfvss

No thanks the grill reminds me of someone who just got into power.