Lexus LFA: Only 10 coming to Canada [Archive]

Timpo

11-24-2009, 08:24 PM

Lexus LFA: Only 150 Lease Cars Coming to U.S.
Published Nov 23, 2009

TORRANCE, California — Lexus confirmed Monday that it will only lease its new LFA supercar to customers in the U.S. and Canada, with a provision to buy the car at the end of the two-year lease.

On the official LFA Web site, Lexus said it was "targeting to offer the base LFA" at 37.5 million yen — around $420,000 at current exchange rates — with any customization charges added to the price.

Lexus began accepting "purchase applications" in October. LFA production begins in December 2010 at Toyota's Motomachi plant in Japan. Cars will be hand-built at the rate of 20 per month for 25 months, with total production limited to 500 cars.

A Lexus spokesman told Inside Line only 150 cars will be coming to the U.S. Previously, Lexus said only 10 LFAs will be available to Canadian customers. Lexus will only be offering the lease-only program in North America.

In an interview with Automotive News, Lexus executive Brian Smith said no LFA will be built until it is ordered.

A story on the Canadian site wheels.ca said the LFA lease deal could cost up to $10,000 a month, including interest, taxes and a hefty insurance premium. Lessees will have a purchase option at the end of the lease.

The wheels.ca story said the lease deal was intended to squelch speculators. It quoted Toyota Canada spokesperson Sandy Di Felice as saying, "What happens with hot new supercars like the LFA is that brokers will purchase them and flip them on Web sites like eBay. You don't want the brand devalued because people are playing silly buggers."

Does that make a person who is willing to spend $10,000 a month on a lease car the real "silly bugger"? — Paul Lienert, Correspondent

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skyxx

11-24-2009, 08:26 PM

I think it's smart of Lexus to do a "Lease only" type of ordeal. That way people can't resell the car for a higher price etc etc :)

Harvey Specter

11-24-2009, 08:46 PM

And 9 will end up in Richmond and I remember reading about another exotic which was lease only, can anyone recall what car it was?

Mugen EvOlutioN

11-24-2009, 08:54 PM

its ok no one is gonna buy it

oinkoinkpig

11-24-2009, 08:57 PM

mainlanders with a lot of money will buy it..

danizer

11-24-2009, 08:58 PM

And 9 will end up in Richmond and I remember reading about another exotic which was lease only, can anyone recall what car it was?

lol was just gonna say that...and 3 of them will end up in the hands of SR...with a matte black finish...

asian_XL

11-24-2009, 09:10 PM

you gay

cococly

11-24-2009, 09:34 PM

So you can only lease the car?

$10000/mo leasing a $400,000 car seems like a good deal, lol

Roach

11-24-2009, 09:39 PM

And 9 will end up in Richmond and I remember reading about another exotic which was lease only, can anyone recall what car it was?

The Enzo?

Kev

Roach

11-24-2009, 09:41 PM

lol was just gonna say that...and 3 of them will end up in the hands of SR...with a matte black finish...

It's already been done

http://www.luxurylaunches.com/entry_images/1109/04/Lexus_LFA_super_car-thumb-450x300.jpg

So, matte white then?

Kev

shenmecar

11-24-2009, 10:03 PM

It's already been done

http://www.luxurylaunches.com/entry_images/1109/04/Lexus_LFA_super_car-thumb-450x300.jpg

So, matte white then?

Kev

Nah SR will still make it matte black. otherwise they will need to change all their existing cars to matte white.

skyxx

11-25-2009, 01:18 AM

I'd buy it. I need to win the LOTTO!!! :(

twitchyzero

11-25-2009, 01:25 AM

we'll probably see 2 or 3 around the town...this car is in the carrera GT territory price-wise...a bit ridiculous

yuusha

11-25-2009, 01:58 AM

lol was just gonna say that...and 3 of them will end up in the hands of SR...with a matte black finish...

... and 1 of them will wind up crashed into a CitiBank ATM. :haha:

JSALES

11-25-2009, 02:04 AM

if some do end up in richmond, hopefully no one gets into a car accident with it haha

jeff_alexander

11-25-2009, 02:21 AM

if some do end up in richmond, hopefully no one gets into a car accident with it haha

It's richmond, some mainlander is bound to wrap it around a pole. I also hope they be handicapped for live or become a vegetable. Otherwise engulfed in flames while surviving with all the skin recieving 3rd degree burns would be sufficient too.

