The world waited for a long, long time for Lexus’ first supercar to hit the streets. Of course, they took their own sweet time in creating this impressive feat of engineering, and the result was totally worth the wait. The Lexus LFA is widely known for its hair-raising howl coming out from its V10 engine, and is regarded by many as the best-sounding supercar ever. And after two years of production, the Toyota Motomachi plant in Japan finally rolls out the 500th or final unit of the LFA.
With the production starting back in December 2010, Lexus again took their time in manufacturing this Japanese supercar at a rate of one car per working day. And after two years of operating in such manner, the final unit; a white LFA Nurburgring Package, rolled off the production line in December 14, also marking the closure of the Motomachi plant.
In every LFA that came to life, a total of 170 people were involved which includes a number of carbon fiber specialists. The car has roughly 65-percent of its bodywork made out of Formula-One grade carbon fiber, giving it the required strength and rigidity at a very light overall weight.
The V10 residing in the front is also an engineering masterpiece. The high-revving 4.8-liter engine gives the LFA 552-horsepower to gallop, and it is with the same power plant that enables the LFA Nurburgring Package to blitz around the legendary German test track at a blistering 7:14.64. Other than the fantastic sound it makes, this brilliant engine also managed to bag home Evo’s Engine of the Year award back in 2010.
