Lexus LFA Nürburgring Edition Set to Race a Jet

This afternoon, a brand new Lexus LFA Nürburgring Edition will racing an unusual opponent, when it goes up against the Eclipse 500 business jet at the Vance Brand Airport in Colorado.
Kevin · October 8th, 2012

Two More Lexus IS Fs Spotted at Nürburgring

This may be the third day in a row for photos of the next-generation Lexus IS F development mule currently running around Nürburgring, but Motor Trend has some new information worth sharing.
Kevin · July 19th, 2012

2012 Nürburgring 24 Hour Race: Lexus LFA Updates

The #83 Gazoo Racing Lexus LFA is participating in the 24h of Nürburgring in Germany this weekend, and I’ll be following along and posting updates over the next couple days.
Kevin · May 19th, 2012

Lexus Magazine Revisits LFA Nürburgring Lap Record

Lexus Magazine has revisited the LFA’s record-setting Nürburgring lap, with new insight and interviews with Chief Engineer, Tanahashi Haruhiko, development supervisor, Naoaki Ito, and test driver, Akira Iida.
Kevin · February 17th, 2012

Video: Naked Lexus LFA Bares All

The Tokyo Motor Show wasn’t the first appearance for the “naked” LFA that Lexus had on display — the stripped down supercar made its debut at a LFA owners event at the Nürburgring.
Kevin · December 8th, 2011

Lexus “Journey of Seasoning” Nürburgring Video

As this new video from Gazoo Racing details, the famed Nürburgring track in Germany now plays a very important role in Lexus vehicle development, due to its ability to “season” the automotive character.
Kevin · November 21st, 2011

Lexus IS F CCS-R Competes in Nürburgring VLN 10 Race

Just last week, I shared a video of the Lexus IS F CCS-R racing concept at an event in Japan — now here’s footage of the same vehicle taking part in the VLN 10 race at the Nürburgring a couple weeks back.
Kevin · November 16th, 2011

Video of the Lexus LS TMG Edition

Another day, another round of information about the Lexus LS *TMG Edition* that's been spotted testing in Germany.
Kevin · September 22nd, 2011

Lexus LFA Nürburgring Edition Laps Nordschleife in 7:14

Some significant news broke today on Twitter — according to EVO writer Chris Harris & Lexus Europe, Lexus driver Akira Iida posted a 7:14 lap time of the Nürburgring Nordschleife in a LFA Nürburgring Edition.
Kevin · September 2nd, 2011

Lexus Nürburgring 24h Race Open Thread

After much anticipation, the Nürburgring 24h Race weekend is here! I'll be updating throughout the weekend with any news I come across, and I encourage everyone to post links and updates in the comments section.
Kevin · June 24th, 2011

Lexus LFA Nürburgring Edition Laps Nordschleife in 7:22.85

Right before we jump into coverage of this weekend's Nürburgring 24h race, a new video has surfaced showing Team Manager Akira Iida taking a Lexus LFA Nürburgring Edition around the Nordschleife in 7:22.85 (be warned, the video is not of the highest quality).
Kevin · June 24th, 2011

Lexus LFA Places 5th Overall in VLN5 Nürburgring Race

It was quite an eventful weekend for racing -- not only did both the Le Mans 24h Race and the Canadian Grand Prix turn in spectacular results, but the #111 Lexus LFA (and drivers Iida Akira, Oshima Kazuya & Ishiura Hiroaki) won the SP8 class on their way to placing 5th overall in the latest edition of the VLN Nürburgring series. This is the best overall result for the Gazoo team since they started racing LFAs in 2008.
Kevin · June 13th, 2011

Lexus LFA Wins SP8 Class in Nürburgring VLN4 Race

The #119 Lexus LFA finished first in the SP8 class and 17th overall at this weekend's VLN 4 race at Nürburgring. Two LFAs started the race, but #111 LFA ended up with a busted suspension after a collision in the first corner.
Kevin · May 31st, 2011

Stunning HD Video of Lexus LFA in VLN 1 Nürburgring Race

While the Lexus LFA appearances are sporadic at best, this seven minute video from last week’s VLN series opener at Nürburgring is great viewing on quality alone: Whenever I see the LFA out on the track, I always startled by how futuristic it looks compared to the competition, and how it really doesn’t remind me …
Kevin · April 10th, 2011

More Photos of Lexus LFA in the VLN Season Opener

TLE Friend Thomas Biesenbach was kind enough to send over a few more photos of the white #111 Lexus LFA that took part in the VLN race season opener at the Nürburgring this past weekend (click any image for a larger image): I especially liked this one, here it is in some desktop dimensions: Select …
Kevin · April 4th, 2011

Lexus LFA Races in VLN Nürburgring Season Opener

A Gazoo Racing Lexus LFA took part in this weekend’s 4-hour VLN 1 race at the Nürburgring Nordschleife, with disappointing results. After finishing the 20th overall in qualifying (the fastest non-German car in the race), a run-in with a Porsche 911 took the team of Iida Akira, Kinoshita Takayuki & Ishiura Hiroaki out of main …
Kevin · April 3rd, 2011

Lexus LFA Nürburgring Edition Videos

The Lexus LFA Nürburgring edition debuted this week at the Geneva Motor Show, and here’s Colum Wood from AutoGuide to give us a brief overview of the track-modified supercar: The LFA looks great up on that stage, here’s a deeper look: Although there’s been plenty of coverage of the orange LFA special edition (Autoblog has …
Kevin · March 3rd, 2011

Lexus LFA Nürburgring Edition Video

Here’s our first video look at the Lexus LFA Nürburgring edition set to debut at the Geneva motor show next week, courtesy of Yellow Wheels: I don’t know if it’s just the warehouse or what, but the NE LFA exhaust seems to have just a little bit more of a snarl. One thing’s for sure, …
Kevin · February 24th, 2011

Lexus LFA Nürburgring Edition Desktop Wallpapers

In addition to the massive photo gallery of the Lexus LFA Nürburgring edition that I featured yesterday, there were nine images that I just had to make into desktop wallpapers for everyone: Select Resolution: 1920×1080 | 1680×1050 | 1440×900 | 1280×1024 | 1280×800 | 1024×768 Select Resolution: 1920×1080 | 1680×1050 | 1440×900 | 1280×1024 | …
Kevin · February 24th, 2011

Full Lexus LFA Nürburgring Package Details

Lexus Europe has released the full details on the LFA Nürburgring package that’s set to debut at next week’s Geneva auto show — there’s plenty to go over, first here’s a quote from the press release: To improve track driving even further, the aerodynamic performance of the LFA with the Nürburgring package will be modified …
Kevin · February 22nd, 2011

Lexus LFA Nürburgring Package to Debut at Geneva Auto Show

The Lexus LFA Nürburgring Package will make its official debut next month as part of Lexus’ display at the Geneva Motor Show. This amped-up $445,000 USD edition of the Lexus supercar will only be available on 50 of the 500 LFAs that are being built, and this exclusivity brings additional aerodynamic features and technical revisions …
Kevin · February 10th, 2011