Comments on: Video: Lexus LFA sights and sounds

By: Old Dog

Old Dog — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:32:08 +0000

crikey toyota are good at making fridges… the best i’ve ever heard, and bloody fast by the looks of things!

By: Car Fanatic

Car Fanatic — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:15:38 +0000

This is why Manufacturers spend billions on motorsports.

By: MrQuick

MrQuick — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:54:49 +0000

It truly is a crime not making 500 of these isn’t it?

They’re probably doing this in order to generate interest and create a “Halo” car, kind of like the R8 or the SLS.

Haha, how much bigger and better can they get though?, I’d be inclined to say that this car would be a lead in towards smaller better things. Though you have to remember that this is not exactly going to boost Toyota’s cred, the car isn’t under that badge, the LFA will only be associated with the Lexus brand.

By: Mick

Mick — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:22:33 +0000

I find it quite interesting that for some reason they only want to make 500 of them. They will undoubtedly all sell out in a very short amount of time once they go on sale.

Are Toyota doing this just to see how much interest they can generate with this car and then lead it to bigger better things or smaller better things like some have suggested.

The amount of motor shows and promotion they have put into this car is a crime not to make more than 500 of them.

By: MrQuick

MrQuick — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:46:58 +0000

The cost of development on this would have been absolutly massive.

But it is completly justified, Lexus has done this before, all the v8 engines lexus use are still related to the original 1uz-fe v8 that was developed for the ls400, and developmental costs for that was about the 400 million USD mark.

The technology in the car will be adapted throughout the whole Toyota/Lexus line-up.

As you just said, the engine will probably be downsized for other applications, and the platform wil be used in other cars too.

All manufacturers do this, for example the Audi r8 has its own chassis, but most of the other parts are sourced directly from Lamborghini.

The only way they justified making a new platform is because the R8 chassis is going to be the basis for the next murci.

All manufacturers have been doing this for years

By: Baddass

Baddass — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:14:20 +0000

Great video, great sound, great rest-of-car, but those headlights still stand out for all the wrong reasons. And there is nothing wrong with the proportions either. I don’t think the front headlights belong on that car. It ruins it for me.

By: brussia

brussia — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:47:42 +0000

that noise is just aaawwsome.

By: Safety Frist

Safety Frist — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:27:05 +0000

C’mon, that’s just not fair! Even BMW got it’s advert of guys driving inside the confines of an artist canvas pulled from telly for insighting reckless driving.. How would Mr Scrubby feel about this add????

By: crouchy

crouchy — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:21:23 +0000

Hoping the toybaru sounds like this!!!! haha

By: The Realist

The Realist — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:16:26 +0000

“One thing Lexus do know how to do (whether you like their cars or not) is make a good commercial. The direction and filming is perfect.”

I agree. Compare that clip to the latest HSVs…