We have been patiently waiting many years for the Lexus LFA to be released, and now have this video of one of the first owners doing donuts with the supercar. This lucky owner from Costa Rica literally took his brand spankin new red Lexus LF-A for a quick spin. Atleast now we get to see and hear how the official LFA looks and sounds without any tuning performed. Although after watching this video, we’re wondering who will be the first to crash a Lexus LFA supercar. If you’re wondering how to do a donut, or spin tires, check out the additional video after the jump.
The tuners at Job Design have made the Lexus LS460 even better with a nice looking body kit and a killer wheel package. They hooked it up with a set of VIP Modular wheels called the VR15 with a 6-inch lip at the rear, and 5-inch lip up front. Throw these wheels on the LS460, along with JIC Magic FLT-TAR coilovers and a Phantom Cup Kit Bag-Less Air Suspension, and you get an aggressive stance like no other. Everything about this car screams perfection and elegance, from the stunning 5 spoke rim design to the new custom big brake system. Check out the rest of the pictures after the jump to see if this Lexus is something you would drive.
Here’s a funny video sent to us by a reader named Rudy, of Claus Ettensberger being the first person to ever get a speeding ticket in the not yet released Lexus LFA super car. Lexus only plans to make 500 of these cars, from December 2010 to the end of 2012, which is about 20 a month. Claus was lucky enough to be one the first people to test the $375,000 ride on the open street, and look what happened. One trip around the block and he got a speeding ticket for going 91 mph in a 35 mph zone. The rider with him said they were doing 103 mph, but the police officer didn’t gun them at the time. I’m just wondering how he didn’t get arrested for almost tripling the speed limit. I know that in most states and countries around the world some serious penalties would be fined, and probably have the car impounded immediately. They lucked out on this one I guess.
The guys at MotorTrend were able to get a hold of the rare Lexus LFA for a couple hours, and decided to run the quarter mile against the Nissan GT-R. Bear in mind that the Lexus LFA has a 4.8-liter V10 that produces 552 hp and 480 Nm of torque, compared to the Japanese Godzilla Nissan GTR that hold 485 hp and 434 ft-lb of torque from the factory. So the power figures aren’t very close, but check out the quarter mile race in this video. I also want to remind you that the Lexus LFA is currently priced at 400,000 USD, while the Nissan GT-R is a fraction of that at 84,060 USD. So who do you think will win the race?
Over in Japan, the tuners at ASI have been developing the “Invader” package for the Lexus LX 570 SUV. Targeting both exterior styling and engine performance, the tuning firm did a superb job at customizing the Lexus sport utility vehicle. Under the hood, ASI worked on the 5.7-liter V8 engine to boost its power output from 383 hp to 600 horsepower. This allows the full-size Lexus LX 570 SUV to sprint from 0 to 62 mph in less than 5 seconds. A stock Lexus LX can only accelerate to 62 mph in 7.4 seconds, so the performance tuning was phenomenal. However, the exterior styling on the Lexus LX is what catches everyone’s eyes.
