Let me get this in writing right away....I am a fan of Toyota. Lexus is putting out some great cars but this car gives me mixed feelings. The technology in this car is amazing. The engine revs up to 9000 RPMs, putting out 552 hp. This engine sounds like an F1 car. It's got an all LCD gauge, because a normal Tachometer can't keep up with how fast the engine revs. Similarly, with the Nissan GT-R, they removed that moving/tracking headlights because the headlights could not keep up with how fast the car can turn.
This is my problem.....the price. If you want one, the price tag is $400,000. For one of those, I could buy a new Porsche 911 Turbo, Audi R8 AND the Nissan GT-R. Is the LF-A good as all three of those cars combined? Going back to the GT-R...this car is about $90,000. Motor Trend did a drag race between these two cars and found the LF-A was only 0.1 sec faster in a quarter-mile. Is 0.1 sec worth an additional $310,000?
I'm sure the car is a great one, and Lexus tells me I can't even buy the car anyway (lease only). See, I think my problem is where I'm relating these two cars. I remember watching Japanese videos of people comparing the Nissan Skyline GT-R and the Toyota Supra Twin-Turbo. These cars are fast, and were very close in terms of performance. When they both died, I was sad...Then I heard Nissan was bring it back (AND bring it to America) I was sooooo excited. Then rumors from Toyota came out about a new Supra.......
The GT-R made it's comeback......the Supra came back as a $400,000 Lexus.......
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