Comments on: Lexus LF-A Roadster Concept breaks cover

By: jackjimturkey

jackjimturkey — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:51:39 +0000

“the LF-A Roadster features no shortage of ‘F’ performance badging.”

so this car is F’ed up?

By: kool_aje

kool_aje — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 06:33:42 +0000

Am I too croat… LOL

By: kool_aje

kool_aje — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:21:11 +0000

Japs are kick ass Euros and States (again). And many whites are frustated and upset for it. Typically caucasians… LOL. Just a joke from a black-wannabe white guy.

By: 09CTS-V

09CTS-V — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:48:13 +0000

Veda i think itll be alot then a 5th of the price for the F430 spider, but ur right its so damn sexy and evil lookin.

By: 1966_GTO_

1966_GTO_ — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 04:34:01 +0000

Something about the front end doesn’t sit right with me… I love the white interior and the mean rear though.

By: DrFill

DrFill — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:42:09 +0000

IF the rebuld the legendary Supra, the platform will be shared, but this will not be knocked-off by Toyota.
We can dream though
DrFill

By: trooper1

trooper1 — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:06:58 +0000

Looks impressive. I’m sure this car will also be the new supra but I wonder which will be the faster one, the Lexus or the Toyota? The Supra inline 6 engines were incredibly strong and resistant to high boost. I can only imagine how much greater this new V10 will be.

By: Commodore

Commodore — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:50:23 +0000

The new Mitsu sports car copies the R8 front end, and this copies the back. Awesome

By: autonut

autonut — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:05:47 +0000

Instrumentation a bit “japanese” – too much high tech for expensive car. I think it will sell and sell well for given segment,

By: Veda

Veda — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:57:52 +0000

09CTS-V: At what’s probably 1/5th of the price of the F430 convertible, you might actually take one…

By: Don

Don — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:34:07 +0000

Tail lights are unique, i really like them. Front is good too. But I don’t know if I can get used to the exhausts.

By: planet_drive

planet_drive — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:30:45 +0000

A Lexus supercar, can it get any better? Benchmark quality/reliability and supercar performance, a rare combination. Its good to see Lexus take on the big boys from Europe Although I would still take an AMG benze over this. This car will definately set a new standard in this segment.

By: 09CTS-V

09CTS-V — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:34:36 +0000

If Lexus really wanted to i could picture this competing with the Gallardo and F430 Convertibles. No I would never take this over either of the two, but i think its sexy and i do see a hint of Carrera GT in the 11th, 28th and last pic. I love it

By: Veda

Veda — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:21:33 +0000

Watch, it’s gonna replace the SC as the new convertible.

By: RobCali

RobCali — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:02:08 +0000

That’s one damn good looking automobile.

By: WEKS

WEKS — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:27:43 +0000

Actually, CA36GTP, Toyota has been doing anything but saying a new Supra is coming, in fact last time I heard something about a new Supra from Toyota, they were denying a revival of the Supra.

By: Kaizen

Kaizen — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:00:01 +0000

Toyota’s never said it is coming back in the past. The FT-HS has been the first indication in almost a decade.

By: CA36GTP

CA36GTP — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 04:55:51 +0000

Toyota’s been saying the Supra is coming back for ages. I wouldn’t hold your breath.

By: Kaizen

Kaizen — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 04:32:08 +0000

Don’t worry. Your Supra is coming.

By: Blakkarr

Blakkarr — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 04:21:08 +0000

Kaizen,

Perhaps, but it feels more like hype than real product. Unbelievable times being posted, insane theoreticals, usually tacky styling (yes I’ll still rag about the GT-R’s ugly ass body until the day they fix it.) being tweaked ever so slightly, and so on. Right now the LF-A is the best looking of the the new lot.

The crazy components layout, no doubt a formula inspired suspension, not unlike the SLR, a detuned racing engine, and the most wicked fighter/racing vehicle body I have yet seen outside the Vector W8 are all major pluses. Seeing it run I think I can root for this car. Makes me think if GM is rushing back to the drawing board over the C7 right now.

