Lexus' Legend

It starts in the year 2000. Haruhiko Tanahashi gathers his hand picked group to begin working on what would become Lexus’ super car. In november of the same year, that highly qualified team built the first working prototype. Early the next year they began working on the body shape which, by the way, is one of the greatest designs (In my opinion) ever. In 2002 (My birth year), the 4.8lt V10 engine we all know and love was created. By may 2003, they first chassis was made out of Aluminum but wait, you say, the LFA was made from Carbon Fiber…

The Concept!

It’s 2005, Hurricane Katrina strikes the lower North America, George W Bush is in his second term as president and the world was introduced to Youtube for the very first time. 2005 was a year for many great an terrible things but it was also the year Lexus showed off their LFA concept to the public for the very first time and there was no sure chance of the LFA going into production… That same year someone made the choice to switch from Aluminum to Carbon Fiber for the car, that choice possible cost millions for the company. All through 2005 and up through 2007 the LFA was tested, in a black baggy cloak, at the famous Nurburgring track.

The Roadster??

Back in 2008 another concept was shown. A roadster variant of the LFA. Lexus has stated that they wouldn’t build this, and from what we know, they didn’t…or did they.

They did...

The production version!

In 2009 a production version was revealed and in 2010, production began. In 2011 a Nurburgring version was made and was made an option to buyers of later cars…