SIAP : New Lexus LF-A Pricing Announced
05-21-2008, 07:49 AM
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$225k for a f'in Lexus? haha
Good luck selling those at that price.
It's a nice car, don't get me wrong. But for that price, I doubt that most people would choose a Lexus over other exotics(Ferrari, etc.)
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05-21-2008, 07:51 AM
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The concept had a 9K rpm redline, so I am probably wrong on the 10K rpm redline. Rumours, I guess. 
05-21-2008, 07:58 AM
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Even the car has 15k rpm, it does not worth $200-250k.
Sure, there will be people who can afford these kinds of cars and actually buying the LF-A.
Time has changed and most people would either go for the bang for the buck or go all out and get a rare Ferrari/Lambo.
Sure, there will be people who can afford these kinds of cars and actually buying the LF-A.
Time has changed and most people would either go for the bang for the buck or go all out and get a rare Ferrari/Lambo.
05-21-2008, 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by ITR #203,May 21 2008, 06:09 AM
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.
05-21-2008, 11:11 AM
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Because the buyers at that price point are looking for exclusivity, and sometimes "the new" equals exclusivity. Some of the responses here sound like Lexus plans on making IS or ES type quantities of this car. 
05-21-2008, 11:42 AM
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give me reason why i should go with lexus when i can get a ferrari instead?
(when i can afford a $200k+ car, do i really care about the maintenance cost and such?)
(when i can afford a $200k+ car, do i really care about the maintenance cost and such?)
