More revealing shots of Lexus LF-A supercar

I've come to realize on this site that anything that encroaches on established marques (i.e. European) gets ripped to shreds here, especially Lexus. No matter what strategy they take they get criticized.

Lower price/high value strategy: cheap, bargain, not really luxury, they work their people to death, etc.

Higher price strategy: not worth it, could never compete with, bla bla bla.

So much pre-judging on this car it's scary. Why don't we wait until it actually comes out. Remember all the negative comments about the GT-R before it came out?

Many people automatically hate anything that shakes their world view, especially if it comes from a place they no little or nothing about.

— _43LE (View Profile)

Posted on 5/26/2008 9:54:22 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 17   

This site is full of hater that post stupid comment without any explenation.

And for any body that is thinking of saying the LF-A did bad at the 24hrs Nurburgring event. it wasn't thear to race but to help the testing. Because we al know that the standaard LF-A did a 7:24 on the ring.

— STJ88 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/26/2008 10:11:15 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

THE SITE SAID LEXUS LF-A FINISH IN 132th(100 LAPS) IS NOT RIGHT,LEXUS LF-A FINISH IN 121th AND COMPLETING 106 LAPS. NOT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE BUT JUST TO BE HONEST,JUST TAKE A LOOK:

http://adac.24h-rennen.de/en/live/database.html

— diesselxp (View Profile)

Posted on 5/26/2008 10:46:56 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

Does the $225k price include a $100K markup?

— LexSucks (View Profile)

Posted on 5/26/2008 11:55:53 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -5   

I don't like the interior. Red switches are so ricer. Not to mention the net around the window. What kind of high tech security is that? From a $225k car? Not even a cup holder! And the engine is so drab and ugly. It's like this car was created for testing or something. Ferrari engines look 10 times better!

— SoSnootySo (View Profile)

Posted on 5/26/2008 12:07:27 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -3   

jalousie?

— EL44 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/26/2008 12:08:07 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

Anyone that buys this car will be the worlds biggest chump, but some can't tell the difference between $h!t and shinola.

:/

— EL34 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/26/2008 12:17:55 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -6   

and between you and big sh..t.

— EL44 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/26/2008 12:19:29 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

here we go again with all LEXUYS haters!

— EL44 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/26/2008 12:21:47 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Dude,

Don't bust a blood-vessel. Its only a car.

— LexSucks (View Profile)

Posted on 5/26/2008 12:32:32 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -8   

It's amazing how people switch the subject from cars to personal attacks.

Take a deep breath and repeat after me. "It's OK for someone to have different preferences than I do".

— LexSucks (View Profile)

Posted on 5/26/2008 2:33:25 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -5   

LOL! that just made my day rite there!
btw, its "pedophile"

— lexusrox123 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/27/2008 8:58:06 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

THEY ARE JELOUS BECAUSE NOBODY TALK TO MUCH ABOUT GERMANS CAR IN THIS TIME.
NOW THE LEXUS LF-A IS BE BEST SENSATION FOR THIS TIME.
DON'T TALK TO MUCH,JUST WAIT FOR THE FINAL PRODUCTION THE LF-A.
ANY WEBSITE YOU GO U WILL SEE LEXUS LF-A FOR BAD NEWS(lexus haters) OR FOR GOOD NEWS right?

JUST BE READY GERMANS BOYS LF-A IS COMING SOON.



DIESSEL_XP

— diesselxp (View Profile)

Posted on 5/26/2008 12:32:25 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

in my opinion, the GT-R got a free marketing offered by lexus it self ! With a " rIPPP oFFffFF " price tag as much as 200K + people who were " and still " whining about how the LF-A will beat the GT-R got a shock after revealing the price,. Who would pay 200k + not to mention the black market price that will start as soon this over priced super cars .

— fatboi (View Profile)

Posted on 5/26/2008 1:01:59 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -4   

It may be easy to crack but I don't think it caters to the same markets as it's rivals. Buyers of GT-R's, NSX's, and LF-A probably was the import tuners of the 90's. Of course there will be some seniors who will buy because this won't be as hard and intimidating to drive compared to a German or Italian car. It'll be more tamed and more luxury based as the SL. Mind you, being a direct competition with the SL isn't a bad thing. The SL's beautiful, comfortable, and luxurious. I expect the same from the LF-A. Anything is better than that turtle of a car who people call the SC430.

— Agent63 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/27/2008 7:43:06 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

It's amazing how some people can draw conclusions from someone life based on posts on a Automotive Board.

I don't like Lexus. Do you have a problem with that?

— LexSucks (View Profile)

Posted on 5/26/2008 1:29:43 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -6   

The first sentence describe exatctly your attitude!

— EL44 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/26/2008 2:20:12 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

And what would be that be? Care to enlighten?

— LexSucks (View Profile)

Posted on 5/26/2008 2:26:05 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -3   

Everybody blabbering about a $200k price tag. Last I checked, the car hasn't even gone into production YET, and Lexus hasn't officially announced it's price. It's all speculation, nothing to get your panties in a bunch over.