The LF-A, however, leaves me cold on one major point: Price.

What about a new Supra? TOYOTA was floating rumors and even very credible drawings and renders and I think a few pictures of the assumed prototype not a whole year ago. What ever happened to that. I really don’t care about some $150K+ car when one) I wouldn’t dare drive it on the same roads as the lunatics and morons around here and two) I couldn’t sanely afford to spend that much on one car.

I want my Supra!!

Otherwise, Kudos TOYOTA. A car That can beat ‘em and does it without “cheating”… as far as I can tell.

By: 441Zuke

441Zuke — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 04:13:13 +0000

DUMB

By: Kaizen

Kaizen — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:04:25 +0000

They’re doing exactly what US brands are doing. Recently, Japan has lacked sport car credibility, so they promote their sports cars and concepts. GM/Ford/Chrysler all lack green credibility, so they promote hybrids and fuel cells or concepts. The main difference, mainly with GM, is that they have started to try to convince the American public that they are selling the technology right now (ie Volt, fuel cell Equinox).

By: Blakkarr

Blakkarr — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 02:57:58 +0000

I do have to agree that the Japanese makers have been promoting their high dollar sports cars a bit hard lately. Some might say excessively.

Personally, I’m more put off by the lack of useful information than the endless “work-in-progress” photos and bit articles.

By: corvette

corvette — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 02:07:07 +0000

i don’t like it, then again i don’t like any Toyota. besides how long have they been pushing this car around like it was being sold, and not even let a group of reporters see it.

By: F451

F451 — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 23:53:12 +0000

This automobile translated beautifully into a convertible (many do not). Guaranteed first-run sell out with the well-heeled crowd, and front liner at the upper-end dining, and hotel establishments. Hats off to Toyota for coming so far over the decades.

By: Kaizen

Kaizen — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 23:43:47 +0000

^^^ You, my sir, are a dumbass.

By: CA36GTP

CA36GTP — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 22:12:40 +0000

So how much space will I have to stick my hand between the real exhaust pipes and the fake outlets on the production version of THIS one?

By: WEKS

WEKS — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 22:00:17 +0000

Wow, I must say that is the best looking concept to come out of Toyota or Lexus in a long time, perhaps ever.

Sure, I can see a bit of Lambo, Veyron, Ferrari and even a tiny bit of the MKIV Supra in it. But really, thats not a bad thing IMO.

Now, give it the performance to back up it’s look, and it’s a winner, no matter what the die hard anti-Toyota fanatics say.

By: Blakkarr

Blakkarr — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 21:28:47 +0000

Three things.

1) I want specs and equipment list of this car. There is a claim of 7min24sec at Nurburgring http://www.supercars.net/PitLane?viewThread=y&gID=3&fID=0&tID=10073 and I want to know what this car has to pull that off.

2) What does the engine look like. I’m curious.

3) Does this thing have a trunk? Again I’m curious.

By: celeron

celeron — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:52:07 +0000

See i love clean cars, that’s why i love this car, i really like Ford Fusion and i hate Camry. What the world needs is simple lines, or smooth curves. We need simplicity.

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:48:58 +0000

I can’t decide on this. It’s either the cleanest sports car design to come out of Japan since the NSX, or it’s like they threw darts at pictures of every other supercar on the planet and picked some aspect to impose on this. Oh well, even if they do build it, like every other Lexus you know it will be overpriced.

By: DrFill

DrFill — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:09:41 +0000

Another winner from Lexus

By: celeron

celeron — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:04:40 +0000

mbgg099, well both are sports cars, as is GTR, so i think many sports cars will have a front that looks similar. There cars need to have a low, smooth front, so if you’ll look carefully you may see other cars it it too. But i personally see that FT-HS.

By: mbgg099

mbgg099 — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:59:53 +0000

It reminds me of a lamborghini which is never a bad thing. I don’t really like the headlights, everything else is ok.

By: brocky

brocky — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:52:49 +0000

pretty sweet. I’m actually impressed.