Please note the title for this lot is in transit. The Lexus LFA came about as the pet project of Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda, who, after years of producing relatively anodyne road cars, wanted to build a supercar to challenge those being offered by the likes of Ferrari, Porsche, and Lamborghi...
Image shows the model's chassis with powertrain, suspension, exhaust, and wheels. V10 engine features impressive details such as air cleaner and surge tank. Note the details on the underside of the engine and suspension. Sub-frame suspension arms and dampers with separate reserve tank. Fron...
“The glass is actually broken by the precision sound of the vehicle,” said Dave Nordstrom, vice president of marketing for Lexus. “We wanted to show just how deep our pursuit of perfection and commitment to innovation goes. The LFA was designed to deliver its own unique exhaust note, and...
Wanting more power than a V8 without the weight of a V12, Yamaha was asked to develop a perfect V10. Placing the heads at an angle of 72 degrees allowed for even firing and the exhaust note of an F1 car. His Great-Grandfather invented the Toyoda Automatic Loomworks. So taking a page...
The engine is connected to the transaxle by a massive torque tube—the exhaust system runs underneath this piece to ensure a narrow central tunnel that enabled the engineers to place the occupants lower and closer to the centerline of the car. The obsession with keeping mass within the ...
into the cabin to enhance its rumble (similar to the system employed in the Lexus LFA). To further enhance the aggressive tone of the engine’s exhaust and augment performance, a computer-controlled valve balances the fine line between optimizing exhaust back-pressure, exhaust tone and volume at...
the RC F. Despite it being a rather portly vehicle for its segment with a curb weight of 3,902 pounds, the RC F can be a little engaging when you allow that V8 engine to sing, and sing it does from the growling intake manifold to a somewhat subdued exhaust note that seldom rumbles...
Visually, the Lexus LC 500 and its hybrid sibling, the Lexus LC 500h share the same design and styling cues, the only difference being the specific Hybrid badging. The Hybrid even carries the split rectangular dual exhaust tips. The overall design is boldly expressive and is literally drop de...
optional Premium Triple-Beam LED headlights and a lower bumper with elegant chrome treatment. The front-end of the NX 300 F SPORT achieves an even more aggressive appearance thanks to a lower bumper, rear lower bumper and taillamps, an addition of laser fog light housing, larger exhaust openin...
If you’re a Lexus LS 460 owner looking to go big on customizing your ride, Carson Lexus has just the thing: a rare full TOM’s LS 460GT body kit with custom fenders and a full exhaust: Separately, the body kit, fenders and exhaust retail for $12,189 USD, but by using the coupon...