7:38? I thought its supposed to be in the low 7:20's?
No, you must be thinking of the ZR1.7:38? I thought its supposed to be in the low 7:20's?
True, LFA chief engineer had said it is running "better than 7:20", but that is Lexus claim run with someone who drives the car continously for months after months.7:38? I thought its supposed to be in the low 7:20's?
I still say the rear is butt ugly, no pun intended....
That would not be unusual....:lol: The rear is too boxy and Transformer-looking for my tastes. About as boxy as I'm willing to go is the rear end of the Ferrari Testarossa.Very surprising. You seem to be in the minority since this picture is receiving lots of praises especially on the germancarforums.
So there should be an asterisk for the SportAuto times then. But why is there such a big gap between the mfr's and their numbers, even though they're not factory drivers and the lap time should be a little slower but for some cars, its 15 sec slower - that's hard to believe! I'm suprised the Carrera GT is 5s faster than the LFA, I thought they would be dead even, even though the Porsche has a 60hp (and more torque) advantage.True, LFA chief engineer had said it is running "better than 7:20", but that is Lexus claim run with someone who drives the car continously for months after months.
Same driver, same track conditions, same track with exactly the same amount of seat time in each car. LFA should have been faster regardless considering its hefty $375,000 price tag (although. it is 10 seconds faster than the closest competitor $330,000 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano), but still it shows how other cars stack up with the same (which also happen to be their respective fastest independently conducted lap times) lap time.
It is an apples to apples comparison. That is why I put down the numbers for other cars in the same region. Many of them are claimed to have run in the 7:2X region, but they never ever have been replicated in independent real life situations. For example, GTR and ZR-1 never ever have ran quicker than 7:38 in any independent test. Key is independently conducted test, not factory drivers.
The whole car looks distinctly Japanese, and I like it.I still say the rear is butt ugly, no pun intended....
So there should be an asterisk for the SportAuto times then. But why is there such a big gap between the mfr's and their numbers, even though they're not factory drivers and the lap time should be a little slower but for some cars, its 15 sec slower - that's hard to believe! I'm suprised the Carrera GT is 5s faster than the LFA, I thought they would be dead even, even though the Porsche has a 60hp (and more torque) advantage.
Thanks for the spectacular rear shot. its my new desktop bg now![]()
I still say the rear is butt ugly, no pun intended....
Yeah, that is my new desktop picture at the moment. Red and yellow seem to be the best colors for it and it shows well the attention to detail in terms of fit, finish etc.numbers aside...
i think it looks great in red. lol.
Still, doesn't beat the symphony behind the LFA.
just a soup'd up 911![]()
What's that make the LFA, a souped up Camry?just a soup'd up 911![]()
I agree, and it looks 1000X better too. :thumbsup:For a $100k less, I rather sport this.
2011 Porsche GT2RS
Official Nurburgring lap time? Try 7 minutes and 18 seconds.
Geez. What he means is GT2/GT2 RS is based entirely on the 911 platform. It shares most of the stuff from the 911 chassis, suspension, interior and sheet metal. Most of the things were picked from the parts bin including the engine, which is a tweaked 911 Turbo engine.What's that make the LFA, a souped up Camry?
:lol:
Please note the ":lol:"......it was a JOKE!Geez. What he means is GT2/GT2 RS is based entirely on the 911 platform. It shares most of the stuff from the 911 chassis, suspension, interior and sheet metal. Most of the things were picked from the parts bin including the engine, which is a tweaked 911 Turbo engine.
How does LFA have anything in common with Camry? It shares nothing with any Toyota/Lexus whatsoever, let alone a Camry. Zero. Everything was purpose built for it.