CarAndDriver.com2012 Lexus LFA Tested Short Take Road Test: Ferrari-like Lexus hits 60 in 3.7 seconds. In other words, the LFA is PDQ
Aaron Robinson of Car and Driver magazine is the first in the world to test the 2012 Lexus LFA he takes it to the track and shares his experience.
Quotes from the story:
The LFA has a seductive shapewide, low, wind-swept, and perforated with important-looking vents and ducts. Flush panels hidden in the duct cutouts that form the top of the doors grant access to the cabin. The cockpit swallows you up like a hot dog in a leather and carbon-fiber bun.
The 553-hp, 4.8-liter V-10 lights with a burst of authority, a throat-clearing mini-explosion up to 2000 or so rpm the LFA has a deeper, huskier, coarser voice than a Ferrari.
Any car that runs to 60 in the three-second range is pretty thrilling.
Some magazines have already criticized the LFA for having artificial-feeling controls, but the example delivered to us showed the chassis sophistication of the European masters.
Even given its long gestation, the LFA does not drive like a car from a company new to the genre and eager to impress. It drives like a car from a company that has done this type of car many times and isnt worried that customers wont be pleased. If Toyota can do this on its first go with the LFA, just think what it could do to the Corolla or Camry if the urge ever strikes.
