Lexus LFA- Discussion, Pictures & News (new colors gloss black, blue, yellow)
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agreed, unless they go through all the trouble and ask the first batch of owners bringing their cars in for any changes, all cars should be the same. even if that's the case, i don't think the changes will be drastic
i also think it's a great idea if the wing angle can be changing according to speed and steering, that will give a lot more flexibility
i also think it's a great idea if the wing angle can be changing according to speed and steering, that will give a lot more flexibility
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Just because the LFA is going to have S001's doesn't mean they are the same S001 tires that have been on the demo cars. It's a possibility, but I don't think so. I just say this because according to Lexus Europe's twitter, they state the LFA in their tests run low 7:20's on the ring, and the Nurburgring edition will be even faster than the race car, approx. same weight, slicker tires presumably than regular LFA and non-restricted engine. There's no way the LFA race car would be that much faster than a production LFA, even with wider race tires. I feel the wing angle is the only thing that's slowing the LFA down. 550+HP is enough to push any car to 180, 190mph. Another thing that makes me feel they changed the angle on purpose was the drag coefficient found by AutoZeittung compared to what Lexus's claim is.
You think Lexus gave a drag number with the wing not raised?
You think Lexus gave a drag number with the wing not raised?
By now the Bespoke S001's have to be done.. They can't be waiting around for tires...
The IS-F has bespoke Bridgestone RE050A s and PS2's..
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I posted a full chart on exactly that. Did you miss it??
The coefficient of drag was 0.34 with the spoiler retracted, but it was very comparable to the measured CD of all other supercars. None of them were below 0.32. The LP670-4 had a CD of 0.33, for example.
However, LFA's downforce over the rear axle and the CD with the spoiler raised was the highest 0.398. The downforce over the rear axle was 32 kg at 200 km/h.
I have seen what Lexus calls "gurney flap" as the reason since it is tilted downwards that contributes to such high level of CD.
I think Lexus should let the driver chose when he wishes to raise the spoiler. Say, at 80 mph cruising, it makes no sense to have the spoiler deployed. Or they could put two or three mods such as handling mode, sport mode etc.
The coefficient of drag was 0.34 with the spoiler retracted, but it was very comparable to the measured CD of all other supercars. None of them were below 0.32. The LP670-4 had a CD of 0.33, for example.
However, LFA's downforce over the rear axle and the CD with the spoiler raised was the highest 0.398. The downforce over the rear axle was 32 kg at 200 km/h.
I have seen what Lexus calls "gurney flap" as the reason since it is tilted downwards that contributes to such high level of CD.
I think Lexus should let the driver chose when he wishes to raise the spoiler. Say, at 80 mph cruising, it makes no sense to have the spoiler deployed. Or they could put two or three mods such as handling mode, sport mode etc.
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It looks like the engineers are still tweaking with the LFA's settings, so there is no reasons to stop tweaking them once the first year owners gave their feedbacks.
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I posted a full chart on exactly that. Did you miss it??
The coefficient of drag was 0.34 with the spoiler retracted, but it was very comparable to the measured CD of all other supercars. None of them were below 0.32. The LP670-4 had a CD of 0.33, for example.
However, LFA's downforce over the rear axle and the CD with the spoiler raised was the highest 0.398. The downforce over the rear axle was 32 kg at 200 km/h.
I have seen what Lexus calls "gurney flap" as the reason since it is tilted downwards that contributes to such high level of CD.
I think Lexus should let the driver chose when he wishes to raise the spoiler. Say, at 80 mph cruising, it makes no sense to have the spoiler deployed. Or they could put two or three mods such as handling mode, sport mode etc.
The coefficient of drag was 0.34 with the spoiler retracted, but it was very comparable to the measured CD of all other supercars. None of them were below 0.32. The LP670-4 had a CD of 0.33, for example.
However, LFA's downforce over the rear axle and the CD with the spoiler raised was the highest 0.398. The downforce over the rear axle was 32 kg at 200 km/h.
I have seen what Lexus calls "gurney flap" as the reason since it is tilted downwards that contributes to such high level of CD.
I think Lexus should let the driver chose when he wishes to raise the spoiler. Say, at 80 mph cruising, it makes no sense to have the spoiler deployed. Or they could put two or three mods such as handling mode, sport mode etc.
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I am not sure what you're thinking, but it is not unusual to make improvements on production vehicles. One example was the first year IS350 there was no traction control disable button. Then they put one in the following year.
It looks like the engineers are still tweaking with the LFA's settings, so there is no reasons to stop tweaking them once the first year owners gave their feedbacks.
It looks like the engineers are still tweaking with the LFA's settings, so there is no reasons to stop tweaking them once the first year owners gave their feedbacks.
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I am not sure what you're thinking, but it is not unusual to make improvements on production vehicles. One example was the first year IS350 there was no traction control disable button. Then they put one in the following year.
