Official LF-A(II) thread (Will debut at Tokyo Auto Show, Lexus details Oct 20th, 8pm)
#1366
I don't mean to threadjack, but, lost in the historical importance of the LF-A's racing debut was the fact that the ADAC Rennstrecken Trophy race saw a second Lexus racer in action: an IS 250. For more on that story, check out this my.IS Front Page story:
http://my.is/forums/f47/mystery-dau-0683-solved-361153/
http://my.is/forums/f47/mystery-dau-0683-solved-361153/
#1367
Lexus Fanatic
I don't mean to threadjack, but, lost in the historical importance of the LF-A's racing debut was the fact that the ADAC Rennstrecken Trophy race saw a second Lexus racer in action: an IS 250. For more on that story, check out this my.IS Front Page story:
http://my.is/forums/f47/mystery-dau-0683-solved-361153/
http://my.is/forums/f47/mystery-dau-0683-solved-361153/
What baffles me now is how the heck the "Group SP5 consists of cars between 2.0- and 2.5-liters", while the race result clearly shows that both the E46 M3 (3.2L) and the E36 M3 (3.0/3.2L) (and the winning M3, whose code name is not shown) are in the same SP5 class as the IS250. Did those M3 race cars get an engine downgrade or something?
#1368
What baffles me now is how the heck the "Group SP5 consists of cars between 2.0- and 2.5-liters", while the race result clearly shows that both the E46 M3 (3.2L) and the E36 M3 (3.0/3.2L) (and the winning M3, whose code name is not shown) are in the same SP5 class as the IS250. Did those M3 race cars get an engine downgrade or something?
"A listing of the cars competing in the Rennstrecken Trophy races... reveals 6 competitors for the TME/Team Gazoo Lexus IS 250: An Audi A3, a BMW 130i and four BMW M3s. Of the latter, three are further described as GTR, E46 and E36. That list of competitors makes Jalopnik's description of the ADAC Group SP5 as consisting of cars between 2.0- and 2.5-liters suspect, as all of the TME/Team Gazoo IS 250's rivals, with the possible exceptions of the Audi A3 and the no-further-description BMW M3 (car #203) are powered by engines of 3-liters or larger displacement."
Last edited by jruhi4; 05-12-08 at 04:21 PM. Reason: Changed Autoblog to Jalopnik.
#1369
Lexus Champion
#1371
Wow, good job to the LF-A for winning its category, or shall I say being the successful finisher , and nice job to the IS team for getting second place in their category!
Of course, for the LF-A, Lexus will probably only say 'it was done for research purposes only.'
Of course, for the LF-A, Lexus will probably only say 'it was done for research purposes only.'
#1373
Lexus Fanatic
http://www.vln.de/rennen.php#
-> 39. Adenauer ADAC Rundstrecken-Trophy
-> Ergebnis Klassen
It looks like the LF-A was the only car in its class that really made it to the end of the race. Lexus reliability.
A win is a win even if you are the only one to finish.
I think that the qualifying results give a better picture about the speed of the car.
http://www.vln.de/ergebnisse/2008-05-10t.pdf
-> 39. Adenauer ADAC Rundstrecken-Trophy
-> Ergebnis Klassen
It looks like the LF-A was the only car in its class that really made it to the end of the race. Lexus reliability.
A win is a win even if you are the only one to finish.
I think that the qualifying results give a better picture about the speed of the car.
http://www.vln.de/ergebnisse/2008-05-10t.pdf
#1374
Lexus Test Driver
#1375
Lexus Fanatic
In the race video the LF-A sounds like the same screaming V10 to me like it does in every other LF-A video. It must've simply been a mistake in the spec listing. I would be seriously disappointed if the LF-A switches to a V8. A V10 is simply that much more exotic.
#1376
Lexus Test Driver
One thing is, isn't F1 switching from V10 to V8 engines? If I remember correctly Lexus wanted to have a drivable F1 for the road or am I just making that up!?
#1378
I'm sure we all hope they offer the V10. I recall the Jaguar XJ220 which was first unveiled with a V12 and generated a lot of buzz and orders. When it hit production, it had a turbo V6. Sales evaporated and law suits prevailed even though it was just as fast, it didn't have that cache.
#1379
Pole Position
It's probably not a mistake. 5.0 V8 is what they are using in Super GT series so in other words its a race engine while V10 that might end in LF-A is not.
#1380
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/13/v...g-at-the-ring/