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Official LF-A(II) thread (Will debut at Tokyo Auto Show, Lexus details Oct 20th, 8pm)

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Old 04-16-08, 01:51 PM
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Hopefully there is a video coming out soon
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Old 04-16-08, 01:55 PM
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As I have said before, I feel like they have a year TOPS to get this thing to market before it loses all interest.
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Old 04-16-08, 02:12 PM
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I like the look. I also like that there's an RSP supra in the background of the 1st pic.
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Old 04-16-08, 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by yusef
wow that looks amazing, well except for the rear, i dont really like the way that looks.
I think they'll do some tweaking to it before production. I think it looks particularly bad here because the tail-lights aren't masked like the concept, nor is there any depth variation.


Originally Posted by whlkev
the side profile of that car rivals the ferrari, looks so nice...
profile has always been my favorite angle...
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Old 04-16-08, 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by MPLexus301
As I have said before, I feel like they have a year TOPS to get this thing to market before it loses all interest.
Nah, don't worry, they've got me hooked. I've been bugging my salesman to get the dealership to start a waitlist for about 2 years. And I still do it everytime I see him. -_-
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Old 04-16-08, 03:02 PM
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Would be nice to see this at Le Mans
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Old 04-16-08, 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Koma
Mods, can we merge this to the stickied LF-A thread.
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Old 04-16-08, 03:06 PM
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Head lights and tail lights have been changed too.
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Old 04-16-08, 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by cherplex
Well either way I believe the real potential of this car will be found when tuners go with APU setups. I would like to see twin GT35R's with this motor but a single 74mm turbo and up should be a good match also.
Twin GT35Rs might be a bit much. There was a turbo that some Supra shop used for TRD's testing and they used a GT3037 or something like that. It had no lag on the 3L, so two of those would be incredible. And FYI, it made 500whp I think. So do the math

I'm betting the VE on those heads is pretty badass as well.
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Old 04-16-08, 03:33 PM
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I routinely play the 'ring video that has that V10 screaming by... makes me happy
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Originally Posted by Bean
I routinely play the 'ring video that has that V10 screaming by... makes me happy
Hahaha me too! Anyone knows of a way to save videos from Edmunds Insideline? I hate the commercials.
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Old 04-16-08, 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by MR_F1
1- It is. 7.24...only thing faster are race cars and kit cars.

2- If you followed the OP's link, you would see that they returned with 2 mules yesterday.

3- I think they already have the GT-R beat. If anything they have to worry about the V-Spec
The 7.24 is UNOFFICIAL and the GT-R times are OFFICIAL. We are comparing OFFICIAL times to UNOFFICIAL times. I am a fan of the LF-A but before you defend it, lets see what it can really do when it hits production. The car isnt in production yet and things will change as it heads towards production.
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Originally Posted by 1989Lexus
The 7.24 is UNOFFICIAL and the GT-R times are OFFICIAL. We are comparing OFFICIAL times to UNOFFICIAL times. I am a fan of the LF-A but before you defend it, lets see what it can really do when it hits production. The car isnt in production yet and things will change as it heads towards production.
The LF-A's 7:24 time may be unofficial but it was confirmed by at least two parties. And like some fellows pointed out earlier, the test mule should be tested with setups as close to the production-viable version as possible to justify the time and money spent in testing to begin with, so the time should be quite indicative of the performance of the production version if not a bit inferior due to the unfinished tuning job.
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Originally Posted by XeroK00L
The LF-A's 7:24 time may be unofficial but it was confirmed by at least two parties. And like some fellows pointed out earlier, the test mule should be tested with setups as close to the production-viable version as possible to justify the time and money spent in testing to begin with, so the time should be quite indicative of the performance of the production version if not a bit inferior due to the unfinished tuning job.

i hope so... for 170k =)
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