[新聞] Lexus LF-A V10 Rumored to Debut at '09 Tokyo Show ， 描述： , Production Limited to 500 Units

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Ifwe are to believe the latest gossip coming in from the 'Land of theRising Sun', Lexus is scheduling to reveal the production version ofthe long-anticipated LF-A supercar at the forthcoming 2009 Tokyo MotorShow that runs from October 23 to November 8. Citing inside sourcesclose to the V10-powered supercar's development team, Japan's Best Carmagazine said that the LF-A's production will be limited to a mere 500units, with 120 of those being allocated to the domestic market with anestimated starting price of around 30 million Yen a piece or about$310,000 US - €220,000 at the current exchange rates.

     Theprice alone places Lexus' V10-powered supercar into an entirelydifferent league than the GT-R as it costs twice as much as therecently launchedGT-R V-spec model(15,750,000 Yen in Japan).

Thereport goes on to say that aside from the standard model that will mostlikely bear the GT500 moniker, there's also talk about an even moreexclusive version dubbed SS550 where SS stands for Super Sport - thatis unless someone decides to make a fuss about the name...

Morespecifically, the GT500 will be powered by a high-revving 5.0-liter V10producing an estimated 500HP, while the SS550 is said to get a tweakedversion of the V10 with a displacement of 5.5-liters and an output ofaround 550HP. Both variants feature a front-mid engined layout with atransaxle housing the semi-automatic gearbox and rear-mounted radiators.

When Lexus first unveiled the LF-A Coupe concept at the 2005 Detroit motor show , the Japanese automakerclaimed that its Ferrari-challenging supercar would reach a top speedof around 200mph or 322km/h. But now the word is that thanks to theextensive work on the LF-A's aerodynamics, the supercar will top outcloser to 220mph or 354km/h.

Weremind you that Lexus entered two LF-A prototype models at the 24h ofNurburgring endurance race, with one of those cars ending up in flames

Via: Best Car

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Nice car,that means will put onto oversea market soon.