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The United States 465000 Lexus LFA Nurburgring never the most expensive Japanese car.
In time, as it really is possible to think of the LFA as a frighteningly expensive promotion exercise designed to build a brand value in the elite sports category.
There is no doubt that Lexus might pay more for the vehicle, it aims to have 500 cars all there, everything goes, all with the same purchase price, and unparalleled ownership experience.
It is strange, but the LFA raw numbers don t do it justice, it has the standard 552 hp and weighs over 1500 kg, it is not a vehicle you would immediately think of a circuit weapon in the cup standard the chief engineer on the project, Haruhiko Tanahashi mentioned at the exit at the Nurburgring in Germany last year that the LFA has lapped the Nurburgring Nordschleife circuit over 7 minutes 20 seconds.
It was not a simple aka Toyota Lexus passing remark was not the legacy of sports cars to count on when it was ten years ago, he began to develop a car at the bottom of Lamborghini, Ferrari, Porsche and Aston territory As Martin sports car Toyota had ever produced was the Supra, he had no real experience in the supercar zone and therefore started from scratch, buying reference cars logical competitors Porsche and Ferrari together and draw that it had to do to produce something capable of making fans take notice.
At this point, Toyota was about to enter Formula One and ridiculous amounts were assigned to attack now on the pinnacle of motorsport over a billion dollars were spent before turning a formula wheel in 2002, and around 500 million per year was spent many years with no useful result whether it was for many years the best-funded team in F1, with budgets much more than Ferrari, McLaren or Williams.
By comparison, a soft drink company as Red Bull has achieved six years of Formula One, spent less than half the money Toyota did, and has a title of the manufacturer and drivers' title, 15 victories, 20 pole positions and 12 fastest laps Toyota spent nine years for three pole positions and three fastest laps No team in Formula one history has spent more money per point that Toyota and the global financial crisis allowed him to retire without losing too large face in 2009.
The LFA should be able to get on the expected success of Formula One efforts where no expense was spared, but the results never came, putting more emphasis on what would become the main criterion by which Toyota could establish the sport of LFA credentials of the ability to set a blistering Nurburgring lap time.
Now, the LFA is a supercar in which the extraordinary resources were invested How musical knowhow Yamaha was used to pipe the sound of the V10 engine to the driver's ear is another example of the extent to which Lexus obsessed with the machine but, the LFA has spent much time on the Nürburgring for years before it was shown to the public in fact, Toyota has a large off-site facility near the circuit which was built especially for the development of LFA.
Therefore, it was always going to be very fast around the ultimate motor racing of the road and the fact that the company has executed prototypes to race 24 Hours of Nürburgring every year since 2007, also indicates the importance of timing on the Nordschleife circuit where Toyota has spent enough money to ensure the Nurburgring package is likely to be very close to nirvana Nordschleife for a sports car enthusiast.
This year, the challenge 24 hours, which begin on May 13, Lexus returns to the legendary circuit with two LFA production models under the banner Gazoo Racing, the race four Japanese and three German drivers.
This limited edition LFA will be available in four exterior colors whitest white, orange, black and matte black complemented by a choice of three colors of black interior, red and purple All come with a center console in carbon fiber and door trim Package Nurburgring will carry a manufacturer's suggested retail price MSRP US matte black 70000 carry an additional cost of 20 000 standard LFA carries a suggested retail price of 375.000.
Nurburgring package focused on creating a greater aerodynamic downforce by revisions and additions of several of LFA CFRP components, including a spoiler wider front, side spoilers fin type and a fixed rear fender.
speed changes in the sequential six-speed transmission were cut 0 15 seconds from 2 seconds 0 Although the additional drag was established by the new aerodynamic, 0 to 100 km h acceleration time of the LFA March 7 seconds of the standard LFA and its speed of 202 mph were maintained.
The car will be seen for the first time in Geneva on 1 March.
The LFA Nürburgring package will be shown in public for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show a couple of weeks from now.
The decade long development campaign could be amortized effective on only 500 cars - the LFA Nurburgring is a bargain, even at that price.
Toyota has spent much time in the car for the Nurburgring.
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