Lexus LF-A cut away at LA Auto show
12-04-09, 06:25 AM
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Lexus LF-A cut away at LA Auto show
Lexus LFA wireframe cutaway wows us
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/03/l...taway-wows-us/
Wow. Lexus brought their new LFA supercar to the LA Auto Show this year. That might not seem particularly wow-worthy, but it definitely becomes more surprising when you hear that they actually brought an LFA and a half. While a white LFA was happily humming along, spinning slowly on a rotating platform in the middle of the booth, another LFA-like creature lay motionless a few feet away.
It seems Lexus had an extra drivetrain they wanted to display, but instead of just parking the engine, transaxle and other mechanical bits on a stand, they decided to make it something of a cutaway. Rather than chopping up one of those exquisitely woven carbon fiber bodies, thankfully, they supported the running gear in a wireframe cutaway of sorts that mimics the overall shape of the production car. It was even done up in white just like the real thing on the other side of the stand. While some saw it as a novel way to display the internals, we think this might be a sneak peek at the cheaper, simpler Lexus LFA we had hoped for. Or, you know, not.
Check out the gallery below, and do yourself a favor – Take a few extra seconds to ogle that engine.
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/03/l...taway-wows-us/
Wow. Lexus brought their new LFA supercar to the LA Auto Show this year. That might not seem particularly wow-worthy, but it definitely becomes more surprising when you hear that they actually brought an LFA and a half. While a white LFA was happily humming along, spinning slowly on a rotating platform in the middle of the booth, another LFA-like creature lay motionless a few feet away.
It seems Lexus had an extra drivetrain they wanted to display, but instead of just parking the engine, transaxle and other mechanical bits on a stand, they decided to make it something of a cutaway. Rather than chopping up one of those exquisitely woven carbon fiber bodies, thankfully, they supported the running gear in a wireframe cutaway of sorts that mimics the overall shape of the production car. It was even done up in white just like the real thing on the other side of the stand. While some saw it as a novel way to display the internals, we think this might be a sneak peek at the cheaper, simpler Lexus LFA we had hoped for. Or, you know, not.
Check out the gallery below, and do yourself a favor – Take a few extra seconds to ogle that engine.
it was indeed very cool to see how things are laid out
12-04-09, 10:05 AM
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Same here, I took several photos of this cutout during press day. So many pics and info to go through...including this huge DVD of Lexus PR material to sort out. 
12-05-09, 12:55 AM
#6
Great pics--perhaps this is a version of the cutaway shown at the Tokyo Motor Show? That one was hung sideways though. They should keep this and other such displays for a Lexus museum or something like the Lexus International Gallery Aoyama.
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