The ///M V10 Has Finally Been Outdone [Lexus LF-A] - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

BMWPower06 · 21st October 2009, 04:14

Well, to be honest, I never thought I'd see the day when someone would make a V10 better than ours. But it looks like it's just happened. The Lexus LF-A:
4.8L NA V10 560hp and 354 lbft tq at 6800rpm with a 9000RPM Redline!!! lol and we thought that our tq was bad, this car makes less and at a higher rpm, but it's also much lighter at only 3263 lbs.

Enough talk here is the link and pics are below:
One more massive Lexus LF-A leak, with specs — Autoblog

nlpamg · 21st October 2009, 04:18

eh, I'm going to have to see more on this one.

looks like a 350Z crossed with an IS-F and a Gundam.

DarrinB · 21st October 2009, 04:30

How much?

BMWPower06 · 21st October 2009, 04:32

^^prob ~150k I think it's main competitor will be the R8 V10

God I can't stop drooling over the specs of this engine!!

FlyFive · 21st October 2009, 04:43

You don't need a ton of torque to move a pretty light car like that. That's about a thousand pounds less than the M5.

I actually am in love with it.

My laptop is hovering.

ideliver · 21st October 2009, 04:50

looks impressive...i just hope that the exhaust is functional

PianoProdigy · 21st October 2009, 05:08

I remember reading that it was going to be like $200k+ I thought...

EuroCarFan · 21st October 2009, 05:56

I'll also reserve comments till I see it in person. The pics aren't doing it for me. The interior looks pretty sweet but the outside looks odd....nothing flows. It looks like a transformer that's kinda stuck in a midstate of becoming something. hahaha

NobleM400 · 21st October 2009, 06:12

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Originally Posted by BMWPower06

Well, to be honest, I never thought I'd see the day when someone would make a V10 better than ours.

IMHO, the 605 hp, 437 lb/ft torque, 8400rpm redline, 472 lb fully dressed, 5.7L v10 from the Porsche Carrera GT was already better than ours... not that I'd want to pay for it, of course.

More power, more torque, quite a bit lighter, higher redline, faster revving, and much better sounding.

EuroCarFan · 21st October 2009, 06:21

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Originally Posted by NobleM400

IMHO, the 605 hp, 437 lb/ft torque, 8400rpm redline, 472 lb fully dressed, 5.7L v10 from the Porsche Carrera GT was already better than ours... not that I'd want to pay for it, of course.

More power, more torque, quite a bit lighter, higher redline, faster revving, and much better sounding.

How about the ~610hp, ~480lb/ft, ~8400rpm redline of the 5.7L Dinan stroker?