@@RafitoOoO no it doesn't. They have worked together since the Toyota 2000gt of 1967. They have a cross shareholding agreement. In fact they have strengthened their relationship & are working on areas of mutual benefit.
The cheapest one here in Middle East is near 720,000 dollar, I would buy Lamborghini SV instead of this one 😂😂 it's beautiful car and I love it but there's no way a person would pay half a million for it except Collectors.
Which is why they should have used this platform for a new Supra. It would have lowered the costs enough to make the Supra affordable while also sustaining the LFA. But that probably made to much god damn sense.
@@marcusmcneal7453 Absolutely not. This car, and the unique platform it's on, was designed without affordability as even an afterthought. You think a carbon-fiber chassis would've made the Supra affordable?? Lmao get out of here
As a former LFA owner I genuinely didnt realize it was so rare. The dealer I bought mine brand new from had several of them in stock. Wasn't even on the showroom, they had them on the lot.
They knew it won't make any money just by building 500 of them. LEXUS just wanted to show the entire world and other brands, "Listen here motherf*ckers, we can make supercars as well and better than you." End of story.
@@stevenkelby2169 the gear box would have been selected even before they began production (aka 2000). Even though they swapped the chassis the amount of reworking to fit a daul clutch wouldn't be worth it.
@@clikz1945 Oh yeah sure, totally wouldn't have been worth it to fix the one massive, glaring flaw in what is otherwise one of the greatest cars ever made...
@@nahbruvxd2084 Huh? Considering that used ones start at over $500k and the Nurburgring Editions can fetch over a million, it's a no-brainer to buy a brand new one for under $400k...
Time is the LFA"s ally. In 30 years 'supercars' will be hybrid electrics or simply EV electrics. I'd rather have V10 Yamaha in 30 yrs in my collection.
Bitch, thirty years and- o shit, engine sound doesn’t exist! *Driving LFA* Young kid: Dad, why does that car have sound? Me: bish you wanna go up for adoption
LFA is an engineering masterpiece If only it wasn't too expensive but on the other hand if they we're to cut costs I don't think we'll have the same masterpiece.
They never intended to earn a profit on the car. If it had been mass produced as a model run for 10 - 15 years it would have sold they said for about $100,000 - $120,000. The near $500,000 price tag I recall seeing when the car was introduced was more for the privilege of owning such a rare car that was never going to be in production again, and also to recoup some of the cost of development.
@@seanmiller8701 Delays are Delays and it compounded on the cars price. Also they did try and earn a profit which is why they were forcing people to lease for 12k a month.
I've never commented on a Donut video before but this deserves one. The Oprah "everyone gets carbon fiber" moment with the exhaust tips has me rolling. This car is also stunning but you're the real MVP Pumphrey!
The LFA is like the coolest jacket you see right on the first shelf of a thrift shop, but with a price tag of $3000. Everyone still likes it nowadays, but 375k in 10 years ago was not a joke. You can buy a whole multi-unit building with that money 10 years ago or even more.
One of the best cars ever made IMO. Jeremy Clarkson once said it's without a doubt the best car he has ever driven. I'd call that some sort of a success... ;)
My dude I made my username name out of the LFA. I remember seeing this car when It came out and i fell in love with it. I will save money for this car and i will enjoy it to the max.
Halo cars shouldn't flood the market... We see GTRs on every street corner .... When's the last time you seen a LFA? When you see a GTR now you don't even look twice.. If you see an LFA 100% you will ohh and ahhh over it... That's the exact purpose of a Halo car.
He did not add that they made 50 limited edition nurburing edition lfa which where lighter faster and broken the lap time hence the name nurburing edition.
kind of right with that "didn't quite failed", coz, u have the "succesful" halo car ,,,, gt-r, but, no one wants to buy a micra, we all want the gt-r or bmw. :-" so, saying , the lfa's a fail coz it dind't make people want is200's, would be irrelevant.
One of the best sounding cars ever built. Sadly, the price was over the MOON. The design was good, not transcendent, but really good. I hear some of these cars are still extremely pricey. Lexus, build another one, better design, great motor, and not attached to a price that runs away potential buyers.
It was the stig's favourite car. It's confirmed in the F12 review when, at the end, Jeremy says " The Stig said this (the F12) is the only car to hold a candle to the LFA" .
Went to my local lexus dealership a few years ago. The owner was selling his personal lfa. It was unbelievable in person, they wanted me to take it for a test drive. I thought about it but I really didn’t want to wreck it.
GT-R is more of a sports car tbh, while the nsx and LFA got the true supercar treatment, but now it seems like the nsx got the upper hand out of the other two cause the LFA as we know had a huge price tag and it's going up as we speak, and the gtr barely got any updates, the nsx now got a refresh and it's now better.
There was a joke that i heard some time ago "Everybody want an Audi, BMW and Mercedes and 20 years after they drive a Toyota" and the meaning of the message was "A boy wants to look cool and an adult wants something reliable" ... it's rare to see an adult that spends his money on an exotic car and when they do, they rarely go with Lexus. Although it has the Toyota reliability, it has 550HP and it looks absolutely amazing...
@@krazyd7262 Sorry 1JZ, but 2JZ is basically an updated version of 1JZ which was originally designed by Yamaha (Not the whole engines but head and some other parts)
The one time you realize that such a beautiful engine sound exists in very few video games. I'd love to see Lexus make another Super/Hyper car with a motor that amazing. Mix that motor with 1-2 Forced Inductions and pair it with a dual clutch transmission and the end result would be absolutely insane. I hope you're listening Toyota.
