The wheels were shaped like turbines, and air-scoops were placed on the C-pillars. The rear bumper featured a triple exhaust placed in an inverted triangle formation. Twin rear radiators were installed behind the rear wheels, and visible behind large screens. The first LF-A concept featured a glass roof and side cameras mounted in the side mirrors. Some news outlets reported the concept name as referring to Lexus Future-Advance, a claim later dismissed by Chief Engineer Tanahashi. ![]() The first LF-A concept had an overall length of 4,399 mm (173.2 in), while its wheelbase measured 2,581 mm (101.6 in) The concept was nearly 1,219 mm (48 in) in height, with a width of 1,859 mm (73.2 in). In January 2005, the first LF-A concept premiered at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan as a design study with no plans for production. The first Lexus LF-A concept at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show Still, an LFA remains unsold even though the car's production ended in 2012. However, two were sold in March 2020 and another in September 2020. Īs of 2020, Lexus still had four unsold LFAs after selling three LFAs in 2019. In February 2016, Lexus' European boss Alain Uyttenhoven confirmed that there would be no new LFA replacement in the near future. Production ended in December 2012 with 500 cars produced, the final car being a Nürburgring Package model. A circuit-tuned variant debuted in 2012, and was one of the most expensive Japanese road cars ever built. The LFA went into production in late 2010. CFRP materials account for 65 percent of the LFA's body composition by mass. The production version of the Lexus LFA features a 412 kW (560 PS 553 hp) V10 engine developed in collaboration with Yamaha exclusive to the car and a body made from carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP). Īkio Toyoda, CEO of parent company Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) saw the LFA as an opportunity to create a global icon for the Lexus brand, embodying Toyoda's idea that the ultimate Lexus should connect with its owner. According to Lexus, the "A" in production LFA name stands for the "Apex" of the LF line of cars. The production model, trademarked LFA, was unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show in October 2009. The third version of the LF-A, featuring a roadster body style premiered in 2008. After beginning development in the early 2000s (with a codename of TXS), the first LF-A concept premiered in 2005, followed in 2007 by a second concept with a more completely furnished interior and exterior. ![]() Three concept versions were unveiled, each debuting at the North American International Auto Show with the LF-A designation as part of the LF Series concept line. It is the second model in the F marque line of performance vehicles from Lexus, following the IS F, and also the first standalone Lexus F model. The Lexus LFA ( Japanese: レクサス・LFA, Rekusasu LFA) is a two-seat sports car manufactured by Lexus, the luxury car division of Toyota. A Lexus LFA at the IAA in Frankfurt, 2011ĭecember 2010 – December 2012 (500 produced)
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