Lexus' chief test driver died in LFA

B2L2

http://www.thepassinglane.ca/201 ... -driver-killed.html

"Naruse was considered the father of the most exciting Toyota and Lexus models, starting with the 2000GT of the mid-‘60s, and including the Supra, Celica, AE86 Corolla GTS, MR-2, and more."

RIP.  Salute.

B2L2

Toyota Remembers Hiromu Naruse, The "Nur Meister"Hiromu Naruse

http://jalopnik.com/5681660/toyo ... use-the-nur-meister

blowfish

Thats pretty sad.

shutterbug

When you compare you need to compare with similar products.  Comparing a 3 series to a LFA and saying Lexus is inferior to BMW in terms of collision because LFA's driver died and the front end was toast is not a fair comparison.  BMW vs Honda, I'm pretty sure BMW will win most of the time.  You just need to compare with things in the same class to make any sense out of it.  Why don't you compare a 3 series against a Hummer?  Then I can say BMW is crap?  Of course not!

masterbear

You can't compare a supercar's body with something like the 3 series because the body of a supercar  ...
shutterbug 發表於 2010-6-25 14:47

    There's a real true accident over SEA TO SKY HWY about 10 years ago..... A Bimmer and A Honda Predude WAS HEAD ON... the result was.... Bimmer driver still alive and Predude driver was dead right a way!! Correct me if I am wrong.

Catpiano

Sigh .. suen ba la..  none of us can tell you how LFA will be like ga la...

But 3 series .. no problem .. lol

shutterbug

I think that depends on the design.  The crumple zone of that LFA still looks pretty good IMO.

Like F1 car in an accident, all there's left is the driver compartment, all front end, back end will fly off!

Lik

The panels and stuff should never amount to any form of collision protection in the first place though. The structures that protect you should always be the crumble zone materials and the chassis itself. Given that sports cars perform much better with a light but rigid chassis (the lighter and more rigid, the better), the LFA should be at least as collision-proof as any production road car.

Then again, there isn't much you can do (other than to count your blessings) when you crash at 200+ km/h, is there?

-Lik

shutterbug

You can't compare a supercar's body with something like the 3 series because the body of a supercar is probably made of light materials such as fibre reinforced sheet panels (I call "cardboard"), so it will not win against metal.

Catpiano

An example of ..... A Bimmer 3 series (metal) more stronger than a Lexus??
masterbear 發表於 2010-6-25 13:59

    Yes .. BMW/BENZ etc hit on a toyota .. probaby BMW/BENZ is safer .. from the pic, the whole front end of the LFA is gone, and the 3 series, not as bad.

However, I guess the LFA is just a "pre production" car?

But anyway, this is sad ..