Get the NEW Beard Hedger™ trimmer + Pro Kit by @manscaped for the ultimate beard care experience. Get 20% OFF and free shipping with promo code RCR20 at Manscaped.com! #teammanscaped #givegoodface
That's the beauty of it. $1.3M supercar that's not ashamed to be a Toyota. It has defogger buttons from a freaking Yaris. It's like with 1st gen Ford GT where you see interior pieces from a 2005 Focus
You're lucky to even SEE an LFA, let alone have the rare experience of driving it. I dont wish to own one as its quite literally an impossible achievement but if I'm able to drive one for a day, I would die happy. Its the pinnacle of automotive engineering. I still yet to see one
I love that you were able to bring Fred, a guy who is not a car guy, but who is a fantastic orator to talk about the tactile experience of a dedicated performance machine, and he's able to talk about not just the amount of power, the feeling of large amounts of mechanical grip, but also the cramped view that such a low, small and styled car has. Too many car guys would maybe just gloss over that, but he highlights it because that something that is far more pertinent to his experience of the car. Fantastic work, and so happy for you that you could experience Toyota nirvana.
The ending with you talking about obtaining something to drown out the racket of existence was one of the most philosophically beautiful pieces of writing I’ve heard in a minute
the LFA feels like the swansong middle finger to all Rolls-Royce type people who just crunch and munch on dollars and live so opulently that everything just feels hollow and empty. it really is like the most perfectly designed instrument with no holds barred. every single aspect that is there on the LFA is purely there for the musician. and it is on my holy grail list so much that i have had DREAMS that i drove in a red LFA. it's just that good
PS: does anyone remember the Tommy Kaira ZZII Japanese Supercar ? True. The truly unfortunate thing for Toyota, was the release of The Nissan GTR (R35) came shortly after. No-one cared about the Lexus LFA. Still it brings fond memories of Gran Turismo.
That's a super weird comparison. LFA is potentially the height of engineering and peak of vehicular innovation for it's time Weird al makes other people's songs kinda funny.
Back in 2015 I was at a track day and an LFA was infront of me for a couple of laps. The noise that car made was so next level here I am 8 years later with it still burned into my brain. Every once in a while a masterpiece comes along. I agree with you Mr.Regular, this is one of them.
My 2011 4Runner has the same hood release as the LFA. Now, I'm going to tell people my 4Runner shares parts with the LFA. No one will care or even know what an LFA is, but I'm still gonna do it.
Honestly I would probably cry if I get to sit in one, let alone drive it. This is one of the best sounding cars of all time, and knowing how much effort went into engineering it such as Yamaha’s piano department tuning the intake plenum like how they tune their pianos help place this car among the legends. Also, I feel like even the styling for this car instantly makes it a future classic. Just like the Furai this is so distinctly Japanese that it could scream “OHAIYO GOZAIMASU” when someone slams the horn and I wouldn’t even bat an eye.
It’s so funny how you jdm people hype this car up to something it’s not.. it’s stuck between mechanical and electronical. It got the worst of both worlds. This car would be amazing if it was build even 10 years earlier or at least somewhat decent if it was built 5 years later. The engine in this car is amazing, but the rest around it is a bunch of compromises that does not feel good.
@@rolux4853 You got one part right. This car was developed a decade earlier and originally had aluminium panels. However, mid-development Toyota really said “fuck it” and rebuilt it with mostly carbon fibre. Just me and my fellow weebs talking about how brilliantly engineered this car was don’t do it justice. Seriously, read the full book about this car’s development.
@@Nafeels I work as a development engineer for a German car manufacturer, I know a bit the LFA and pretty much every other sportscar that was ever produced. But I am interested in reading the book since I enjoy a lot of books about specific car developments. The LFA engine would’ve been so nice in a 90s car with a manual 6 speed gearbox and pure mechanical double wishbone suspension or it would be also good in a more modern environment with something like the ZF 8speed or a specific dual clutch 7 speed together with modern adaptive suspension. Both these speculations would’ve made for an absolutely amazing cars, but they messed it up by using the worst technology. I’ve driven quite a few cars, also race cars on track and the LFA is a cruiser, but not a real sportscar. Which isn’t bad, it’s just not what people hype it up to! It’s a comfortable Grand Tourer, with an engine that’s not really fitting in that type of car, because tourers should have lots of torque and low end grunt.
I heard one of these on a side street in Washington, D.C, as I sat on a park bench nearby near infrequent, normal Saturday morning neighborhood driving. The driver was not showboating, and it still completely caught me off guard. The sound hype is real...
They've been collabing for a bit haha, Mr Reg also appeared on Fred's twitch stream a while back and fought with chat about why Capitalism is good (not really but kinda, he talked about financial stuff for a bit lmao)
You can really see the design influence the LFA had over later Lexus models that is still being carried on, very cool cars and one of the best sounding ever. The concept of there being channels for the engine sound to come into the cabin by Yamaha engineers is simple compared to speakers that pump the sound in but a much better solution.
The Focus ST "Sound Symposer" was a similar concept, using a diaphragm on the intake and piping that sound into the cabin, with an electric shutoff to stop it from droning when you're putting around. People rip it out on the regular but its hilarious the similar concept is praised on the LFA.