@@flyarmin24z While you have a good point I'm going to point out a few theories: 1. HP increases from 552 to 600+. 2. The redline should remain 8K+ which will result in a unique sound when you're in the higher level RPMs. My 2 points also apply to the SRT Viper.
Car is almost 10 years old and its timeless crafted body and its high revving V10 still blows the crowd out of the water compared to cars of its time and even cars of today! COUGH COUGH...Zupra...
Watching these old videos with James, you can really see the dedication he put into his weight loss. That's not supposed to be a mean comment, I just wanted to say I'm proud of you James!
yeah .. sad story I remember when they bring it in biggest Lexus Riyadh showroom in Saudi Arabia .. when I saw that perfection my soul melted ! but my friend saw the price and said: my friend , this car will be in our memories .. not garages .
My friend drove an LFA for benchmarking brakes. He said it was hands down the most well engineered car to ever exist. And he’s driven all the Porsches and Ferraris before it. If I win the lottery, I’m buying this car
9:54 his face when that first rev hits is like the sweet relief on Christmas morning as a kid when you realize Santa didn't see any of the awful shit you did all year and you skirted by onto the nice list....again
The 1LR-GUE V10, a Japanese masterpiece. The heart of the LFA, with its beautiful sound and soul of the car itself. This was a great car, that was undoubtedly underrated.
Nope definitely not underrated for alot less of a price GM was giving us the zo6 and zr1 making more hp and way more torque and money to mod even further
@@JumpmanMarioTheAwesomeMario Dude, it's 500K min and the price is only going up. It's an unrealistic dream, I'd love to ever be in that position, but sadly I don't think I ever will.
You can do it! Wait for the stock market to crash again, find out what made it crash, and invest based off that information. Also, join the navy and learn computer tech to have some cash to invest with 👁👄👁
The car was so good that Lexus didnt even want to sell them at first. They knew they would never see it again, sooo they just leased them knowing they would get it back. Lol
@@pgmallon Honestly does stir the soul considering all my money gets spent on mods. I customize my car, have a ton of fun, don't have any break downs especially when I need to get shit done and get to work. If anything my cars are dependable, reliable and trustworthy. Trust is not easy to develop.
@@d1sturb3d119 and yet those mods still make it a soulless car. Toyota is trash when it comes to designing sports cars. There specialty is making under powered, cookie cutter A+B cars that's #1 priority is reliability over everything else and in doing so they have severely compromised the performance and driving dynamics. Name any Lexus vehicle in the past 6 years and compare it to the same competitor in category and price class and the Lexus always loses when it comes to tech both electrical and mechanical. Even Toyota's CEO admitted 2 times from 2010-2018 that they can't compete with the germans.
@@paulj9821 So clearly you aren't the buyer they're targeting. For buyers of the brand, we know what we want. A car that gives us performance, while being reliable at its primary role of being a car. Personally its been the best vehicles I've owned. And my ISF has yet to see any car get close to passing me on track. For all that performance German fanboys shout about, few know how to extract it. I think German vehicles are engineered exceptionally well. German business practices and planned obsolescence leave a lot to be desired. Anyone who knows a thing or two about these cars know how much performance there is to offer with reliability to boot. But that's just me.Call it soul less all you want, fact is cars that can't do their job are soul less. Cars that can do both are special to a lot of people.
Bombardier rotax "brp" way better than yamaha anyday .. js..........no not js it's the truth had both ridden both and wouldn't spend good american money on anything other than brp. Or any other currency. Not even Iraqi dinar. Yamaha? Maybe for audio equiptment or musical instruments not for watercraft. Exception maybe outboards . Volvo penta for diesel though. Now I'm js.
1) LFA should have been the new Supra 2) Supra should have been the 86 3) 86 should have been the new Celica (paying homage to the early 70s RWD Celica)
@@patx35 agreed that makes no sense. The AE86 is a cheap daily driver that is practical but small. The AE86 was a fluke (it was never meant to be special) and Toyota trying to remake it can do good but it can never truly live up to it. As far as Celica goes I don't think that will ever return it just wasn't really popular when they stopped making them, maybe in the future once we get nostalgic. As for the LFA that's not what the Supra is, the Supra is a car that isn't the most expensive but still pricey an overbuilt engine with an amazing new platform with lots of potential for aftermarket power cheap and easy. The new Supra literally does this perfectly with the b58, its extremely overbuilt and easy to swap turbos and make big power.
When the idea started, it was ahead of its time. When the product was released, others have caught up. However, why do people still revere the LFA despite it being already part of the world of supercars? Other manufacturers may have caught up, but only because they release good cars that have good features. On the other hand, Toyota released a great car with great features because they were aiming for perfection. Whatever the other companies did, they did their best to perfect and add it into one car. Other cars were built to beat records, or be in a collection, and some needed to have a performance version to race. The LFA has all that in one car. It was an engineering and aesthetic marvel, which is what Japan and its cars are known for. It's fun to see reliable ordinary brands like Toyota and Ford build fast cars, because their foundation is always reliability, not performance. As a result, they build fast cars without sacrificing other aspects. Perfection takes time, and the LFA embodies that.
2 units are available in Dubai , with less than 1500 miles on both for about $600,000. V10 engine just sounds other worldly also super reliable since its a Lexus 2 other V8's that sounds good are Shelby GT350R & Maserati MC Stradale
It was barely faster than the ZR1 at Nurbergring and on most tracks the ZR1 was actually faster. And for the price difference $300,000 I could upgrade a ZR1 significantly and it would be nice and a faster then the LFA Nurbergring edition.
