Inside Line learns Lexus LF-A to be priced over $200k

Inside Line learns Lexus LF-A to be priced over $200k

Filed under: Car Buying, Convertibles, Coupes, Sports/GTs, Supercars, Lexus

Click above for high-res gallery of the Lexus LF-A Roadster

The last time we talked about the price of the Lexus LF-A, we had only the car's price in China and a whole lot of speculation to go on. The car's retail in China was set at $264,700, and based on that a Lexus fan site did it's best guestimation to arrive at a US price of approximately $130,000. Say it with us now: oh boy, was that wrong.

Lexus has said the first number of the car's price will be a "2," and Inside Line has word that the car might run $225,000. That is more than either a Gallardo or an F430 Spider, including European delivery and two weeks of vacation in Via Reggio. The LF-A convertible will cost even more.

Inside Line says "Lexus is gunning for the Italians." With that kind of price, we actually believe Lexus is sidestepping the Italians and has simply declared, "Your comparisons are futile, this is the best. If you want it, this is the price." It's almost as audacious as the Babe's called shot. And we respect audacity. But we respect performance even more, so we'll be watching closely to see what kind of chops the race version of the LF-A showcases at the 'Ring.

Gallery: Lexus LF-A Roadster LIVE


[Source: Inside Line]
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looks like a 350z with G35 front headlights

end yourself NOW... or ill do it for you.

looks fat. PH fat..... id rather buy me 100 ae102s!!!! and have just enuff left over to put farts cans on each one of them!!

what?

it looks that it to me

noooo... now if you said the front looks like a strectched out s2k then we might have agreed. but look at the back of it more lambo-e than z-ish.

yeah your right, front does look like s2k

this thread fails

Even if I was loaded, I would never throw that kind of money at that. I can make something with much more power than that for less than 50k.

you do realize that is the new ricer argument... right?

maybe i'd like it better if it wasn't a homo convertable.

convertible are nice... look at the s2k, 350z, solaris, and of course the 240sx...

s2k - hate it without the optional hard top,
350z -look better as a coupe,
solaris -don't know what it is,
240sx - coupe or fastback looks better + more street cred.

better? this is the type of R&D this lexus is going through... its not in some ricer hp war, its on its way to becoming a proper supercar. they have already entered THE PROTOTYPE into its first endurance race at the nurburgring and plan to enter several more, much more grueling, endurance races.

they u go, there's a car a heterosexual male would drive.

haha Yeah, I realize. But on a decent platform.

So, you guys think this is Lexus attempting to change its image...or a temporary attention getting stunt?


The ISF is pretty goddamn rad to drive a few laps in BTW....and they kept hawking it as the "new" face of Lexus and the car no one thought they'd build.

now that's how it should be done... can't wait to see the final product

i wonder if it will park itself. if it does, it should park it self like an audi!!!

...amazing...