@@Mr.Marbles I honestly like the symposer. I don't enjoy being generally loud all the time and cutout exhausts are illegal in some places. Having the symposer to give an audible note on when to shift when I'm on the backroads is wonderful. It's not a fake sound from speakers, its a real sound, just acoustically piped. Honestly good solution.
@@Silverwarhawk Lmao I was gonna seriously reply but then remembered most folks in the yt comment sections are basically rocking a coffee can full of rocks and chuck-e-cheese tokens instead of a brain capable of critical thinking.
They made the Lexus SC400/300. Which literally the MK4 A80 Supra existed from that(and the SC300 already had the 2JZ series engine, along with the SC400 having the V8 1UZ).
@@ghomerhust Literally your comment is ignorant. The MK5 is both Toyota and BMW. No matter what Toyota would had done(with the Supra) people(like you) would've bchd n fussed.
@@ghomerhustThe LFA had nothing to do with the Supra. And the Supra being built from the LFA would've been expensive for Toyota. And literally would've made the pricetag high(the is one of the main reasons why Toyota and BMW collaborated on the Supra....and previous Supras of before were literally just based on platforms that already existed. Not made from scratch like that). And for the record the MK4 A80 Supra, the fourth generation, literally was crap in sales. And wasn't all much of a performer either (the MK4 RZ Turbocharged variant while stock had its hands full against base model and stock C4 Corvettes of the 1990s). Plus the MK4 A80 Supra was clearly criticized after it's release....it was said to be a "value brand front engine Ferrari" and not having the pop-up-headlights like the MK3 Supra which that is the third generation
1LR-GUE V10: The creation of the V10 was lead by Lexus' chief engine designer Okamoto Takamitsu. The engine starts life at Toyota's Myochi plant. It is at this plant that the engine block is made from molted aluminium. The block is then sent to Toyota's Honsha factory. The same factory that used to be Toyota's F1 engine facility. The block will get milled, drilled and polished and emerges as a precise engine block. In a sealed room Takumi’s hone every sharp edge using precision polishing tools. After this a highly skilled Takumi pre-assembles the finished engine blocks to check if they fit precisely. Disassembled they travel as unit to Yamaha’s Iwata city plant. It is at this plant that 4 highly skilled Yamaha Takumi’s fully assemble V10. A process that takes 2,5 days for one engine. Before the engine gets put into an LFA, it undergoes a half day of exhaustive testing.
@@Tavares0709 Yes. Your name is also Takumi. Takumi is a term derived from the Japanese language and culture. It refers to a highly skilled artisan or craftsman who has achieved a level of mastery in a particular art or craft.
@@jcdenton8750 The part of my brain that contains Initial D just exploded, thank you very much. I was already in oratorical awe from Mr. Regulars sign-off, and this was just a wonderful treat of a comment thread.
Happy to say I’ve been lucky enough to have a race driver take me around a track in Brisbane in one of these. Probably one of the most insane experiences ever. The noise and heat coming into the cabin from it being pushed to its absolute limit is something I’ll never forget.
@michaelfjmusic true but they're rather bland and boring though. no "soul". Super generic styling, you might as well mistake it for an ultimate aero GT
@@carlosandleon I'm gonna respectfully disagree. I think the T.33 looks absolutely timeless, as opposed to so many modern over-designed cars with too many lines and sharp edges. It's also lightweight, manual, and has an N/A V12 that revs to over 11k. Its focus is on pure driving joy, as opposed to being the latest 0-60-in-2-seconds hypercar.
@@michaelfjmusic I don't mean to be contrarian. And I agree Gordon Murray makes brilliant cars. I just think the products are overrated in my personal opinion. I get the appeal and "old school" design philosophy. But it just doesn't give me the same wow factor as comparably engineered supercars from the early to mid 2000s
Lexus LFA fun fact: The wail at 9,000 rpms has caused more shorts to be creamed than having a private room at Score's or Cheetah's with their A level "dancers" working solo on you.
OF COURSE Mr. Regular gets to drive LFA number 69. It's destiny! Edit: For something like this, I do also dig how Roman busts out the guitar lol. It's so nice
This and the Porsche Carrera GT are my two "won the lottery" cars. I would waste no time buying one of each if I suddenly ran into tens of millions of dollars.
It's like they were drunk when they decided to make the LFA then took a shot everytime the accountants complained - then sobered up when they tried making the LC500 and realized they were more fun when they still drank lol
dude, i just found the million billion dollar franchise: Drive'mAround Driv'mAround is about driving old people around and while riding with them talk with them to keep their brain working, thats money by the mile
I loved how this was filmed in Northern California. I recognized the roads immediately. Awesome LFA review. Encapsulating the essence of a car that was so underappreciated when new, and now admired for it's tech, history, and driving feel. Ya'll lucky to have reviewed such a gem.
I was recently in northern california and made a stop at Muir woods and the muir shore point over look (or whatever its called). Was that the same winding road to the overlook? More likely, a lot of northern california roads are like that lol
@@bigdavey8863 definitely around near Muir woods and between Napa Valley some roads are definitely like that others are long and sweeping. Most definitely a car enthusiast driving pleasure.
