Near Production Lexus LF-A concept revealed

[scotthendersonfan]

Concept shown is very close to production model. Will arrive in late 2008.

Powertrain

500+ HP V10 (under 5 liters)

9000 RPM redline

Front midengine placement

Rear mounted transaxle

Rear mounted radiators

200mph Top speed.

Tire Size

Front: 265/35R20

Rear: 305/30R20

Dimensions (inches)

Overall Length: 175.6

Overall Width: 74.6

Overall Height: 48.0 Wheelbase: 102.3

Edited January 9, 2007 by scotthendersonfan

[balthazar]

Wow- I really like nothing about this car whatsoever. Are those George Foreman Grilles that the taillights are melting over? The sheetmetal sculpting is torturous at best- WTF is up with that spiky prong sticking up at the quarter window.

I've been wondering for the last half-dozen years or so: why no toyota sports car.

Now I know why.

[bobo]

As for the styling, it looks good in profile, but the details look bad. It needs to be cleaned up a lot. Mechanicals seem impressive.

[scotthendersonfan]

I like it a lot minus the nose.

[Cory Wolfe]

Its very... odd.

[Intrepidation]

I love the profile, but that weird thing by the quarter windows looks stupid. Why not just simple, elegant kick-up? The grill things under the tail lights look moronic. I pray that the final version looses that crap...there's a very nice looking car behind the screw-ups.

[Northstar]

I like the wheels a lot, and the tailpipes are kinda cool, but that's about it. The engine also sounds nice, but at the price this is going to sell for, everything has a nice engine, and most don't look like complete crap.

[loki]

cool mechanicals, looks automatic, too bad.

Are those George Foreman Grilles that the taillights are melting over?

it does say 2 rear mounted radiators...heat exhausts?

[RJB]

If they do clean up the details which seems to me everybody is agreeing on it might be good. But as of right now I am not feeling it.

[Sixty8panther]

I like SOME of the styling... it's actually not bad for a modern day 2000GT.

That gawd-awful A-B pillar thing is f@#king horroible. It seems Toyotas are

not ugly enough anymore with just a big ugly B-piller they have to ADD a

bizzare fixed 1/4 window/forked-A-pillar to everything from the yaris to

the Prius and now this.

The nose, rear & some of the profile (rear window scoop excluded) I like.

[aaaantoine]

Jeeze, they already put 100,000 miles on the thing! Who wants that!?

[sciguy_0504]

Just about everything looks great. My only problem is with the rear lights. WTF is that black grating there for? I know they cool the engine but why couldn't Toyota put them in a different location?

[Satty]

I like it, even the unorthodox air sucker inner behind the window. You certainly cannot call this a bland Lexus, thats what I like about it.

[PurdueGuy]

I like it, even the unorthodox air sucker inner behind the window. You certainly cannot call this a bland Lexus, thats what I like about it.

+1

[Intrepidation]

The more I look at it the more I like it. It's sexy and has original styling, and the original pics did not do this car justice. It looks much sleeker and more visuall striking than the first LF-A. I hope this car does make it to production.

-Old LF-A

-New LF-A