Official Canadian debut of Lexus LFA
02-16-11 | 11:05 PM
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Official Canadian debut of Lexus LFA
Thanks to lexusenthusiast.com:
Looks like LFA will be stoping at all the major auto shows in Canada (Calgary, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver autoshows).
Last week, I attended the Canadian debut of the Lexus LFA at the Exhibition Place in Toronto. On display was a white LFA, which has been sent on loan from Lexus Japan and has arrived just in time to make stops at all of Canada’s major auto shows (includ*ing this week’s Toronto Auto Show).
The display was amazing, the LFA all lit up — here are some Lexus-supplied images:
During the introduction presentation, Lexus confirmed that Canada will be receiving 10 LFAs, which will be spread out to owners in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Windsor, Calgary and Vancouver. Vancouver, by some stroke of luck, will be home to 5 of the 10 LFAs.
Of course, given that snow & ice cover just about everything in Ontario, there was no driving time, but we did have a chance to go through a process similar to what actual LFA buyers experienced, complete with the full LFA Configuration Kit — here are some fantastic photos of the full gear:
Looks like LFA will be stoping at all the major auto shows in Canada (Calgary, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver autoshows).
Last week, I attended the Canadian debut of the Lexus LFA at the Exhibition Place in Toronto. On display was a white LFA, which has been sent on loan from Lexus Japan and has arrived just in time to make stops at all of Canada’s major auto shows (includ*ing this week’s Toronto Auto Show).
The display was amazing, the LFA all lit up — here are some Lexus-supplied images:
During the introduction presentation, Lexus confirmed that Canada will be receiving 10 LFAs, which will be spread out to owners in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Windsor, Calgary and Vancouver. Vancouver, by some stroke of luck, will be home to 5 of the 10 LFAs.
Of course, given that snow & ice cover just about everything in Ontario, there was no driving time, but we did have a chance to go through a process similar to what actual LFA buyers experienced, complete with the full LFA Configuration Kit — here are some fantastic photos of the full gear:
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02-16-11 | 11:23 PM
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About time 
. They should have had the LFA touring all the major Canadian shows from last year, but glad they are finally doing it now either way.
And wow, Vancouver gets 5 LFAs!? I wish I was in Vancouver, the chances of seeing an LFA will be much higher there than any other part of Canada
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. They should have had the LFA touring all the major Canadian shows from last year, but glad they are finally doing it now either way.And wow, Vancouver gets 5 LFAs!? I wish I was in Vancouver, the chances of seeing an LFA will be much higher there than any other part of Canada
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02-16-11 | 11:41 PM
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About time . They should have had the LFA touring all the major Canadian shows from last year, but glad they are finally doing it now either way.
And wow, Vancouver gets 5 LFAs!? I wish I was in Vancouver, the chances of seeing an LFA will be much higher there than any other part of Canada.
. They should have had the LFA touring all the major Canadian shows from last year, but glad they are finally doing it now either way.And wow, Vancouver gets 5 LFAs!? I wish I was in Vancouver, the chances of seeing an LFA will be much higher there than any other part of Canada
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Hopefully the one in Calgary will be out and about regularly. Obviously, being a much smaller city it should be hard to miss. The Bentley/Aston dealership holds a cool Cars & Coffee event regularly that it would be nice to see it at.
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02-17-11 | 01:05 PM
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03-02-11 | 10:26 PM
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I was at the dealership today and was told by my SA that there are actually 2 LFA's coming to Calgary. 
I don't know if that means another one has recently been sold or the orignal allocation reports were wrong, but that is what I was told this afternoon.
I don't know if that means another one has recently been sold or the orignal allocation reports were wrong, but that is what I was told this afternoon.
03-02-11 | 11:31 PM
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I met a guy on Sunday at the LFA event who's car is currently in Customs in Vancouver. He said it will be stuck there a while because it's the first LFA to come into Canada. He wants to get involved in the exotic car community and so I'm going to plug him into a big group in Vancouver, which will mean there will be plenty of opportunity to see the car up there.
03-03-11 | 06:37 AM
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I met a guy on Sunday at the LFA event who's car is currently in Customs in Vancouver. He said it will be stuck there a while because it's the first LFA to come into Canada. He wants to get involved in the exotic car community and so I'm going to plug him into a big group in Vancouver, which will mean there will be plenty of opportunity to see the car up there.
So did you drive it? What do you think?
03-03-11 | 07:45 AM
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I think it's an extremely well balanced car. What it lacks in off the line performance it makes up in stability in corners. It's a difficult car to upset and the average driver can get in and drive it well, while many other exotics have a learning curve. It's very unique and in a niche all its own. After driving it and having experience driving many different exotics, I think Lexus created a completely different feel in a high performance car.
03-03-11 | 08:25 AM
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I think it's an extremely well balanced car. What it lacks in off the line performance it makes up in stability in corners. It's a difficult car to upset and the average driver can get in and drive it well, while many other exotics have a learning curve. It's very unique and in a niche all its own. After driving it and having experience driving many different exotics, I think Lexus created a completely different feel in a high performance car.