This is a car that will never, ever get old for anyone. I used to work at a Lexus dealership in Ontario. At the time, there were 3 LFAs in the province. One day, we had two of them in one day for a service. I'm not one for fawning over a car at a shop, or meet, or dealership or anything like that. But the symphony of sound that played....that sweet, succulent sound.
Equally as fun to me as “professional car-guy reviews regular cars” is “regular non-car-guy reviews best cars of all time” this was a fun episode for many reasons. ❤
The LFA is so interesting to me because you can still see the design ideas that were put into similar model year Lexus, but at an almost unlimited budget. I’d be interested to see what designers from other ordinary brands would do with a similar budget.
My 2007 M6 had the same effect..ruined my life twice. The first day I drove it. And the Last day I drove it. The first day I KNEW, that no matter what, from that day forward, regardless of what it cost, that car was NEVER not going to be repaired should anything go wrong. The last because after 40g worth of work to it, I was one step away from the last to make this thing unstoppable, 8 months waiting for the rod bearings to arrive...Proved to be one week too long.. Spun a bearing. Could not be saved. Fonk my life
It was really interesting hearing about the car from the perspective of someone who isn’t a car guy. I feel like anyone with any real interest in cars has hyped it up beyond imagination, so hearing that it’s the real deal from someone outside that bubble really helps show how special it really is.
I think this was the best outro I’ve listened to from Regular Cars. Thank you for such beautiful words, and combining my 2 passions of cars and writing so beautifully. It genuinely gave me an emotional reaction like no other car related video. This is like if a Road & Track writer had a drink with Joey Coco Diaz and they cooked up a video together, it’s so beautiful It’s hard to not get sucked into the money machine, I’m a struggling mechanical engineering student working too much. I’m trying to find the balance between having time for school and to get out there and live, and money. Life is intoxicating, I enjoy my life now and wish I could do more of the things that make me enjoy my life again but it’s hard. Thank god the semester is almost over. But I’ll surely be taking summer classes if I (most likely) don’t get accepted to any internships. I’ll do my best to separate the pursuit of money from the pursuit of happiness. I already have the car that makes me enjoy driving as much an an LFA, so that helps a lot :)
That weird seat belt buckle is because of the inflatable airbag belt. In a crash, the belt itself will deploy an airbag from within to aid in safety. Ford has been using these for 2nd row passengers in higher trim Explorers and F150s for a few years now
Fun fact about the seatbelt, it has a built in airbag. Also that infotainment system was in my dads 2012 lexus, and when you start/stop the car, it straightens the mousepad. Love little things like that
I love how there's a billion tech specs, insane POV videos that "could be", and just wild, wild sound bites... And the largest chunk of the video is about the click the mouse makes. THAT is RCR. You guys are the best
Fantastic review RCR! I also love the fact that it’s obvious whoever owns this LFA drives and uses it regularly. LFAs should be regularly exercised and shared with the world! 👍🏼
what are you talking about. it has 9912 miles on the clock (9:07). i put more miles on a corolla after ten months of owning it. it's "used regularly" in the sense that it isn't kept in storage as an investment but it isn't *used* regularly.
I know it's a bit silly to have this connection with the end of this video, but finding a niche in fandom stuff has been something that filled that void I didn't know existed. And your description of something existing for its own sake is a reason I enjoy it so much.
The LFA is Toyota's Infinity Repeating by Daft Punk. It was released well after its time, after what we were told was gone for ever came back, even for a brief moment. There will never be another Daft Punk. There will never be another MkIV supra or AE86. But we can still enjoy them and we can enjoy the new things they inspired. Sometimes the best way to experience nostalgia is through the present and not the past.
Other car youtubers LFA intros: “the Lexus LFAs V10, as audibly tuned by Yamaha, etc etc” RCR: “IM A GAYSHA” This is the hard hitting notes I subscribe for
I always kind of thought the MX-5 filled a similar role of being fun for the sake of fun. I suppose they accounted their way into the interior buttons and whatnot, but still ... designed to be fun to drive and that's about it.
I was so hyped to see you driving up Monticello road! I used to live up in those mountains and learned to drive on that road. 15 years later those are still my absolute favorite roads to drive on, every now and then I make the trip back up there just to get in an awesome day of driving. Hope you had a great time up there! Bonus fact: much of that area was burnt to a crisp in the 2017 Napa fires, but it's all grown back now!
The mouse thing, is the safest and most controlled piece of car technology ever made. I love it. I work driving cars from one point of my city to the other, and i mean every model and year it has been from corollas to ferraris. I always connect my phone to the cars and the lexus infotainment that uses this (but the actualized version of that changes the display and order of things) its wonderfull you can use it while you drive and not crash or trying to touch a horrible touch screen
The outro comment was very good. I have a 65 Ford Fastback for no other reason than it makes me happy. The LFA speaks with the same voice, just with a lot more money. But the feel is the same.
Get the NEW Beard Hedger™ trimmer + Pro Kit by @manscaped for the ultimate beard care experience. Get 20% OFF and free shipping with promo code RCR20 at Manscaped.com! #teammanscaped #givegoodface
Are you LGBT?
