The car was introduced by Akio Toyoda, who confirmed that the supercar would be limited to 500 production units. On October 21, 2009, Lexus unveiled the production version of the LFA at the Tokyo Motor Show. The result of this switch was an increased power to weight ratio and more performance. Following the unveiling, development time was lengthened and production was pushed back due to a switch from an aluminium frame design to a carbon tub one. The LFA concept made its first official public appearance at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The car was designed to sit at the top of the Lexus/Toyota range and was inspired by the 2000GT of the sixties ( watch our video about the 2000GT here). It featured incredible performance and Jeremey Clarkson himself said it was one of the best vehicles he had ever driven.ĭevelopment of the LFA began in the early 2000s and prototypes were regularly spotted testing at the Nurburgring. The Lexus LFA is one of the most impressive vehicles to ever come out of Japan. Carry on reading to find out about some of the fastest Japanese cars of all time (note: this list is not in order). This list will not be covering vehicles modified by 3rd party tuning companies or race cars. To celebrate Japanese performance, we have created a list of some of the fastest Japanese cars of all time. Many Japanese cars have triumphed in the world of motorsport and tuners have turned them into absolute monsters. Japan is home to some of the most legendary performance cars ever made from the Toyota Supra to the Nissan GT-R and the Honda NSX.

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