First Supercar from Lexus

Last week, Lexus presented the LFA at the Tokyo Motor Show. This vehicle is the end product of two show cars and four years research and development. The mid-front engined supercar has a carbon fibre reinforced plastic body which is extremely strong and lightweight. This new material also gives designers greater scope to create curves and shapes that traditional materials would deem impossible.

The car did not look good in white but this may have something to do with Lexus poking fun at Acura whose last NSX was also white.

The interior is built around the driver and is divided into 3 different zones. A driving zone, mechanical zone and a human zone, The Alcantara and leather trim looks modern and in places exposes metal and aluminium.

The presence of a structural member that appears through the door glass gives the car a race car type feel. The 4.8 litre V10 out puts a whopping 560bhp which means that the race car power is also present pulling the car from 0 – 60mph in 3.7 seconds and a top speed of 202mph.