I'm in Delco and have an ISF 2011 if you wunna use it in a video
Can you really put this on the LFA review?
Hell yeah get that money 🙌🙌
@@5Minuteman who me??? 😭😭😭 Lfa shits on ISF obviously but my stock ISF dookies on what ever you got 😤😤
Going inside an LFA with dirty shoes is like raw dogging an expensive escort immediately after coming back from your garbage collecting day job
Poetic!
The American dream ❤
Yeah, why no tap of the heels to get some of that dirt off?
You should ask Mr. Regular if he wants help writing these things
You wouldn't be relying on an escort if you had an LFA. More like a Hollywood actress
I love how the engine of the LFA is in the Yamaha museum in Japan. IT IS CONSIDERED A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT!!
As it should be.
Thats because they had their piano engineers develop it
No, it isn't. That's called a publicity stunt. It doesn't make it so.
@@VndNvwYvvSvvstill a musical instrument
@@danielpope6498 no it's because the airbox is literally structured like the body of a Cello
$1.3M car and it still makes the same "key in the ignition noise" as a 2002 Camry. This is indeed the apotheosis of Toyota.
and it is gloriously Toyota!
That's the beauty of it. $1.3M supercar that's not ashamed to be a Toyota.
It has defogger buttons from a freaking Yaris.
It's like with 1st gen Ford GT where you see interior pieces from a 2005 Focus
I was thinking that!
Imagine if this is what holds you from buying it. This car deserves a certain type of mature buyers
at least those oddball wear items are easy to source for replacement, instead of the ignition tumbler costing 4800 bucks
“This is a horrifically expensive car. That doesn’t care about money”. One of the many paradoxes I love about this car.
Late and this sounds stupid. But its like the Bruce Wayne of cars in a way lmao
I heard one live and it’s the most glorious sound ever
Ah, yes, a Lexus LFA review with an 812 Superfast as a camera car.
*regular* cars
It's not the cars that are regular. It's the reviews 😜
Haha yeah I thought it was _regular_ car reviews not _irregular_ car reviews haha…
Bazinga
IBS of car reviews.
@@wobblysauce sneed
I want Moar videos like this on moar motorcycles and cars and lawnmowers.
You're lucky to even SEE an LFA, let alone have the rare experience of driving it. I dont wish to own one as its quite literally an impossible achievement but if I'm able to drive one for a day, I would die happy. Its the pinnacle of automotive engineering. I still yet to see one
Lexus LFA.... For when your Dad ACTUALLY works at Nintendo [and is in management].
More like one of nintendos lawyers 😂
I love that you were able to bring Fred, a guy who is not a car guy, but who is a fantastic orator to talk about the tactile experience of a dedicated performance machine, and he's able to talk about not just the amount of power, the feeling of large amounts of mechanical grip, but also the cramped view that such a low, small and styled car has. Too many car guys would maybe just gloss over that, but he highlights it because that something that is far more pertinent to his experience of the car.
Fantastic work, and so happy for you that you could experience Toyota nirvana.
Honestly his perspective was my favorite part of this video and the entire video was great.
Hands down, the best 86 of them all
fkn lol
Truly one of the AE86's of all time
This is a secret joy that my FRS bears some resemblance and engineering learned from the LFA, and that the engineers worked on my car 🥰
Skill issue
There's legit LFA bodykits for the 86. The rear doesn't match at all but you can get the front bumper to look very close to it
The ending with you talking about obtaining something to drown out the racket of existence was one of the most philosophically beautiful pieces of writing I’ve heard in a minute
MY TOYOTA SCREAMS LOUDER THAN YOUR TOYOTA
*Yamaha
ITS NOT JUST A TOYOTA
and I took that personally..
@@proxigenated yeah, you’re right
It’s a **luxury** Toyota
MY TOYOTA IS BEST TOYOTA BECAUSE OF V10 ENGINE
the LFA feels like the swansong middle finger to all Rolls-Royce type people who just crunch and munch on dollars and live so opulently that everything just feels hollow and empty. it really is like the most perfectly designed instrument with no holds barred. every single aspect that is there on the LFA is purely there for the musician. and it is on my holy grail list so much that i have had DREAMS that i drove in a red LFA. it's just that good
The LFA is to car UA-camrs what Weird Al is to songwriters. Maybe you became popular long ago, but this is how you know you 'made it.'
PS: does anyone remember the Tommy Kaira ZZII Japanese Supercar ?
True.
The truly unfortunate thing for Toyota, was the release of The Nissan GTR (R35) came shortly after. No-one cared about the Lexus LFA. Still it brings fond memories of Gran Turismo.
@@ekinteko I agree on both counts, for me it was Forza Horizon 3.
@@ekinteko Nissan GTR came out before the LFA by a few years tho
That's a super weird comparison.
LFA is potentially the height of engineering and peak of vehicular innovation for it's time
Weird al makes other people's songs kinda funny.
It’s a right of passage
Back in 2015 I was at a track day and an LFA was infront of me for a couple of laps. The noise that car made was so next level here I am 8 years later with it still burned into my brain. Every once in a while a masterpiece comes along. I agree with you Mr.Regular, this is one of them.
