One to Buy: Whitest White 2013 Lexus LFA Nurburgring Package
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Having presented a trio of design concepts for their new front-engined supercar since 2005, Lexus finally unveiled the finalised LFA at the Tokyo Motor Show in October 2009. Production versions then started to emerge from Toyota’s Motomatchi plant in Aichi during late 2010.
The LFA was built around a carbonfibre central tub to which aluminium subframes were attached at either end. Suepsnion was via double wishbones up front and a multi-link arrangement out back with coil-over monotube dampers all round.
In the engine bay was a normally aspirated 4.8-litre 553bhp V10 that Lexus hooked up to a six-speed F1-style paddle shift transaxle gearbox. A carbonfibre body designed by Kengo Matsumoto completed the specification.
Just 500 LFAs were produced over a two year period between December 2010 and December 2012.
Of these, 64 were configured with the Nurburgring package that offered an extra 10bhp, a quick-shift transmission, a deep chin splitter, front canards, a massive rear spoiler, lightweight BBS alloy wheels and suspension with greater adjustability.
Today, one of those Nurburgring Package derivatives is currently on offer with Bingo Sports in Tokyo.
Configured in the superb colour scheme of Whitest White with a mix of violet and black upholstery, this low mileage right-hand drive example – chassis 495 – was first registered in 2013.
