Of course- anyone can make a supercar, but only a talented few (Mercedes, Audi, Lambo, Ferrari, Aston Martin and arguably the Corvette) can make one to turn a profit. Lexus is over-pricing this car at $375K- and STILL losing money on it, so what are they trying to prove really? They're not special, they're Lexus. Toyota is still playing catch-up. They don't even have the supercar credibility that EVEN FORD can claim.

The car took A DECADE to produce, and during that time the project took more course changes than you can imagine. The LF-A product plan was off, then on, then off again- YOU WOULD THINK IT WAS A LIGHT SWITCH Then they finally made a car that while certainly capable, isn't really "special" in any way. Then they say they'll only produce a limited quantity, even though that means they'll lose money on every copy. Then they say that Americans can only lease the car, and finally, they say that they will be hand-picking the buyers. They've handled this car extremely poorly... Toyota promotes their halo car with viral vids directly at GT5/PS3/JDM fans, only to release it to hand-picked customers? I guess they want to make sure it never ends up at a real race track and gets owned by GT-Rs, ZR1s, F430s, etc . . . You know, real cars. Every car should be available to whoever has the cash to buy it, then they should be able to use it however they damn well please. If they're so concerned, then why don't the just refuse to sell the car??? Everybody's happy.

Personally, I will describe the styling as a HOT MESS, and fugly at best. It's your typical Japanese car, pretty good but lacking in soul. Even if I had the assets, money or QUALIFICATIONS to drive this Toyota, I would totally look somewhere else. I would have avoided it for its looks anyway... There's so many brands who will sell me whatever I want for my money, why would I be so persistent over a Lexus? Like really? I mean LMAO.

I know all they want is brand recognition, but you don't get it by arrogance- ESPECIALLY since your fugly little HS/Avensis was just recalled Taking pages out of Ferrari's book by hand-picking your drivers, are we? Ferrari can do that because its known for making supercars. What is Lexus known for? Making quiet, comfortable cars that sell to an average age of 130 years old.

No seriously

This car isn't a masterpiece, it's a mid-pack supercar who tries to be the 2010 ENZO, and fails. It's sad.... The Enzo was the best hypercar of its generation. The LFA isn't the best at anything. This "masterpiece" made out of carbon fiber they call the LF-A is heavier than aluminum supercars. It's even heavier than the 458, and the Yamaha engine on the LFA has a high-revving engine, but it's less powerful than the 458's smaller engine. The 458 weighs only 15 lbs more- all without the carbon fiber chassis and alumiunum bits. The Ferrari also has more power and will sell at 60% of the price of the Lexus. The LFA barely tops out at 202 MPH, even with a V10. While the Italia can do 223 with "only" a V8. I would call that an engineering masterpiece because they got better results than the LF-A. And through all of this, the Ferrari turns a profit. So in a sense, the Ferrari is a bargain, and the LEXUS is the overpriced rip-off... Mind boggling, isn't it?

And don't call me a hater. I was a HUGE fan of the Concept... several years ago when it actually could have made a statement... I was supremely let down by the production model. In short, the car is overhyped, overpriced and LONG overdue.

Now let's see how Toyota does with the RWD coupe they're been promising since 2004.

not a fan of this car,and its not that fast for 350K., the Viper SRT10 beats it,i would rather have a lambo or ferrari forr that knid of money,and its kind of ugly

I agree! And what happened when it went from concept-to-production? It got a whole lot fuglier!

This beauty:


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For me it looks good but I just can't believe the price tag. I know it's not aiming for Lamborghini but it cost more then the big dog LP-640.

The way Toyota's resale values are going you may be able to get quite the deal on one of these fugly beasts!

I agree with you TL, though i never liked neither the concept nor the real car.

I liked Topgears review of it. It is a nice car, the tech is amazing, but in the end.....its a Lexus. The gauge cluster is phenominal, but That much money for a Lexus, regardless of how amazing it is, is a bit much. I liked the rear end of this car, the front end looks like a cheap bodykit. I liked the red Lexus in that pcture thats posted. They shouldve made it like that, and screw the Carbon Fiber body panels, just make it a profitable car that will sell.

Exactly

Would you rather have 2-3 supercars, and money to spare..or 1 supercar that's not any better?
ask yourself that and you'll see the answer...honestly, it's great engineering..but nothing original, and costs more then other's that do the same thing..i don't' understand the appeal

and even if money and sanity is not an issue..why not then buy something more original? like a spyker or alfa 8c?
And if you really want to show off, don't you just buy a ferrari?
and if you want to feel like a little kid all over again, buy a lambo
i dont' understand where the lfa fits into anything, it's just a copy, a well engineered, over priced copy..

if it was under $200,000k then maybe we could talk, under $150,000 and i would say it's great..but $350k? god no

wut do u mean its a rip off? don't u guys understand exclusivness? The price of this car can only go up. you buy it for 375k and tomorow it may be 400k or even a million dollars. Yes there is someone out there that will buy this thing for a million dollars. Exclusive supercars are great investments and u get your money back.

You guys act like this is a daily driver.

If you were worried about exclusiveness though, why would you buy something with a Lexus badge, if you want exclusive, wouldn't you want a ferrari, or a zonda or something?

Why would anyone want to spend 100k plus on a chevy badge?

The fact that this is lexus's FIRST SUPERCAR also slaps another price on it. Why wouldn't u want to own a companies first supercar? That is one hell of a collectors item right there.

If they were producing this in huge numbers to sell like the f430, then yes this car would be a total rip off indeed, but they are not. I'm sry but i don't think the price will determine if this thing sells or not, especially when you are RIch and into these high end exotics. You will be buying this car for many reasons, exclusiveness (cuz no one else has it), its a "First" of something, the high pricing, and many other factors. Price won't be a problem.

HAHAHAHA,no.I could get a new 458 for almost 100k less.

Uh... Cadiilac has been known for selling only to old people... when the CTS came out, and thats the only model, that was the only caddy younger generation were interest in....some. Caddilac is known for selling to old folks and..........RAPPERS.

This car is worth it. It's uber-exclusive. No one else will have it. No one. Don't know what's with all the hate on this car. And about the car being overhyped it really wasn't too much overhyped than the new Camaro. We saw that concept in 2006. It came out in 2009, after pushbacks and other crap....it was all over the place: in Transformers, on every magazine and then Transformers 2 came and it still wasn't here....then it finally came. This car wasn't even hyped all like that.