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Despite its detractors crowing at the idea of Lexus building a supercar, there was never a chance of the brand being left with a single unsold or unleased car.
That's the state of things at Lexus this week, with the Japanese luxury, performance and now supercar brand announcing that all 500 units of the 2010 Lexus LFA have been either sold or leased out - including the five destined for Australia and the 50 even-more-limited edition models.
The news follows an announcement in January that the 165-strong Japanese allotment of LFA cars had sold out well ahead of the March 21 deadline.
Lexus has confirmed that a third of all LFAs will live in Germany, with each buyer already committing US$125,000 deposits on the US$375,000 car.
One buyer, speaking with industry paper Automotive News, compared the LFA to a limited edition, ultraexpensive watch.
"To most people, it's an unknown quantity," the buyer said said. "But true aficionados know its value."
Unveiled at last year's Tokyo Motor Show, the LFA is powered by a 4.8 litre naturally-aspirated V10 developing 412kW at 8700rpm and 480Nm at 6800rpm.
Top speed is a heady 325km/h and the 0-100km/h sprint is wrapped up in just 3.7 seconds.
It remains to be seen if Lexus will build another supercar. With the LFA widely believed to be 'little more' than an exercise in oneupmanship and to prove that the brand could do it - and with the amount of time it took to get this one to market - we may never see a Lexus supercar again.
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2 years ago
2 years ago
Sure the V10 engine is an amazing piece of automotive engineering and it sounds awesome. However; this is a car that was 10 years in the making - in that time a number of its rivals have come out with better looking more affordable sports cars [GT-R] with smaller engines which can produce just as much power and go just as fast - a trend which is likely to continue
The only way i can see it becoming a collectable is if the LF-A happens to win a world famous endurance race or Lexus don't build another similar sports car in the future. Yet Lexus are going to put the V10 engine in the LS and GS sedans which IMO takes away from the LFAs exclusivity.
2 years ago
I also don't think it would be race wins that may make this collectable one day. If it took race wins yo make a car collectable, cars like a Ferrari F40 or the McLaren F1 would not be collectable, however the Lexus is no where in the same league as those two cars.
I was also wondering where you read stories of Lexus putting this engine in the LS and GS series of cars. If they put this engine in the GS, it would make a worthy competitor to the M5 and E63.
2 years ago
There are several other sports cars with smaller normally aspirated engines that can also beat the LF-A
The reason why several Ferraris McLarens BMWs Merc Benz etc; even Fords Holdens are collectable is because of their well established successful Motorsport Heritage - something Lexus doesn't have
BTW; I read about their plans to put the V10 in the next-gen GS Sedan on this very website. the main reason: to become a more direct rival to the Germans
2 years ago
Which means that if demand continues they could build another 50; followed by another 50.... and another 50 etc.
So much for "Limited Edition"
2 years ago
2 years ago
quote from another "autoblog" website ..........
" The recent rash of reports about the Lexus LFA being sold out appears to have been a bit premature.
Production of the LFA begins this December and Toyota intends to produce a total of 500 units which will be sold through an unorthodox leasing procedure. The process involves putting money down, signing a non-transferable lease for 24 months and then having the option to purchase the 552-horsepower supercoupe once the two-year term comes to a close. As reported previously, the leasing system is an attempt to thwart speculators who would undoubtedly purchase an LFA and then flip it for a profit on the exotic market.
As for selling out, Lexus officials have said that the number of interested parties has exceeded the total 500-unit run, but as always, interest is different than intent, and a few more slots for U.S. buyers still remain. Additionally, the original cap of 150 LFA's slated for Stateside consumption has increased by 21 units for a total of 171, although it's unclear where those additional LFAs are coming from."