sunrunner_pei
12-28-2007, 12:30 PM
Filed under: Concept Cars (http://www.autoblog.com/category/conceptcars/), Motorsports (http://www.autoblog.com/category/motorsports/), Coupes (http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/), Supercars (http://www.autoblog.com/category/supercars/), Lexus (http://www.autoblog.com/category/lexus/)
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A Lexus LF-A (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/01/08/detroit-auto-show-lexus-lf-a-take-two/) mule has unofficially recorded a lap time on the Nordschleife of 7 minutes, 24 seconds. This is not in dispute. What is in dispute is how many seconds faster the LF-A's lap time is than that of the 2008 Porsche 911 GT2, the previous "King of the 'Ring" record holder. Wikipedia notes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordschleife_fastest_lap_times#Miscellaneous_lap_t imes_of_road_cars) that the fastest 911 GT2 driven around the Ring posted a lap time of 7 minutes, 32 seconds and was driven by Walter Röhrl, Porsche's company test driver and accomplished WRC driver and road racing pilot. Porsche was so proud of the feat that it produced a snazzy video of the run that you can watch here (http://videos.streetfire.net/video/2e410489-1acf-4e8a-b036-9a0e00026993.htm). AutoExpress, however, which reported on the LF-A's remarkable lap time, claims that the fastest 911 GT2 lap time on the Nurburgring is 7 minutes, 25 seconds, but we could find no evidence on the web of a stock 911 GT2 ever posting a time that fast. Also note that a handful of other cars have posted lap times, but all are either tuner cars or limited production boutique cars like the Pagani Zonda F.
Nevertheless, the Lexus LF-A's time is remarkable and puts in a class normally populated by purpose-built tuner cars. Its 4.8L V10 churns out a reported 552bhp while slapping the needle against a 9,000 rpm redline. A 210 mph top speed is said to be the car's upper bound, which makes us shake our heads. This is, after all, the brand that brought us the sarcophagus of a car that is the LS sedan. The production LF-A should be able to repeat the performance, but we'll have to wait a while longer while the Lexus supercar finishes baking in the oven. In the meantime, for Pete's sake, someone ship a Corvette ZR1 to Germany!
[Source: AutoExpress]
Gallery: Lexus LF-A Concept
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http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/12/lexus-lf-a---04_opt.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/lexus-lf-a-concept/127866/)
click above for more images of the Lexus LF-A Concept
A Lexus LF-A (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/01/08/detroit-auto-show-lexus-lf-a-take-two/) mule has unofficially recorded a lap time on the Nordschleife of 7 minutes, 24 seconds. This is not in dispute. What is in dispute is how many seconds faster the LF-A's lap time is than that of the 2008 Porsche 911 GT2, the previous "King of the 'Ring" record holder. Wikipedia notes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordschleife_fastest_lap_times#Miscellaneous_lap_t imes_of_road_cars) that the fastest 911 GT2 driven around the Ring posted a lap time of 7 minutes, 32 seconds and was driven by Walter Röhrl, Porsche's company test driver and accomplished WRC driver and road racing pilot. Porsche was so proud of the feat that it produced a snazzy video of the run that you can watch here (http://videos.streetfire.net/video/2e410489-1acf-4e8a-b036-9a0e00026993.htm). AutoExpress, however, which reported on the LF-A's remarkable lap time, claims that the fastest 911 GT2 lap time on the Nurburgring is 7 minutes, 25 seconds, but we could find no evidence on the web of a stock 911 GT2 ever posting a time that fast. Also note that a handful of other cars have posted lap times, but all are either tuner cars or limited production boutique cars like the Pagani Zonda F.
Nevertheless, the Lexus LF-A's time is remarkable and puts in a class normally populated by purpose-built tuner cars. Its 4.8L V10 churns out a reported 552bhp while slapping the needle against a 9,000 rpm redline. A 210 mph top speed is said to be the car's upper bound, which makes us shake our heads. This is, after all, the brand that brought us the sarcophagus of a car that is the LS sedan. The production LF-A should be able to repeat the performance, but we'll have to wait a while longer while the Lexus supercar finishes baking in the oven. In the meantime, for Pete's sake, someone ship a Corvette ZR1 to Germany!
[Source: AutoExpress]
Gallery: Lexus LF-A Concept
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