Incredible. This engine won engine of the year. Beating all the engines from the Italians in Germans. This lexus beat all Ferrari and Porsche models from its era. Lexus needs to do a part 2
No it wouldn't. Lexus always benchmarks build quality over performance numbers which means... If they made a new one it would be significantly slower than it's rivals. This means keyboard warriors and car reviewers would rip it apart like they did with the LFA when it was released. NOBODY liked this car when it came out. NOBODY but Jeremy Clarkson. Car reviewers like Eddie and peoples comments on the LFA when released - "it's ugly, it's slow, I can buy two Lambos for this, my Ferrari has a dual clutch, an R8 is faster, it's too expensive!" On and on and on. Suddenly, now everyone wants to bust a nut over it.
Not sure it would. The first one didn't. Supra didn't. Everyone wants one but not many people can afford a car that isn't their daily with room for a family.
I've seen everything from Acura NSX Type S, Lamborghini SVJ's, McLaren, Porsche, Maserati, Nissan GTR, but I still haven't seen this one on the road. When I do catch one, it will go viral on UA-cam like the rest for sure. Classic Lexus Supercar.
A little late, but i’m glad the world has finally taken serious notice of this car. Analog…best description…and the reason why I jumped to get my IS 500. Naturally Aspirated and Analog are basically gone. Nice review!
I think this is beautiful in Japanese style. When I was younger I was so into that stuff. I had a 2002 Accord four door, lowered it with Eibach springs and put Tokiko shocks and wider beautiful lacy wheels and big wing. Man those were times lol
Lexus guy here. Really good video. One of the few times I didn’t puke and turn it off. You got a good voice to me. Nailed it on some of the choices made and you clearly understand it’s greater than just high hp numbers. I didn’t hear any mention it was the Ring lap record briefly on street tires. Outside of that good review!
I joined when there were only 5,000 subs. It's great to see this channel grow (and continue to grow). It's really cool seeing all the patience and hard work pay off.
Go look at the LFA team and engineers. The story. That building that was manufacturing the LFA closed down as soon as the last LFA rolled off. It was really just a project Lexus wanted to do for few years only. And this will and probably be the last Toyota / Lexus and Yamaha collaboration. If you know Yamaha. It’s high revs with a badass sounding engine.
Toyota has partnered with Yamaha on many occassions in the past decades. Celica and Supra come to mind on prior collabs. This may not be the last. They've collabed on many of Toyota's special engines.
i know ive never seen one in person these cars are icons as they are unicorns smh i own a LS ive asked long term employees at the lexus dealer and most of them never seen any
the LFA gearbox "dance" is a lot like racecars with a sequential gearbox: - pull both paddles for neutral - separate button for reverse - pull up to engage gear these are not abnormal in those types of racecars
@@EddieX yessir!! That long ago... I remember some years in when you grabbed your Boss 302 LS Edition and I was like hell yeah this guy is going places
@@BorisBidjanSaberi11 that one was traded in for a newer one. But they still have a Ford fusion of some sort lol Bugatti videos will be epic for sure. Definitely say hi if we cross paths at some event!
i remember reading that there were like 8~12 brand new LFAs still waiting to be sold just a few years back. really interested to know what happened to them later
Seulement 3 sur 500 produites ont cette couleur « Sunset Orange Paint ». Absolument magnifique ! Elles sont mes 3 préférées, pas une des 3 ont le même intérieur. Celle-ci n’est pas ma préférée en tant que configuration « entière » mais, elle fait partie de mes 3 préférées sur les 500 😉🤫👍🏻 Merci pour cette vidéo 🙏 P.S. 700000$ ? Elle doit avoir beaucoup de kilomètres. En Europe, une LFA avec maximum 5000km c’est 900000$ sans compter la configuration spéciale, on est même plus proche de 1 million $ sinon. Sorry i’m French, and my English it’s so bad 😅😉😁. But the LFA it’s my favorite car forever. Ah oui…les jantes ne sont pas d’origine ou alors j’ai raté un épisode lol
I drive a lexus but credit must be given where credit is due. The most legendary super car to come out of Japan is the nsx. Way before Lexus would ever begin to enter the field. I also own an 1990 nsx. Also, the LFA has received much of its attention almost entirely because of Yamaha. The LFA is cool because Yamaha made it cool
@@paul562 Yamaha helped develop the whole engine alongside Toyota. People say they only developed the heads, runners and cams. The sound of the exhaust is literally what made the car famous. It's still a great car but Hondahas made the most legendary super car all in house, even the mclaren F1 was benchmarked against it
Interesting, the RPM numbers start with 0, 2, 4, 5, 6, etc... missing the 3, yet the spacing between 0 and 2, 2 and 4 is the same as 4 and 5 and the rest. That looks wrong to have a 1k RPM and 2K RPM having the same spacing.