They actually learnt from LFA If they made their own Supra, it will cost them much more time and money, then the car will be like LFA; Too expensive to buy
The LFA doesn’t get enough credit. The greatest part is that you feel confident when driving it. Very well balanced car. From wat I heard, it’s very adaptable to the road. Just absorbs it like it’s the train tracks that hold and make the train steady.
Right you dummies. The ft1 i cant imagine it would be cheap to begin with BUUUUT it would be more attractive. The only reason why the LFA is so expensive is due to alot of design changes. But they have all blueprints ready to go
Lol no. Paddles go on the steering. There's a reason why F1 CARS have it on the steering. On tracks with sharp corners where you almost cross your hands, you'll very likely need it so you dont have to lift your hands off the steering. That's also the reason why Nissan change the mounting point in their GTR.
_"The LFA is so good, not even the people who made it, know how to make it again"_
Jeremy Clarkson
They know how to made it. They just don't want to lol
if only yamaha and toyota would collaborate again
@@leslie7872 It's expensive as hell though to develop a new one people don't understand that
@@RafitoOoO no it doesn't. They have worked together since the Toyota 2000gt of 1967. They have a cross shareholding agreement. In fact they have strengthened their relationship & are working on areas of mutual benefit.
@@leslie7872 if they knew how to... Why is the LC500 so shit
If you ever feel useless, remember:
LFA comes with an audio system
xxx420xxxBLAZExxxITxxxFAZExxxCLANxxxWHYxxxARExxxYOUxxxSTILLxxxREADINGxxxTHISxxxCREATIVExxxUSERNAME?
Nice name
If call of duty BO2 multiplayer had to be summed up it would.be ur name
its natural
who cares about that wtf is up with your username
@@larrydalabstaa r/whoosh
The LFA didn't fail me, I failed the LFA.
😂😂😂
Lol
Forgive us master LFA for failing you, we will try harder next time 🙏😞 #2ndChance
I wish i had 300k+ to spend on the LFA
I failed the LFA by being a broke ass bitch
This is the Supra we actually wanted slap a Toyota sign on it
Underrated comment. 100% accurate.
The LFA Is the true Mark 5 the Mk 5 supra we have today isn't so good
Dwayne Williams If they did that then it would've ended up becoming that one Supra that no could afford except for the top .001 percent.
@@P.C.16 theres nothing bad or wrong with the mk5 supra. Niggas just get bootyhurt cause its not how THEY want it.
@@ThaXXXGOD exactly lmao i work at a toyota dealership and i drive the mk5 all the time, I really like them
I don't think anyone hated the LFA. It was just really really expensive.
true , the price was just and still is kinda ridiculous , seems more like a 200k car and not a 375k ride
The cheapest one here in Middle East is near 720,000 dollar, I would buy Lamborghini SV instead of this one 😂😂 it's beautiful car and I love it but there's no way a person would pay half a million for it except Collectors.
Which is why they should have used this platform for a new Supra. It would have lowered the costs enough to make the Supra affordable while also sustaining the LFA. But that probably made to much god damn sense.
@@marcusmcneal7453 Absolutely not. This car, and the unique platform it's on, was designed without affordability as even an afterthought. You think a carbon-fiber chassis would've made the Supra affordable?? Lmao get out of here
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The LFA is a timeless design in my eyes.
To me it looks like it was released a year ago.
YeH it certainly doesnt look 8 years old
@@kpkpkpkpkp209 the design is actually almost 20 years old (not exactly this design but the car itself)
@@IamJay02 yeah true. Forgot they worked on it for about 10 years before actually releasing it.
Creative username?
@@septanos no
Even after 10 years, still timeless and beautiful
Ten years later may worth a million.
At the time of writing, likes on your comment are at 420
Funni
I don't even say that to my ex wife lol 😂
The style looks actually 20 years old so not rly timeless
@@constantin5573 I think the design is timeless but hey looks are subjective
As a former LFA owner I genuinely didnt realize it was so rare. The dealer I bought mine brand new from had several of them in stock. Wasn't even on the showroom, they had them on the lot.
You had the lightning in the bottle buddy.
Bruh
Always know what you're buying
My neighbor owns one... every time his garage door is open I find excuses to go by and try to get a peek.... so love this car.
Lucky bastard 🤣
Andrew Neumann Ohhhhh so u live in the HILLS hills
x iDropKillz x it is a decent neighborhood:)
you're super lucky
Tell him sell it an but a real iconic street legal race car! The $450k Ford GT.
They knew it won't make any money just by building 500 of them. LEXUS just wanted to show the entire world and other brands, "Listen here motherf*ckers, we can make supercars as well and better than you." End of story.
Not In the gearbox department they couldn't...
word
@@stevenkelby2169 the gear box would have been selected even before they began production (aka 2000). Even though they swapped the chassis the amount of reworking to fit a daul clutch wouldn't be worth it.
@@clikz1945 Oh yeah sure, totally wouldn't have been worth it to fix the one massive, glaring flaw in what is otherwise one of the greatest cars ever made...
