NovaIS350

HOLY TOM CRUISE... this thing is serious. Here's what it sounds like up close at WOT, through a crappy camera phone of course.

http://bit.ly/rfAMB


'Savage' is right.

Mister Two

^HOLY SH!!!!!!T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think I just creamed my pants. Great find!

TRDFantasy

WOW, just WOW . For those that don't have Facebook, TWO LF A production cars in camo are seen pulling away from a gas station. One of them is the matte black one seen in spy pics, the other is the white one. The white one pulls away at WOT, and it sounds completely wild, more savage than any of the spy videos so far.

This makes the F430 Scuderia and 458 sound tame and pedestrian in comparison!

I've heard an F430 Scuderia at WOT up close, and the LF A in this video sounds much more savage.

encore888

Amazing vid....

...now on another related topic, will the LF-A be the first Lexus to be subjected to the gas guzzler tax?

jruhi4

I've been wondering the same thing, and I'm torn 60/40 thinking the LFA ultimately will avoid the tax provided the government doesn't change the rules as now written.

Theoretically, if all the carbon fiber and aluminum said to be in its construction keeps it light enough, and if its transaxle has enough speeds and is geared for very low RPM in its higher gears, it just might avoid it.

The way I see it, there are three cars that are exemplary in how they combine high performance while barely avoiding the guzzler tax: Lexus LS 460, Lexus IS F and Corvette ZO6. The latter's 7-liter V8 engine delivers 505 horsepower in a 3,175-pound package and is rated at 15 mpg city / 24 mpg highway. If the LFA matches or beats those numbers it should be able to avoid the dreaded tax.

Now, if the future increases in CAFE standards lower the threshold at which the guzzler tax kicks in, then all bets are off....

encore888

Thx for the analysis, jruhl4...yes indeed, those models are pretty impressive on fuel economy considering the power. There were also rumors that the LF-A might use cylinder deactivation to improve F/E.

jruhi4

That's right! I remember reading that somewhere, too...

encore888

Ah, I found a link:

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/17/t...ercar-as-lf-l/

We'll soon find out...

G Star

iTrader: (2)

holy moly that sounds....bananas!!!

knihc2008

iTrader: (1)

Wondering why we haven't seen pictures of this completely uncovered white LF-A yet. You can even hear the cameras clicking away in the video haha

TRDFantasy

Based on the rumors of the car having cylinder deactivation, direct injection, and other tech combined with the car's low weight, I would say it's a good possibility the LF-A will avoid the gas guzzler tax.

LexFather

If it avoids gas guzzler that would be PHENOMENAL !!!

MPLexus301

iTrader: (3)

I replied to Lexus_Europe's tweet and they in turn replied to mine:

" I can't confirm, of course. But lets just say that you shouldn't miss the Lexus press conference at Tokyo...."

TRDFantasy

Well that's even more confirmation .

Compared to the usual comments from Toyota, this is pretty straightforward .

TRDFantasy

Here are some new video clips of the LF-A;

This first video has a collection of different cars being tested at the 'Ring. The LF-A parts of the clip are as follows:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMqW05GNQHw

- at 0:08, where there are TWO black LF A near-production cars chasing each other
- at 1:58, where you see one of the LF A cars going really fast, and doing a wicked powerslide coming out of a corner
- and at 2:47

Here is an absolutely savage video of one of the race LF-As being demonstrated at an event in Japan:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k637JM8LF3k

Another quick clip of a race LF-A speeding off:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQBY0AIjm0w