Lexus LFA
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The Lexus LFA (Japanese: レクサス・LFA, Rekusasu LFA) is a two-seat sports car manufactured by Lexus, the luxury car division of Toyota. It is the second model in the F marque line of performance vehicles from Lexus, following the IS F, and also the first standalone Lexus F model. Three concept versions were unveiled, each debuting at the North American International Auto Show with the LF-A designation as part of the LF Series concept line. After beginning development in the early 2000s (with a codename of TXS), the first LF-A concept premiered in 2005, followed in 2007 by a second concept with a more completely furnished interior and exterior. The third version of the LF-A, featuring a roadster body style premiered in 2008. The production model, trademarked LFA,[4] was unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show in October 2009.[5] According to Lexus, the "A" in production LFA name stands for the "Apex" of the LF line of cars.[6]
Lexus LFA | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Toyota |
Model code | LFA10 |
Production | December 2010 – December 2012 (500 produced) |
Model years | 2012[1] |
Assembly | Japan: Toyota, Aichi (Motomachi plant) |
Designer | Kengo Matsumoto (chief designer) |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Sports car (S) |
Body style | 2-door coupé |
Layout | Front-mid engine, rear-wheel-drive |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 4.8 L 1LR-GUE even-firing V10 |
Power output | 412–420 kW (553–563 hp; 560–571 PS) |
Transmission | 6-speed Aisin SA6 automated manual[2] |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,605 mm (102.6 in) |
Length | 4,505 mm (177.4 in) |
Width | 1,895 mm (74.6 in) |
Height | 1,220 mm (48.0 in) |
Curb weight | 1,614 kg (3,559 lb)[3] |
Akio Toyoda, CEO of parent company Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) saw the LFA as an opportunity to create a global icon for the Lexus brand, embodying Toyoda's idea that the ultimate Lexus should connect with its owner.[7] The production version of the Lexus LFA features a 412 kW (560 PS; 553 hp) V10 engine developed in collaboration with Yamaha exclusive to the car and a body made from carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP). CFRP materials account for 65 percent of the LFA's body composition by mass.[8]
The LFA went into production in late 2010.[9][10] A circuit-tuned variant debuted in 2012,[11] and was one of the most expensive Japanese road cars ever built.[12] Production ended in December 2012 with 500 cars produced, the final car being a Nürburgring Package model.[13] Since then, the LFA has amassed a cult following by purists of supercars and of the Lexus brand.[14]
In February 2016, Lexus' European boss Alain Uyttenhoven confirmed that there would be no new LFA replacement in the near future.[15]