Development of the LFA Supercar (Lexus International)
06-13-14, 10:44 AM
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Development of the LFA Supercar (Lexus International)
http://www.lexus-int.com/models/LFA/...-supercar.html
An absolutely passionate, chilling and engaging read on the LFA and Akio Toyoda. It just cements it even more as my favorite car of all time.
Hints on a second LFA as well....
This part stuck with me, I wish all organizations thought like this... Akio is an amazing leader!
An absolutely passionate, chilling and engaging read on the LFA and Akio Toyoda. It just cements it even more as my favorite car of all time.
Hints on a second LFA as well....
This part stuck with me, I wish all organizations thought like this... Akio is an amazing leader!
“At a meeting of top management everyone argued against the LFA. Even people in charge of R&D argued against it,” Akio says. Their objections went to the core of an opinion that had been germinating in his mind for some time.
“None of the directors at the time were interested in cars,” he says. “When I was learning to drive with Naruse, none of them would join me. Now I say everyone involved with the company must love cars. If they are not interested in cars I say they should get another job.” Clearly the LFA project held implications far beyond the car itself.
“None of the directors at the time were interested in cars,” he says. “When I was learning to drive with Naruse, none of them would join me. Now I say everyone involved with the company must love cars. If they are not interested in cars I say they should get another job.” Clearly the LFA project held implications far beyond the car itself.
06-13-14, 02:04 PM
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that is a very interesting line. I feel that some people in dealerships and in the corporate world are not interested in cars.
Sales people are interested in what sells and whats on the lot (for instance, not knowing that an ISF and an IS F-Sport are different things).
Factory people have been around cars for a very long time and the interest sometimes dies off. The focus goes to what sells and what doesnt sell. Exactly like what he is saying happened
Sales people are interested in what sells and whats on the lot (for instance, not knowing that an ISF and an IS F-Sport are different things).
Factory people have been around cars for a very long time and the interest sometimes dies off. The focus goes to what sells and what doesnt sell. Exactly like what he is saying happened
06-13-14, 09:40 PM
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Awesome. Great read. Cannot wait for LFA 2.
Thanks for posting.
Thanks for posting.
06-14-14, 07:54 AM
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This was a really good thought out article. It was an honor meeting with Akio Toyida and talking with him even for a few minutes. I asked him about his thoughts on the GT-R and he told me that it's fast in the straight line but heavy around corners which I did agree. 
He also went and told me that he drove the GT-R first in pre-production form before Carlos Gohsen. LoL 
I also prodded him about bringing back the Supra which he said soon! 
I asked him about his thoughts on the GT-R and he told me that it's fast in the straight line but heavy around corners which I did agree. He also went and told me that he drove the GT-R first in pre-production form before Carlos Gohsen. LoL I also prodded him about bringing back the Supra which he said soon!
06-14-14, 11:09 AM
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Very awesome article. It appears the 2LFA won't arrive till 2030...3LFA 2050...and so on...
Last edited by Trexus; 06-14-14 at 11:12 AM.
06-15-14, 05:39 PM
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that is a very interesting line. I feel that some people in dealerships and in the corporate world are not interested in cars.
Sales people are interested in what sells and whats on the lot (for instance, not knowing that an ISF and an IS F-Sport are different things).
Factory people have been around cars for a very long time and the interest sometimes dies off. The focus goes to what sells and what doesnt sell. Exactly like what he is saying happened
Sales people are interested in what sells and whats on the lot (for instance, not knowing that an ISF and an IS F-Sport are different things).
Factory people have been around cars for a very long time and the interest sometimes dies off. The focus goes to what sells and what doesnt sell. Exactly like what he is saying happened
This was a really good thought out article. It was an honor meeting with Akio Toyida and talking with him even for a few minutes. I asked him about his thoughts on the GT-R and he told me that it's fast in the straight line but heavy around corners which I did agree. He also went and told me that he drove the GT-R first in pre-production form before Carlos Gohsen. LoL I also prodded him about bringing back the Supra which he said soon!
I asked him about his thoughts on the GT-R and he told me that it's fast in the straight line but heavy around corners which I did agree. He also went and told me that he drove the GT-R first in pre-production form before Carlos Gohsen. LoL I also prodded him about bringing back the Supra which he said soon! Let's hope we can be ready for it.Sad but true, something all companies have to deal with. Since most of us are car enthusiasts that seems odd to us but its not unusual at all in the auto industry.
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