Cars & Coffee: Lexus LFA shows up ahead of LA Auto Show

Cars & Coffee: Lexus LFA shows up ahead of LA Auto Show

Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Etc., Lexus

2011 Lexus LFA at Cars & Coffee - Click above for high-res image gallery

The Lexus LFA supercar might not be in dealerships for another year or more, but the two prototypes are getting quite a workout. After driving the car in Miami, we heard the white one was shipped off to Europe while the black one took up residence in its new home: a trailer. The car has made a few appearances around the country, most recently at SEMA and a private showing in the Los Angeles area. Next stop on the LFA tour appears to be the LA Auto Show, but apparently it couldn't stand to be cooped up too long.

Along with a handful of other Lexus show cars, it showed up at our favorite Saturday morning car meet. The handler fired it up several times so the crowd could marvel at that V10 shriek. Reactions were mixed, mainly where price was concerned. We heard more than one person say that if it had a Supra badge and sub-$100K pricetag, it would be a killer. At four times that price, the Lexus badge just doesn't seem to win as many people over. One thing almost everyone loved was that changeable display with the sliding center gauge.


Gallery: 2011 Lexus LFA at Cars & Coffee


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Flat black LFA... sex on wheels.

I actually think that the LF-A looks much better in white to show off those aggressive lines.

But I agree that flat black always gives the car a certain menace factor.

Yes. Looks more like a fighter jet now.

i dont care what color you paint it, its just a damn sexy car

Agree on all comments above esp OP's note on having the lexus badge.

front license plate FTL!!! who would mount a license plate in a car like that.