When the Lexus LFA had finally reached its final production run of 500 vehicles, the guys at Toyota were a bit clueless on what to do with their sophisticated Motomachi plant in Japan. Utilizing cutting edge technology in producing the carbon-fiber performance car, it is highly unlikely that we will see another car in a similar nature being produced by Toyota.
But it seems that the plant will see operation once again, but this time it is not for another ear-splitting supercar. It will in fact be the birthplace of Toyota’s new hydrogen-powered Mirai fuel cell vehicle. Like how the LFA was produced in limited numbers, the Mirai will also be the same as production will only top 700 units in the car’s first year, as revealed by Toyota sales exec Masamoto Maekawa.
Before actually deciding in building the Mirai at Motomachi, Toyota had looked into the possibility in using the plant to produce carbon fiber components for various Toyota and Lexus models. One of the main reasons why the Motomachi plant was selected is because of the complex nature in producing the Mirai which requires a lot of hands-on work rather than highly-automated processes used in other models.
“Each unit is carefully built with utmost care. So therefore the production volume might be limited,” said Maekawa.
