SEMA AUTO SHOW: Hottest Car of Day One At The Show -- Matte Black Lexus LF-A

In Matte black it looks stunning. The car has grown on me more and more despite it's semi-awkward look. I would prefer the concept look more but hey what ever tickles Toyoda's fancy!. It's a head turner and for that expensive price for a Toyoda made car it better be!. The car will be a success. I just hope they use this to inspire the rest of the lineup (which is quite frankly very boring!). Two thumbs up.

Someone stupid took the photo with flashlight.

Success or not, it's more important TOYOTA implant the technology and tuning to other lines, hopefully a 3000lb 7.5-8000 rpm coupe, which I thought HONDA would've built later, but probably not.

I know I'll be deboosted for this but the interior doesn't look that special. The design also reminds me of the Toyota iQ cabin.

refer to my post below regarding execution on the paint :P apparently my definition of flawless differs from yours :)

The interior actually looked pretty nice with red leather and red carpets, which we saw from press pictures and pictures taken by the press themselves. I too found the interior of the SEMA show car above a little... bland.

um The picture from the Lexus build-your-own thing shows the LFA in shiny black, not matte black, in case some of you guys are a bit confused.

Take a look at the hood release (11 picture down, 5th from the bottom). It looks like the same type of hood-release that you will find in a Yaris. For $375k they couldn’t do any better? It amazes me how Lexus is able to get stuff like that past its costumers. Only in the US though, the rest of the world can spot a fake a mile away. And that’s exactly what the LF-A is, a fake. Who in their right mind would choose that over a ferrari?

^when will you shut your mouth? No one cares what you think. If that hood release came from a Yaris, guess what - it should last longer and work flawlessly whereas anything in a Ferrari is sure to break in weeks.

I'm waiting to hear a Toyota fanboy reply to Lexsucks saying that maybe it isn't the LF-A using yaris parts, but the yaris is using LF-A parts hence why they are so awesome...

"guess what - it should last longer and work flawlessly whereas anything in a Ferrari is sure to break in weeks"

- That statement alone puts you into the retard category.

And who in their right mind would want economy car switch gear in their $400,000 car? Only the retarded Fanboys that accept anything the lexus produces would accept that.

And your comment puts you in the Delusional category.

You contribute nothing to this site, all you do is B**** about one single automaker - are you that obsessed? I rarely, if ever, see you make any comments in other threads unless its to trash Toyota. Get a life.

For the record I am no Lexus fanboy, nor will I ever own or drive a Toyota/Lexus.

Stop trying to silence someone. If you don't like what I say then you don't have to read it. Complements and criticisms usually go hand-and-hand. But you appear to only be able to tolerate the Complements. Get used to it dude. You will never silence me. Last time I checked, criticizing a car isn’t a federal offence. You need to lighten up.

Also, How is noticing that cheap looking hood release delusional? Do you see it as High Quality? LOL!

Wow! It's only a freaking car! As long as lexus builds fake vehicles, I will continue to bash them. I couldn't care less if that puts some people panties in a bunch. Get used to it.

Why does the matte black look like the body panels are different shades? Is lexus's quality control that bad? Look in pictures 3, 4, 7 and 13... it can't be raw carbon because there is no weave. I will complement the neato center console but also wag my finger at the disjoint dash that appears to be placed without rhyme or reason.

oh? I don't know what you're talking about, I changed my avatar a few times in one day and then changed it one final time... I wouldn't call that constantly changing it. That being said, recently my Audi bashing has gone down quite a bit. I present myself as very contrarian. The strength of my opinions mirrors and opposes many of those that I read. Call it a weakness, but I prefer to look at it as providing the community with an alternative view.

Basically, I avoid bandwagon jumping.

I can't say "Yech!" emphatically enough about this car's styling, inside and out. It makes a BMW 5 series look gorgeous by comparison :-(

This car looks average. When you consider the price and the other options in that league it looks horrible.

I see a bunch of 1970 Datsun owners are posting....

To anybody proclaiming that the LF-A is overpriced, I just have one word for you, it's a rip-off called the 'Reventon'.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

You think for $350,000.00 Dollars they could dress up the engine bay and take away the plastic engine Ram horns and swap them for some F@ck!ng Carbon Fiber?

I can't beleive you got deboosted for stating the obvious. That engine compartment doesn't look anymore special than a GT-R's engine compartment. The only problem is that the GT-R cost $300,000 less than the LF-A. As expensive as the LF-A is, I can see cheapness.

Too much chicken wire.

I remember when the matte black finish came out on guitars about 10 years ago and became trendy for that Goth look. I didn't like it then and I don't like it now.

That is one hell of a engine though.

Matt black look best IMHO. Nice car!! GJ Toyota!

i would actually prefer shiny dark metallic gray. Eh, not too into that matte black...just dont like it much.

People are saying its overpriced because the fact its a Lex which is pure bullshit.Respect the car for what it is. Some reviews are saying its the best super car they have ever driven. Most are saying its the most balanced and best thought out car in a long time. So for these claims and even in the supercar category in general,$400,000.00 is about average.

The LF-A isn't worth $400k. It's just that simple.

Do you have to own a million dollar watch to realize that the watch is overpriced?

This black is ugly!! not shinny and dirty, what so nice about it?

Nothing

WOW LexSucks.. Is your hate for Lexus worth your entire existence here on Autospies? Ahem! Somebody needs a life.. I kinda sense that we might have a 40 year old virgin among enthusiast here.. But that's my my opinion.

BTW.. The car really looks good.

