SIAP : New Lexus LF-A Pricing Announced
05-21-2008, 02:11 AM
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SIAP : New Lexus LF-A Pricing Announced
They announced preliminary pricing for the Lexus LF-A Supercar at $225,000. All I can say is dayumm. In a day when you can get a similar performing GT-R for 1/3rd that price Lexus better rethink that pricing or boost the hp (500 hp) & make it a real supercar (can you say 600+).
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/...photopanel..1.*
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/...photopanel..1.*
05-21-2008, 03:56 AM
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Ouch. They initially projected ~$100k. I think I would take a 911T and an M5 daily driver instead.
05-21-2008, 04:02 AM
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Perhaps the GT-R would have been this expensive if they'd branded it as an Infiniti instead of a Nissan 
Looks like Lexus is trying to compete with the exotic market (Ferrari, Lambo) rather than go for the "bang for the buck" market (Z06, GT-R).
This makes me wonder now which market the new NSX is going to compete in? Hopefully the one I can afford.
Looks like Lexus is trying to compete with the exotic market (Ferrari, Lambo) rather than go for the "bang for the buck" market (Z06, GT-R).
This makes me wonder now which market the new NSX is going to compete in? Hopefully the one I can afford.
05-21-2008, 04:42 AM
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"preliminary"
we'll see what that means. I still don't see it. Certainly a lot of people will pay big bucks for that exhaustr note, a 10k redline, and lexus reliability and quality, but when cross shopping w/ some other cars in that range...
maybe they are just looking to make a few hundred a yr and the people who already own everything else (eg leno) will be the target audience.
we'll see what that means. I still don't see it. Certainly a lot of people will pay big bucks for that exhaustr note, a 10k redline, and lexus reliability and quality, but when cross shopping w/ some other cars in that range...
maybe they are just looking to make a few hundred a yr and the people who already own everything else (eg leno) will be the target audience.
to that purchase....
05-21-2008, 05:09 AM
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Unlike the GT-R, this car will actually look good. It sounds amazing, should go like stink, and will probably be fairly rare to boot. Add in (as others have mentioned) Lexus reliability and fit/finish and you have a pretty amazing car.
If indeed it has the rumoured 10,000 rpm redline, that's a big step over the competition so it definitely will have some technical features that make the car stand out over some of the competition (Ferrari included).
If indeed it has the rumoured 10,000 rpm redline, that's a big step over the competition so it definitely will have some technical features that make the car stand out over some of the competition (Ferrari included).
05-21-2008, 05:13 AM
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From what I know of the car, it seems to have a lot more in common with the Carrera GT (or even a SLR) than the Nissan GT-R. So, at $225K, it's still a 50% discount from the Carrera GT.
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05-21-2008, 06:09 AM
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I just can't see Lexus going for a 10k rpm redline.
For the IS-F, the engineers wanted to make the car redline at 7k+, but the powers that be wanted to stay faithful to their creedo of making engines that last 200,000 miles so the redline was lowered to 6800 rpms.
Now, I know that block was not built from the ground up and that with an extreme short stroke (or really the rod ratio is what is important), many of the negative effects of high rpms can be minimized (at the expense of some low end torque), but 10,000 rpms is motorcycle range and despite being built specifically to rev, those things don't make it to a 100,000 miles before a rebuild, let alone 200,000.
I really hope they change their mind about the price. For a 150k, I think a 500 to 550 hp V10 revving to 9000 rpm would be more than competitive. For 225k, they had better make a world beater - specifically because they have no experience in exotic building and MOST people with that kind of money will be thinking Ferrari or Lambo, not Lexus. Let's not kid, ourselves - at that price, 1/2 the decision to purchase is determined by prestige.
For the IS-F, the engineers wanted to make the car redline at 7k+, but the powers that be wanted to stay faithful to their creedo of making engines that last 200,000 miles so the redline was lowered to 6800 rpms.
Now, I know that block was not built from the ground up and that with an extreme short stroke (or really the rod ratio is what is important), many of the negative effects of high rpms can be minimized (at the expense of some low end torque), but 10,000 rpms is motorcycle range and despite being built specifically to rev, those things don't make it to a 100,000 miles before a rebuild, let alone 200,000.
I really hope they change their mind about the price. For a 150k, I think a 500 to 550 hp V10 revving to 9000 rpm would be more than competitive. For 225k, they had better make a world beater - specifically because they have no experience in exotic building and MOST people with that kind of money will be thinking Ferrari or Lambo, not Lexus. Let's not kid, ourselves - at that price, 1/2 the decision to purchase is determined by prestige.
