LEXUS LFA

siumaibb

So damn sexy!!

Topgear featured this car on their last episode

4.8L V10 in the size of an V8 weight like an V6
552hp @ 8700rpm
354 lb·ft @ 6800rpm
9000rpm redline in 0.6 sec!! (the engine rev up so fast that it needs a digital tachometer coz analog one can't handle it)
0-100 3.7sec
top speed 325 km/h
carbon fibre body
$375,000!! and lexus is not going to make $$ out of it!!

official promote clip


topgear clip

Catpiano

On that case .. probably yes ..  I agree C lass is better value then IS250 ..

More standard feature on BMW/BENZ now.. ( may be not on 323i )

But few yr ago.. Sport package, sunroof, hi fi sound, pdc, auto, climate control, heated seats, harmon kardon, 18" wheel, GSP, Xenon, HLW, leather, premium package .. etc ..

fibbi

Well I disagree this time...the new W204 I got...I can live with no option (except the free sport package)...

The 330i....also only sport package is ok....

Catpiano

I think the basic car price is ok but once you add OPTION it becomes crazy expensive. And really unlikely u don't want those "option"...
fibbi 發表於 2010-1-20 17:57

I think the otherway around .. for higher end European brand, you pay everything extra ..  u probably need to spend ~$10K on options for a BMW or Benz ... and ~$20K-30K option on a Porsche ...  

I found Lexus .. their cars are usually loaded.. (package A or B) so dont need to think what option to get .. and once compare a fully loaded Lexus to a fully loaded German Luxury ..  still quite a bit cheaper .. ^_^  ( not this LFA ..lol )

Rather then reliable, I think resell value is another key reason for people buying Lexus.

fibbi

I think the basic car price is ok but once you add OPTION it becomes crazy expensive. And really unlikely u don't want those "option"...

MSN04

Chinese C 9 like them ar ma ..

My wife went Lexus service last week ...  ALL CHINESE C9 there!!

(oops..  my wife too ...  haha)
Catpiano 發表於 2010-1-20 14:22

haha...
Really, i don't know what is so good about lexus making those C9 wanting to drive one...
I will only consider lexus if they come with a lowered price tag...
all in all, as u have mentioned, it is just a top-model toyota lol

Catpiano

Yeah... Lexus is overpriced imo..
was looking at Lexus and BMW... then realized the price is about the same...
so I picked up a bmw instead lol
MSN04 發表於 2010-1-20 14:00

Chinese C 9 like them ar ma ..

My wife went Lexus service last week ...  ALL CHINESE C9 there!!

(oops..  my wife too ...  haha)

MSN04

Yeah... Lexus is overpriced imo..
was looking at Lexus and BMW... then realized the price is about the same...
so I picked up a bmw instead lol

Catpiano

Yeah ..  IS350  vs Corolla ..  kind of like from a 323 to M3 ..

When I talk to Lexus people, Toyota does it by purpose to make this LFA very "ASIAN" like ..  

Unlike the NSX, it was built very "European" style ..  

LFA ..  even GTR ..  typical asian style .. .. as SONY TV or B&O TV ...

shutterbug

The dash/gauges is awesome on this car...I posted a youtube clip before showing it!  Japanese tend to have a style of their own to represent themselves and to differentiate from others.  It's very subjective.  I think this car looks fine.  It might not last as long as the looks of the NSX but it's quite unique.

the price is 350-375kUS la not $450k

The current Lexus models are quite different from Toyota, unlike the Camry and ES models before.

IS looks like a Corolla...um...I don't know about you but I think IS looks much much better lor.  Well, you can say 323 looks like M3...so same thing jeh