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Lexus LFA Replacement Won't Have V10, But It Still Sounds Just As Mad

While the now-legendary Lexus LFA was built purely for Lexus to showcase what it could do with a ton of money, its latest in technology, and a sports car, the Lexus GR GT3 is going to go racing.
The Drive

The Electric Lexus LFA Will Have Fake Engine Noise and Maybe Even Fake Shifts

Just because a car is powered by electricity doesn’t mean it can’t be full of emotion and deliver fun. In fact, that seems to be the directive coming from Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda to his ...
Carscoops

No Fake Sounds, Just Science: How Lexus Made The LC’s V8 Sing Like An LFA

There are dozens of ‘straight-piped’ videos on YouTube showing how crudely junking your car’s mufflers and emissions equipment in favor of simple sections of tube can make your engine sound more ...
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The physics that makes the Lexus LFA's exhaust note so special

Much has been said about the now-legendary Lexus LFA, the brand's first supercar that has since been the halo model of Toyota's luxury arm. Despite having a bespoke 4.8-liter V10 engine made of ...
Top Gear

From the archives: when Clarkson drove the 'howling' V10-powered Lexus LFA

The V10 engine in a Lexus LFA revs from idle to the red line in just 0.6 of a second. That’s so fast, the engineers had to ...
New Atlas

Lexus' electric supercar concept is going for space-age luxury vibes

Lexus has just unveiled the successor to its legendary LFA supercar after discontinuing the first one over a decade ago. It's got new underpinnings, bold styling, and an electric powertrain to replace ...
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The New Lexus LFA Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight, and Now We Know It Won't Have a V-8

So, what else have we learned about the new Lexus LFA? Well, we now know that it will be an EV, unlike its GR-branded platform-mate that features a hybrid twin-turbo V-8. What about horsepower and ...