Lexus has ended production of its fabled supercar the LFA. When the car was launched two years ago, the company said that it had limited the production to 500 units and now the last unit rolled off the assembly line at the Japanese auotmaker’s Motamachi plant.
The final model to exit the factory is a white coloured machine, which has been fitted with a special Nurburgring package and special plaque signifying that it is the 500th model. The package includes a tweaked transmission, new alloy wheels, special front splitter and of course an adjusted suspension based on data from the LFA race cars that participated in this year’s 24 Hours of Nurburgring challenge.
The LFA has been hailed by the global motoring press as Lexus’ technological show piece. It is powered by a 4.8-litre V10 which produces 552bhp and 467Nm of torque. Around 65 per cent of the body of the LFA is made of F1-grade carbon-fibre and it has been fitted with a wide range of driver aids and technology to make it a racetrack screamer.
The LFA’s futuristic design and improbable numbers have only been trumped by its astronomical price of USD 375,000, which according to reports is least price the company can give to break-even on the amount it spent researching the vehicle. However, despite all this, the LFA will join an exclusive club of limited production handmade cars which has members like Ferrari, Maserati, Aston Martin and Rolls-Royce.
