Lexus Performance Credibility
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Unless you have the cash for the LF-A, just keep moving.
High performance Toyota/Lexus vehicles died with the Supra. The IS-F is/was an outdated, halfa$$ed attempt with great potential. I have hope for Lexus and would like to see some improved offerings.
High performance Toyota/Lexus vehicles died with the Supra. The IS-F is/was an outdated, halfa$$ed attempt with great potential. I have hope for Lexus and would like to see some improved offerings.
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Originally Posted by duboseq,Jan 13 2011, 01:17 AM
So we are adding caveats now? 
Or maybe I misunderstood what you define as tech transfer.
Or maybe I misunderstood what you define as tech transfer.Vtec going from the b16 to the c30 was tech transfer. I'm not arguing anything besides you using the nsx as an example. If toyota were to do as Honda did with the nsx like you said then there will be almost 0 "tech" transfer to its lower models. Just debating your statement that is all.
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Originally Posted by Bunchies,Jan 13 2011, 01:12 AM
Yet, Toyota is the company that made the LFA, a carbon fiber monocoque, V10, 7 speed semi auto gearbox car. Certainly sounds like F1 spec from 05 and before. Toyota possess their own facilities that they built for F1 purposes, something Honda cannot claim, as they were spawned from British American Racing.
Honda's successes are mostly as an engine manufacturer, particularly when they supplied turbo engines in the 80s to many successful and world champ winning teams. While their engines were certainly amazing, I don't believe their endeavors as a F1 team were any more successful than Toyota's (unless you count BGP-001 which had a mercedes engine).
Both are probably involved in more domestic motorsports than I can keep track of, so one would be inclined to believe that they are equal in the motorsports data department.
Honda's successes are mostly as an engine manufacturer, particularly when they supplied turbo engines in the 80s to many successful and world champ winning teams. While their engines were certainly amazing, I don't believe their endeavors as a F1 team were any more successful than Toyota's (unless you count BGP-001 which had a mercedes engine).
Both are probably involved in more domestic motorsports than I can keep track of, so one would be inclined to believe that they are equal in the motorsports data department.
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Originally Posted by duboseq,Jan 12 2011, 08:59 PM
Why would he be mad? You did not say anything offensive... 
I admit I don't know my NSX that well, the car never did it for me. I'm just trying to find some big items that worked their way down...
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Originally Posted by sparrow,Jan 13 2011, 09:35 AM
the nsx being all aluminum is a first for production cars correct?
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Originally Posted by OverBooster,Jan 12 2011, 09:35 PM
Unless you have the cash for the LF-A, just keep moving.
High performance Toyota/Lexus vehicles died with the Supra. The IS-F is/was an outdated, halfa$$ed attempt with great potential. I have hope for Lexus and would like to see some improved offerings.
High performance Toyota/Lexus vehicles died with the Supra. The IS-F is/was an outdated, halfa$$ed attempt with great potential. I have hope for Lexus and would like to see some improved offerings.
ISF not a high performance car... I must have missed something when I read the specs...
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Originally Posted by Saki GT,Jan 13 2011, 01:19 PM
By your post you asked for validation - you dense, or just have a short memory?