I'm glad Mr. Regular found the nice-est LFA possible to review. He deserves it
meme magic is real, don't let anyone tell you otherwise
Chicago shootings: 26 shot, 6 fatally in weekend gun violence across city, police say
And get in it with muddy shoes.
How he managed to get his hands on an LFA could maybe be explained, but the fact he got #69 tells me it was destiny.
Its definitely clean but not the cleanest example out there in my opinion
My 2011 4Runner has the same hood release as the LFA. Now, I'm going to tell people my 4Runner shares parts with the LFA. No one will care or even know what an LFA is, but I'm still gonna do it.
Honestly I would probably cry if I get to sit in one, let alone drive it. This is one of the best sounding cars of all time, and knowing how much effort went into engineering it such as Yamaha’s piano department tuning the intake plenum like how they tune their pianos help place this car among the legends.
Also, I feel like even the styling for this car instantly makes it a future classic. Just like the Furai this is so distinctly Japanese that it could scream “OHAIYO GOZAIMASU” when someone slams the horn and I wouldn’t even bat an eye.
It’s so funny how you jdm people hype this car up to something it’s not.. it’s stuck between mechanical and electronical.
It got the worst of both worlds. This car would be amazing if it was build even 10 years earlier or at least somewhat decent if it was built 5 years later.
The engine in this car is amazing, but the rest around it is a bunch of compromises that does not feel good.
@@rolux4853 You got one part right. This car was developed a decade earlier and originally had aluminium panels. However, mid-development Toyota really said “fuck it” and rebuilt it with mostly carbon fibre.
Just me and my fellow weebs talking about how brilliantly engineered this car was don’t do it justice. Seriously, read the full book about this car’s development.
@@Nafeels I work as a development engineer for a German car manufacturer, I know a bit the LFA and pretty much every other sportscar that was ever produced.
But I am interested in reading the book since I enjoy a lot of books about specific car developments.
The LFA engine would’ve been so nice in a 90s car with a manual 6 speed gearbox and pure mechanical double wishbone suspension or it would be also good in a more modern environment with something like the ZF 8speed or a specific dual clutch 7 speed together with modern adaptive suspension.
Both these speculations would’ve made for an absolutely amazing cars, but they messed it up by using the worst technology.
I’ve driven quite a few cars, also race cars on track and the LFA is a cruiser, but not a real sportscar.
Which isn’t bad, it’s just not what people hype it up to!
It’s a comfortable Grand Tourer, with an engine that’s not really fitting in that type of car, because tourers should have lots of torque and low end grunt.
I heard one of these on a side street in Washington, D.C, as I sat on a park bench nearby near infrequent, normal Saturday morning neighborhood driving. The driver was not showboating, and it still completely caught me off guard. The sound hype is real...
What an excellent way of putting it!!! ❤❤❤
The ending of this video is art. Watching the LFA silently carve up a twisty road while Mr. Regular waxes poetic.
RCR and Fred Knudsen crossover is one of the last things I would've ever expected.
They've been collabing for a bit haha, Mr Reg also appeared on Fred's twitch stream a while back and fought with chat about why Capitalism is good (not really but kinda, he talked about financial stuff for a bit lmao)
I have seen 1 Down the Rabbit Hole video (On DSP) like 5 years ago. I still knew who this guy was. That is an impression.
@@myytaccount7271 he's in the process of making one that's about 5 hours long
@@deep_drift Yikes.
@@myytaccount7271 yee he does his latest video is probably just 700 hours long so it's taking forever to make lol
The owner was listening to the Mark, Tom, and Travis show while driving an LFA. That guy is a champ
You can really see the design influence the LFA had over later Lexus models that is still being carried on, very cool cars and one of the best sounding ever.
The concept of there being channels for the engine sound to come into the cabin by Yamaha engineers is simple compared to speakers that pump the sound in but a much better solution.
The Focus ST "Sound Symposer" was a similar concept, using a diaphragm on the intake and piping that sound into the cabin, with an electric shutoff to stop it from droning when you're putting around.
People rip it out on the regular but its hilarious the similar concept is praised on the LFA.
That also makes the LFA sound more authentic.
@@Mr.Marbles I honestly like the symposer. I don't enjoy being generally loud all the time and cutout exhausts are illegal in some places. Having the symposer to give an audible note on when to shift when I'm on the backroads is wonderful.
It's not a fake sound from speakers, its a real sound, just acoustically piped. Honestly good solution.
@@guitarbass95 maybe having a V10 helps? Not obvious enough?
@@Silverwarhawk Lmao I was gonna seriously reply but then remembered most folks in the yt comment sections are basically rocking a coffee can full of rocks and chuck-e-cheese tokens instead of a brain capable of critical thinking.
RCR makes a 28 minute review of the best sounding car in the world
Doesn't do a single pull to let us hear it....
👌
RCR being mega weird meshes with halo cars so well. Like he's unaffected by the aura of a vehicle, he's gonna do the voice and talk about his balls.
and invite a guy g🅱️yer than him to join
2:40 BALLLSSSSSSSS
You mustn't forget the R8 review
I feel like he was honest saying he'd take this over the 812. These two models are my absolute dream cars.
