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Old 06-05-2010, 02:23 PM   #1
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And now for something COMPLETELY different...

It's not often you get to consider a Lexus...worth lusting over...

This one, on the other hand, doesn't appear to be Grandpa's Lexus...

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...take_road_test


A two-year lease, initially, is a page out of Ferrari's playbook to minimize "speculation". 500, only, and already pre-sold...

Quite a car, no?

Quite a price, ye$!
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Old 06-05-2010, 02:31 PM   #2
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Not bad looking at all. I hope they got that sticky accelarator fixed.
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Old 06-05-2010, 02:34 PM   #3
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Not bad looking at all. I hope they got that sticky accelarator fixed.
Actually, they say "cruise control" is "option-delete"...a weight-saver, in this case...

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...d_test/gallery
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Old 06-05-2010, 02:42 PM   #4
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Hmmm, it still says Lexus on it eh? ... that's too bad.
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Why does it only have a single clutch transmission?

It's not really on par with supercars like Ferrari, but I guess it's not bad for a first attempt. At least it shows that someone at Toyota wants to build something more enthusiast oriented. I'm assuming that little bits and pieces of its technology will slowly trickle down to the higher end mainstream Lexuses in the medium term future.
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Old 06-05-2010, 05:11 PM   #6
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That is possibly the ugliest car I've ever seen....and the SmartCar is included in that list.....

Impressive numbers...but not for the price.
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Old 06-05-2010, 08:13 PM   #7
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If I could afford one 400k car, I wouldn't buy this.

If I could afford five, then I would definitely buy this.

Pretty much, it wouldn't be the first 400k car I would buy
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Old 06-05-2010, 08:55 PM   #8
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wtf is this??
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Old 06-10-2010, 12:17 PM   #9
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If I could afford one 400k car, I wouldn't buy this.

If I could afford five, then I would definitely buy this.

Pretty much, it wouldn't be the first 400k car I would buy
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EHHH. its starting to grow on me. Its verying audi r8 like in the rear..

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Old 06-10-2010, 12:52 PM   #11
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Now...if they get around to the ROADSTER...

http://www.google.ca/images?hl=en&q=...ed=0CCUQsAQwAA

The line for this one would likely be just as l o n g ...
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Old 06-10-2010, 01:03 PM   #12
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Looks like a bag of rice to me.
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Why does it only have a single clutch transmission?

It's not really on par with supercars like Ferrari, but I guess it's not bad for a first attempt. At least it shows that someone at Toyota wants to build something more enthusiast oriented. I'm assuming that little bits and pieces of its technology will slowly trickle down to the higher end mainstream Lexuses in the medium term future.
Because it began development before the Camaro ended production.
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