Photo: Lexus
On Friday, December 14, the last of the limited production Japanese supercar known as the Lexus LFA has been produced. The LFA has an amazing history and we’re really sad to see it go.
The last car to be produced was a white example, inspected by technicians for 10 days to ensure it was perfect.
As the final vehicle left the production line, LFA chief engineer, Haruhiko Tanahashi said, “I’ve lived and breathed supercars for the past decade. Specifically one supercar, LFA. Very few people have the opportunity we had to create a world-class supercar from a blank sheet of paper.”
Production of the LFA started exactly two years ago, on December 15th, 2010. Since then, about one per day has been made.
Strong forced within Toyota were against dumping this much money into a supercar, but their CEO was an avid racer and pushed ahead. It took around 10 years to develop in total, and the original aluminum body had to be scrapped in favor of much lighter and more exotic carbon fiber.
According to industry speculation, the next step will be the introduction of a roadster version of the car.
As the final vehicle left the production line, LFA chief engineer, Haruhiko Tanahashi said, “I’ve lived and breathed supercars for the past decade. Specifically one supercar, LFA. Very few people have the opportunity we had to create a world-class supercar from a blank sheet of paper.”
Production of the LFA started exactly two years ago, on December 15th, 2010. Since then, about one per day has been made.
Strong forced within Toyota were against dumping this much money into a supercar, but their CEO was an avid racer and pushed ahead. It took around 10 years to develop in total, and the original aluminum body had to be scrapped in favor of much lighter and more exotic carbon fiber.
According to industry speculation, the next step will be the introduction of a roadster version of the car.
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