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Lexus LFA Has Received Over 500 "Formal Expressions of Interest to Purchase"
Today 02:30 PM by Carlos Lago
So much for social media's cries that "it's too expensive." Lexus has announced that the LFA has received over 500 "formal expressions of interest to purchase" since its introduction three months ago at the Tokyo auto show. That number more than accounts for the entire production run of the $400,000 supercar.
Lexus says it's taking orders through the end of the Geneva auto show in March. At that point the automaker will determine allocate the cars to 56 countries. Other sources have told us differently, though. We reported last week that the car had sold out in Japan and that, in December, 90 of the 150 cars slate for California are spoken for.
Each LFA is hand-built in a Toyota/Lexus plant in Motomachi, Japan, while two men at a Yamaha factory construct the 552-hp, 4.8-liter V-10 engines. Lexus tailors the colors of each car to the buyer, and the sole factory option is a navigation system.
Source: Toyota
Today 02:30 PM by Carlos Lago
So much for social media's cries that "it's too expensive." Lexus has announced that the LFA has received over 500 "formal expressions of interest to purchase" since its introduction three months ago at the Tokyo auto show. That number more than accounts for the entire production run of the $400,000 supercar.
Lexus says it's taking orders through the end of the Geneva auto show in March. At that point the automaker will determine allocate the cars to 56 countries. Other sources have told us differently, though. We reported last week that the car had sold out in Japan and that, in December, 90 of the 150 cars slate for California are spoken for.
Each LFA is hand-built in a Toyota/Lexus plant in Motomachi, Japan, while two men at a Yamaha factory construct the 552-hp, 4.8-liter V-10 engines. Lexus tailors the colors of each car to the buyer, and the sole factory option is a navigation system.
Source: Toyota
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the LFA is a tremendously beautiful car. well crafted, great technology, and the limited edition seal just adds to the lexus name. this car will definitely do well. im just hoping when its driven, that its driven properly. not some drag race against a lambo or a ferrari. though it'd be fun to drag race those cars, i wouldnt even race. its a status type of car. if anyone who's gonna race the LFA, it'd be best to do so on a track. we all have seen how stupid some people get when they wanna race their six figure rides, and we all have seen some get crashed. LFA FTW!
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My thought right from the start was that 500 were too few. To me, developing one of the most advanced cars ever over that last decade, would at least demand more to be built.
The world has 793 billionaires with an average net worth of $3B. On average, each of these people could buy 7,500 LFA's. Yet people called it too expensive. If the LFA was $2M, they would have all been pre-sold.
And for the record, there are about 8.7 million millionaires in the world. And yet, there's a measly 500 LFA's to go around.
Sure, rare exclusivity is nice and all, but I always say build enough for demand or at least close to it.
The world has 793 billionaires with an average net worth of $3B. On average, each of these people could buy 7,500 LFA's. Yet people called it too expensive. If the LFA was $2M, they would have all been pre-sold.
And for the record, there are about 8.7 million millionaires in the world. And yet, there's a measly 500 LFA's to go around.
Sure, rare exclusivity is nice and all, but I always say build enough for demand or at least close to it.
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