Your opinion is wrong. I have a 20yo daughter in college (so you got the age about right). Enough about me, lets talk about you. Why does an opinion of a car provoke you to insult me? You seem to be the one with issues. It's just a car. You act as if I insulted someone in your family. Lighten up dude.

BTW... The car looks like crap in that color.

I'm sorry to hear you have a daughter and you spend most of your time whining on a website about cars that make you angry

wah! wah! wah! I hate you Toyota! Boo-hoo

M35T,

Kind of hard to spend time with my daughter WHEN SHE IS AWAY IN COLLEGE (1000 miles away). And besides, Show me a 20 year old lady who wants to spend all of her time with her Father. It's obvious that you do not have any kids.

I spend about as much time here as you do. But when you compare our posting history, you’ll see that you post to more different threads, and post more individual replies than I do. Which means that you are a more active user and spend more time here than I do. So how are you spending your time?

You know what the real issue here is? The real issue is that the Toyota folks believe that Toyotas are perfect and lash out against any kind of criticism. Kind of like what you are doing now.

So this is the Toyota Lovers:
Wah! Wah, Wah!... I hate hearing people criticize Toyota, please make them go away. Boo hoo.

LexSucks.. I don't feel the need to insult you at all, I'm simply stating a fact. This is just a classic example of how the 'truth hurts'. Fact is, we all know how much you HATE Toyota/Lexus (hence the user name: LexSucks).. WE GET IT! I find it funny that you're the one telling me to lighten up. And speaking of acting.. You act as if Toyota/Lexus took your lunch money or something. These so called opinions you have about any Lexus or Toyota product, 100% of the time stem from your personal annoyance of Lexus fanboys and their claims. If you truly were a car enthusiast, you wouldn't be spending ALL of your time fighting off closed minded fanboys. You find any and every reason to take a dump on anything Toyota or Lexus builds just to get back at these fanboys which is amazes me now that I know that you're 40+ years old.


I personally like that car and how it was executed. Do I think the car is worth $400,000? The truth is, I honestly can't answer that, because I have never driven a Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini, or the LF-A for that matter. I don't know what people with that much money to spend on a car really look for in a supercar. However, I do have common knowledge about these cars and their capabilities. This car is a great first attempt for Lexus, but it still has quite a ways to go to catch up to the BIG BOYS.

"...and yet all of the great reviews and track times can't be disputed so you whine like a b!tch....because it's a Lexus."

- Proper instrumented testing have yet to be performed on the LF-A. So I'm not sure what the hell you are talking about.

"LexSucks.. I don't feel the need to insult you at all, I'm simply stating a fact."

-So that "40 year old virgin" comment wasn't meant to be an insult? Why couldn’t you stick to the subject of cars? You made it personal dude. And I'm not sure why would someone do that over a car disagreement. I might have my issues, but you have issues as well.

I'm sure there's some kind of off colour joke in this portion of the thread......how about this...

This car will get 20 year old college girls to sleep with you for sure. They sure as hell don't care what the cost is and they don't care what the hood latch was sourced from.

The car is hot. Whether it's $400k hot isn't up to me. Either way it's hot.

LexSucks.. The fact that you want to sit there and dwell on the '40 year old virgin' comment shows that you're dodging the fact that I'm right about how you 'Have No Life'. You're juts a 40 year old LONELY man with a daughter off to college (or so you say), with nothing else better to do than to log on to Autospies and fight off Lexus/Toyota fanboys ALL DAY. I just hope to god that you don't have a significant other, because that would just SUCK to know that 90%-100% of your excitement comes from bashing Lexus and Toyota and their fanboys on Autospies.. OMG.. Did I just describe a LOSER?

Lemonade,

It’s amazing what people will dream-up about someone all because they don’t agree. We’re here to talk about cars. You making it personal suggests that you're the one with the issues. Now you’re calling me “lonely”. Why must you insist on making it personal? I think you'd be better served by staying on topic and not getting all personal. I guess that's what happens when you are not sure of your convictions. You switch the story because defending Lexus can be a losing proposition as you are finding out. Next time provide a stronger argument. When a person switches the argument and starts to make it personal it means that they (you) don’t really have an argument.

FWIW, for the most part I do not post here during evening hours. I guess it’s because I'm too busy being "alone". LOL!!

If you want to make it personal, let’s take it offline. I'll show you my facebook page and all. But only after you share some personal info.

If you're going to "DISAGREE" with everything Lexus/Toyota, then why even bother? Why even spew your annoying garbage about a brand that you don't even like? I like coming on Autospies and reading re-posted material from other sites. Let me tell you something, the reason these Agents keep you on here is because you help create traffic on this site with your ignorance. Oh and trust me, I do NOT want to see your facebook. Judging from your character on Autospies, one would be led to believe that you are one depressing person. I'd probably slit my wrist after looking at your facebook.

Stunning in black.

The car is looking stunning. Earlier the front end didn't impress me as much as the rest of the car but now seeing it in different colour, it's very nice as well and very aggressive and angry-looking.

Also in the November issue of AutoCar Middle East, the magazine said LFA is a better SuperCar and faster than Ferrari 599 HGTE. It would be their choice between the two. LFA is receiving great initial reviews (First Drives) from all magazines.

JUGNU

6 words......


If only I had the money...

:D

... I'd buy a Porsche

"... I'd buy a Porsche"

- Smart Man.

what kind of porsche would you buy for half of a million?

Why aren't the wheels black too?

I was initially going to dis this car until I saw it, It looks incredible and with reliablitit at the top this car is a winner! As far as being the most revelutionary veicle at sema, no, not that this isn't incredible, I think that the rally Fighter was the most innovative and interesting by far.