Lexus LFA - How It's Made Supercar (Car Documentary)
Remember the Lexus LFA? Of course you do. It's the fantastic V10-powered masterpiece Toyota built to show off what the company was capable of back in the mid-2000s. Production ended five years ago with 500 examples being built.
The Lexus LFA (Japanese: レクサス・LFA Rekusasu LFA) is a two-seat supercar from Lexus. It is the second model in the F marque line of performance vehicles from Lexus following the IS F. Three concept versions have been shown each debuting at the North American International Auto Show with the LF-A designation as part of the LF concept line. After beginning development in the early 2000s (codenamed P280) the first LF-A concept premiered in 2005 followed in 2007 by a second LF-A with a more completely furnished interior and exterior. The third version of the LF-A a roadster model premiered in 2008. The production model trademarked LFA was shown at the Tokyo Motor Show in October 2009
The production Lexus LFA features a new even firing V10 engine and a carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) body. CFRP materials account for 65 percent of the LFA's body composition by mass. The LFA went into production in late 2010 with a base price of US$375000. A circuit-tuned variant debuted in 2012 with a base price of US$445000[8] making it one of the most expensive Japanese road cars ever built. Production ended in December 2012 with 500 vehicles completed the final car being a Nürburgring Package model.