Has the exact same “key in slot” chime as every other Toyota product ever made and I love that.
Lol same with the NSX
@@fhowland The Honda beeping chime will forever be perfect and it's a damn shame they retired it
That transition into the Manscaped ad was one of the best I've ever seen. Perfect flow and whiplash all in one!
it's been more than 10 years and i still can't believe they actually made this car.
They made the Lexus SC400/300. Which literally the MK4 A80 Supra existed from that(and the SC300 already had the 2JZ series engine, along with the SC400 having the V8 1UZ).
This car history started 2006.
this is more of what the new supra should have been instead of a bmw. not this over the top, but more this and less the other
@@ghomerhust Literally your comment is ignorant. The MK5 is both Toyota and BMW. No matter what Toyota would had done(with the Supra) people(like you) would've bchd n fussed.
@@ghomerhustThe LFA had nothing to do with the Supra. And the Supra being built from the LFA would've been expensive for Toyota. And literally would've made the pricetag high(the is one of the main reasons why Toyota and BMW collaborated on the Supra....and previous Supras of before were literally just based on platforms that already existed. Not made from scratch like that).
And for the record the MK4 A80 Supra, the fourth generation, literally was crap in sales. And wasn't all much of a performer either (the MK4 RZ Turbocharged variant while stock had its hands full against base model and stock C4 Corvettes of the 1990s).
Plus the MK4 A80 Supra was clearly criticized after it's release....it was said to be a "value brand front engine Ferrari" and not having the pop-up-headlights like the MK3 Supra which that is the third generation
I don’t care what anyone else thinks about the LFA, this is my holy grail.
1LR-GUE V10: The creation of the V10 was lead by Lexus' chief engine designer Okamoto Takamitsu. The engine starts life at Toyota's Myochi plant. It is at this plant that the engine block is made from molted aluminium. The block is then sent to Toyota's Honsha factory. The same factory that used to be Toyota's F1 engine facility. The block will get milled, drilled and polished and emerges as a precise engine block. In a sealed room Takumi’s hone every sharp edge using precision polishing tools. After this a highly skilled Takumi pre-assembles the finished engine blocks to check if they fit precisely. Disassembled they travel as unit to Yamaha’s Iwata city plant. It is at this plant that 4 highly skilled Yamaha Takumi’s fully assemble V10. A process that takes 2,5 days for one engine. Before the engine gets put into an LFA, it undergoes a half day of exhaustive testing.
They're all named Takumi?
@@Tavares0709 Yes. Your name is also Takumi. Takumi is a term derived from the Japanese language and culture. It refers to a highly skilled artisan or craftsman who has achieved a level of mastery in a particular art or craft.
@@jcdenton8750 Ah... Thanks.
@@jcdenton8750 The part of my brain that contains Initial D just exploded, thank you very much. I was already in oratorical awe from Mr. Regulars sign-off, and this was just a wonderful treat of a comment thread.
@@mitcho_M50 Legendary street racer *John Smith*
it's funny how I'm genuinely happy that Mr. Regular got to drive the illustrious LFA, great video and good for him
Happy to say I’ve been lucky enough to have a race driver take me around a track in Brisbane in one of these. Probably one of the most insane experiences ever. The noise and heat coming into the cabin from it being pushed to its absolute limit is something I’ll never forget.
The things I would do to get that experience
Lucky dog.
That's one to tell the grandkids every time they come over
Look at how far my boy Mr. Regular has come 🥹 from a 2002 Echo to a million dollar-LFA
he made it to the bi time...he's that good.
They were already reviewing supercars by season 3 though
It's sad to think that we may never see another car with this amount of heart and soul ever again.
"heart and soul" Jesus christ
I'm not sure I agree. The Gordon Murray T.50 and T.33 have a focus on being pure driver's cars.
@michaelfjmusic true but they're rather bland and boring though. no "soul". Super generic styling, you might as well mistake it for an ultimate aero GT
@@carlosandleon I'm gonna respectfully disagree. I think the T.33 looks absolutely timeless, as opposed to so many modern over-designed cars with too many lines and sharp edges. It's also lightweight, manual, and has an N/A V12 that revs to over 11k. Its focus is on pure driving joy, as opposed to being the latest 0-60-in-2-seconds hypercar.
@@michaelfjmusic I don't mean to be contrarian. And I agree Gordon Murray makes brilliant cars. I just think the products are overrated in my personal opinion. I get the appeal and "old school" design philosophy. But it just doesn't give me the same wow factor as comparably engineered supercars from the early to mid 2000s
"The most elegant solution to a stupid idea" at 15:15 is something I felt in my soul as an engineer in automotive
Lexus LFA fun fact: The wail at 9,000 rpms has caused more shorts to be creamed than having a private room at Score's or Cheetah's with their A level "dancers" working solo on you.
This is the weirdest comment I've read in a long while.
@sandman6088 What can I say...the LFA encourages normally sane and mundane people to become crazed maniacs half baked on meth and biker speed.
