6 Things I Love About The Lexus LFA.

The Lexus LFA is a engineering master piece from japan & here are a few things I love about it.

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Two separate ducts route intake noise into the firewall from the intake manifold, allowing two different octaves of engine music to penetrate the passenger compartment. As a result, the LFA’s engine note dominates the driving experience.

Developed in conjunction with Yamaha’s musical instrument division, engineers tuned the LFA’s engine note the same way sound is tuned in an Ovation guitar. Uniquely shaped ribs in the intake manifold cover are designed precisely to produce a pleasing engine note.

2) Engine in the front

The LFA’s engine is in front of its driver compartment specifically so the car’s limits are more approachable. A midengine design with the engine behind the passenger compartment offers higher dynamic limits. However, putting the car’s handling character on the same level with the skill of most drivers has been a priority with the LFA, so the front-engine layout is crucial to the car’s concept.

3) TFT Display in place of a Tachometer.

Lexus had to use a digital unit instead of a conventional unit because of its high revving engine; the engine revs from idle to its redline ie-9000 RPM in 0.6 seconds, which a conventional tachometer just couldn’t handle.

4) Dense Power

the LFA’s engine is in front of its driver compartment specifically so the car’s limits are more approachable. A midengine design with the engine behind the passenger compartment offers higher dynamic limits. However, putting the car’s handling character on the same level with the skill of most drivers has been a priority with the LFA, so the front-engine layout is crucial to the car’s concept,because the engine has been developed in part by Toyota Motorsports — the same outfit which develops Toyota’s Formula 1 engines, which use traditional port-type fuel injection.

5) Body Made Almost Entirely Of Carbon Fiber

when the LFA was almost ready to go into production; someone at Lexus suggested that it would be better if the car were made out of Carbon Fiber. so they started all over again! i cannot even imagine the cost and time it must’ve taken

6) Insanely Low Center of Mass

Look carefully at the underhood shots of the LFA and you’ll notice that its engine’s cam covers are below the tops of its wheels. This is due to the fact that its power plant features a dry-sump lubrication system. Since there’s no need for a large, space-consuming oil pan, the mill is literally sitting inches off the ground. This contributes to a low center of gravity, just 17.8 inches off the pavement. Not bad in a package which is only 48 inches tall to begin with.

Other packaging firsts? Rather than being directly driven off the crankshaft, the driveshaft is driven by a counter gear before it transmits the power to the rear-mounted transaxle. This allows the driveshaft to be packaged higher in the center tunnel within the carbon-fiber unibody. In turn, the engine’s exhaust manifolds collect just forward of this tunnel, so each exhaust pipe can be stacked, one above the other, below the driveshaft but above the floor of the car. As a result, you get a smoother, more aerodynamic floorpan. This arrangement also yields gear reduction at the counter gear, which allows in turn for a stronger pinion gear in the rear differential. The differential, by the way, is a Torsen limited-slip unit.

BONUS!

It Looks Awesome in Matte Black

Carbon Fiber Key, Enough said.

Jeremy Clarkson said "it is one of the best cars i've ever driven"

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