2/27/11 Lexus LFA Experience w/Scott Pruett - Infineon Raceway
#1
Lexus Connoisseur
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2/27/11 Lexus LFA Experience w/Scott Pruett - Infineon Raceway
So just this past weekend, a handful of our members from NorCal, SoCal and the Pacific Northwest converged at Infineon Raceway to check out the LFA. Since we've seen the LFA tackle turns and straightaways at full throttle, Scott Pruett gave us a show we can never forget:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzWslKwd4cE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzWslKwd4cE
Last edited by flipside909; 03-03-11 at 01:11 PM.
#3
Lexus Test Driver
Great video. I think Rhys Millen had a much easier time drifting the LFA. It was kind of funny to see the spoiler popping up and then before it could deploy completely, going back.
Last edited by 05RollaXRS; 03-03-11 at 03:15 PM.
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http://www.club4ag.com/Events_Pages/...Impression.htm
Some stuff I wrote in detail on the experience...
Some stuff I wrote in detail on the experience...
Last edited by motohide; 03-03-11 at 09:39 PM.
#6
Lexus Test Driver
Very nicely written article. I enjoyed reading it. I assume, you did not get a chance to try out the launch control system??
p.s. I noticed you mentioned 'VVTL-i'. Actually, LFA's V10 has a dual VVT-i. Not VVTL-i. 2ZZ-GE is the only engine Toyota/Yamaha ever built that came with a VVTL-i (two cams dedicated each for below and over 6000 rpm operation).
p.s. I noticed you mentioned 'VVTL-i'. Actually, LFA's V10 has a dual VVT-i. Not VVTL-i. 2ZZ-GE is the only engine Toyota/Yamaha ever built that came with a VVTL-i (two cams dedicated each for below and over 6000 rpm operation).
http://www.club4ag.com/Events_Pages/...Impression.htm
Some stuff I wrote in detail on the experience...
Some stuff I wrote in detail on the experience...
Last edited by 05RollaXRS; 03-03-11 at 10:03 PM.
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#8
Nice. That slipped my mind After a hundred versions of variable valve and timing systems, I brain farted. Thanks!!! I corrected the article.
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Lexus Champion
Good read, nice to hear things like that about the LFA. Very good descriptions! I see it's easy to find your limits in it. Like Autocar did with the 09 race car, Sutcliffe said he could sit there all day and set faster and faster lap times. It was as if the limits of the car were only dictated by how far you were willing to take it. Must be an amazing machine!
#12
Good read, nice to hear things like that about the LFA. Very good descriptions! I see it's easy to find your limits in it. Like Autocar did with the 09 race car, Sutcliffe said he could sit there all day and set faster and faster lap times. It was as if the limits of the car were only dictated by how far you were willing to take it. Must be an amazing machine!
But it is more important to note that no matter what the level and skill set, experience level or talent, the LFA is fun at any level and at any speed, tossing and turning like a F16 fighter at your own comfort level. That's because the inherent trait of the car is never nasty, and at any given speed, it is always asking you to take it further. Not a challenge really but with the same invitation that you would kindly receive from your local Lexus dealership, the car seems to have that courtesy too. LOL! No Joke!
#13
Lexus Test Driver
I am wondering why Lexus engineers said LFA's transmission programming is very similar to that of Porsche Carrera GT when CGT was 6 speed manual??
Anyway another perspective of the same drift:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgVsx...eature=related
Anyway another perspective of the same drift:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgVsx...eature=related
Yes it actually is... It's just such a docile, predictable car that the only thing that makes you hold back is simply that velocities this car attains without drama. And the more you become accustomed to the speeds and realize at each step that there is just that bit more, you contemplate and proceed. Yes, your mind and the driver's own mental state and skill set are the only limitation to making it go closer to the LFA's capabilities.
But it is more important to note that no matter what the level and skill set, experience level or talent, the LFA is fun at any level and at any speed, tossing and turning like a F16 fighter at your own comfort level. That's because the inherent trait of the car is never nasty, and at any given speed, it is always asking you to take it further. Not a challenge really but with the same invitation that you would kindly receive from your local Lexus dealership, the car seems to have that courtesy too. LOL! No Joke!
But it is more important to note that no matter what the level and skill set, experience level or talent, the LFA is fun at any level and at any speed, tossing and turning like a F16 fighter at your own comfort level. That's because the inherent trait of the car is never nasty, and at any given speed, it is always asking you to take it further. Not a challenge really but with the same invitation that you would kindly receive from your local Lexus dealership, the car seems to have that courtesy too. LOL! No Joke!
#14
He meant the gearbox... without the electric actuator. The LFA unit was a similar box with Lexus' actuators. As for the programming, that's the EFI side that controls the retardation and fuel upon shifting to avoid shock and smoother transition to and from each gear.
#15
Lexus Champion
So there wasn't that 'harshness' that weve been hearing about? More like a mechanical almost manual feel, but still lightning fast? If that's what it is, I think they achieved what they set out to do.