"0-60 low 3's and quarter mile 11's. That's not fast. The GT-R with launch control was way faster". No it wasn't. The GT-R vs LFA was neck and neck and the LFA had 4mph faster trap speed. Depending on the reviewer/magazine one was faster than the other or exact times. From a roll the LFA would pull away from the GT-R of 2012. At this time the GT-R was seen as the fastest thing around. LFA was able to match it with RWD. Even today that is not considered slow. The LFA was not a hypercar.
Been watching you for a long time since ur S4 days. As an honest critic, You really shouldn’t review JDM cars your way too heavily biased on german and italian. You gotta stop comparing them and just appreciate every car for what they are and what they deliver soley just my opinion my guy.
I mean there weren’t many dual clutch systems out at the time. Car came out in the late 2000s, early 2010s. I think it fits the car, mechanical feel that you just don’t get with a regular automatic or dual clutch system.
This car cost Lexus a ton of money which they lost … the story behind this car starts worth their failed F1 team … this car cost Lexus well over 1 million dollars per car to make and they sold them for 1/4 of that to the public. The v10 design came from the f1 project and used all the tooling from the f1 team to get the job done … after spending 2 billion dollars in F1 and having nothing to prove for it , they decide to pivot the LFA project to use F1 tech
Incredible.
This engine won engine of the year. Beating all the engines from the Italians in Germans. This lexus beat all Ferrari and Porsche models from its era. Lexus needs to do a part 2
There is nothing wrong with the single clutch. It's part of the experience. It gives it a mechanical feel and character.
That’s exactly why they did it. They sacrificed some acceleration times with a dual clutch for a more raw feel.
Exactly!!!
If lexus started making cars like this again, it would fly off the shelf because of the legend of this car.
No it wouldn't. Lexus always benchmarks build quality over performance numbers which means... If they made a new one it would be significantly slower than it's rivals. This means keyboard warriors and car reviewers would rip it apart like they did with the LFA when it was released. NOBODY liked this car when it came out. NOBODY but Jeremy Clarkson.
Car reviewers like Eddie and peoples comments on the LFA when released - "it's ugly, it's slow, I can buy two Lambos for this, my Ferrari has a dual clutch, an R8 is faster, it's too expensive!" On and on and on. Suddenly, now everyone wants to bust a nut over it.
For some supercar buyers, they like having an exotic car that doesnt need an engine replacement every 20-30k miles
You would think. But look at the LC500. It's an awesome coupe, last of its kind with an NA V8. Yet it barely sells.
Not sure it would. The first one didn't. Supra didn't. Everyone wants one but not many people can afford a car that isn't their daily with room for a family.
@@electrikoptik I love my LC500. It's not all out like the RCG or GSF but it has the 10spd which makes it more fun to drive.
i really think the concept version of this looked better than the final (especially the headlights)
"Not beautiful to me..." says the guy rockin' a Kirkland "Welcome to Costco, I love you" shirt.
I've seen everything from Acura NSX Type S, Lamborghini SVJ's, McLaren, Porsche, Maserati, Nissan GTR, but I still haven't seen this one on the road. When I do catch one, it will go viral on UA-cam like the rest for sure. Classic Lexus Supercar.
that color and those rims make it best LFA ive seen
It is definitely an attractive spec!
