Official LF-A(II) thread (Will debut at Tokyo Auto Show, Lexus details Oct 20th, 8pm)
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Press days for the show are October 21st and 22nd. There is a special "guest day" and opening ceremony on October 23rd. The show opens to the public October 24th and runs until November 4th.
My guess is that the LF A will most likely debut on the 21st just to grab maximum attention .
My guess is that the LF A will most likely debut on the 21st just to grab maximum attention .
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The LF-A has been seen in final production form testing!
http://www.motorauthority.com/blog/1...of-development
I'm guessing this is the final design, as its wheels, headlight housings, etc. all match the Crystallised Wind concept.
http://www.motorauthority.com/blog/1...of-development
I'm guessing this is the final design, as its wheels, headlight housings, etc. all match the Crystallised Wind concept.
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Looks pretty bad-***! I like the use of white camo to conceal the head lights and tail lights, as well as the contrasting use of black to conceal the lower rear details of the car. This may or may not be the paint scheme for the final car, as in the lower rear may or may not remain black. You can see it's wearing the production rims as seen in some earlier spyshots.
Really interesting to see how low and wide the car is with minimal camo. Also you can clearly see just how *WIDE* the front fenders are. It really makes the car look very muscular. The hood vents give an obvious clue that something sinister lurks in the engine bay.
I hope Lexus unveils the car in a really bad-*** color, either black, a dark metallic blue, or some sort of red.
To all the people on CL and Toyota/Lexus enthusiasts in general, I can safely say that it's been a LONG wait, but the production car is almost here. This is a car that many thought would never see production, that many thought wasn't possible from Toyota, but it really is coming. This is pretty much a dream car.
Only one question; where are the door handles? Are they hidden, or is Toyota playing with us and that is not the actual final body of the car?
Really interesting to see how low and wide the car is with minimal camo. Also you can clearly see just how *WIDE* the front fenders are. It really makes the car look very muscular. The hood vents give an obvious clue that something sinister lurks in the engine bay.
I hope Lexus unveils the car in a really bad-*** color, either black, a dark metallic blue, or some sort of red.
To all the people on CL and Toyota/Lexus enthusiasts in general, I can safely say that it's been a LONG wait, but the production car is almost here. This is a car that many thought would never see production, that many thought wasn't possible from Toyota, but it really is coming. This is pretty much a dream car.
Only one question; where are the door handles? Are they hidden, or is Toyota playing with us and that is not the actual final body of the car?
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Here is what looks like a new video of the LF-A, haven't seen it posted anywhere before:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLLDfKNZQ2Q
Interesting video, you really get a good sense of how the engine sounds, and in several spots in the video you can clearly see (and hear) the driver is not even pushing the car but just cruising along.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLLDfKNZQ2Q
Interesting video, you really get a good sense of how the engine sounds, and in several spots in the video you can clearly see (and hear) the driver is not even pushing the car but just cruising along.
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Here is what looks like a new video of the LF-A, haven't seen it posted anywhere before:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLLDfKNZQ2Q
Interesting video, you really get a good sense of how the engine sounds, and in several spots in the video you can clearly see (and hear) the driver is not even pushing the car but just cruising along.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLLDfKNZQ2Q
Interesting video, you really get a good sense of how the engine sounds, and in several spots in the video you can clearly see (and hear) the driver is not even pushing the car but just cruising along.
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LOL @ the dumbasses on Jalopnik making fun of this car because they think its going to cost 400,000 USD. Idiots. http://jalopnik.com/5361642/lexus-lf...arest-look-yet
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From world car fans:
http://www.worldcarfans.com/10909172...uised-in-white
This is the first time I have heard the HP could be over 600! That would be just amazing
http://www.worldcarfans.com/10909172...uised-in-white
The car is rumored to feature a 4.8-liter V10 engine that produces upwards of 600 horsepower.
This is the first time I have heard the HP could be over 600! That would be just amazing
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Take a close look at the area around the rear edge of the door and below the rear edge of the door window. See that the cutlines don't align? That makes me theorize that the latter line might be the rear edge of the door handle instead. If my theory is correct, the door handle would thus be on the shoulder line between the lower edge of the door glass and the sculpture line an inch or two below, in a manner reminiscent of the C3 Chevy Corvette. Or, perhaps, between those two lines is an indented groove/channel where you could stick your fingers in and push in on a recessed door handle and open the door...
Take a close look at the area around the rear edge of the door and below the rear edge of the door window. See that the cutlines don't align? That makes me theorize that the latter line might be the rear edge of the door handle instead. If my theory is correct, the door handle would thus be on the shoulder line between the lower edge of the door glass and the sculpture line an inch or two below, in a manner reminiscent of the C3 Chevy Corvette. Or, perhaps, between those two lines is an indented groove/channel where you could stick your fingers in and push in on a recessed door handle and open the door...
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maybe there will be no door handles lol. new gen lexus's dont have any key holes, they are all smart key operated. Maybe lexus upped it a level and removed door handles all together and they are somehow remote/smart-key operated.