Lexus is using the Detroit show to showcase a departure from its cushy, luxury image in the form of its LF-A sports car concept, featuring V10 performance and a design that will signal a new direction in styling for Toyota

 

Lexus will stage the world premiere of its LF-A exotic sports car concept vehicle at a press conference during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Sunday, January 9, 2005 at 1:45pm at the Riverview Ballroom in COBO Center.

The LF-A was designed to explore the outer limits of sports car performance, while showcasing a bold new direction in styling for the Lexus brand.

 

that car was in the recent MT or C&D and is supposedly the next Supra

 

i looks like the next supera...its like a supera/ferrari 456 mix....the cars gonna be sick

 

Reported as the new Supra in C&D.

 

Anymore, to be supercar worthy, you have be able to top the 200 mph mark. 190 mph just doesn't impress with the company of the Ford GT, the Carrera GT, the Enzo, the SLR, and the Murcielago.

 

well its about fecking time

 

I donno. Maybe it's not a "super car" but after all if it's $100K-120K it's not even as expensive as the Ford GT

Also the F430 doesn't do 200+mph b/c it's geared for acceleration. To me top speed is not that big a deal. Also 190mph ain't bad.

If it does come in with 500hp and 3000-lbs it'll be one of the few cars that does. The 500-hp M6 will weigh 3600-lbs (est).

Me thinks it'll be heavier than 3000-lbs they always are...

 

I'm sure Enzo, CGT, SLR, and Murcielago are not its target.

 

Looks very good and promising.