Lexus was supposed to bring out the next version of its LF-A supercar at the Tokyo Motor Show just gone. Sadly, it didn’t happen, and the question is why?Rumblings from inside Toyota suggest that some key engineers have actually been pulled off the program to deal with other tasks as Toyota’s global drive continues.
The idea of building both V-10 and V-8 gas-electric hybrid versions must also be causing a few sleepness nights. Lexus is also reportedly having trouble getting the LF-A to meet its target 350 km/h (218 mph).A source also says that the business plan is predicated on building just 26 a month, which suggests that the LF-A is meant to be very, very exclusive. But apparently there is still no firm production date, although the Japanese grapevine believes Lexus is now looking at 2009 when, purely coincidentally, the Acura Advanced Sports Car concept (aka the next NSX) finally, and belatedly, shows up.
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原本應該亮相的Lexus LFA卻在東京車展中缺席了，據聞是研發上出現了一些瓶頸。Toyota內部的消息指出LFA幾位關鍵研發人員將精力轉入了其他全球化相關計畫，而研發中的V10及V8油電混合動力系統也是LFA計畫受到延宕的主因，另一面LFA似乎無法達到原本期望的350Km/h的極速。更有消息指出，依照企劃部門的規劃LFA一個月只量產26台，如此一來LFA的數量將會非常非常稀少，量產日期也尚未確定(看來Toyota製造LFA的用意果真不是為了賺錢；坦白講大概也只有TOYOTA這麼賺錢的公司才敢玩這種戲碼)。照這樣看來或許要等到2009年 Lexus LFA本尊才會現身了，好死不死 Honda的全新一代NSX也準備在2009亮相，屆時一場精采的日本車大戰 LFA vs NissanGTR vs NSX 即將登場囉！
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