@@stevenkelby2169 Damn you really hate that gearbox don't you. You can't fix whats already been done.
the LFA born perfect no need of aftermarket, they just needed to make more than 500 to get it cheaper
Why cheap only Ferrari can get paid hefty and high amount money
They were losing on every car sold. Thats wjy it was do expensive
Perfecto
Exactly no aftermarket exhaust or body kit is needed it's a god damn masterpiece
@@kartikbajaj5497 yes it is it's amazing
fun fact 4 lexus LFAs remain unsold as of 2019
Whyyyyyyy?????
@@ProjectEurobeat expensive af
nah bruv XD but they are going for more than 500k nowadays
@@insayn7995 ikr like no one asked 4 the price to rise smh good car tho
@@nahbruvxd2084 Huh? Considering that used ones start at over $500k and the Nurburgring Editions can fetch over a million, it's a no-brainer to buy a brand new one for under $400k...
The LFA is a masterpiece of engineering.
Just imagine how valuable it'll be in 30 yrs, the engine sound!
Time is the LFA"s ally. In 30 years 'supercars' will be hybrid electrics or simply EV electrics. I'd rather have V10 Yamaha in 30 yrs in my collection.
@@nagasako7 same, not to mention that eargasmic sound it's beautiful v10 makes.
Bitch, thirty years and- o shit, engine sound doesn’t exist!
*Driving LFA*
Young kid: Dad, why does that car have sound?
Me: bish you wanna go up for adoption
In 30 years there will be no cars running on fuel....
What about m3 gtr
LFA is an engineering masterpiece
If only it wasn't too expensive but on the other hand if they we're to cut costs I don't think we'll have the same masterpiece.
Right
As I recall they lost money on every car
@@georgedillon1768 the reason it cost some much was because of delays, same goes for the new NSX.
They never intended to earn a profit on the car. If it had been mass produced as a model run for 10 - 15 years it would have sold they said for about $100,000 - $120,000. The near $500,000 price tag I recall seeing when the car was introduced was more for the privilege of owning such a rare car that was never going to be in production again, and also to recoup some of the cost of development.
@@seanmiller8701 Delays are Delays and it compounded on the cars price. Also they did try and earn a profit which is why they were forcing people to lease for 12k a month.
The title should be "Why the LFA goes RRrrmmmmmmnnnnn!!!"
Please do a Up to Speed on LFA; just so we can keep listening to the sound
Just 10 minutes of LFA engine noise. I'd be fine with that. Lol
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Nah im fine hate the sound
@@mp40submachinegun81 A Brave Soul has entered the chat lol
@@thephao4327 it aint much but its honest work
Savagegeese gave this car a proper 48 minute review. It’s well worth the watch.
Jeremy clarkson : the LFA was so good, not even the people who made it, knew how yo make it again
Ha ha nice
really true he said it in top gear lexus rcf review
Umm actually Jeremy's favourite car is the P45
I can hear this comment
An that's the excuse we have for "going to the moon" 40 years ago but can't do it now even though you can launch a shuttle with your cell phone
Lexus: How much carbon fiber do you need?
LFA: Yes.
TheOtherNeutrino profile pic checks out
LFA: All of it!
All yer carbonfiber belong to us!!
Lexus actually developed a special giant machine just so they could create tubes of carbon fiber. It's pretty trick, you can find videos on it.
UA-cam Comments: How much creativity and originality do you want?
TheOtherNeutrino: No.
F o r d g t : *y e s*
"Why lexus LFA failed.....
Or did it ?"
Vsauce music plays.
mannn i was just watching vsauce lol
I was thinking about this lol
I was about to like ur comment but its at 420 rn
*Hey Vsauce Michael here*
It’s weird that Donut ended up collabing with Vsauce in a Lexus video…
I've never commented on a Donut video before but this deserves one. The Oprah "everyone gets carbon fiber" moment with the exhaust tips has me rolling. This car is also stunning but you're the real MVP Pumphrey!
4:55 Can we just take a moment to acknowledge how amazing the transitions are in this video? 👏
Anyone knows the song?
E
They are cursed
Reminder that the LFA's V10 is literally an auditory orgasm
And a 2004 Gallardo's V10 Naturally Aspirated is also Heavy Symphony! But this LFA is at the same time unique and loud and so Pretty too!
Delta Media - Brawl Stars & More! - LFA V10, BMW E60 M5, Lambo V10, Carrera GT. Are some of the best sounding V10s. 👌
Try the Carrera gt
Eargasm
I saw one of these driving around the other day and pictures don’t do them justice they’re unreal lookin
the cinematography keeps getting better, those transitions and cuts are absolutely awesome and hilarious
id have to give it a name for all these transitions and effects. I call it..........The LSD High Effect. Bcos it looks like a total trip :)
100% sssooo good!
The screaming is now controlled. The host used to scream so much. I'm glad he has toned it down.
The LFA is like the coolest jacket you see right on the first shelf of a thrift shop, but with a price tag of $3000. Everyone still likes it nowadays, but 375k in 10 years ago was not a joke. You can buy a whole multi-unit building with that money 10 years ago or even more.
One of the best cars ever made IMO. Jeremy Clarkson once said it's without a doubt the best car he has ever driven. I'd call that some sort of a success... ;)
Apparently, still his fav
And won the race to Border of Mexico with it....
OES 25 not the best ever made
@@haloepic3092 yes it is
Actually, Jeremy's favourite car is the p45
If I had the money, I would own one. Literally my dream car.
My too....again...LFA Aston, Corvette....no srAudi bleeee..
My dude I made my username name out of the LFA. I remember seeing this car when It came out and i fell in love with it. I will save money for this car and i will enjoy it to the max.
