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LEAKED: Lexus LF-A details

Posted by Hootan Mahallati | October 20, 2009 | In lexus news supercars videos

With the official launch of the hotly-anticipated Lexus LF-A supercar at the Tokyo Motor Show hours away, the blogosphere has been set alit with pictures, details and video of the car. Here are the latest details, including the first pictures of the exquisitely-detailed interior.

- 4.8-liter 72-degree V10
- 560 hp at 8,700 RPM (116.5 hp/liter)
- Redline: 9,000 rpm
- 354 lb-ft of torque at 6,800 rpm
- Titanium valves, connecting rods, forged aluminum pistons, dry sump lubrication and a titanium exhaust manifold
- Six-speed sequential gearbox
- Torsen limited slip differential
- 3,263 lbs. curb weight
- 48/52 front ...

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VIDEO: Sexiest-sounding Toyota of all time!

Posted by Hootan Mahallati | October 12, 2009 | In lexus supercars videos

Lexus, to be precise, but you get the point. These iPhone videos give you a glimpse of a production-ready Lexus LF-A supercar and better yet, a quick sense of just how great it will sound!

Details are still very sketchy - come on Lexus, put the car on the market already - but the rumor mill pegs the horsepower at around 550 and the price around $200,000.

UPDATE: we found a video of a journalist who has driven the car. We will let his gushing review in the second video below speak for itself.

[Source: Youtube]

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Production Lexus LF-A supercar spied

Posted by Hootan Mahallati | September 17, 2009 | In lexus news supercars

These pictures give us an almost final glimpse of what Lexus' upcoming LF-A supercar will look like. As we reported a few weeks ago, the LF-A is going to be Toyota's 550 hp answer to the seminal Nissan GT-R. No more than 500 LF-A's will be built during its production run, which is expected to last two to three years depending on the pace of sales.

Autocar brings us a few more details on the LF-A. The 5.0L V10 engine reportedly redlines at 9,000 rpm, providing for a power-to-weight ratio of 367 hp per ton. This ...

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VIDEO: 550 hp, V10 Lexus LF-A at the Nürburgring

Posted by Hootan Mahallati | August 27, 2009 | In lexus supercars videos

A couple of days ago, my Nissan GT-R video post started a heated bench-racing discussion between me and two loyal rightpedal readers. The discussion centered around how the Lexus LF-A would stack up against the Nissan GT-R when it finally makes it through its long gestation period and onto the market.

Nissan and Toyota could not have adopted more different approaches: twin-turbo 480 hp V6 for the Nissan in a body built with fairly conventional materials, versus a 550 hp naturally-aspirated V10 built placed in an aluminum/carbon fiber-heavy body for the Lexus. One of the readers insisted that the ...

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Lexus leads 2009 JD Power Initial Quality Study

Posted by Hootan Mahallati | June 22, 2009 | In hyundai lexus news toyota

Surprise, surprise: Lexus takes the top spot in J.D. Power's 2009 Initial Quality Survey, followed by Porsche, Cadillac, Hyundai and Honda.

That Lexus should be at the top is actually not a surprise. In fact, Toyota's products, in Toyota, Lexus and Scion guises, took 10 segment awards, more than any other company. These include, as stated in the J.D. Power press release, 'five for Lexus, four for Toyota and one for Scion. Lexus receives awards for the IS, GS, GX, LS and LX models. The Lexus LX has the fewest quality problems in the industry, with ...

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