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Thursday, May 21
500 HP V10-Equipped Lexus LF-A Nurburgring Racer
Then check out these new images of the V10-powered Lexus LF-A Nurburgring racer for us to lust after. Too bad we'll never actually be able to buy one. Last month we gave you a teaser of what the Lexus LF-A Nurburgring racer livery would look like, ...
Sunday, Dec 14
Porsche Follows Audi, Pulls Factory Team From ALMS
There's some good news in the wings as ALMS says that GT2 will be joined by another manufacturer in the near future, in addition to the return of Corvette and the debut of BMW. What could be joining the Porsches and Ferraris? Perhaps the Lexus LF-A? We'll just have to wait and see.
Wednesday, Nov 26
Lexus LF-A Laps Fuji Speedway [2011 Lexus LF-A]
Even though we still don’t know when we’ll be seeing a production Lexus LF-A and, rumor has it, the program has been considered for cancellation, Toyota rolled out its race version at the Toyota Motorsports Festival at Fuji Speedway. The LF-A — the same one that raced this summer’s Nurburg...
Friday, Oct 3
Lexus LF-Xh Concept Hits Paris Show Floor In Matte Black
Looks like a 'bait car' that cops leave out on the streets of Newark, NJ. Carfunkilus.
Tuesday, Aug 19
Detroit Auto Show Continues To Dominate, Snags New Toyota Prius And Lexus Hybrid Debuts
Snap Jugdement: Considering we'll be seeing two all-new dedicated hybrids from Toyota, the formal debut of the 2010 Honda hybrid, who knows what from Nissan, and with the first fully-formed Chevy Volt revealed just a couple months earlier, the 2009 Detroit Auto Show is setting up to be a...
Thursday, Jul 31
Allegations Of Swiped Designs Surface Over RMR-Tuned Hyundai Genesis Coupe
Yesterday we told you about the first of many modified Hyundai Genesis Coupes to debut at this year's SEMA show. While the image we published was from Rhys Millen by way of Hyundai, graphic artist Jon Sibal is claiming part of it — specifically the front bumper — was yanked from one of his own d...
Monday, Jul 28
2010 Nissan GT-R Spec V Gets 520 HP, Drops 200 Pounds
Details about the 2010 Nissan GT-R Spec V, the GT-R's err "performance variant," have leaked out. The new, Mega-Godzilla will get 520 HP, lose 200 pounds, and lap the 'ring faster than the 2009 Corvette ZR1, putting it firmly in Porsche 911 GT2 territory. How fast?
Monday, Jul 14
Toyota Cancels 2011 Lexus SC, Considers Ditching 2011 Avalon Too
It looks like consumer demand for more fuel-efficient models is affecting the super number one greenest manufacturer from the land of the rising sun, too. According to the folks with the corporate Inside Line, the 2011 Lexus LF-A-based 2011 Lexus SC has been canned. Additionally, it look...
Monday, Jun 23
2010 Lexus RX Spotted Prepping For The Ring
The quick shooters of KGP managed to capture not one, but two 2010 Lexus RX prototypes. The pair were in Germany to, you guessed it, test at the Nurburgring, which will help serve it well with that key New Trier High School cheerleader demo it's popular with. Immediately noticeable below the...
Thursday, Jun 19
2010 Acura NSX Caught On 'Ring Trying To Beat GT-R 7:29 Lap Time
We caught our first glimpse of Honda's Acura NSX replacement earlier in the week, and now, adding to our 2009 Porsche 911 'Ring footage from earlier, the guys at Bridge To Gantry have snapped these new shots. They think there's a high-revving V10 under the hood, but whatever it is it's gonna...
Tuesday, Apr 22
2011 Lexus LF-A Closeup Video From Nurburgring
Some lucky fool has captured video of the 2011 Lexus LF-A bombing around some track called the Nurburgring and it's making a positively glorious sound. As it screams down the straights, a sweet F1-like wail emerges from ToyMoCo's pending supercar and we couldn't be more surprised or intr...
Tuesday, Apr 15
2011 Lexus LF-A
Jeez, and people get all pissy when an automaker takes a couple of years to develop a new muscle car. Anyway, despite the development time, we're still excited to see this new Lexus in showrooms in either a V10 or V8-plus-hybrid flavor. And no, it's not just because we want to play with the retr...