TouchTheRazor same
Same
have you heard of the dodge demon...
> *Spends 10 years making the best car they could possibly imagine*
> *Only makes 500*
Halo cars shouldn't flood the market... We see GTRs on every street corner .... When's the last time you seen a LFA?
When you see a GTR now you don't even look twice..
If you see an LFA 100% you will ohh and ahhh over it...
That's the exact purpose of a Halo car.
@@EDCandLace Tbh I always turn my head to look at a GTR. I'm a sucker for anything above your average Camry.
@@danodden9783 same as Dan
Well small funds=small units
@werner van gelder yeah because it an HALO CAR
Every man on this planet, get the chills by this sound. We are wired for this.
500 ever made and 1 of 500 is like 5 minutes away from my house at the Toyota dealership
two of them run around my area all the time
@@hreindustries 1 of them sits 2 streets away from my house
Anthony Correa
I’ve never seen one irl
:(
He did not add that they made 50 limited edition nurburing edition lfa which where lighter faster and broken the lap time hence the name nurburing edition.
BOPPE I’ve seen one in person in the Disneyland parking lot I’ve never seen one drive irl :(
Didn't exactly fail. It was just too expensive to buy.
Sometimes product is a fail do to quality, issues and price is huge factor too.
You get what you pay for, did you hear what the engine is made from. People are just dump and buy dodge demons
@@jakethesnake1503 Lol wtf no
@@Mr19853 this car didn't have quality issues. It was too expensive to produce
kind of right with that "didn't quite failed", coz, u have the "succesful" halo car ,,,, gt-r, but, no one wants to buy a micra, we all want the gt-r or bmw. :-" so, saying , the lfa's a fail coz it dind't make people want is200's, would be irrelevant.
There are 2 engine sound That i like in this world.
1. LFA
2. Mazda 787B
Muhamad Ubaied Ferrari v12
Carerra GT
Tesla
@@Catalina._ gtfo
@@Flexan_Dre >:(
Tesla sounds like (.....................) its nice!
One of the best sounding cars ever built. Sadly, the price was over the MOON. The design was good, not transcendent, but really good. I hear some of these cars are still extremely pricey. Lexus, build another one, better design, great motor, and not attached to a price that runs away potential buyers.
I came every time they added the LFA exhaust sound bites.
Schwang!
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Same
Dave Micolichek Umm... the fuck?
Dave Micolichek anything for the LFA 🥵🥵🥵
It was the stig's favourite car.
It's confirmed in the F12 review when, at the end, Jeremy says " The Stig said this (the F12) is the only car to hold a candle to the LFA" .
Some V10s are so tasteless that Inline-5s are more exciting. But not this one. This is the best, even better inside. Damn, Yamaha.
They do the best at everything they touch!
Went to my local lexus dealership a few years ago. The owner was selling his personal lfa. It was unbelievable in person, they wanted me to take it for a test drive. I thought about it but I really didn’t want to wreck it.
Aw man, what an opportunity to get, fair that you passed it up tho
Bruh, do Up To Speed on Yamaha. They got some sweet engineering going on, the history were good too...
Up to speed on the 2009 and later R1. Think the LFA sounds good then you need to listen to that cross-plane crank superbike.
I will love to see some motorcycle up to speed episode
I wanna see my Kodiak in it lol
@@nocturnetuber Ye, love the uneven firing sound. The sound onhigh rev is gorgeous.
Bruh
Honda gave us the NSX
Nissan gave us the GTR
Toyota gave us the LFA
The three true sports cars to come out of Japan
The holy trinity
GT-R is more of a sports car tbh, while the nsx and LFA got the true supercar treatment, but now it seems like the nsx got the upper hand out of the other two cause the LFA as we know had a huge price tag and it's going up as we speak, and the gtr barely got any updates, the nsx now got a refresh and it's now better.
The NSX LOL
@@Oat_meal_YT ya NSX hadddd to drop their price in half minus 100,000$ because.... No one bought it!
@@jakethesnake1503 the NSX never had a price drop, though
@@jakethesnake1503 You're right and especially that the C8 Corvette is coming it's going to be a problem for all of them.
The best sounding production car ever made.
*Point*
*Blank*
*Period*
Danny it is bro 100% straight up sounds like a ridge racer from the 90s
Carrera GT pretty good too
PREACH Brother...PREACH!
I think that the Novitec 812 N - Largo is technically a production car and I think it sounds even better
The F-Type sound's better.
There was a joke that i heard some time ago "Everybody want an Audi, BMW and Mercedes and 20 years after they drive a Toyota" and the meaning of the message was "A boy wants to look cool and an adult wants something reliable"
... it's rare to see an adult that spends his money on an exotic car and when they do, they rarely go with Lexus. Although it has the Toyota reliability, it has 550HP and it looks absolutely amazing...
9:54 That look says it all. He's trying to play it cool, but physically can't keep from getting excited.
best sounding car ever for sure( james makes same sound when he sees rabbit diesel trucks)
Have anyone noticed that the best engines that Toyota had in the offer were co-made with Yamaha? 4A-GE/1JZ/1UZ/4A-FE and few more
Lukasz Bat and the v6 in the old Ford Taurus SHO
2jz wasn't made buy Yamaha...look it up.
@@krazyd7262 I think he meant the 1jz
@@krazyd7262 Sorry 1JZ, but 2JZ is basically an updated version of 1JZ which was originally designed by Yamaha (Not the whole engines but head and some other parts)
@@RainbowPh0enix And the Ford Taurus SHO V8.
