Gojirra99

Pretty nice

PhilipMSPT

iTrader: (5)

That was kick-***!!!

XeroK00L

Great vid, for one that's made from a static 3D model I guess. Would've been so much more awesome if they'd show the real prototype car blistering around the track.

PhilipMSPT

iTrader: (5)

Are there any spy shots of the ragtop going around the Ring?

Trexus

Back in '05 there were spyshots of a spyder and now it's looking like it will come true...

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...=LF-A+roadster

TRDFantasy

I love reading all the silly comments made in that thread. I can't wait to bring back that thread from the dead when the LF-A production car hits, just to see some people eat their words .

MR_F1

Those were photochops

bitkahuna

iTrader: (20)

Nice eye candy. Too bad the car doesn't actually move.

Not sure which 'silly comments' you mean (I just perused it) but that thread is so old (2 1/2 years) the pics aren't even around any longer.

I can only think of a few car releases that have been more drawn out, like the 'Vector' or the Veyron.

Anyway, this brochure is interesting - the most close-up details I've seen:
http://www.lexus.eu/eBrochures/LFA_t...f/compleet.pdf

bitkahuna

iTrader: (20)

What does it mean by "Torque tube encased drive shaft"?

Koma

iTrader: (3)

I have no idea but I remember something being said about it using a hollow driveshaft to reduce weight but still have good structure and rigidity.

MR_F1

Transmission is in the back, the torque tube transmits torque from the engine to the transaxle. It is essentially hollow and has a driveshaft inside.

MR_F1

I've seen a promo video of the LF-A in testing, i'm pretty sure it has been posted before

MR_F1

Here it is Tokyo Auto show

Sound track seems to be provided by the IS-F though

TRDFantasy

Correct. Torque tubes are typically used when the transmission is in the rear of the car in order to directly send torque from the engine to the transmission. In the case of the LF-A, the torque tube also serves as a structural member that's part of the chassis which adds rigidity. I think Lexus has said that the torque tube is carbon fiber.

I doubt it. That video is a video of a video . The sound quality is not that great. The IS-F does not sound so high-pitched though, and if you focus on the gear changes and the way the engine is revving it definitely sounds different than the IS-F. I'm 99% sure the soundtrack is from the LF-A's V10.

Lexus also had a video posted a few years ago of the original LF-A concept, where the V10 engine was heard.

TRDFantasy

Here it is: http://lexus.jp/ms/contents.html

Go to the LF-A section and watch the movie, V10 goodness .