Why lfa so expensive

The Lexus LFA is, arguably of course, one of the best supercars to come out of Japan in modern times. Thanks to its 4. Interestingly, Lexus decided to make a more track-focused version of supercar in the form of the Nurburgring Edition that was more powerful and even more expensive. For those keeping track, that's roughly 15 times more than the asking price for a brand new LFA Nurburgring Edition.

This one may only have miles on the clock, but we don't think it's worth anywhere close to its asking price. Is it just us or is this seller crazy for asking this much money for the supercar? Source Credits: suchen. Add first comment. Now Buzzing. It was admirable power for the time, and was able to push the LFA to 60 mph in 3. When it comes to the Lexus LFA, it was a case of supercar pricing on a sports car. If course, Lexus set out to keep the model limited and it certainly did so — now there are four brand-new models left, something that has to be a record in itself.

If you want to learn more about that, you can check out our speculative review of the Lexus LFA successor to see what we know and think about that. Robert Moore. Editor-in-Chief and Automotive Expert - robert topspeed. Robert has been an auto enthusiast his entire life. He started working cars at a young age, learning the basics from his father in the home garage on the weekends.

As time went on, Robert became more and more interested in cars and convinced his father to teach him how to drive when he was just 13 years old. While the car is far more appealing than your run of the mill Lexus, it does share a few Lexus traits. For instance, the LFA is heavily understated in how it looks. The LFA takes around 3. Primarily set up as a rear-wheel-drive supercar, the only gripe we could point out is the 6-speed sequential manual gearbox.

A rather dated piece of kit on a car that is otherwise timeless. Everything is made entirely for the car. Part of the reason why the LFA had extensive development times was due to the engineers deciding on switching to carbon-fiber. The team then decided to employ a carbon tub with aluminum subframes. This brought in exceptional weight savings with the LFA totaling around pounds.

Everything inside is again totally bespoke to the LFA, with a unique instrument cluster with a motorized tachometer. You get a mix of leather and Alcantara as part of the upholstery with optional carbon-fiber inlays.

Everything you touch and feel is top-notch as is the case with any Lexus. Infotainment is not the most intuitive nor modern in terms of functionality.