Monday, Jan 14
Detroit Auto show: Lexus Roadster in all its Press Shot Glory
Styling is rooted in the Lexus L-Finesse design philosophy, conferring the LF-A Roadster's front end with a compact, low-profile, aerodynamic shape. Like its coupe counterpart, the LF-A Roadster stands just 48 inches tall, but the Roadster configuration adds a speed adaptive rear wi...
Sunday, Jan 13
Detroit Auto Show: Now We Know - Lexus LF-A Roadster Concept
Last night had us all in a tizzy over the draped convertible in the Lexus exhibit. Now only hours later we know its the 2008 Lexus LF-A Roadster Concept. The Detail sheet is lovely for this one: mid-front mounted 500 hp out of a V10, speed adaptive rear wing, carbon fiber and aluminum body addin...
Saturday, Jan 12
Detroit Auto Show: A Toyota that Jalops are ...
Detroit Auto Show: A Toyota that Jalops are hot to buy? So says MayMar. Think he's talking about the Lexus LF-A Roadster Concept?
Friday, Dec 28
Loose-Lipped Lexus Lovers Claim LF-A Laps Nurburgring In Record Time
File this gossip under T for "Toyota REFUSES to be shown up by the Nissan GT-R." According to World Car Fans, Auto Express and Japanese car mag Holiday Auto are claiming that the new 552 horsepower Lexus LF-A has set a record lap around the Nurburgring at somewhere around 7 minutes and 24 seco...
Wednesday, Oct 10
Tokyo Auto Show Preview: Lexus LF-Xh [Tokyo Auto Show]
Lexus LF-Xh (Global unveiling) A specialty SUV based on the Lexus design philosophy of L-finesse and equipped with an advanced hybrid system Total length: 4,800mm Total width: 1,895mm Total height: 1,650mm Wheelbase: 2,850mm
Monday, Jul 9
Lexus LF-A: It's Got a V10
Those right wacky Brits at AutoExpress say they have the scoop on the Lexus LF-A, caught recently during a track-testing session. AE says the V8 vs V10 debate is over, with the V10 taking a victory lap. The ten banger, producing at least 500 hp, is based on Toyota's former F1 powerplant, AE say...
Thursday, Jan 11
Jalopnik Poll: Which Pre-Production Concept Shows the Most Promise
Lately, the big car shows have been lousy with pre-production concepts. These cars pre-introduce (nolo contendere) actual models officially (or unofficially) slated for production over the next few years. In Detroit, such proto-cars graced the stages and spun on turntables, existin...
Monday, Jan 8
Detroit Auto Show: Latest Toyota LF-A Concept
Lexus has "reshaped, redetailed and redefigned" its ongoing LF-A concept project, such that the latest model is closer to a market-ready vehicle, according to a press release that dropped out of the leaden Detroit skies this afternoon. That means the LF-A is edging ever closer toward th...
Friday, Oct 13
Spy Photos: A Little More on the 2008 Lexus LF-A
We've seen the same Lexus LF-A prototype being tested on the N rburgring for over a year, and we've even seen what may be a spider version. But still, Lexus refuses to let on even a little to its plans to build the $100,000 supercar. As Car and Driver notes, the company has butched up the supposed...
Wednesday, Aug 16
Showdown 2008: Nissan GT-R to Meet Lexus LFA on Corvette's Turf
AutoWeek, deep into its future products predictions, reports on a couple of Japanese performance cars that could redefine the sportscar landscape. The first is the long-awaited, all-wheel-drive Nissan GT-R, which AW says will arrive as a 2008 model. It'll largely be a competitor to the...
Tuesday, Mar 7
Report: Lexus LF-A Supercar Approved, Will Cost $170,000 [Gossip]
Media outlets in Japan are reporting Toyota brass have secretly greenlighted the Lexus LF-A concept for production. According to reports, the new supercar will drop in late 2008 at a price of around $170,000, with a strong tie-in to Formula One racing, as Toyota is angling to bring the Jap...
Tuesday, Oct 25
More on the Lexus LF-Sh
Only around 5% of those who took our recent Tokyo concept poll picked the hybrid-drive Lexus LF-Sh as the most desirable near-production concept from the Tokyo show. Nonetheless, to Lexus, it's the model the company hopes will be in league with the top dog among long-wheelbase luxury car...
Wednesday, Oct 12
Lexus Confirms V10 in Concept Supercoupe
Rumors of big-ass Lexus engines have been confirmed. The Lexus LF-A supercar concept that's been patrolling every major car show this year — introduced with talk of 500hp, a 200mph top speed and under 5.0-liters, but no other details on the powerplant — is powered by a V10. The secret came out...