The one time you realize that such a beautiful engine sound exists in very few video games. I'd love to see Lexus make another Super/Hyper car with a motor that amazing. Mix that motor with 1-2 Forced Inductions and pair it with a dual clutch transmission and the end result would be absolutely insane. I hope you're listening Toyota.
Forced induction would take away the engines godly harmonic acoustics.
@@flyarmin24z While you have a good point I'm going to point out a few theories: 1. HP increases from 552 to 600+. 2. The redline should remain 8K+ which will result in a unique sound when you're in the higher level RPMs. My 2 points also apply to the SRT Viper.
In the beginning when he said no one wanted one
Me: 🤨 I've always wanted one I am just broke is all
By anyone he means the people in LA and Miami driving really expensive exotic cars...
@@risto993 lol I live in Miami
@@MrMinigun457 The FEW people all around the states who can afford these cars.
one or two kidneys isn't just enough for these bad boys
Lol that's what I'm saying if we had money that car would be in our garage
Collectors car ✅
Sold Out✅
Best sounding car that a collector could have✅
Unique ✅
🤷🏼♂️
Ugly ✅
@@quantumleap4023 no where ugly
İt is not ugly especially for its time
@@quantumleap4023 it's fucking gorgeous how dare you say that
@@quantumleap4023 Wrong (Trump voice)
Car is almost 10 years old and its timeless crafted body and its high revving V10 still blows the crowd out of the water compared to cars of its time and even cars of today!
COUGH COUGH...Zupra...
Hey man! its Zupr4
Just too expensive and is not preferred even by the people who can afford them..
Watching these old videos with James, you can really see the dedication he put into his weight loss. That's not supposed to be a mean comment, I just wanted to say I'm proud of you James!
3:36 that feeling when you stand up too fast
Currently Lexus is testing something on their half camoed LFA on Nurburgring......
Don't give me hope Toyota....
Wish they developed a duak clutch trans for it
introducing the new lfa, with a bmw 4 cylinder
can't wait to see it in 2035
@@nibba5692 what if they use the v10 from m5
Maybe test mule for LC F?
Everyone wanted to like, but no one bought. Why didn’t it work?
Cause I couldn’t afford it fam
yeah .. sad story
I remember when they bring it in biggest Lexus Riyadh showroom in Saudi Arabia .. when I saw that perfection my soul melted ! but my friend saw the price and said: my friend , this car will be in our memories .. not garages .
Haha
yeah it's a damn shame, had the same problem as the new NSX, except the new NSX was more boring.
"Its a Ferrari 458 italya at twice the Price"
-Forza motorsports 4
buy a house or live in an LFA?
DIFFICULT CHOICE!
My friend drove an LFA for benchmarking brakes. He said it was hands down the most well engineered car to ever exist. And he’s driven all the Porsches and Ferraris before it.
If I win the lottery, I’m buying this car
Oh my god, masking james' face onto the exhausts was GOLD
David Joshua Santiago Technically, it was carbon fibre
9:54 his face when that first rev hits is like the sweet relief on Christmas morning as a kid when you realize Santa didn't see any of the awful shit you did all year and you skirted by onto the nice list....again
The Porsche Carrera GT and the Lexus LFA have the best sounding engines.
Carrera doesn't sound good from inside its hardcore f1 sound from inside
the murcielago and the ferrari f12 would like a word with you.
The Carrera GT is much better imo primarily for it coming in manual for the better driving experience.
Can the Jaguar F-Type V6 get some love?
@@PrydeWater901 wtf no lmao, not at all, that doesn't even come close. The new Supra sounds better than the V6 F Type...
The only ad I remember seeing for this was in the movie theater. Beautiful car
The exhaust note deserves its own music 🎶 channel....!!!!!!
I never really gave many f***s for the LFA, but Donut have made me think of the LFA as a dreamcar. Fantastic video!
It is the dream car, its very reliable, it has the best quality it sounds amazing and its a lexus. Jeremy Clarksons favorite car!
Watch the National Geographic video on the Lexus LFA manufacturing, you’re gonna love it even more
The 1LR-GUE V10, a Japanese masterpiece. The heart of the LFA, with its beautiful sound and soul of the car itself. This was a great car, that was undoubtedly underrated.
Jonathan Gallardo Imagine that engine to be swapped on the new supra.
Kirigaya Kazuto I hate to burst your bubble but a tuned B58 would still have more factory potential than this V10.
@@derekkatata9961 yeah but doesnt have that sexy sound
Nope definitely not underrated for alot less of a price GM was giving us the zo6 and zr1 making more hp and way more torque and money to mod even further
The fact that they used a digital tach instead of an analog because an analog tach wouldn't be able to keep up is mind blowing to say the least
I've always loved the LFA it's such a sleek beautiful car and the sound my God sound is absolute heaven
9:44 never really seen a car just take off like that. The change of speed looks insane especially since no boost.
And it's only 6 speed auto
The only annoying thing about this car is the price, THAT IS LITERALLY IT!
_Mtthw_ it started at 350,000.
But now they are going for a lot more
Like you can afford it ...
vansh prajapati what?
@@hiddenone333 you are talking like if it was a little cheaper, you would obviously buy it. You won't buy it even for half of it's price
The car is appreciating actually lol
0:01 The sound of 10 angels singing the sweetest song known to man
We raid Lexus’ headquarters if they don’t make the 2021 LFA
Whos with me?
