LexFather

Wow thanks LickSauce!

LexFather

Also the 2011 revised suspension IS F was tested by C&D and it was 8.6 seconds FASTER around the track! Seems Lexus is really on a roll with the F program!!

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/car...ested-wow.html

rominl

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yup, that's really awesome results.

at the same time, in some sense, it kind of shows how the isf wasn't very ready

LexFather

^^^ Yeah indeed. Great to see them invest in it and try to improve it. So we need a LFA update then

TF109B

I think the LFA was being updated throughout it's work up to production. At least that's what all the event details said.

05RollaXRS

I believe the yellow LFA is the best out of all the prototypes (except the few in Japan I don't know much about such as, the blue one etc.)

The transmission in the white European one has been said to be "clunky" and "groany" while the yellow LFA transmission is much "quieter" and also blazzingly fast on the upshifts.

TF109B

It seems the white one doing the rounds in europe was one of the first there was. Someone mentioned b4 that they heard the pre-production cars were using fiberglass body panels. And that the production LFA's were to use carbon fiber manufactured or produced by someone other that toyota for certain parts of the body.

flipside909

The yellow one makes the same tranny noises as the flat black/white/smoky granite one just FYI.

05RollaXRS

Hmmm...I guess they need to fix the groans and clunks before the production models are delivered.

LexusMan77

"LFA won the 'Evo UK best engine of the year' beating out engines of SLS AMG, 458 Italia, LP570-4, GTR, GT2 RS and GT3 RS etc. - 05RollaXRS from TLE!!! LEXUS LFA/Lexus/Lexus Europe/Lexus IS-F" via Lexus and the Pursuit Facebook page.

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/1821/lfay1.jpg

flipside909

Sorry but you're a bit late :

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/6025971-post51.html

TRDFantasy

Awesome, 1LR wins engine of the year! It fully deserves it too IMHO.

LexFather

Issue is in bookstores, I bought multiple There is so much praise on the LFA and some really great pics.

In my humble opinion I think the LFA would have finished higher had Lexus let them keep the LFA for the full test. They seemed very drained they had to let it go by lunch the next day and the write-up then focused on the other cars.

No crap, one guy said it was as special as the McLaren F1. I will try to write specific quotes.

05RollaXRS

Yeah, I put that quote somewhere in this thread. Chris Harris was the guy who said "there is not another car that has felt this special since Macca F1".

I have read the entire 40 pages since the scans are on the internet. Fabulously well written review.

I believe, it is written in the article that LFA finished 4th because Lexus took it back before they could even put it in a head to head track comparison.

TF109B

Yeah, I'm sure Ferrari and Porsche gave cars with the most awesome tires they could install from the factory, give themselves an edge. Just like in the Nurb' tests, where the LFA had some bridgestones that weren't comparable to the 458's. Yet they still took corners just as fast. I read that it produces more downforce than any of it's competitors, whatever cars they may be.