LFA at our dealership today.

[Deltron Dirty30]

I love the people hating on the LFA. It's an undeniably striking car with incredible performance and it exceptionally rare. Yes, it's overpriced, but they're only trying to sell a couple hundred and they'll do just fine.

all of them are sold out already and if i heard right, lexus didnt make any profit off of the LFA

I expected this thread to come from Spencer

lol same here.

[agile30]

my friend works at a lexus dealer and the owners son has one. He showed me the invoice for front and rear brakes and rotors. $25000. Yes thats a correct list price.

[CrusherCurtis]

Do I want one, no. If I had the opportunity to drive one for a week would I do so? You bet. Take it to the track? Yes Please.

Agreed well said

seen paris hilton in one the other day at the gas station,

This is the targeted demographic. I don't think anyone else would be foolish enough to buy one

how many other production engine do you know of can rev from idle to 9k in under a second?

Good point

but at least Lexus made a car for enthusiasts, not attention whores.

You see but that's exactly who this car is for. Who else would buy one. I don't know any "Lexus" enthusiasts and in general most enthusiast are relatively intelligent and want bang for the buck. Something this car can't provide. I know its s supercar and all. But at some point we have to compare it to other cars, starting with price and performance.

so lexus sells their cars to make this one possible?

Its the other way around Lexus is trying to make its brand appeal to a younger demographic (based on you guys are eating up this LFA, its worked). This car should make you want to buy their other cars.

Does a Lamborghini have pedigree?
Also by your logic, the Nissan GTR is shit because it has no pedigree

Don't get me stated on Lamborghini. I would buy 10 LFA's (if I could afford them of course) before a Lamborghini. The GTR does have pedigree, but more importantly is a great car at a great price. I'm not to big on GTR's either though.

To the guy calling the car a "failure": they've practically sold every unit at half a million dollars before they were even built, and keep building more because there's so many buyers out there. If that's failure, sign me up.

When was the last time a new supercar didn't sell?

Cool car, shoulda been badged a Toyota though.

+1
however it also should have cost a lot less came with a straight 6, 2 turbos and been called a supra!

[SkiFree]

Don't get me stated on Lamborghini. I would buy 10 LFA's (if I could afford them of course) before a Lamborghini. The GTR does have pedigree, but more importantly is a great car at a great price. I'm not to big on GTR's either though.


When was the last time a new supercar didn't sell?

You certainly are entertaining to read, even if I disagree with about everything you've said.

To Above: Check the price on this year's GTR? Getting up there a bit.

Also to above: New supercar that didn't sell well (compared to company projections) ..... Jag XJ220, Acura NSX, hundred's of boutique builders (Spada Codatronca for example)

[Jean]

Not a fan, and really don't like that interior, it's quite bad imho. If I was shopping for a 100k_ sports/exotic this would one of the last ones on my list that's for sure.

p car, such as gt3rs would be in the top, along with f430 or lambo or dbs or a tvr with no abs...fok yeah!...this would be alongside skyline, very futuristic and all but just something isn't drawing me to it at all, does not excite.

meh

[CrusherCurtis]

You certainly are entertaining to read, even if I disagree with about everything you've said.

I know I think I should write for a magazine right;)

Also to above: New supercar that didn't sell well (compared to company projections) ..... Jag XJ220, Acura NSX, hundred's of boutique builders (Spada Codatronca for example)

Good point about boutique builders, I would never touch one with a 10 foot pole either. NSX wasn't a super car! It was mid engined, it was priced like one, but wasn't! Its as much a supercar as an elise. The xj220 prototype was v12 but production version was a very laggy twin turbo v6. Touché however xj220 good point.

[b*saint]

Is it already spoken for?

[M-technik-3]

Don't forget Porsche's 959, sold well but at HUGE loss to Porsche/Audi at the time. Cost over a million each to produce yet most examples were selling in the 250K range.

[FredK]

In pictures I thought the car was fairly bland. I saw it at an auto show recently and it looks awesome in person. It didn't make me want to buy a Lexus, but it sure made me wish I had an LF-A.

[E-Thirty]

I know I think I should write for a magazine right;)



Good point about boutique builders, I would never touch one with a 10 foot pole either. NSX wasn't a super car! It was mid engined, it was priced like one, but wasn't! Its as much a supercar as an elise. The xj220 prototype was v12 but production version was a very laggy twin turbo v6. Touché however xj220 good point.

Actually, the NSX can be considered a super car/exotic for its time. You can compare it to the likes of a Ferrari 348, or Lotus Esprit.

[VinniE30]

Actually, the NSX can be considered a super car/exotic for its time. You can compare it to the likes of a Ferrari 348, or Lotus Esprit.

By what standards are you considering a car a supercar?
If you're going by performance, then would you consider a euro e36m3 a supercar if your considering an honda nsx one?
They were made in the same time period you're talking about..
The euro e36m3 had more power, more power per engine displacment(which honda is supposed to be all about), weight is within a few hundred pounds, the e36m3 won best handing car in the world at the time, and price was close to the same when they were new...
I would then say the e36m3 was just as much of a supercar of its time as the nsx.

[E-Thirty]

The euro m3 was still built off of an ordinary 3 series chassis, having to compromise with the suspension designed for a typical sedan (MacPherson front and multilink rear), similar engine placement (Too high and too far forward), not to mention the aerodynamics and so on. The NSX was a purpose built machine with double wishbone suspension, mid-engine, low CoG, etc...

[Galactodactyl]

I love the LFA, for all of it's insanity. It's beauty (to me) lies in the sum total of all its individual details.

Nice pics op.

[devon.818]

The euro m3 was still built off of an ordinary 3 series chassis, having to compromise with the suspension designed for a typical sedan (MacPherson front and multilink rear), similar engine placement (Too high and too far forward), not to mention the aerodynamics and so on. The NSX was a purpose built machine with double wishbone suspension, mid-engine, low CoG, etc...

and even with all that, bmw still did it better :P

[VinniE30]

The euro m3 was still built off of an ordinary 3 series chassis, having to compromise with the suspension designed for a typical sedan (MacPherson front and multilink rear), similar engine placement (Too high and too far forward), not to mention the aerodynamics and so on. The NSX was a purpose built machine with double wishbone suspension, mid-engine, low CoG, etc...

and even with all that, bmw still did it better :P

Exactly, I see that as even more of an accomplishment.