A little late, but i’m glad the world has finally taken serious notice of this car. Analog…best description…and the reason why I jumped to get my IS 500. Naturally Aspirated and Analog are basically gone. Nice review!
I think this is beautiful in Japanese style. When I was younger I was so into that stuff. I had a 2002 Accord four door, lowered it with Eibach springs and put Tokiko shocks and wider beautiful lacy wheels and big wing. Man those were times lol
Awesome car! Truly under-appreciated when it came out. The sound is just incredible!
Couldn't agree more!
What a car. I bet it's a blast to drive, it's entertaining enough just to watch you drive it.
Lexus guy here. Really good video. One of the few times I didn’t puke and turn it off. You got a good voice to me. Nailed it on some of the choices made and you clearly understand it’s greater than just high hp numbers.
I didn’t hear any mention it was the Ring lap record briefly on street tires. Outside of that good review!
Thanks for the kind words!
That 1st downshift gave me goosebumps 😲😍
So good 😍
This is one of, if not my favourite sounding V10. Hearing this on UA-cam doesn’t do it justice.
It's even more amazing in person
My dream car...i have yet to be in one yet to drive one and lord have mercy the version you have is perfection.
I was just as excited to drive this car as I was hypercars like the P1!! It was awesome.
I joined when there were only 5,000 subs. It's great to see this channel grow (and continue to grow). It's really cool seeing all the patience and hard work pay off.
Appreciate the support!
same
You can see a lot of style from this in the LC 500 and the LC 500 is absolutely gorgeous!!!, sold my GT 500 junk Mustang for one .
What didn't you like about the mustang?
The owner has over 10k miles on it. Mad respect to them for truly driving it 🔥
🔥🔥🔥
soooooooooooooooooooo gorgeous. no matter how much time goes by, it still leave u an impression and what a legend.
This channel keeps getting better and better. Very early on I knew this was going to grow, I was right. Keep up the good work.
Much appreciated!
def one of the best toyotas ever
Cant believe you got to drive such a rare car 😮 im jealous congrats!!!
Thanks! 😃
Why am I crying and smiling at the same time on the downshifts?
Lexus just needs to make this with an updated dual clutch and interior.
Go look at the LFA team and engineers. The story. That building that was manufacturing the LFA closed down as soon as the last LFA rolled off. It was really just a project Lexus wanted to do for few years only. And this will and probably be the last Toyota / Lexus and Yamaha collaboration. If you know Yamaha. It’s high revs with a badass sounding engine.
Toyota has partnered with Yamaha on many occassions in the past decades. Celica and Supra come to mind on prior collabs. This may not be the last. They've collabed on many of Toyota's special engines.
Magnificent vehicle, all one can say. I don’t think I ever seen one in person.
i know ive never seen one in person these cars are icons as they are unicorns smh
i own a LS ive asked long term employees at the lexus dealer and most of them never seen any
the LFA gearbox "dance" is a lot like racecars with a sequential gearbox:
- pull both paddles for neutral
- separate button for reverse
- pull up to engage gear
these are not abnormal in those types of racecars
If aliens invaded earth and plan to take memorabilia from here back to their planet, the LFA would be one of their bounties.
What a spine tingling sound. And liking those rims.. 👌
Even better in person 😄
@@EddieX I Can imagine. Must be near ear piercing when revved to 9000 rpm 🙉
Now worth 750,000-1Mil. that is insane...
Thankfully my $30k GR86 inherited many of the interior things from the LFA.
The IS series F Sport line got the shifting gauges starting in 2014 lol
My ideal vehicles I now aspire to are Lexus, GX460, ES350 and of ours that beautiful coupe Lc500. With special ,emotion for IS350 and IS500.
Love the Kirkland shirt Eddie :P The LFA is nice too 😉
Costco ❤️❤️❤️
For a minute there I thought I was looking at a 300 zx sports car build by Nissan..
In Europe the price it's skyhigh . No less that one million €, and up .
This supercar has LEGENDARY written all over it
Absolutely.
a common opinion of today; but not really 10+ years ago.
