LFA Dynoed

[PricklyPete]

Overpriced...check
Over-styled...check

But shit that car sounds fantastic. 9k rev limiter...oh man I wish they were putting this engine in something else. And it is nice to see that Toyota was even conservative on their horsepower rating...515 at the wheels is pretty impressive. It would be ridiculously awesome if Lotus could work a deal to put this engine in a 150K car.

http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2011/04/dyno-tested-2012-lexus-lfa.html

Update: Pretty awesome video of them driving it on a mountain road:
http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2011/04/2012-lexus-lfa-road-trip-lfa-vs-gmr.html

 

[jlee]

mmmm.

 

[skyking]

That sound would be my ticket to ticket-ville. A drug I could not kick.

 

[PricklyPete]

I think I'd get thrown in jail with one of these...not because I was driving like a hoon, but I'd take every opportunity to make that thing sing.

 

[PottedMeat]

goddamn.

The LFA is scheduled to go into production in late 2010, with a projected run of 500 vehicles at the base price of US$375,000

 

[Aharami]

overpriced as hell, but that is one sexy car. Esp in white

 

[evident]

want

 

[punjabiplaya]

That sound would be my ticket to ticket-ville. A drug I could not kick.

well, Insideline has it for a road trip and look what happened:

http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2011/04/2012-lexus-lfa-road-trip-already.html

 

[MotF Bane]

Not really seeing the appeal. :/

 

[MotF Bane]

well, Insideline has it for a road trip and look what happened:

http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2011/04/2012-lexus-lfa-road-trip-already.html

rofl :awe:

 

[CVSiN]

do want x 100000000000000 but man 514/346 seems awful low for a world class super car.

but the engine sound and that dashboard make up for that lol..

 

[overst33r]

do want x 100000000000000 but man 514/346 seems awful low for a world class super car.

but the engine sound and that dashboard make up for that lol..

It's pretty impressive considering the relatively low displacement they chose to go with. Though that 514whp number does not suggest the performance most testers achieved with it.

 

[Arkaign]

I wouldn't turn down a free one

If I had that kind of $ to blow though, it'd be F458 all the way though, seems much more pure, and imho the noise is even better. The damn thing looked supernatural on TG. All for ~$100k less than the Lexus. Feels bizarre saying that.

Considering that Toyota hasn't had nearly the experience trying to compete on the supercar level, it's a fairly cool first effort.

I think in retrospect, I'd have preferred to have seen a less ambitious first effort to returning to sports cars. Something like stuffing the existing 3.7(?) V6 into a low-weight midsize RWD coupe with good styling and a moderate price to head up with the 370Z, etc.

 

[SonicIce]

why would anyone buy this when a ferrari or lamborghini costs less and performs better

 

[overst33r]

why would anyone buy this when a ferrari or lamborghini costs less and performs better

V10. Enough said.

Mainly exclusivity I think.

 

[Vette73]

do want x 100000000000000 but man 514/346 seems awful low for a world class super car.

but the engine sound and that dashboard make up for that lol..

Problem is most only know peak numbers, not the whole picture.

Look at the graph. The torque is very flat and drops very little after peak. The HP is a nice smooth line and climbs as expected. very nice and should keep it in good power range when driving.

 

[CurseTheSky]

I'd rather get a Z06 or ZR1 personally. FAR more common, far less "fun," but way cheaper and probably performs better in the end.

 

[CVSiN]

Saleen Raptor or S7 TT >> *.all

 

[EightySix Four]

It sounds way better in person

I see the point of the car, but I'm still not sure I would purchase one.

 

[PricklyPete]

do want x 100000000000000 but man 514/346 seems awful low for a world class super car.

but the engine sound and that dashboard make up for that lol..

For an NA engine...no...that is definitely very competitive.

 

[zoiks]

That car might have read world road performance and sharp looks but the engine sound is very artificial. I can't help thinking that the toyota engineers tuned the engine to sound like an F1 car rather than have its own distinct sound.
IMO, they turned an awesome car into something without a soul. Ferrari it is not.

 

[overst33r]

That car might have read world road performance and sharp looks but the engine sound is very artificial. I can't help thinking that the toyota engineers tuned the engine to sound like an F1 car rather than have its own distinct sound.
IMO, they turned an awesome car into something without a soul. Ferrari it is not.

Yamaha tuned the exhaust. The only other car that sounds better to me is the CGT, but that's still very similar.

Pretty sure Ferrari tunes the exhaust noise. What makes a Ferrari have a soul and this not?

 

[GTaudiophile]

Yamaha tuned the exhaust. The only other car that sounds better to me is the CGT, but that's still very similar.

Pretty sure Ferrari tunes the exhaust noise. What makes a Ferrari have a soul and this not?

60 years of racing pedigree.

The fact that the gulf of separation between the car you just bought and the one that recently won a F1 championship is really not that wide.

 

[CVSiN]

For an NA engine...no...that is definitely very competitive.

not for the price point it's not.. that's the issue .. 500+ HP can be had for under 40k now..

 

[andylawcc]

it's overpriced but Toyota STILL not breaking even.

i think it's another NSX.