RE-Jo

11-25-2009, 08:47 AM

I'd buy it. I need to win the LOTTO!!! :(

I wouldn't buy a LF-A even if I won the Lotto. Probably get a R8 or Used Gallardo and invest the rest in realestate :P

tonyvu

11-25-2009, 09:05 AM

I wouldn't buy a LF-A even if I won the Lotto. Probably get a R8 or Used Gallardo and invest the rest in realestate :P

:werd:

NNT

11-25-2009, 09:55 AM

mainlanders with a lot of money will buy it..

Actually no, Mainlander with lot of money would probably go buy Ferrari/Lambo instead, the Lexus show off factor not as high as the european brands. I suspect out of those 10 in Canada, at least a few will end up on some Japanese millionaire's hang.

TouringTeg

11-25-2009, 04:17 PM

Interesting. I remember from the "Who Killed the Electric Car" documentry the GM EV1 was lease only. GM took them all back with no option for owners to buy them.

Timpo

11-26-2009, 04:22 AM

Actually no, Mainlander with lot of money would probably go buy Ferrari/Lambo instead, the Lexus show off factor not as high as the european brands. I suspect out of those 10 in Canada, at least a few will end up on some Japanese millionaire's hang.

I don't know about that, when I lived in Vancouver recently, I saw Ferrari and Lambo everyday...so many Bentleys and Aston Martins as well.

The show off factor of LFA would be higher than F430 or Gallardo.

StylinRed

11-26-2009, 05:54 AM

id expect more to be sold in Montreal than Richmond

but then.... for 420k theres soooooo many better cars to get

Roach

11-26-2009, 08:47 AM

I know of someone ordering the LF-A. Expect to see it in Vancouver/Richmond ;)

Kev

spyker

11-26-2009, 10:45 AM

The show off factor of LFA would be higher than F430 or Gallardo.

If a person wants to show off their money,they would be doing it wrong with the LFA,the smart ones will save alot of money and just buy the Lambo or ferrari for the prestige of owning one.

Everyone knows what a Lambo,Ferrari or Rolls Royce is,even the people that have no clue about cars know what they are,but a person with no car knowledge will just think the LFA is just "another" lexus,regardless of how big the price tag is.

For the price of a new LFA,I would not go near a Lexus showroom,I would be on the hunt for a used Carrera GT or Ferrari F50.

Mugen EvOlutioN

11-26-2009, 11:14 AM

$420k for a toyota

sweet deal

:thumbsup:

Z3guy

11-26-2009, 11:17 AM

It's richmond, some mainlander is bound to wrap it around a pole. I also hope they be handicapped for live or become a vegetable. Otherwise engulfed in flames while surviving with all the skin recieving 3rd degree burns would be sufficient too.

a little jealous?

spyker

11-26-2009, 11:17 AM

The 420K LFA is the result of 9 years in F1 and billions of dollars spent on the program.

bimmer91

11-26-2009, 11:19 AM

porsche carrera gt or LEXUS LFA hmmmmm...
lamborghini lp640 or LEXUS LFA hmmmmm...
ferrari f430 and gallardo or LEXUS LFA hmmmmm...
HHHMMMMMMMMMMMMM..........

na na na na no thanks

bimmer91

11-26-2009, 11:20 AM

I know of someone ordering the LF-A. Expect to see it in Vancouver/Richmond ;)

Kev

let me guess another young honger buying it with his parents money, just assuming since you mentiond Richmond.

Z3guy

11-26-2009, 11:20 AM

id expect more to be sold in Montreal than Richmond

but then.... for 420k theres soooooo many better cars to get

$420K is crazy, but this is a Toyota....supercar performance and reliable!!!!

Sure there will be better performing cars at a lower price, but as a package...it will be hard to beat. They developed this car like a Porsche GT3RS...it is all about feel Vs the fastest lap times (aka GTR)

Z3guy

11-26-2009, 11:23 AM

If a person wants to show off their money,they would be doing it wrong with the LFA,the smart ones will save alot of money and just buy the Lambo or ferrari for the prestige of owning one.

Everyone knows what a Lambo,Ferrari or Rolls Royce is,even the people that have no clue about cars know what they are,but a person with no car knowledge will just think the LFA is just "another" lexus,regardless of how big the price tag is.

For the price of a new LFA,I would not go near a Lexus showroom,I would be on the hunt for a used Carrera GT or Ferrari F50.

