Breaking News: Godfather of the Lexus LFA dies in test drive crash

victorleekoonpoh

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rip, condolence. it prove that europe car is stronger and more safety compare to japaneses car or just this lfa
 

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Condolences to Naruse-san's family both corporate and personal.

A bit more information for you guys,the BMW driver both suffer heavy injuries and are fighting for their lives,not minor injuries that most assumed. The LF-A sets of airbag were deployed as seen in the video and alot of speculation is showing that the death might be due to other factors such as age,but we'll wait and see how the German investigators get to the bottom of it.

Both cars has high NCAP rating and is as safe as you can expect a well made car to be.However,life as you have it..isnt a bit as predictable as you think it might be : )
 

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I would personally think that the LF-A isn't weak in passenger safety design.
Assuming that the victim of the crash is Mr. Naruse, he should be around 67yrs. high age might be one of the factor that his body couldn't stand the impact of the crash which caused the fatality.
RIP
 

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maybe he just wasn't wearing his sealtbelts...or being a prototype maybe no seatbelts were installed...or another theory maybe he died before the crash (heart attack/stroke) and veered off lane...
 
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maybe he just wasn't wearing his sealtbelts...or being a prototype maybe no seatbelts were installed...or another theory maybe he died before the crash (heart attack/stroke) and veered off lane...
I agree..this is not BMW vs Lexus..both cars' cabin still look intact..many factors could contribute to his death..
 

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actually crash test is based on some figure of speed and beyond that limit nobody will know...furthermore high speed impact also depend on many factors that causing the deaths...angle...age....size...weight...etc...wat a sad news:(
RIP.
 

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weight of the car makes a difference
i would assume the beemer weight alot more than the lfa.

rip
 

majavaz

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maybe he just wasn't wearing his sealtbelts...or being a prototype maybe no seatbelts were installed...or another theory maybe he died before the crash (heart attack/stroke) and veered off lane...
What?? How can you test a car without any safety precautions?
(in this case with high performance, high speed, high end limited edition car)?
and also he is chief test driver and professional race driver, not 'P' license driver...
For me, the speed kills him. Thats it.
 

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The comments about the integrity of the LFA here just shows how ignorant most people are when it comes to bespoke racing/sports cars.

Simple factors.

The guys in the LFA would have been killed by all the test equipment usually associated with testing on the ring'.
 

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