CarandDriver:World Exclusive! 2012 LFA Tested
03-30-2010, 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Spec_Ops2087,Mar 30 2010, 11:32 AM
And guess what, despite only being about as fast as a z06, I guarentee all models will be sold before they are even produced.
03-30-2010, 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Spec_Ops2087,Mar 30 2010, 07:32 AM
And guess what, despite only being about as fast as a z06, I guarentee all models will be sold before they are even produced.
This is not a car for the average person who somewhat cares about bang for the buck....
This is not a car for the average person who somewhat cares about bang for the buck....
03-30-2010, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Dr. WOT,Mar 30 2010, 09:09 AM
Actually a much better statement because there would be some semblance of value included in the equation.
03-30-2010, 09:13 AM
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Tantheman, where'd you get that first Supra pic? I'm old friends with that photographer that took that shot.
03-30-2010, 09:57 AM
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Some magazines have already criticized the LFA for having artificial-feeling controls, but the example delivered to us showed the chassis sophistication of the European masters.
03-30-2010, 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k,Mar 30 2010, 09:13 AM
Tantheman, where'd you get that first Supra pic? I'm old friends with that photographer that took that shot.
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03-30-2010, 04:05 PM
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In 15-20 years nobody is going to remember or care about the price of this car, only that it had an amazing 9k rpm V10 and that only 500 were built. The Porsche 959 was a sales failure in its time and ludicrously expensive even though Porsche lost money on every single one; now collectors go ga-ga over them...
If 0-60 times and the other data that seems to determine "value for money" for many people on this forum was what mattered to the typical buyers of these types of cars, would they not just buy an Evo or something similar and spend the rest of the money in modifications to make it go 0-60 in 1.5 seconds? What makes this car worth the price is its rarity, the immense amount of development it went through, and the painstaking attention to detail that the engineers put into the car. IMO, you don't get anything near that special from a Corvette, Porsche, or even a base Ferrari (458, 599, whatever). These other companies will always be improving on their cars leaving the old versions feeling dated, this is Toyota's one and only supercar and they have done a lot to ensure that the driving experience was done right instead of just focusing on numbers. To me that is worth the pricetag.
If 0-60 times and the other data that seems to determine "value for money" for many people on this forum was what mattered to the typical buyers of these types of cars, would they not just buy an Evo or something similar and spend the rest of the money in modifications to make it go 0-60 in 1.5 seconds? What makes this car worth the price is its rarity, the immense amount of development it went through, and the painstaking attention to detail that the engineers put into the car. IMO, you don't get anything near that special from a Corvette, Porsche, or even a base Ferrari (458, 599, whatever). These other companies will always be improving on their cars leaving the old versions feeling dated, this is Toyota's one and only supercar and they have done a lot to ensure that the driving experience was done right instead of just focusing on numbers. To me that is worth the pricetag.