The Lexus LFA. The exact opposite of everything Lexus represents…and I love it. This is Lexus’ first go at a super car and I think they have done a wonderful job. Its fast, rare, desirable and expensive all the ingredients necessary for a supercar. It is powered by a 4.8 liter V10 producing 552hp. All that power is funneled to the rear wheels via 6-speed flappy paddle gear box. It achieves 0-60mph in 3.6 seconds and will continue on to a modest 202mph. While these numbers are amazing and put it at the top of the performance range I don’t think these are its best quality. For me the greatest part of this car is the noise it makes. There is nothing quite like the scream of a V-10 and the LFA’s exhaust note is perfect. I could listen to it all day long. While this car may not have the track performance of a 599 GTO, that doesn’t really take away from it. I would take this car over the 599 GTO just to be different. I wouldn’t say Ferraris are common but they are to main stream for me. I also like the fact that you can customize the interior of this car to over 1,000,000 configurations. Ultimately, if I was grading Lexus I would give them a 10 for design, 9 for features and 8 for performance. For the next model maybe spend more time pumping power out of that awesome engine. I mean come on the new M5 produces the same power from a twin turbo V8, retailing for $90,000. Great job Lexus but its time to hit the design board for some improvements.
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