Back then, aluminum was used as a light-weight material for the chassis and body, but times have changed and they were forced to ditch it for carbon fiber. Even amid the disaster in their nation, the Japanese are refusing to give up and are reportedly working on a new, even more impressive version of the LF-A.
While the name being used in the interim might suggest a completely new successor, rumor has it that an LFA II - as it’s internally known - is being developed as a variant of the existing model. Not a lot of info is known at the moment, but Japan’s Best Car says the supercar package will be pushed even further than before, with the most significant change being the power that is delivered. This is to be expected, as the LF-A already eats, sleeps and drinks carbon fiber, so a dramatic weight reduction isn’t an option.
The mods will reportedly take the price of the new supercar way over that of the current model, and you can be sure production will be very limited to preserve an air of exclusivity and Toyota’s money, because the model reportedly already costs more to make than it’s worth.
The ‘average’ LF-A is powered by a 4.8-liter naturally aspirated V10 with about 550 horsepower, so the Mk. II might challenge Pagani and Lamborghini.
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