I am sure you will have second thoughts when you replace the clutch on a Carrera GT......$28K probably every 5000kms if you are lucky....hard core porsche guys rather have a GT3 RS

spyker

11-26-2009, 11:34 AM

I am sure you will have second thoughts when you replace the clutch on a Carrera GT......$28K probably every 5000kms if you are lucky....hard core porsche guys rather have a GT3 RS

If I can afford a Carrera GT,I would most likely be able to afford to replace the clutch,it's not like the car would be a daily driver and I'm putting 30K a year on it.

The Ferrari guys spend around $28K just on a 6 month service.

Just exactly where did you hear a clutch job for a Carrera GT cost 28K?

boostfever

11-26-2009, 06:21 PM

For the price of a new LFA,I would not go near a Lexus showroom,I would be on the hunt for a used Carrera GT or Ferrari F50.

F50 for 400K? good luck finding one.

there's only one F50 in Canada, and it's not for sale. dunno if one can import an F50 to here and register it.

flagella

11-26-2009, 06:33 PM

For the price of a new LFA,I would not go near a Lexus showroom,I would be on the hunt for a used Carrera GT or Ferrari F50.

And the people buying LFA will say, "I already have Ferrari/Lambo, why not use extra cash to get this for exclusivity."

spyker

11-26-2009, 09:00 PM

And the people buying LFA will say, "I already have Ferrari/Lambo, why not use extra cash to get this for exclusivity."

You can never have too many Ferrari's or Lambo's.

tiger_handheld

11-26-2009, 10:02 PM

Whats the retail on one of those things...

J-Kilo

11-27-2009, 12:52 AM

dang i wish i have the money

Timpo

11-27-2009, 03:45 AM

Whats the retail on one of those things...
More than you can afford, pal...Lexus!

.Renn.Sport

11-27-2009, 03:47 AM

Timpo, are they making it in RHD?

Z3guy

11-27-2009, 06:44 AM

If I can afford a Carrera GT,I would most likely be able to afford to replace the clutch,it's not like the car would be a daily driver and I'm putting 30K a year on it.

The Ferrari guys spend around $28K just on a 6 month service.

Just exactly where did you hear a clutch job for a Carrera GT cost 28K?

doesn't matter how much money you have....even rich guys don't like to spend stupid money...how do I know...I know someone who had to replace one and hence sold it a few months later for a GT3 RS....

Z3guy

11-27-2009, 06:47 AM

You can never have too many Ferrari's or Lambo's.

believe it or not, some people don't want flashy cars like Ferraris and Lambos.....and rather have understated vehicles like the Lexus or Aston Martins.....people who drive bright colour lambos or Ferraris are people who are basically saying..."look at me"

heleu

11-27-2009, 06:54 AM

Yeah, a Carrera GT or Enzo would be nice, but those are limited edition cars they stopped selling years ago.

Any other lambo/Ferrari is too common and not in the same league. A Pagani Zonda on the other hand...I'd take that.

Like it or not, the cars are going to be sold out. It's too exclusive not to sell out.

Mugen EvOlutioN

11-27-2009, 07:48 AM

how is CGT in the same league as LFA

doesnt CGT costs like $600,000?

spyker

11-27-2009, 08:15 AM

how is CGT in the same league as LFA

doesnt CGT costs like $600,000?

They are not in the same league.

A Porsche is a Porsche & a Lexus is a Lexus.

I don't care if the LFA is the fastest most advanced street car on the planet,it will always be a Lexus and nothing more.

Z3guy

11-27-2009, 08:20 AM

They are not in the same league.

A Porsche is a Porsche & a Lexus is a Lexus.

I don't care if the LFA is the fastest most advanced street car on the planet,it will always be a Lexus and nothing more.

you are right, a Lexus is a Lexus.....a premium luxury technology eco minded brand that surpassed Mercedes quality in 10yrs...that's it.

A Porsche is not a Porsche anymore, because it is now owned by VW. The primary decision makers at Porsche are now driven by VW execs.

Mugen EvOlutioN

11-27-2009, 08:28 AM

i guess Lambo aint a lambo anymore too than? since its owned by AUdi aka VW?

Z3guy

11-27-2009, 08:33 AM

you are right as well, Lambos are not Lambo anymore....Lambos in the 90s were unreliable wicked looking cars that broke down way too much...since Audi bought them, they are now reliable supercars. Porsche will benefit even more from VW's technology, however VW will try to leverage the Porsche name even more with less expensive models that share platforms. I think VW will waterdown the brand...remember the 914 or 924? VWs with Porsche badges.

