Lexus launches $375k LFA

Terrific car. Love the design, but don't like the scoop on the C-pillar. Problem is the recession. People are hurting and the wealthy aren't spending as much. Maybe wrong car for the these bad times.

6 years in the making eh. they obviously didn't anticipate the recession that began last year. By limiting production to 500 units worldwide, Toyota is actually cutting their losses with this one. If I had $375k, I'd buy a european supercar.

Only 500 LFA units, too bad. Goldman wanted to give one to each employee as a Christmas bonus, made possible by the taxpayer bailout of Wall Street. Maybe they thought LFA stood for Legalized Financial Abuse.

Might want to check the spelling on Toyota, First Par. second sentence..Spelled Toyoda?

Nate, it isn't a typo. Toyota's CEO's family name is Toyoda. The company name is Toyota.

Toyoda is the last name of the family who started and owns the company....

Toyoda is the founding families name. Toyota was chosen as a good luck motif. As far as the car itself, it seems a bit arrogant to release an expensive behemoth at a time like this.

Nate, before you comment you need to understand what you are reading. The spelling in the second sentence is correct. They are writing about Akio Toyoda in this sentence not Toyota automaker.

Nope spelling is right, he's talking about Akio Toyoda

Nice ride indeed, BTW if I save now and not spend a penny for 200000 years I might be able to get 1.

What is the R&D expense and cost of goods of the $188M in revenue for 500 cars? Say it totals $100M. That leave $88M for Toyota.

Fifty years ago, a car with V10, 0-60 in 3.7 sec and 202mph was considered advance technology. Today, those attributes are praised only by juveniles. Speed and acceleration is low tech. Any automaker worth its salt can drop a large displacement engine into a light body. Looking for an example? Look no further than dumb Chrysler which bolted a cast-iron OHV V12 Hemi, vintage 60s' on a slightly modified chassis and called it the Viper. Showing his juvenile mentality, Toyoda got it all wrong by reaching back for yesteryears paradigms. Today, an exciting car with advance technology means lithium-ion or hydrogen propulsion system with almost zero emission. For unknown reasons, family members of founders of car companies think they have the qualifications to take the helm. Toyoda is imitating the foot steps of Ford Jr. who almost single-handedly destroyed Ford Corporation.

It looks like some boy racers atempt at making a car. The price tag is seriously laughable, I would like to meet the people that purchase one....

It looks like some boy racers atempt at making a car. The price tag is seriously laughable, I would like to meet the people that purchase one....

First Paragragh. second sentence
Spelled Toyoda, is this correct?
should be toyota right?
i'm so smart

just need to ask 375,000 people for one penny each

you mean a dollar each?

No Ryab you need to ask 375,000 people for a $1 each and then another 20,000 people for $1 to cover the taxes. :)

i remember my 1st beer....

Is it just me or does anyone else think it just looks like a revamped Celica?

well at 375k for a high priced toyota is unheard for one.if you are going to spend that kind of money i would not send it to the japanese auto makers when you can get a 680hp motor from a new corvette ( ZR1 ) and the cost is around 250k less than the overpriced toyota.for two where in this country can or would you use that forign junk.

Robert, This link may help a bit:
http://www2.toyota.co.jp/future_en/report/index.html

In terms of timing, Toyota is believed to planning a 2011 launch. The price is rumored to be in the low $20,000s. And it is expected to be powered by a 2 liter boxer engine developed by Subaru.

Lighten up people. Most of us can only afford to look at the pictures anyway.
It's still fun to dream.
Jambo, you probably need that scoop to cool the brakes if you're racing a 200 mph car.

Looks more like a Supra in the front, but that doesn't suprise me. Lexas has never had an original idea so why start now. I'm sure it runs good and all, but who cares...

Complex strategies in the auto industry, what's of interest is that Toyota being the pioneer is hybrid and building fuel saving cars opted to build a gas guzzler just so that could 'hang' with the others. Whereas all the others are opting to put in some sort of hybrid technology or fuel saving methods in their high end cars and already have a super car in their arsenal... I guess it all boils down to what each company does not have! whilst giving the people more to oogle at.

And while it officially says its $375K and limited to only 500... I am sure it will sell for a lot more.

On a personal note, if I could spend that kind of money I would be heading German (or Europe) bound.

For those people complaining about the price of this car that I am sure for many people who works at Goldman Sachs is not a problem at all since they set aside 17 billion for this year end bonus. So 375k car isn't too expensive at all.

Seems to me the wholly negative comments indicate a deep seated Jealousy.

LEXUS LFA IS THE CLOSES CAR T0 A F1 CAR THAT MONEY CAN BUY AND USE IT ON THE PUBLIC ROAD AND THE FACT THAT IT IS A LEXUS IS EVEN BETTER.

very expensive for a lexus

identity confused supacar...looks like design by japanese moded car junkies who foolishly try to build supacar....they need to learn from italian how to design great cars...