37 Facts About Lexus LFA

Lexus LFA is a two-seat sports car manufactured by Lexus, the luxury car division of Toyota.

The production model, trademarked Lexus LFA, was unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show in October 2009.

However, two were sold in March 2020 and another in September 2020, still, an Lexus LFA remains unsold even though the car's production ended in 2012.

Concurrently, Lexus LFA was preparing for the launch of its long-rumored F marque series of performance vehicles, with a production LF-A being a possible future member of this lineup.

In January 2008, Lexus LFA displayed a roadster version of the LF-A concept car designated LF-A Roadster, or LF-AR, at the North American International Auto Show.

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Media reports uncovered an Lexus LFA trademark filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office in December 2008, with the concept LF-A name dropping its hyphen to become Lexus LFA for a possible production model.

On 21 October 2009, the production version of the Lexus LFA was unveiled on the first press day of the 41st biennial Tokyo Motor Show.

The Lexus LFA was shown as the final vehicle of the press conference, following the LF-Ch hybrid concept.

Production announcement for the LFA marked the 20th anniversary of the launch of Lexus.

However, the Lexus LFA was intended to serve as a testbed for new car technologies, including carbon-fibre mass-production, and related performance vehicle development.

Each Lexus LFA was hand-built by a dedicated production team of engineers and specialists at Toyota's Motomatchi plant in Aichi, Japan.

Lexus LFA's engineers selected a V10 engine over an equivalent displacement V8 engine for its ability to rev higher, and over a V12 for its lower reciprocating mass, allowing for more rapid engine response.

Lexus LFA claimed their engine could rev from idle to its redline in 0.

Lexus LFA's frame is made from an in-house designed and manufactured carbon fibre-reinforced polymer centre monocoque with aluminium front and rear subframes.

The Lexus LFA is equipped with a three-mode Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management stability control system with Sport setting.

The Lexus LFA body was offered with a choice of 28 standard exterior colours, along with 3 wheel colours and a matte black option.

Lexus LFA with the Nurburgring Package is a competition-focused variant and was available in four exterior colours, namely glossy black, matte black, race yellow, and whitest white.

The production totals are to be included in the 500-unit total LFA planned build cycle, and although Lexus stated it would be limited to a 50-unit run, a total of 64 were produced.

Lexus LFA confirmed that this lap video was recorded as a "warm-up" video for the "ADAC 24-hours" for exhibition purposes.

Motorsports France conducted a track test on the Lexus LFA and ran a hot lap around the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours resulting in a lap time of 1:20.

AutoZeitung raved about Lexus LFA's handling, chassis control and race car-like reflexes and response.

Chief Engineer Haruhiko Tanahashi mentioned during the world's press at the Nurburgring in Germany that the Lexus LFA has lapped the Nurburgring Nordschleife in "better than 7 minutes 20 seconds", although no further specifics were given to the record lap.

The Lexus LFA was wearing temporary Bridgestone S001 street tyres since the Lexus LFA spec tyres are still under development.

Lexus LFA turned in the fastest Nurburgring lap time, The Nurburgring 20.

Lexus LFA appeared on Top Gear in January 2010, where its power lap of 1.

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Lexus LFA comprehensively was declared the winner by the presenter where Lexus LFA lapped the short 1-mile track with a lap time of 48.

The Lexus LFA was criticised for being sold at a price much higher than comparable sports cars by Top Gear.

Lexus LFA appeared on Top Gear in January 2010, where Richard Hammond drove and raved about the car.

Lexus LFA appeared on Fifth Gear with presenter Tiff Needell driving the car around the race track performing hot laps, powerslides, and power oversteers.

Leno took the car for a test drive in the California mountains and had raving impressions of the Lexus LFA driving dynamics, handling, chassis rigidity, and engine sound.

Leno stated that the Lexus LFA was "one of the greatest supercars ever built and certainly the best supercar ever to have come out Japan".

Leno was very impressed with the Lexus LFA's city driving abilities and noted it was a "docile car around town".

On 4 April 2009, an LF-A and a Lexus LFA IS F entered by Gazoo Racing finished first and second in the SP8 class in the ADAC-Westfalenfahrt VLN 4h endurance race, as all three other class entrants, failed to complete the race.

All three test drivers wore helmets, but Naruse was reportedly not wearing his seatbelt, and as his Lexus LFA test vehicle was a pre-production prototype, its safety features, including airbags, were not functional at the time.

Top Gear magazine in its September 2010 edition picked "5 greatest supercars of the year" and the Lexus LFA was honored as one of the greatest sports cars of the year.

Lexus LFA was tested during the summer months in very wet conditions, but the track test even in the wet as well as daily city road driving warranted enough positive impressions for the magazine to award Lexus LFA the win.

The Lexus LFA was a finalist in the 2009 Car Design of the Year and the Festival Automobile International's "most beautiful supercar of the year" awards.