Cheetah’s in Windsor?🤔
It isn't true because only few bought it and even fewer redline it, so number of "creamed shorts" is basically irrelevant
Came here for a amazing car review, wasn't expecting to leave with tears. That ending hit hard, didn't know i needed to hear that, but thank you
Big moment for RCR. Love to see it!
I needed to hear the end of this video. Thanks.
"BUY A MUG WIN THIS CAR" never wanted to hear these words so bad in my life
Hey! I know that street at @2:31 thats my neck of the woods. RCR fan since you had your Echo, now you're driving an LFA! What a story arch!
Mr. Regular driving Lexus LFA number 69 (nice) is truly a big moment for RCR!
The ending was beautiful. Thank you RCR.
OF COURSE Mr. Regular gets to drive LFA number 69. It's destiny!
Edit: For something like this, I do also dig how Roman busts out the guitar lol. It's so nice
Finest machine to ever exist. Not peak Toyota, but peak car. Well done, guys.
This is what the new Supra should have been, a fat GT car with 500hp plus from stock, the A90 is a joke big time
@@AnthroGearheadcould’ve would’ve should’ve, the Mk5 could not exist and you would still complain
@@brammachu725 sorry, i just cant forgive Toyota on being lazy there
@@AnthroGearhead Toyota wasn’t lazy BMW came to them a they took the offer
@@AnthroGearhead You should drive one, your opinion would change if you sat in the driver's seat at least once.
This and the Porsche Carrera GT are my two "won the lottery" cars. I would waste no time buying one of each if I suddenly ran into tens of millions of dollars.
My favourite Japanese car of all-time and one of my favourite "regular" cars too
It's like they were drunk when they decided to make the LFA then took a shot everytime the accountants complained - then sobered up when they tried making the LC500 and realized they were more fun when they still drank lol
Nice.
Edit: was not expecting to hear an old friendly voice like Fred today. Down the rabbit hole has always been an incredible channel.
Best crossover
dude, i just found the million billion dollar franchise: Drive'mAround
Driv'mAround is about driving old people around and while riding with them talk with them to keep their brain working, thats money by the mile
I loved how this was filmed in Northern California. I recognized the roads immediately. Awesome LFA review. Encapsulating the essence of a car that was so underappreciated when new, and now admired for it's tech, history, and driving feel. Ya'll lucky to have reviewed such a gem.
I was recently in northern california and made a stop at Muir woods and the muir shore point over look (or whatever its called). Was that the same winding road to the overlook? More likely, a lot of northern california roads are like that lol
@@bigdavey8863 definitely around near Muir woods and between Napa Valley some roads are definitely like that others are long and sweeping. Most definitely a car enthusiast driving pleasure.
@@G3n3ralN0ns3ns3 It's Monticello Rd./121HWY heading east out of Napa.
@@TheParabellumthank you, I will check that spot out
27:22 Nobody talking about that beautiful cover of Ceilings there at the end.
This is a car that will never, ever get old for anyone.
I used to work at a Lexus dealership in Ontario. At the time, there were 3 LFAs in the province. One day, we had two of them in one day for a service.
I'm not one for fawning over a car at a shop, or meet, or dealership or anything like that. But the symphony of sound that played....that sweet, succulent sound.
From a quick googling, the light looking thing on the seat belt buckle is an inflator for the seatbelt mounted airbag. Wired has an article on it.
This was old school RCR blended perfectly with your ever evolving style. Great vid!
Equally as fun to me as “professional car-guy reviews regular cars” is “regular non-car-guy reviews best cars of all time” this was a fun episode for many reasons. ❤
The LFA is so interesting to me because you can still see the design ideas that were put into similar model year Lexus, but at an almost unlimited budget. I’d be interested to see what designers from other ordinary brands would do with a similar budget.
So so stoked for RCR. They deserve to review this.
My 2007 M6 had the same effect..ruined my life twice. The first day I drove it. And the Last day I drove it.
The first day I KNEW, that no matter what, from that day forward, regardless of what it cost, that car was NEVER not going to be repaired should anything go wrong.
The last because after 40g worth of work to it, I was one step away from the last to make this thing unstoppable,
8 months waiting for the rod
bearings to arrive...Proved to be one week too long..
Spun a bearing. Could not be saved. Fonk my life
I came seeing that title. I see you wearing that yellow flannel, Mr. Regular. 10/10 MELON APPROVED
My jaw dropped when Fred comes in. I did not expect him to be here!
It was really interesting hearing about the car from the perspective of someone who isn’t a car guy. I feel like anyone with any real interest in cars has hyped it up beyond imagination, so hearing that it’s the real deal from someone outside that bubble really helps show how special it really is.
"I could reach the speed I wanted at any moment"
He gets it.. he really does.
Man I’m jealous. You know you’ve made it when get to sit in AND drive one of these. Mechanical and Musical at the same time. Great review guys.