XtC-604

11-27-2009, 08:35 AM

spyker

11-27-2009, 08:43 AM

i guess Lambo aint a lambo anymore too than? since its owned by AUdi aka VW?

Just like a Bugatti is not a Bugatti cause VW owns that brand or Bentley is just another upscale VW too?

How about Rolls Royce just being another very expensive BMW.

And ferrari being a very expensive Fiat?

Roach

11-27-2009, 09:56 AM

let me guess another young honger buying it with his parents money, just assuming since you mentiond Richmond.

I don't doubt people thinking that, but no. Not a kid or a honger.

Regardless, I can't wait to see the thing. 1 of only 10 in Canada is pretty exclusive and will be pretty awesome to see.

I too, am not sure whether the car warrants a $400k price tag but I will reserve judgement until I read more test drives and get to see one in the flesh.

Kev

AzNightmare

11-27-2009, 09:56 AM

I thought Toyota said they lose money with every LF-A they sell??

Z3guy

11-27-2009, 10:00 AM

^ from what I have read, the LF-A is Toyota's Porsche 959....supposely it costs over $600K to produce each LF-A, hence they are capping production.

The 959 originally sold for $250K back in the day (cost $350K to make). They produced more and sold them for $500K to weathly collectors (paul allen, Bill Gates, Ralph Lauren)

spyker

11-27-2009, 10:08 AM

I thought Toyota said they lose money with every LF-A they sell??
Toyota losing a couple hundred thousand on each LFA is nothing to them,considering they wasted billions on their F1 program with no results to show for it.

godwin

11-27-2009, 12:37 PM

They didn't do too bad last season.. it takes ages to build a F1 team.

Toyota losing a couple hundred thousand on each LFA is nothing to them,considering they wasted billions on their F1 program with no results to show for it.

pastarocket

03-15-2011, 08:09 PM

LFA = Elephant on performance enhancing drugs. It is a glorified rice rocket.

Totally agree with spyker about buying a Ferrari, Lambo, or Rolls Royce over this car.

flagella

03-15-2011, 08:15 PM

you're the first guy i've seen who compared LFA with RR rofl

nice unnecessary bumping

supman7

03-15-2011, 08:30 PM

I saw it at the Detroit Auto Show up close, I really liked the car but LEXUS really screw you over with the stupid plastic exhaust tips like on the IS-F. For such an expensive car couldn't they engineer an exhaust into the bumper with actual real exhaust tips?

Riddle

03-15-2011, 09:11 PM

Time to buy lotto max for me.

Nlkko

03-15-2011, 09:15 PM

I bet when an LFA pull up by the night clubs, people would be all over it and they would ignore your little Lambos and Ferraris. Prestige or not, people get bored when they see Lambos and Ferraris everyday. Now people won't see an LFA everyday--unless a retard get to own it and rip up and down on Robson.

It's not the best bang for the buck but Toyota is only building 500. I think they could give a fuck if someone, who aint got no money to ball, like it or not.

+1 on Japanese billionaire comment

TOPEC

03-15-2011, 09:36 PM

kgatz

03-17-2011, 04:28 PM

yo man they packed a big engine into the size and weight of a v6, then turned around and only made a few of them.. and created the sickest user car dash experience ever.

who wouldn't buy one if they have a fat bank account, it's got the perfect high tech video game race car feel.

quit hating, just don't get it in white

unit

03-17-2011, 05:25 PM

yeah no thanks. i think its ugly for 420k.
just looks like a high end rice rocket to me

achiam

03-17-2011, 05:32 PM

It's just like another VW Phaeton, but way overpriced. On Top Gear even the GTR beat it in the quarter mile and track time, for 1/6th of the price or so. Hammond said the only thing good about it was the engine sound and the LCD panel.

Timpo

03-18-2011, 10:42 AM

ae101

03-18-2011, 12:08 PM

heres how things work, if a super car is limited production any rich guy would wanna try to buy it cuz its rare

if this car was not limited to 500 i bet u a lot of rich chinese guys would buy it like crazy just like the audi r8 (shits popping up everywhere in richmond these days)

this is just my 2cents

twitchyzero

03-18-2011, 02:10 PM

yeah no thanks. i think its ugly for 420k.
just looks like a high end rice rocket to me

i dont think it's the best looking exotic car out there but it's hardly a rice rocket, rather an engineering feat.

