Earlier today the Tokyo Motor Show opened its doors to the international media. Not surprisingly, all eyes were on the long anticipated Lexus LFA.
The V10 engined supercar was first shown in Concept form at the 2005 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Since then the car has been subjected to a very public developed program, which included several outings in the grueling Nürburgring 24 Hours event. This very thorough process has resulted in the LFA launched this morning in the Japanese capital.
While most concept cars are toned down ahead of entering production, the Lexus designers have taken the styling one step further by including many striking cues like the air-intakes on the c-pillar. The boldly styled machine is constructed completely from lightweight and very strong carbon fibre composite plastics. Power comes from a 4.8 litre, naturally aspirated V10 engine that was jointly developed with Yamaha and produces just over 550 bhp and 480 Nm of torque. This is transferred to the road through a paddle-operated six speed gearbox. To give the LFA a near perfect weight-balance, the radiators have been mounted in the very tail of the car.
Production of the Lexus LFA is limited to just 500 examples. A Roadster version of the concept was shown last year but it is not known whether that will be produced as well.
The Tokyo Show is dominated by Japanese manufacturers but there are some notable exceptions; this year Lotus is one. The British manufacturer has just revealed the very dark Exige Scura. Production of this model is limited to just 35 examples world-wide. It is based on the Exige S but has been further lightened and comes with the most powerful version of the Toyota sourced engine.

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2009 Lexus LFA - Images, Specifications and Information

2009 Lotus Exige Scura - Images, Specifications and Information