I think this was the best outro I’ve listened to from Regular Cars. Thank you for such beautiful words, and combining my 2 passions of cars and writing so beautifully. It genuinely gave me an emotional reaction like no other car related video. This is like if a Road & Track writer had a drink with Joey Coco Diaz and they cooked up a video together, it’s so beautiful
It’s hard to not get sucked into the money machine, I’m a struggling mechanical engineering student working too much. I’m trying to find the balance between having time for school and to get out there and live, and money. Life is intoxicating, I enjoy my life now and wish I could do more of the things that make me enjoy my life again but it’s hard. Thank god the semester is almost over. But I’ll surely be taking summer classes if I (most likely) don’t get accepted to any internships. I’ll do my best to separate the pursuit of money from the pursuit of happiness. I already have the car that makes me enjoy driving as much an an LFA, so that helps a lot :)
A truly sensual experience... yes, Mr Regular, _explore every surface._
The new camry looks wild
Never thought I’d see the words “regular car” and “LFA” together but here we are
That weird seat belt buckle is because of the inflatable airbag belt. In a crash, the belt itself will deploy an airbag from within to aid in safety. Ford has been using these for 2nd row passengers in higher trim Explorers and F150s for a few years now
Fun fact about the seatbelt, it has a built in airbag. Also that infotainment system was in my dads 2012 lexus, and when you start/stop the car, it straightens the mousepad. Love little things like that
“…It a novelty, what passes for innovation these days.”
This sentence brilliantly sums up the whole of the modern automobile industry today.
3 minutes in and it's a legendary review already.
I love how there's a billion tech specs, insane POV videos that "could be", and just wild, wild sound bites... And the largest chunk of the video is about the click the mouse makes. THAT is RCR. You guys are the best
The supercar of once in a lifetime
That outro hit hard. Great car, great video
Ahh yes, you managed to get the chance to review the most beautiful sounding car, and one of the most rarest production cars too....
One of the strangest, funniest, best car reviews I have seen in UA-cam. Thank you!
JFC. You hit the jackpot with this one.
We'll never ever hear a better sounding engine.
The fact that you and fred are friends makes me happier than it should
Fantastic review RCR! I also love the fact that it’s obvious whoever owns this LFA drives and uses it regularly. LFAs should be regularly exercised and shared with the world! 👍🏼
That goes for all cool cars, let them run and do what they were meant to do- especially the special ones😃👍
And listens to Blink 182 in it
what are you talking about. it has 9912 miles on the clock (9:07). i put more miles on a corolla after ten months of owning it. it's "used regularly" in the sense that it isn't kept in storage as an investment but it isn't *used* regularly.
I know it's a bit silly to have this connection with the end of this video, but finding a niche in fandom stuff has been something that filled that void I didn't know existed. And your description of something existing for its own sake is a reason I enjoy it so much.
I remember seeing a red one of these for the first time while I was deployed in Canada with the USMC. I WANT ONE SO BADLY
The LFA is Toyota's Infinity Repeating by Daft Punk. It was released well after its time, after what we were told was gone for ever came back, even for a brief moment. There will never be another Daft Punk. There will never be another MkIV supra or AE86. But we can still enjoy them and we can enjoy the new things they inspired. Sometimes the best way to experience nostalgia is through the present and not the past.
The car equivalent of constantly delaying a video game so that when it eventually releases, it's perfect in every way.
The Animal Crossing New Horizons of cars, or is ACNH the Lexus LFA of video games? 🤔
I’m kind of loving that the CD was 182 and the camera car is 812
Other car youtubers LFA intros: “the Lexus LFAs V10, as audibly tuned by Yamaha, etc etc”
RCR: “IM A GAYSHA”
This is the hard hitting notes I subscribe for
The Fred collabo was extremely unexpected and also incredible
I always kind of thought the MX-5 filled a similar role of being fun for the sake of fun. I suppose they accounted their way into the interior buttons and whatnot, but still ... designed to be fun to drive and that's about it.
My Toyota Matrix has the same hood release as an LFA...
I knew my lil' dude was a supercar!
One of the best toyotas ever created hands down
I was so hyped to see you driving up Monticello road! I used to live up in those mountains and learned to drive on that road. 15 years later those are still my absolute favorite roads to drive on, every now and then I make the trip back up there just to get in an awesome day of driving. Hope you had a great time up there!
Bonus fact: much of that area was burnt to a crisp in the 2017 Napa fires, but it's all grown back now!
If you listen very carefully you can hear Mr Regular busting in his pants throughout the duration of the video
From the back it looks like a robot from the first two Descent games and I think that's wonderful.
wow . never expected to see this car here . also the first manscaped ad ive ever willingly sat thru , so good job mister
That geisha bit got me rolling😂😂😂😂 I’d say spot on LFS owner😝
The mouse thing, is the safest and most controlled piece of car technology ever made. I love it.
I work driving cars from one point of my city to the other, and i mean every model and year it has been from corollas to ferraris. I always connect my phone to the cars and the lexus infotainment that uses this (but the actualized version of that changes the display and order of things) its wonderfull you can use it while you drive and not crash or trying to touch a horrible touch screen
Yamaha, making music with instruments and engines. ❤
I normally skip the sponsor ads most UA-camrs do, never on rcr.
We've hit the holy grail...where else do we go with this?!
The outro comment was very good. I have a 65 Ford Fastback for no other reason than it makes me happy. The LFA speaks with the same voice, just with a lot more money. But the feel is the same.