Timpo

03-18-2011, 02:25 PM

i dont think it's the best looking exotic car out there but it's hardly a rice rocket, rather an engineering feat.
yeah..looks like the engineering effort they put into seems just as much as Ferrari or Lamborghini...if not more. Perhaps almost as much as McLaren F1? LOL
I'd still think McLaren F1 would be superior, but LFA is pretty impressive. There's something different about it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgWqe8UTjG4

bloodmack

03-18-2011, 02:26 PM

LFA is nice and all but should of stayed a concept.. you pay too much for so little..

unit

03-18-2011, 03:54 PM

i dont think it's the best looking exotic car out there but it's hardly a rice rocket, rather an engineering feat.

i know that technologically its there, its just the design that looks like it was made by veilside or something.

ImpactZ

03-20-2011, 03:01 PM

This car isnt aimed for people with just enough money to buy an exotic car, its for people who already have lambos, and ferarris.

Those bitter in this thread are the ones who drives cars that arent even worth the lease payment on the LFA

RevRav

05-27-2011, 02:24 AM

Christian Chia has one....and Open Road Lexus took delivery of at least 2-3 LFA's by now.

.........Jim Pattison got jealous :troll: and decided to get one for its showroom too:
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/248460_185059698209849_135515646497588_399398_6446 992_n.jpg

That means there's at least....5 in BC right now? Out of the 10/ Canada....

Edit: There's a double decker bus in the background...I'm guessing this photo is from Hong Kong. But its's own Jim Pattison's own facebook page (link (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=185059698209849&set=a.136882196360933.20657.135515646497588&type=1&theater)) did say:
"Watch out Lamborghini! The newest contender to the supercar market has arrived! Check out the cutting edge Lexus LFA on display at Jim Pattison Lexus Northshore!"

Ronin

05-27-2011, 04:55 AM

I like the look of the LFA but it's just too expensive. I'd rather buy two 458s and still have some change.

flagella

05-27-2011, 10:48 AM

It's not expensive to a person with millions of dollars to spend just on cars, and this car is aimed at those people. It's not like it was produced so many that they are sitting at some dealership not being able to get sold.

twitchyzero

05-27-2011, 10:52 AM

I still find it hard to believe there will only be 10 in canada

DHP 1

05-27-2011, 11:01 AM

I like the look of the LFA but it's just too expensive. I'd rather buy two 458s and still have some change.
I thought 458 is around $400g MSRP

rawr

05-27-2011, 12:33 PM

I thought 458 is around $400g MSRP

I don't think so... I think it's more like 275-350? 400k is 599 territory.

Ronin

05-27-2011, 05:29 PM

I might be wrong. I was under the impression the 458 was $270k here.

DHP 1

05-27-2011, 05:45 PM

I tried googling up the MSRP, but no luck.

I think LP560 was around $300g +

while LP640 was $400g ish

dark0821

05-27-2011, 06:47 PM

560-4 starts @ about 220Gs form wessiach the last time i checked...
source:
http://www.weissach.com/auto/detail/?s=Lamborghini&c=mdlRange&pg=1&id=1310&tp=auto

i dont know.. but from the 2 min talk from the black SR Auto 458 owner he said he paid close to 300K for his 458... was visiting PT maxi saw black 458 outside SR OOO

Death2Theft

05-27-2011, 08:51 PM

I'm hoping the lfa will be like the nsx in that nothing else will match is for a reliable DD exotic.

Onassis

05-27-2011, 09:28 PM

The LFA will never be like the NSX.

Ronin

05-28-2011, 12:33 AM

CP.AR

05-28-2011, 02:01 AM

nothing will ever be like the NSX.

fixed

dark0821

05-28-2011, 09:36 AM

LFA comes pretty close to 2 458's

you pay like 550,000 for the LFA in canada...

at least thats a 300K 458 + a 220K 560-4

Nlkko

05-28-2011, 01:23 PM

Okay, so maybe you can't buy two 458s but you can't tell me you would buy a LFA over a much cheaper 458 and still have money left over. Unless money is no object, who on earth would buy an obscenely expensive Lexus?

Uhm, guys with money to spend?

Only the guys who can't afford any of those in the first place even worry about those little changes.

It's a limited edition supercar that's been hyped up for like 10 years by Toyota/Lexus. People will buy it alright.