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03-24-2009, 11:30 AM | #1 | |
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Production LEXUS LF-A bows in Tokyo!
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http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...cleId=144846#2 They've been building this car for so long. It better be perfect. Lexus will have their version of Mercedes SLR. It wont need to be updated very often if any. I must say that I am not a Lexus fan, but I wanna see what she can do. 600hp?? Where is T-Bone??
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03-24-2009, 11:32 AM | #2 |
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As odd and stupid as it may sound, the first thing I thought of is, "I wonder what the interior quality will be like."
I suck. Amazing that they're actually going through with it. I'm impressed. Quite a ballsy move. |
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Thanks for the PM to pull me back in. Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in! (Al Pacino, Godfather 3). I am still not convinced....these things will sell in very low volumes but will need Toyota to have specialized technical training and warranty support. Still I do like the idea of a 600 hp Japanese car launching at Frankfurt..... Ze Germans will get angry and come over the top (I hope). BTW, this car is FUGLY. Looks like a Prius
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03-24-2009, 11:59 AM | #5 | |
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03-24-2009, 12:01 PM | #6 |
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it looks great!
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03-24-2009, 02:46 PM | #8 |
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impartial to it...
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03-24-2009, 04:59 PM | #9 |
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I think they've managed to make it almost as awkward looking as a GTR. The rear half seems OK, but that nose looks like a cut and paste job.
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Agreed....from a Prius.... Why does Japanese design suck so much? They often get the rear end right but the front is a disaster.
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03-24-2009, 07:04 PM | #11 |
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hmm looks pretty good
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03-25-2009, 08:44 AM | #13 |
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It looks like all new Lexus cars have the puffed-cheek look.
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03-25-2009, 10:21 AM | #14 |
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it's called being different..
it's just like saying all the BMW's have the kidney grilled looks..
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03-25-2009, 03:02 PM | #16 |
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Any ideas on pricing? With the power and engine / tranny layout, this is going to go up against the Ferrari 599 GTB...
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03-25-2009, 03:54 PM | #17 |
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200k sounds about right. Nothing like having a SuperCar that can go to 60k without a complete engine rebuild...lol
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But, it is a Toyota, it can go to 1 Million miles on only 0.5 quart of oil and saves the environment??
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And Europeans use BMW and Mercedes as Taxi in Europe, which are manufactured by cheapest labors in continent Europe from the former Soviet Block. BMW and Merc are aspirating luxury cars, real luxury and sports cars are Ferrari, Lamborghini and Bentley. Applying the same holier-than-thou logic.
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Your post made no sense. But thanks for coming out.
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