IceKingBlox Nah, if they make an lfa it will be released in 2031
@@utkuklc2068 lmao
N0t funny sorry
IceKingBlox bet lmao
Yes I Will Raid Lexus Headquaters
The LFA is my dream car, the only dream car I have.
It's something I won't be able to acquire, but jesus it's such a beautiful car.
Who said you won't be able to acquire it?
@@JumpmanMarioTheAwesomeMario Dude, it's 500K min and the price is only going up.
It's an unrealistic dream, I'd love to ever be in that position, but sadly I don't think I ever will.
I have a dream to own this car as well, if I could ever afford it..
The back is sick but the front is ugly af
You can do it! Wait for the stock market to crash again, find out what made it crash, and invest based off that information. Also, join the navy and learn computer tech to have some cash to invest with 👁👄👁
UA-cam automatic captions know what’s good music
Engine revving:
UA-cam:[MUSIC]
3:36 godlike editing 🤣
The car was so good that Lexus didnt even want to sell them at first. They knew they would never see it again, sooo they just leased them knowing they would get it back. Lol
As a fan of Lexus, this video speaks to me. One of the most reliable cars, that I've had.
Nothing like reliability to stir the soul...
@@pgmallon Honestly does stir the soul considering all my money gets spent on mods. I customize my car, have a ton of fun, don't have any break downs especially when I need to get shit done and get to work. If anything my cars are dependable, reliable and trustworthy. Trust is not easy to develop.
@@d1sturb3d119 and yet those mods still make it a soulless car. Toyota is trash when it comes to designing sports cars. There specialty is making under powered, cookie cutter A+B cars that's #1 priority is reliability over everything else and in doing so they have severely compromised the performance and driving dynamics. Name any Lexus vehicle in the past 6 years and compare it to the same competitor in category and price class and the Lexus always loses when it comes to tech both electrical and mechanical. Even Toyota's CEO admitted 2 times from 2010-2018 that they can't compete with the germans.
@@paulj9821 So clearly you aren't the buyer they're targeting. For buyers of the brand, we know what we want. A car that gives us performance, while being reliable at its primary role of being a car.
Personally its been the best vehicles I've owned. And my ISF has yet to see any car get close to passing me on track. For all that performance German fanboys shout about, few know how to extract it.
I think German vehicles are engineered exceptionally well. German business practices and planned obsolescence leave a lot to be desired.
Anyone who knows a thing or two about these cars know how much performance there is to offer with reliability to boot.
But that's just me.Call it soul less all you want, fact is cars that can't do their job are soul less. Cars that can do both are special to a lot of people.
I could actually see Jeremy Clarkson being James' dad haha
Who doesn't?
Especially after the p50 rollover
Yeah a lot of the things he says about his dad sound like classic jezza antics
We gonna talk abt the camera being on a wheel chair at 4:39 ?
(look at the reflection of the car)
I've been saving up for an LFA for the past 3 years.
$300000 to go..
I mean... you still have a good bit of money
Keep on!!
Ok i hope u buy your car!
good luck!
At that rate, only 12 more years to go! 👍🏼👍🏼
“God’s greatest gift to man... the wave runner”
Yamaha M1: “Am I a joke to you?”
Bombardier rotax "brp" way better than yamaha anyday .. js..........no not js it's the truth had both ridden both and wouldn't spend good american money on anything other than brp. Or any other currency. Not even Iraqi dinar. Yamaha? Maybe for audio equiptment or musical instruments not for watercraft. Exception maybe outboards . Volvo penta for diesel though. Now I'm js.
worst nightmare wtf is brp?
no one:
Yamaha R1: *chuckles*
Yamaha has been making speakers/amps for longer than 50 years 😎
@@djardy07 it completed a century making musical instruments
Fun fact
When the LFA is reversing at 2200 RPM it sounds like a semi passing
You can hear that in the musical road clip from topgear at the end
3:36 lmao that transition was not needed at all but worth it 😆🤣🤣
1) LFA should have been the new Supra
2) Supra should have been the 86
3) 86 should have been the new Celica (paying homage to the early 70s RWD Celica)
The 86 paid homage to the AE86, the cheap, lightweight, low HP, RWD Corolla.
@@patx35 agreed that makes no sense. The AE86 is a cheap daily driver that is practical but small. The AE86 was a fluke (it was never meant to be special) and Toyota trying to remake it can do good but it can never truly live up to it. As far as Celica goes I don't think that will ever return it just wasn't really popular when they stopped making them, maybe in the future once we get nostalgic. As for the LFA that's not what the Supra is, the Supra is a car that isn't the most expensive but still pricey an overbuilt engine with an amazing new platform with lots of potential for aftermarket power cheap and easy. The new Supra literally does this perfectly with the b58, its extremely overbuilt and easy to swap turbos and make big power.
Most underrated comment here. I was thinking the exact same thing when the supra finally dropped.
The supra with a V10 engine?
Simon Riley I would be more than happy to take the V10 anyday over the B58.
Such Clickbait: LFA is a legend.
Just finished watching - good stuff per yuuuj.
Agreed. It's an enigma that car people with a show or a magazine to write still over analyze.
Thank you for this episode. It really made me happier that I bought a Lexus and even more excited to update my 2010 is350.