The content & membership of this site has really gone down the gutter......Why the hell do I even bother to come here?

— 2JayZee (View Profile)

Posted on 5/26/2008 1:11:06 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

EL34,
I believe the chumps belong to BMW. Who releases a last generation car to undercut their own current generation 3-series?
Everything in their lineup is an oxymoron and the sheep still flock to it because they just gotta have that propellor to show-off their potency (or lack of).

What bugs everybody is that Lexus will price it, and plenty of people will buy it because it's not another ho-hum rebadged yuppy German car.

— huu76 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/26/2008 1:24:55 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

Stop the comments LexSucks or you will brake EL34's record of De boost!

— STJ88 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/26/2008 2:11:43 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Looks interesting, a LOT like the concept. I can't say I loved the way the concept looked, but I'll have to wait to pass judgement on this.

One thing I'm sure about is that I would hate having that wide of a center console.

— S4cabriofoxone (View Profile)

Posted on 5/26/2008 3:24:53 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

The bashing just means its a real threat.

— autopro (View Profile)

Posted on 5/26/2008 4:07:18 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 6   

I Just can't wait to see the finished car and the promised great numbers. $200K+ is nothing if it got the rumoured numbers. 7:24 nurburgring time, 0-60 under 3 seconds...etc would be awesome.

JUGNU

— JUGNU (View Profile)

Posted on 5/26/2008 4:20:12 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

in any GIVEN locale, THE MARKET sets the price (not mere exchange rates), determined by the number of potential buyers accepting or rejecting asking prices. for ANY product in high demand and limited supply, sellers can and do ask for whatever the market will bear.

if demand stays ahead of production (as happened with the toyota prius for a few YEARS, and the initial run of ls600hl which sold at 3x the projected rate) they very likely WILL GET a buyer for every single car they make. in which case, kudos to them!
as mentioned above, being made of carbon fiber, more than a few buyers will feel the car IS A BARGAIN at a mere $225k.

the car winning its class at the last Nurburgring race also ESTABLISHES its cred.

and, the mere fact that it will be MORE EXCLUSIVE than ferraris and lambos for many years will itself attract certain buyers. as with RR customers, PRICE WILL BE NO OBJECT for these kind of buyers. and again, a 'mere' $225k WILL seem a true bargain!

people who've criticized the genius of toyota and lexus MARKETING (yes! but based on good analyses) have A HISTORY of later having to eat their words.

— ChicaneShooter (View Profile)

Posted on 5/26/2008 9:39:11 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

"I've come to realize on this site that anything that encroaches on established marques (i.e. European) gets ripped to shreds here..."

It's called the "fear of the inevitable combined with inferiority complex".

It's like the kid you used to bully all through junior high/high school, then you come across his name later in life, when you find out he is now 6'5 and the star of your college football team :) you know if he sees you, there will some serious beating (now that the roles are reversed, so you stay out of sight and continue to talk trash behind his back (because you've got a bruised ego with a foolish pride and don't want to look like a chump in front of your friends)

— sector (View Profile)

Posted on 5/26/2008 10:17:35 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

IS-F can do 0-60 in nearly 4 seconds, so what do u think this carbon made 200K+ Super car can't shave 1 second.
Ohh yes i forgot it's a Lexus. If it were Audi u would have THINK SO.

JUGNU

— JUGNU (View Profile)

Posted on 5/27/2008 8:14:54 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

What the hell?

There's several people posting non-biased and logical comments in a LF-A topic???

— answer (View Profile)

Posted on 5/27/2008 11:56:10 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Japanese cars are aspirational in nature. They are a decent facsimile of European cars. With a 200k+ price this fugly thing better perform like a Veyron.

— RiceSucks (View Profile)

Posted on 5/27/2008 12:58:52 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2   

A word about the price.

Months back I argued that many high end MB AMG models include a 'markup' in their price just because people will pay anything for them. I was wrong, as pointed out by many MB fans on the site, because it was the engineering, materials, etc. that drove up the price of the high end benzs.

With the LF-A, you have a car that has spent years in R&D ($$$) and will likely have plenty of carbon fiber, and use a rare, costly engine for Toyota to develop. The interior will also have to be top notch and have expensive materials to get the cred Lexus is looking for.

All this translates into a high price. You may think their 'crazy' for charging this much, however, if they're going to build it, knowing Toyota, the books must balance.

— M35MT (View Profile)

Posted on 5/27/2008 1:33:59 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

LOL some of you guys are tearing apart the interior? And engine? WTF? Do you also think the pictures are the finished product? Must have been kidding...

— Porschinator (View Profile)

Posted on 5/27/2008 6:29:05 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

I would think that anyone who is into any of the exotic cars who can buy them probably has a collection of cars anyway why wouldnt they buy an LF-A just to have one of these too. It doesnt have to be better, just different, and if it has some interesting or even mind bending advancements... then even better. This car will be considered a success no matter what simply because they will only build what they know they can sell.

— chris357 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/29/2008 7:27:13 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2