It’s been a while since rumours of a performance-oriented Lexus LS F were bandied about, but now it seems the idea of a muscle-bound full-size luxury sedan appears to be gaining popularity with the automaker’s top brass.

Hirokazu Koga, general manager at the Lexus Development Center and one of the main players in the IS F [...]

• 
• Comment
• Read More

According to Automotive News, times are getting tough for Toyota’s prestige arm Lexus. Slowing SUV sales, economic instability and an aging model line-up have reportedly spurred the manufacturer to put both the LF-A and the rumoured GS-F performance sedan on hold until conditions stabilise. The LF-A is [...]

• 
• Comment
• Read More

This short clip taken from car magazine’s coverage of the British Motor Show gives us our first close-up look at the Lexus LF-A’s 5-litre 373kW V10. It’s fairly short, but we do get a glimpse of the naturally-aspirated V10’s intake velocity stacks, no-nonsense aluminium block and those tasty tubular exhaust headers. Check out the video [...]

• 
• Comment
• Read More

French website Endurance-Info.com have got some pin-sharp photographs of the Lexus LF-A racer at the ADAC Nurburgring enduro, one of them depicting that 500hp V10 tucked neatly away in its engine bay. The engine bay is home to a large amount of aluminium extrusions, suggesting that Lexus have adopted a similar approach to chassis construction [...]

• 
• Comment
• Read More

The fast thinking folk at Automobile magazine managed to snap off a shot of the LF-A’s engine bay at the Nurburgring 24-hour enduro, which was held over the weekend. This is the first time the LF-A’s V10 has been seen in public and while just looking at it is not quite as thrilling as hearing [...]

• 
• Comment
• Read More

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 [...]

• 
• Comment
• Read More

That stealth-black LF-A racecar that we told you about back in April has made its first foray into wheel-to-wheel racing, hitting the track on Saturday to compete in the Rundstrecken Trophy endurance race as a prelude to next week’s 24-hour ADAC Zurich enduro. The LF-A placed 77th overall, which isn’t a bad effort considering it’s [...]

• 
• Comment
• Read More

Spy pics of the LF-A’s interior have surfaced, showing a close-to-final design that looks almost unchanged from that of the concept. The shots also show the top of the LF-A in detail, revealing the roof in all of its unpainted carbon-fibre glory. Carbon-fibre also extends into a great deal of the cabin too, with the [...]

• 
• Comment
• Read More

Thanks to The Passionate Pursuit, we can now clap our eyes (and ears) on this short video of the LF-A racing prototype that was spotted at the Nurburgring last week. After Toyota’s announcement that the LF-A would be competing in this year’s Nurburgring 24-hour, this car has been fingered as the entrant - and judging [...]

• 
• Comment
• Read More

Lexus have officially announced their intention to enter the LF-A in the upcoming ADAC Zurich 24 hour race, to be held at the Nurburgring in May. The race will apparently serve as a testing ground for the LF-A - which has yet to enter production - and will challenge every mechanical system aboard the car [...]

• 
• Comment
• Read More