When the idea started, it was ahead of its time. When the product was released, others have caught up. However, why do people still revere the LFA despite it being already part of the world of supercars? Other manufacturers may have caught up, but only because they release good cars that have good features. On the other hand, Toyota released a great car with great features because they were aiming for perfection. Whatever the other companies did, they did their best to perfect and add it into one car. Other cars were built to beat records, or be in a collection, and some needed to have a performance version to race. The LFA has all that in one car. It was an engineering and aesthetic marvel, which is what Japan and its cars are known for.
It's fun to see reliable ordinary brands like Toyota and Ford build fast cars, because their foundation is always reliability, not performance. As a result, they build fast cars without sacrificing other aspects. Perfection takes time, and the LFA embodies that.
2 units are available in Dubai , with less than 1500 miles on both for about $600,000.
V10 engine just sounds other worldly also super reliable since its a Lexus
2 other V8's that sounds good are Shelby GT350R & Maserati MC Stradale
Agreed
Dude, the only two other cars I can think of that sound as godly as the LFA are the Carrera GT and Zonda.
F50 and MC Stradale deserve a shout out, too.
There is an even higer spec LFA, the Nurburgring edition, only 50 were made
How powerful is that version of the LFA?
Pax Humana 562 hp with 6-speed sequential gearbox
It was barely faster than the ZR1 at Nurbergring and on most tracks the ZR1 was actually faster. And for the price difference $300,000 I could upgrade a ZR1 significantly and it would be nice and a faster then the LFA Nurbergring edition.
@@reds7vn644 Yeah but then you'd have to own a Chevrolet
RED S7VN only Lexus has best sounding V10 that anyone has ever produced
Do the lexus IS seires For Up To Speed pleaseeeee
2jznoshit
4:50 u got us there James
3:36 wtf was that transition dog 💀
I laughed way too hard at that 😂
lmao
I love the LFA, but the performance of a GT-R for the price of an Aventador was something that played against Lexus
missing the point
LFA is exotic status. Gtr is not its competitor.
@НАТО в шоке, США обосрались You can't compare supercar to hypercar
Was watching the gt500 video...never clicked off a video so fast
thicc boi quicc boi
-gt 500
Ur probably some dodge guy...
@@Nagisa___ not a "dodge guy" but i like muscle cars
z06 is better anyway
@@leonidascervantes3800 corvettes are different than mustangs. That's like saying football is better than american football
This car didn't fail . It takes time to create perfection . One of my top 3 dream cars .
My heart nearly dropped into my stomach when I saw this video was uploaded 46 minutes ago. The LFA is the exotic japanese car that needs more love.
Hope4NewDay usually your heart dropping means something bad happened...
Toyota/Lexus could make this, but cant make their own Supra hahaha
I know right they shouldve made the Supra based on Lexus LC
Dude, it still pains me they let bmw do everything 😢
Twin turbo any v6 even the lamest Lexus motor and it still would of been better then what we got as a supra
Can we please stop using the "S" word?
They actually learnt from LFA
If they made their own Supra, it will cost them much more time and money, then the car will be like LFA; Too expensive to buy
4:38 I FINALLY DISCOVERED HO THEY MAKE THE AWSOME SHOTS!!!! IN THE RELECTION!!
Hahahah a fucking wheelchair
Daym boy u have to work in fbi🤣
9:41 too
I’m imagining every scene being filmed with a wheelchair now. Even the scene after where it speeds away going 70+
Lol. "He may or may not be my dad". James dude never change. You are an gift
The LFA doesn’t get enough credit. The greatest part is that you feel confident when driving it. Very well balanced car. From wat I heard, it’s very adaptable to the road. Just absorbs it like it’s the train tracks that hold and make the train steady.
They should put into production the FT-1 with lfa engine. That would be everyones dream
The were gonna make a loss like they did with LFA, materials used on the engine alone are very expensive
Do you understand how money works?
@Ike N are you talking about nechy boi's comment??? im confused by this
@@syndicate4417 he's talking about Agent Moist's comment
Right you dummies. The ft1 i cant imagine it would be cheap to begin with BUUUUT it would be more attractive. The only reason why the LFA is so expensive is due to alot of design changes. But they have all blueprints ready to go
no bro, paddles go on steering column. LFA knows what's up.
Facts. Anyone who disagrees with this is not a petrolhead, just an average joe who likes cars.
@@chrismusiclover9893 gotta shove your shifter up your ass to feel better connected with the car #facts
Lol no. Paddles go on the steering. There's a reason why F1 CARS have it on the steering. On tracks with sharp corners where you almost cross your hands, you'll very likely need it so you dont have to lift your hands off the steering. That's also the reason why Nissan change the mounting point in their GTR.
It’s a masterpiece and sounds amazing in person 🙌🏻🙌🏻😎
8:23 now I know how those POV videos are made thanks Donut!
Normally they strap it onto a hat
My favourite V10 road cars are LFA, Carrera GT and BMW M5. Because they're sound like freakin F1!! 😃😃
And you skip the Viper? The Baddest V10 car ever?
@@WALTERBROADDUS
The SRT Viper ACR is my Favorite Viper.
Before it was Discontinued...
Only LFA sounds like F1,the other 2 sound like GT2.
@Joshua Wallace Carerra GT literally has a 5.7
that was NOT built for F1.
@@WALTERBROADDUS That doesn't even sound like a V10 would and it's huge 8.4l capacity is classic american , More show , less go
Jeremy Clarkson being James' dad would explain a lot. (I'm not sure if I mean this as a compliment or not)
*9:53** THIS EXPRESSION WAS SO NATURAL 😂🤤❤️❤️❤️*