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wow don't know how I feel about this. I like Akio.
Wasn't he in charge of Lexus already?I hope and think this is good news for Lexus š¤š¼
Wasn't he in charge of Lexus already?
He probably didn't see it to be an improvement on the LFA in terms of dynamics now that I think about it. If the LC-F increased weight compared to the LC 500, would've been really hard to come near LFA dynamics.Also if he wasn't so critical of the LC-F prototype we could have gotten something like a LC750 FSP before the LFR. Yes 650hp isn't sufficient for a LC-F but It's better than waiting half a decade without any flagship F product.
Why would you have hopes that he can improve Lexus if he already was in that role, and now is responsible for Toyota too? If his whole job was fixing Lexus in the last however many years he was in that role he really wasn't so good at his job then? Are you saying Akio was the problem with Lexus?Koji Sato, yes. He seems passionate about Lexus which is what Akio lacked, so I'm hoping this will be an upgrade for the circle L.
Why would you have hopes that he can improve Lexus if he already was in that role, and now is responsible for Toyota too? If his whole job was fixing Lexus in the last however many years he was in that role he really wasn't so good at his job then? Are you saying Akio was the problem with Lexus?
And the M4 is still lighter than the RC F, only heavier in it's AWD form. And even the new M4 is being shamed for being very heavy, despite how fast it is.I think the weight argument for LC F is now moot. Cars are heavier than they've ever been and nobody seems to care. When the RC F came out, it was shamed as being an overweight pig. Now it's lighter than the M4 and being under 4k lbs is considered lithe.
Same for LC/LC F. LC 500 is 4,200 lbs... LC F would have been what, 4,500? Trading one V8 for another shouldn't be much of a weight penalty, so the difference comes in brakes, braces and cooling? Not much weight at all and not far off M8 and others.
Why would you have hopes that he can improve Lexus if he already was in that role, and now is responsible for Toyota too? If his whole job was fixing Lexus in the last however many years he was in that role he really wasn't so good at his job then? Are you saying Akio was the problem with Lexus?
That's why it wouldn't make sense as LC-F. But as a LC750 FSP it would be perfectly sufficient.He probably didn't see it to be an improvement on the LFA in terms of dynamics now that I think about it. If the LC-F increased weight compared to the LC 500, would've been really hard to come near LFA dynamics.
Yeah I agree. They should've fished out the FSP for this.That's why it wouldn't make sense as LC-F. But as a LC750 FSP it would be perfectly sufficient.
Morizo was being unreasonable to expect supercar performance out of a GT. Super cars in this class have 50% higher power from weight ratio than the hypothetical 2ton 650hp LC-F. But it matches other GTs pretty well.
I agree. Desperately needed!Koji please put some LC magic into a new IS/RC, and new engines!