Shocker! There Are STILL 12 Brand New 2012 Lexus LFA Super Cars In Inventory

It was a STUPID car. First, it was $275K OVERPRICED. It was a showcase of technology but failed to excite buyers ultimately. Toyota, like Honda and Nissan, are utterly dumb when it comes to "halo" cars. They produce a vehicle that it several times the cost of their most expensive vehicle, and then are baffled when the sales of the more pedestrian models does not take off.

The car was and is a total flop. Don't see the new LC doing much better.

Super cars are suppose to be European -not Asian and not for the utterly absurd $$$ that is asked for the Lexus or NSX as they don't have the panache to ask for that kind of cash.

This report just killed the resale value of cars already sold.

I don't think this is news. Unsold NOS (new old stock) product from all kinds of industries can be found if you know where to look.

give me one at 100k NOW, and ill take it, yes even the 2012. i honestly cant think of many exhaust notes till this day that are better than on the LFA.

So true

So what you're saying is you'll take one for free. I don't think many people wouldn't! But would you pay close to $400,000 for one? That's the big question.

BTW, we already know the answer to that rhetorical question. That's why there are still a dozen 2012 units waiting to be sold. Lots of forum and fan interest. Very little actual buyer interest.

I don't think its a flop. Those 12 cars are probably being held by dealers as showpieces or to sell at the right price if a buyer emerges . One of the Lexus dealer near me has one on their showroom floor, it is surrounded by a clear glass fence so you can't walk up to it. Other dealers could be doing similar things.

The article explains why there are still a few around.

In my opinion, the last, best Japanese Halo Car was the Toyota MR2 of the late 1980's/early 1990's (2nd gen from 1989 to 1999 the best). The NSX was good but even though the MR2 was 'lower-class' than the NSX it was great. Halo cars don't need to be super-expensive.

The turbo, targa version was just sweet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_MR2.

In this same vein, I would lump the original Mazda Miata of 1990. I think the Miata did more for Mazda than the NSX or the LFA ever did for Acura and Lexus.

Lexus should just come out with a new Lexus MR2 that can take on the Cayman/Boxter.

The real question I have is this: Is Lexus even WANTING to sell these cars? I kind of agree with malba, these cars are probably being displayed by Lexus for a reason, especially in their continued quest to prove as a sport/luxury brand. The Lexus dealership up from me has a yellow one in their showroom (or at least they did a bit ago) and they were not trying to sell it.

Lexus realizes that CAN'T sell them because a 911 Turbo will obliterate them for 1/2 the cost a a Corvette Stingray Z06 will do it for 1/3 the cost.

Also, remember that in the eyes of the IRS a car is a 5 year asset. So a dealership could depreciate this "unsold inventory" until it is "worthless" on their books and then sell after taking the tax benefit.

Always loved these, would love to own one, they hold their value well too

After those 5 years the car could be transferred to the owner of dealership basically at a 40-50% discount...the owner could then sell it or hold on to it as a collectible to be sold in the future.

Prices are all over the map. $350k to $480k for those online. Good luck hitting those figures for the reasons mentioned in the posts above. Like an 8yr old BMW V10 M5. So what.

For interested parties, here's a good "Personal Review" of the LFA:

The Lexus LFA Is the $400,000 Supercar Nobody Talks About:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PopzpO-Iu94&t=885s

If we consider that LFA production concluded at the end of 2012, and we are generous in believing ALL these unsold units arrived at dealerships on the last day, then we're over 4.5 years after the fact, today. In the 2 years of producing an exceptionally limited 500 cars, and the 4.5 years that followed, not all of these products were sold.

As much as some people rave about how great the LFA is, it appears that precious few people were willing to put their money where their mouth is, and buy one! Less than 500 people worldwide, actually. In comparison, it's common for an entire year's production of Ferraris and Lambos to be all "spoken for" before they even get made. Ditto with Porsche's limited edition "Exclusive" series vehicles.

I think these facts speak for themselve. Does the LFA perform like a world-class super car? Without a doubt! But who wants one enough to buy it?

In my personal opinion, the LFA is the strange combination of world-class performance and NON-desirability that is rarely found together.

Spot on Steve-O. A car with a great engine, super interior but slightly goofy styling that is hit or miss depending who you talk to and no pedigree to speak of. A design exercise in search of clients. If you are going to sit on a car use $350k that they are asking and buy a bunch of air cooled 911's and wait.

Few real sports car people want to own a Lexless car.

Didn't I say that this car was going to be a flop?