I like the car in general, but the price and the fact it looks waaaayyyyyy to similar to the GT-R urks me. Id take the GT-R over one of those anyday.

 

why would anyone pay this much money for a Japenese Corvette? All they did was copy a Corvette and delete one exhaust pipe.

 

So much hatred for what Im sure will be an amazing car. And for the people saying that its a bad car b/c its pretty much not a ferrari, gonna have to get over it. Nissan came out with a car, that people seem to love and is great all around. YOu REALLY think lexus came out with a car, that just performs good? I mean be real, their the most reliable car company on the planet pretty much, they came in to nascar and did good, and now their trying to do the supercar thing. This is a great start. I do agree though it is a bit over priced, but you are getting what seems to be alot.

 

I actually like this car, but damn the price tag...

 

this is most likely going to be the case for Essence by Infiniti. I was looking forward to this car too

 

Nissan came out with a car for ~75k that performs above its price tag. Nissan gives you a huge bang for the buck and their car is slotted very well for what it is making it REALISTIC and ACCESSIBLE.

This car might as well have remained a prototype, it is a unicorn for all of us.

 

The LF-A isn't mean to be the next GTR-fighter, far from it. It's really more of a technical showcase, showing what TMC can do if they wanted to. They're only producing 500 of these, making it more exclusive than GTRs, Ferraris, Lambo's, etc... hence why the super high price tag (which they are taking a loss on anyways). The LF-A is meant to be a halo flagship for Lexus, something that boosts the company image. Lexus will be a huge name in the luxury/performance market in the future, this is making it one step closer. It will increase sales for the mainstream Lexus models. When Ferrari introduced the Enzo, it attracted so much attention to the world (people who didn't even know about cars) and it forever set an image in people's minds, and made them think that buying a Ferrari was a privilege... people were thinking "aw I can't buy an Enzo but I'll buy a F430 instead". After the Enzo, Ferrari sales increased significantly.

 

Well I will say then that I HOPE the lotus esprit gets this motor.

 

Very nicely stated.

 

SLR or Carrera GT for less???...that's news to me. And don't compare new car prices to used car prices.


Exactly...You are buying performance AND exclusivity. This is a limited production car with a total of only 500 being built at a rate of 20 cars per year.

 

+1.

However I think it's more than 20 cars per year. That'll take 25 years to finish the productio run lol. I think it's more like 20 cars per month or something.

 

Oh, so we should just ignore the entire car market? Last I checked production of the Carrera GT stopped, you have no choice but to look at where prices currently are. It would be convenient to dismiss that a Carrera GT is cheaper than the LF-A but that is simply the reality.

Yes, you are buying exclusivity and image to go along with it. Toyota does not have it, they are trying to establish it. There are better buys in this regard.

 

One of the few valid post in this dumb thread.

 

Again, this is a limited production supercar. That in itself makes it an exclusive automobile. I don't judge a car simply based on the badge it carries on its hood. It's unfortunate that many people still do.

 

Your on a porsche forum, what do you expect? NO ONE here would be able to tell you why a Carrera GT was worth 430k band new...but the LF-A isnt worth 375k. What is so special about the Carrera GT that it deserves to be 430k but the LF-A doesnt? Id take a brand new LF-A over a Carrera GT ANY DAY.

Stupid Jap haters.