Driven: Lexus LF-A test drive report by PistonHeads.com
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Driven: Lexus LF-A test drive report by PistonHeads.com
Courtesy of lexusenthusiast.com
http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=52&i=20244
Another report from the Goodwood festival, similar to the Autocar one, plus lots of pictures.
The forums also have images of a behind-the-scenes briefing with LF-A engineers:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/t...%20V10%20Coupe
http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=52&i=20244
Another report from the Goodwood festival, similar to the Autocar one, plus lots of pictures.
The racing car accelerates flat and hard with a typical V10 howl; harsher, more mechanical and somehow less mellifluous than a V12, but spine-tingling all the same. The effect is amplified by the racer’s stripped-out interior and race exhaust, but if the Lexus engineers can keep any of that sound for the road version, then its owners are in for a true aural treat.
The rate at which knots are piled on under full throttle is unsurprising, given the car’s all-up weight of just 1500kgs and a power output of ‘something over 500bhp’, which is all that Lexus will currently admit to. No performance figures or official outputs have been revealed, but when we had a look under the bonnet somebody had scrawled ‘#557 P’ with a marker pen on one of the cylinder head covers. Could this have been the record of an engine dyno test?
The rate at which knots are piled on under full throttle is unsurprising, given the car’s all-up weight of just 1500kgs and a power output of ‘something over 500bhp’, which is all that Lexus will currently admit to. No performance figures or official outputs have been revealed, but when we had a look under the bonnet somebody had scrawled ‘#557 P’ with a marker pen on one of the cylinder head covers. Could this have been the record of an engine dyno test?
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/t...%20V10%20Coupe
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Once again, some questionable numbers being thrown around here. 12,000 RPM? If that's the case, it's amazing the production engine can rev that high. The only problem is that the N24 LF-A race cars do NOT rev to 12,000 RPM. They rev to 9,000 RPM, because pictures of the tach from the race cars clearly show a 9K RPM redline.
Also I fully expect the production car to have power ranging from 550-600HP. 550HP I think is the minimum HP it will have.
Also I won't believe any price figures until the car comes weight.
Weight distribution numbers are interesting, almost that of a mid-engine car. More weight at the rear than the front. If true, it means the car has very neutral handling.
Also I fully expect the production car to have power ranging from 550-600HP. 550HP I think is the minimum HP it will have.
Also I won't believe any price figures until the car comes weight.
Weight distribution numbers are interesting, almost that of a mid-engine car. More weight at the rear than the front. If true, it means the car has very neutral handling.
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