While Nissan’s R35 GT-R has turned the supercar world topsy-turvy by offering Porsche-beating performance at a budget price, the folk at Inside Line have reason to believe Lexus won’t be following in their compatriot’s footsteps when the time comes to price the LF-A uber-car.

Lexus have made no bones about their intentions for the LF-A. They’re clearly gunning for the traditional dominant forces in the supercar fraternity - Lamborghini and Ferrari - and they’ve apparently got plans to eclipse the competition in price as well as performance. Inside Line report that they’ve got it on good authority that the LF-A coupe will retail for the equivalent of USD $225,000, with the LF-A Roadster selling for a significant amount more. It’s still cheaper than Ferrari’s own super-coupe the 599 GTB Fiorano, but it’s over $30,000 more expensive than an F430. How will the luxury-performance market react to a Japanese sports car that costs well over the 200k mark? Hopefully we’ll be finding that out within the year.

[Source: Inside Line]
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