Lexus LFA for lease in US and Canada
The 552hp Lexus LFA supercar will be available in North America on a lease basis for at least two years, after which, you can choose to purchase the car. Out of 500 units planned, about 140 are expected to be available in the US and 10 for the Canadian market. This is to prevent the cars from not being driven until they carry more value and subsequently sold. It also to avoid speculators from purchasing the car and selling it immediately for a huge profit.
November 26, 2009 @ 7:29 pm
What The F*
November 26, 2009 @ 7:32 pm
Lexus’ vice president of sales and dealer development Brian Smith tells it, his company wants “people out driving the car and not just parking it in a museum or selling it at an inflated price.”
November 26, 2009 @ 7:40 pm
Uhh…if the lease-holder drove in it and died. Then who’s going to pay for the car
November 26, 2009 @ 7:40 pm
Random thoughts
November 26, 2009 @ 7:49 pm
This baby will eat audi r8 for breakfast.
November 26, 2009 @ 7:55 pm
waaaahh..nice car. 1st..
November 26, 2009 @ 8:08 pm
But leasing isn’t a new concept in US. They do that with run-of-the-mill cars too.
November 26, 2009 @ 8:14 pm
wow nice design ermmm…. 1st
November 26, 2009 @ 8:25 pm
Cool meter and nice engine… I hate the ugly exterior
November 26, 2009 @ 8:55 pm
120 for us, 10 for Canadian,
so how much for Asian market.
1, 2 or 3 ????????
November 26, 2009 @ 9:29 pm
Toyota is going to lease instead of ownership. Just like Ferrari and their supersports-super performance car..
Toyota have to make sure their car is as good as a Ferrari. If not, it’s not going to work, and make a fool out of themselves.
November 26, 2009 @ 9:41 pm
nobody wants it…
November 26, 2009 @ 10:06 pm
….This is to prevent the cars from not being driven until they carry more value and subsequently sold. It also to avoid speculators from purchasing the car and selling it immediately for a huge profit….
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So, Toyota wants the bigger pie themselves, and they don’t want others to make money from selling/buying of their Lexus.
A smart move or they are too smart for themselves?
Anyway, Toyota is a mass production car company (yep, even with a L logo). It can never compete with Italian supercars, standard or performance or their passion. mush less with the idea of LEASING
November 26, 2009 @ 10:50 pm
Seems got abit of supra design cues…
November 26, 2009 @ 10:54 pm
24h Nürburgring race 2009:
Result: 87th, No.14, Lexus LF-A, Drivers: “Morizo” , Quiros Javier , Kinoshita Takayuki , Iida Akira , 114 laps, 24:02:44.198, 41 laps behind the winner
Source: http://adac.24h-rennen.de/24hext/DB/results.asp
Not too impressing for a ’suprcar’…
November 26, 2009 @ 11:20 pm
Lexus always try to outdo the Germans but the Germans are always one step ahead.
November 26, 2009 @ 11:20 pm
lease a supercar, that new to us,but it been familiar in u.s, I wondering if the supercar crash,who would bear the bill since it only LEASE
November 27, 2009 @ 12:04 am
Well, the Sultan of Brunei has 5 aircraft hangars worth of collectables which worth more than what he paid for. He is not going to Lease this from Toyota and buy it 2 years later.
Toyota might as well sell it forever to keep prices lower then.
November 27, 2009 @ 12:54 am
Ugly car didn’t deserved to be sold. Please change the front fascia, it’s hideous! Then again, nice interior and meter panel.
November 27, 2009 @ 12:55 am
Bullshit. Lexus is really looking good that the LFA will appreciate in value but not depreciate. What a joke.
November 27, 2009 @ 1:02 am
even the bufori looks better
November 27, 2009 @ 9:12 am
wan to try to be the legandary F50?
this is toyota not ferrari… dull toyota!
November 27, 2009 @ 10:43 am
trying to hard?
November 27, 2009 @ 11:29 am
a gt-r is cheaper, faster and cooler…
November 27, 2009 @ 11:39 am
yesh, ugly steering, OLD SKOOL on a futuristic sport car? DOESNT MATCH AT ALL. NVM is always happen to the sister brand
November 27, 2009 @ 1:56 pm
having too high confidence within toyota, i think they are heading for the grave.
price is expensive, and we don’t know how well does it drive. Even then, to be considered in the supercar segment, it must have a secret ingredient, the ‘wow factor’. here, i don’t think it has that yet.
doomed for failure like the honda’s nsx project.
November 27, 2009 @ 3:50 pm
toyota f1? haha they quitted when this car is launched
November 28, 2009 @ 12:53 am
*x_x* said,
November 26, 2009 @ 8:25 pm
Cool meter and nice engine… I hate the ugly exterior
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This guy deserves to be SHOT.
WTF.
UGLY WOH.
November 28, 2009 @ 3:16 pm
Wen said,
November 28, 2009 @ 12:53 am
*x_x* said,
November 26, 2009 @ 8:25 pm
Cool meter and nice engine… I hate the ugly exterior
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This guy deserves to be SHOT.
WTF.
UGLY WOH.
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it is ugly…..On a survey done on 100 girls(in some club), they think that the Nissan GT-R is cooler and better looking
November 28, 2009 @ 6:38 pm
x_x* said,
November 26, 2009 @ 8:25 pm
Cool meter and nice engine… I hate the ugly exterior
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This guy deserves to be SHOT.
WTF.
UGLY WOH.
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kih3,agree2,UGLY
November 29, 2009 @ 12:31 pm
Paul, did you get this news?: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_bi_ge/us_toyota_floor_mats
Will it also affect local Toyotas/Lexus?
November 29, 2009 @ 12:32 pm
Paul, did you get this news?: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_bi_ge/us_toyota_floor_mats
November 30, 2009 @ 9:31 am
Yupe…..
sound scary…. anything Toyota do in other country.. (i’m not driving toyota anyway)
Largest Toyota Recall Ever
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDYou3B8-hs&feature=sdig&et=1259283993.85
November 30, 2009 @ 9:33 am
Yupe…..
Scary…. anything Toyota do in other country.. (i’m not driving toyota anyway)
Largest Toyota Recall Ever
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDYou3B8-hs&feature=sdig&et=1259283993.85
November 30, 2009 @ 10:05 am
i don’t mind it’s design. beauty is subjective. Give me one,please.
November 30, 2009 @ 11:50 am
If this had a ferrari badge then the blind bashers will say otherwise.
Only real car lovers will appreciate this car. Not for the badge but the precise
engineering. The car cost so much cos it uses ultra high quality and expensive material. Not bad for 1st attempt and those complaining are sore losers who cant accept the land of the rising sun can compete with Europeans in their own game. When Nissan GTR came out the bashing started without consideriing it potential. Now all shut up………
Learn to accept the differences…….dont critize based on badge value….
look at sum of all component put together…..
December 1, 2009 @ 8:52 am
The only real letdown of this car is mainly the price, much more expensive than both Ferrari 458 Italia & 599 GTB. Ok, numerous articles mentioned that it is due to the huge investment needed to produce the bespoke carbon fibre chassis. But the price doesn’t really justified, with the V10 engine churns out just slightly more than 550 bhp.
Those upper echelons of supecars have at least 600+bhp at their disposal (Lambo Gallardo,Ferrari 599,Ferrari Enzo, Porsche Carrera…)
December 1, 2009 @ 8:52 am
Sorry Lambo Murcielago..