Been a fan of Eddie since the Ford Fusion review. It’s awesome to see he is driving some nuts stuff
Wait like the black ford fusion a decade ago??
@@EddieX yessir!! That long ago... I remember some years in when you grabbed your Boss 302 LS Edition and I was like hell yeah this guy is going places
@@BorisBidjanSaberi11 wow dude. Appreciate the support! That was my dads old Ford fusion haha. So long ago.
@@EddieX do they still have it? Haha. Can't wait for the Bugatti review! I hope to see you driving nearby. I'm out of Chicagoland too
@@BorisBidjanSaberi11 that one was traded in for a newer one. But they still have a Ford fusion of some sort lol
Bugatti videos will be epic for sure. Definitely say hi if we cross paths at some event!
This is a master piece, those downshifts 🔥🔥🔥
Imagine owning a car that sounds better than the recent F1 cars. 😳😳
🔥🔥🔥 V10 FTW
I love the Lfa I own a gs 450 f sport 😍
i remember reading that there were like 8~12 brand new LFAs still waiting to be sold just a few years back. really interested to know what happened to them later
I thought you could only lease those.
sold in 2019-20, except one is apparently still out there..
@@alichaudhry12I think so one is still availible in Poland. In Toyota dealer in Krakow
Because they’re overpriced and overrated. Slow
@@JacesOwnWorld Overrated overpriced only in your own little world.
Seulement 3 sur 500 produites ont cette couleur « Sunset Orange Paint ». Absolument magnifique ! Elles sont mes 3 préférées, pas une des 3 ont le même intérieur. Celle-ci n’est pas ma préférée en tant que configuration « entière » mais, elle fait partie de mes 3 préférées sur les 500 😉🤫👍🏻
Merci pour cette vidéo 🙏
P.S. 700000$ ? Elle doit avoir beaucoup de kilomètres. En Europe, une LFA avec maximum 5000km c’est 900000$ sans compter la configuration spéciale, on est même plus proche de 1 million $ sinon. Sorry i’m French, and my English it’s so bad 😅😉😁. But the LFA it’s my favorite car forever. Ah oui…les jantes ne sont pas d’origine ou alors j’ai raté un épisode lol
Jeremy Clarkson from top gear did say this is the best car he ever drove
Tasteful mods. Nothing too flashy. I love it!
Such an unattainable dream car
This is one of my favorite cars from Japan 🇯🇵 but I shouldn’t say that because I’ve never driven one.
I'd love to get one of these just for the sound.
Sound is arguably the best part!
No idea what Yamaha did to make it sound this good. I wonder if anyone even makes an aftermarket exhaust for it there's no point.
Magic 🤣 I think the tone of the exhaust is perfect, maybe a tiny bit more volume would be epic.
LFA engine alone is worth a million dollars. The LFA is Masterpiece of art on wheels.
Need merch Eddie. Great brand and logo.
I've thought about doing it, will try to get some! Appreciate it
After all this time, I’m still wondering what makes the LFA “legendary”? Please explain.
My Dream Car 👍
The seatbelts have Airbags in it.
A lot of people skip over that
Imagine if a company designed a dct for this, it would be perfect.
Beautiful Beast
Why this channel doesn't have 1m subs?
This really reminds me of the Audi R10 N/A
I drive a lexus but credit must be given where credit is due. The most legendary super car to come out of Japan is the nsx. Way before Lexus would ever begin to enter the field. I also own an 1990 nsx. Also, the LFA has received much of its attention almost entirely because of Yamaha. The LFA is cool because Yamaha made it cool
@@paul562 Yamaha helped develop the whole engine alongside Toyota. People say they only developed the heads, runners and cams. The sound of the exhaust is literally what made the car famous. It's still a great car but Hondahas made the most legendary super car all in house, even the mclaren F1 was benchmarked against it
Interesting, the RPM numbers start with 0, 2, 4, 5, 6, etc... missing the 3, yet the spacing between 0 and 2, 2 and 4 is the same as 4 and 5 and the rest. That looks wrong to have a 1k RPM and 2K RPM having the same spacing.
