Lexus LFA to be offered in 30 colors?
Motor Trend is now in the business of translating and republishing Japanese auto magazines, and that includes a Best Car feature on the upcoming Lexus LFA:
Their translation:
In addition to showing a rendered final form, insiders quoted by Best Car say Toyota officials are looking to rename the car to ‘SS550’. The ‘SS’ standing for ‘super sport’ and ‘550’ for the car’s tremendous horsepower figure. Product planners are also keen on offering the six-figure car in 30 color schemes—12 of which would be standard, the other 18 optional.
Most of this Best Car information was covered in an earlier post, but this is notable due to the more detailed rendering and the news that the LFA would be available in 30 color schemes! That’s a lot of choice for a rumored 500 unit run, and would be comparable to the variety offered by other supercar manufacturers.
(Still don’t find the SS 550 name all that appealing, it seems a shame to build so much around the LFA letters only to drop them for the production model.)
[Source: Best Car via Motor Trend]
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sounds like some luxury cruiseliner than a luxury sports car. i don’t think Lexus will make that choice. sure, Toyota might WANT to, but i doubt that Mark Templin will approve. as for the 30 colors, HOLY MOLY, bring it on! and this really is the final vehicle isn’t it? looks good. i’m REALLY hoping for YELLOW, GREEN, AND ORANGE…oh PLEASE ORANGE!!!MY FAVORITE COLOR
but is it really a good idea to offer it in black if the rear grille doesn’t have some chrome around it? but wow 30 color schemes…they should really offer that creamy bronze color that was on the 06 SC, such a good color. no doubt they’ll have ultrasonic blue mica. wow i can’t wait for the interior colors either!!! IF THEY OFFER PASSIONATE BLACK INTERIOR ON THE LFA…HUBBA HUBBA!!! i cant wait for this. sorry krew, you’re probably sick of me by now for all the comments.
From what I have heard it’s Lexus Japan that makes the final decision on the name, and the rumors were either GT 550 or GT-F, and now SS 550. Maybe logically SS-F as well? I liked the GT-F name but it may sound too close to GT-R and that is a different pricing and specification category. Lexus USA did trademark ‘LFA’ recently though…maybe that will be their designation for future supercar development as well?
NOOO… NOT THAT PICTURE AGAIN! IT HAS GIVEN ME NIGHTMARES FOR SO LONG, AND NOW IT HAS COME BACK TO HAUNT ME ONCE AGAIN!
I HATE the hood; I HATE those headlights; I HATE that front bumper. The rear is also very meh.
The hood is very bland, and the air ducts are even more horrible than those on the V12 Vantage; those headlights give me the creeps; the front bumper is just falt and boring (I loved the dual tone on the LF-A Roadster Concept); the rear is just…; the side is meh.
Seriously… all these years and Lexus turns up with a car that a little kid could’ve drawn in the matter of seconds?!
I really really really hate the fact that these illustrations are usually more accurate than I would like.
I absolutely hate that illustrtation also. Image from this past weekends good wood festival of speed:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/misterperkin/3693859019/
Hopefully this looks closer to the production!
FINALLY
How did you find that picture?
The sculpture is absolutely breathtaking.
lol I can see the similarities between the illustration and the Crystal Wind, but I like the headlights, the rounder front, and wide wheel arches on the sculpture much much better.
they’re exactly the same but the sculpture is real…
I simply used my expert google detective skills. Here is the only other I found:
http://www.autoblog.com/photos/goodwood-festival-of-speed-2009-1/2128047/
I really hope the final is moving in this direction. The rounder front/fenders look really good. the lights look a lot better than the illustration too.
Thanks for the link, TobyJC. I knew the crystallized LFA was on display at Goodwood this weekend and was waiting for some photos to show up.
SS reminds me of Chevy—and hardly sounds exotic. GT would have been ok, but not now with the GT-R.
Maybe they should break with tradition and give it a proper name, .
wow… if you had skipped the sculpture by accident or was searching for it a few days earlier. Thank you so much!
Krew: Once again, I no longer have to click on “Remember my personal information”! Thank you!
BTW, that second picture from Autoblog gives a much better idea of how the headlights look… and those HUGE wheel arches.
I want to buy the “Crystal Wind”! (I love how that sounds)
hi KREW, do you have any pics of the LFA at Goodwood driving up the hill? Any idea as to what time it did?
You can’t sell a car with ‘SS’ in Germany.
If you know Germany’s history you understand why…
SS550 ? sounds a bit siSSy to me & the German association won’t do it any good either. They could just stick with “LFA”. The front of the car looks okay, but the rear does’nt work.
why?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/misterperkin/3693859019/sizes/o/
This is the best image I’ve seen of “Crystal Wind” LFA… enjoy… you can almost make out the headlights; a conglomeration of all the renderings & concepts.
Also from Goodwood and Autoblog:
http://www.autoblog.com/photos/goodwood-festival-of-speed-2009-1/2128047/
this car is getting uglier every time i see it…sorry, but the front and the rear are just plain hideous!!! If you want to screw a car go to lexus. As much as i like lexus i have always been in such a rage when confronted with the final design. such a pain and shame and sorrow.
Ditto x1000
But results are divided by 1,000,000
aha!!i wrote that comment months ago, and i was right, compare this to the picture of the C&D review picture of the LFA http://www.flickr.com/photos/misterperkin/3693859019/