It looks like the engineers are still tweaking with the LFA's settings, so there is no reasons to stop tweaking them once the first year owners gave their feedbacks.
It looks like the engineers are still tweaking with the LFA's settings, so there is no reasons to stop tweaking them once the first year owners gave their feedbacks.
keep in mind, from their words, they determine the production date, not anyone else. so the example of is350 is invalid coz' you as consumer determines the time you buy.
and in that case, if i buy lfa and get allocated on the car, say it's the first car produced. but next year if there are any updates to the car, then i should be obligated to get the changes as well.
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No doubt about that, it the changes are publicly annouced. However, I am very sure there will be improvements (quietly) made to the cars that rolled off the production line later based on more testing and feedback from the earlier units. After all, aren't the Japanese known for the continuous improvement principle?
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No doubt about that, it the changes are publicly annouced. However, I am very sure there will be improvements (quietly) made to the cars that rolled off the production line later based on more testing and feedback from the earlier units. After all, aren't the Japanese known for the continuous improvement principle?
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then i just hope they make all changes public so owners can go in and get the updates. otherwise i would be super pissed if i am "forced" to take delivery of the car early on, but the supposedly same car that comes out 1 yr later being noticeably faster / better. especially given the money involved? lexus don't want to **** off those owners
Now if we are talking about 20 more horsepowers, then all bets are off.
Also, what are the chances of two LFA's one from each year of production get tested by the same tester in order to determine that the latter one is a big improvement?
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That is just the nature of these things, early adaptors get the glory of being the first to have "it". The others would swallow their pride, knowing that they would get improved units.
Now if we are talking about 20 more horsepowers, then all bets are off.
Also, what are the chances of two LFA's one from each year of production get tested by the same tester in order to determine that the latter one is a big improvement?
Now if we are talking about 20 more horsepowers, then all bets are off.
Also, what are the chances of two LFA's one from each year of production get tested by the same tester in order to determine that the latter one is a big improvement?
tested for difference is outside the scope of this discussion. just imagine say if later on it's determined that the wings are indeed programmed differently for later builds, but it's never been told or offered to early build cars. i can imagine the early owners to be unhappy
again, they did NOT choose to be the earlier ones. lexus made the choice
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Regardless of the above, I still maintain that the latter LFA's should/would get improvements over the earlier units. Whether, Lexus will upgrade the earlier one is not relevant from my perspective.
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Tilting the wing back will hurt the LFA's cornering speed, no doubt about it. You can't cheat the law of physics.
I wonder why Lexus can't make the LFA's wing angle dynamically adjusted according to the speed and steering angle like the Veyron does though--the mechanism is already there! Just look at 4:19 of the video, where you can see that the rear arms of the spoiler continues to raise the angle of the wing when the front arms have already stopped moving. So all Lexus have to do is make the already independently-motorized rear arms partially retractable!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5R-oi91bd4
I wonder why Lexus can't make the LFA's wing angle dynamically adjusted according to the speed and steering angle like the Veyron does though--the mechanism is already there! Just look at 4:19 of the video, where you can see that the rear arms of the spoiler continues to raise the angle of the wing when the front arms have already stopped moving. So all Lexus have to do is make the already independently-motorized rear arms partially retractable!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5R-oi91bd4
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Here's a short video of the LFA I took to show the wheels on both sides (also available in 720p). The wheels on the passenger's side are also brand new CEC 21", but I forgot which model and the weight. I wrote it down somewhere, I'll post back when I get to it.
When I get time, I'll probably re-edit this video with closeup pictures I took of the wheels and the car. It was impossible to get good video or photos because it was there were so many LFA gawkers. The LFA was definitely a big attraction at SEMA - I don't think most people at the trade show knew it was going to be there, but it was a big crowd stopper. I hung around the booth for around half an hour because I was talking to the LFA guys and Claus Ettensberger, and I was pretty lucky to even get that short video of it because otherwise there were tons and tons of people around it all the time.
BTW, I forgot to mention that Pearl Gray looks ridiculously amazing in-person, better than even the good photos we've seen of it. I wouldn't pick it over my Pearl Blue, but I was quite impressed with it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2XRoomg2GM
When I get time, I'll probably re-edit this video with closeup pictures I took of the wheels and the car. It was impossible to get good video or photos because it was there were so many LFA gawkers. The LFA was definitely a big attraction at SEMA - I don't think most people at the trade show knew it was going to be there, but it was a big crowd stopper. I hung around the booth for around half an hour because I was talking to the LFA guys and Claus Ettensberger, and I was pretty lucky to even get that short video of it because otherwise there were tons and tons of people around it all the time.
BTW, I forgot to mention that Pearl Gray looks ridiculously amazing in-person, better than even the good photos we've seen of it. I wouldn't pick it over my Pearl Blue, but I was quite impressed with it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2XRoomg2GM
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