How does it drive compared to your rws R8?
This will appreciate in price incredibly.
This is a new car. THE JURY CAN NOT BE IN ON THIS.
NO WAY IT'S THE BEST.
Time will tell. Time has not had a chance yet.
Did it get a cup holder and a bigger fuel tank 🤔
LFR - let me introduce myself
love this car
Absolutely a beautiful car Eddie...
What is up with that shirt though besides humiliation?
Humiliation??
Mmmmm what about the old NSX?
I hate when people review the LFA and compare it to today's technology. They don't do that with a classic Porsche or a Murciealago.
@eddiex you should buy one!
WOW!!! JUST WOW!!! IM IN ❤❤❤...
What year is that car? I don’t even know what year it is. I don’t remember hearing you say it.
Did Yamaha not help make engine or heads for Ford Taurus SHO?
They did, both the V8 and V6 from the earlier models were co-developed by Yamaha/Ford.
The V8 was based on the Vulcan engine though but Yamaha helped out with it.
YES!!!
which # LFA Was it?
If i could have 1 car, it would be this.
Best sound everre
It’s so amazing 🔥
😍👍🏻 LEXUS 🏁LFA🤩👍🏻
"0-60 low 3's and quarter mile 11's. That's not fast. The GT-R with launch control was way faster". No it wasn't. The GT-R vs LFA was neck and neck and the LFA had 4mph faster trap speed. Depending on the reviewer/magazine one was faster than the other or exact times. From a roll the LFA would pull away from the GT-R of 2012. At this time the GT-R was seen as the fastest thing around. LFA was able to match it with RWD. Even today that is not considered slow. The LFA was not a hypercar.
I’d make this my daily too idc for the miles put on it
The Best Car Ever Made
I’d probably keep my 95 NSX…5 speed manual…
Merch please!
asian dude wearing the costco shirt - i approve lol
why does it matter if Im asian lol
Omg I love it
Been watching you for a long time since ur S4 days. As an honest critic, You really shouldn’t review JDM cars your way too heavily biased on german and italian. You gotta stop comparing them and just appreciate every car for what they are and what they deliver soley just my opinion my guy.
Best sounding car in ever
This should've been called a Supra.
cheap looking interior but sounds amazing
You still need to get better watch with stainless steel band.
😂😂😂
Why did they put such horrible front lights on such an awesome machine?
Great sound but the gearbox Is slowly 😒
I mean there weren’t many dual clutch systems out at the time. Car came out in the late 2000s, early 2010s. I think it fits the car, mechanical feel that you just don’t get with a regular automatic or dual clutch system.
Best sounding car ever made, except gordam murray t50 v12 revs to 12000
NSX ain't bad either
It’s no LFA lol
Car came out like 15 years ago dawg, you're late to the story. Thanks for reviewing a car we'll never be able to buy.
;)
uh ok
nice but doesn't compare to the 1973 Nissan Fairlady
😂😂😂
Silver ?? I've never seen a silver LFA
Google it lol. Plenty of silver and gray LFA
You’re nuts. There’s always a silver Lexus somewhere. Regular Car Review just uploaded their LFA video and guess what…it’s Silver lol
@@EddieX I'm sure you are right. I just never seen one. And now that I'm thinking about it. I never seen a silver countach Lamborghini. 🤔
@@2URLex I'm sure you are right. I just never seen one. Just like I've never seen a silver countach Lamborghini.
@@EddieX I just googled it. Looks 👍👍
Honestly I don’t care about brand prestige.
But why this guy
This car cost Lexus a ton of money which they lost … the story behind this car starts worth their failed F1 team … this car cost Lexus well over 1 million dollars per car to make and they sold them for 1/4 of that to the public. The v10 design came from the f1 project and used all the tooling from the f1 team to get the job done … after spending 2 billion dollars in F1 and having nothing to prove for it , they decide to pivot the LFA project to use F1 tech
That’s not what happened at all.
You should just move to Arizona already.
lol I wish