ShareThisLEXUS HAS CONFIRMED this week that five of the Japanese marque's 500 LFA supercars will make their way to Australia.
John Roca, CEO of Lexus Australia, described the allocation as a coup for the brand's local arm and an example of Australia's position in the luxury/supercar marque's global operations.
"LFA is as much an engineering exercise as it is a clear demonstration of the passion that lies within Lexus. It will become the template from which future Lexus vehicles will be developed and measured," Mr Roca said.
"Our next challenge is managing the allocation process - we are already certain that we will not have enough LFAs to fulfil demand."
Lexus Australia had applied for 10 of the 410kW LFA supercars. Whether any of the five LFAs destined for Australia make it beyond the hands of the brand's dealer principals remains to be seen.
Lexus has not released details of the LFA supercar's worldwide distribution, but the majority of the cars are expected to go to Japanese, European and North American buyers.
Production of the LFA begins in 2010, with the first of Australia's five expected to arrive in early 2012. Some 20 LFAs will be built each month until the limited run of 500 cars is completed.
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7 months ago 0 points
Tacky ricer styling.
7 months ago 0 points
7 months ago 0 points
I'm sure Lexus will have no trouble selling all 500 of these.
7 months ago 0 points
You would really pay twice the price of a 458 Italia for one of these? Really?
its in the mega expensive supercar range, its 2 and a half times as expensive as the Audi R8 V10 in America, and its not much faster for it.
Its just a design exercise that pushes the costs back onto the consumer.
7 months ago 0 points
You are right on that one, but you have to remember what else you are paying for...
Chances are of seeing another one on the road would be nil. The build quality only associated with Lexus in a supercar is highly desirable. It appears to be an all rounder too, with decent performance, ride quality etc.
In the end it does take someone with more money than sense to buy one of these, but I reckon that person would have a lot of sense if they bought it.
7 months ago 0 points
Given the reputation Lexus has for exceptional build quality, the fact that it's the first supercar they've built & that there'll only ever be 500 of them, I'm sure those that CAN afford them will have no qualms with the price at all. I certainly know that due to the 3 reason I just stated, I'd buy 1 in a flash if I was rich enough....
7 months ago 0 points
I hope they're as picky as Lexus USA with selling them, making sure they get driven instead of gathering dust in a collector's garage. What I wouldn't give to see one (let alone hear!) on the road...
7 months ago 0 points
If I had the money to buy one of these, I'd still buy an 80s or 90s sportscar (or two), and have plenty of leftovers for fuel and charity - who needs rediculous speed when your car drives with the feeling of a go-cart... or a go-cart in the wet? We need to recapture the light, sexy, practical and affordable sports car. Its stupid in every way (other than economically of course) to sell power and handling to a segment that never use it for anything but appearances and prestige.
Well that's my view...