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    Lexus LF-A Is Hot, Catches Fire At Nurburgring Race

    500 HP V10-Equipped Lexus LF-A Nurburgring Racer

    Lexus LF-A Prototype To Compete In 24-Hour Nürburgring Race, Again
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    05/27/09

    In reply to Lexus LF-A Is Hot, Catches Fire At Nurburgring Race
    They Divided By Zero.
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    05/27/09

    In reply to Lexus LF-A Is Hot, Catches Fire At Nurburgring Race
    Too bad it wasn't saved by zero.
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    Image of mricyfire mricyfire
    05/27/09

    In reply to Lexus LF-A Is Hot, Catches Fire At Nurburgring Race
    Why does everyone on here hate Japanese cars....i have seen ferraris and porsches on fire...but heaven forbid if it is japanese it is automatically bad.
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    05/27/09

    @mricyfire: No one hates Japanese cars. Almost everyone hates Toyota because they're a c*cktease when it comes to sports cars, and because they make appliances like the Camry.


    Then you have a few people who hate Asian drivers, but that is a different story. The rest of the people hate BMW drivers. The rest of the rest hate Hybrids, and there are a few who hate trucks.


    Nobody hates El Caminos or Rancheros. Except for me.


    j/k Hate is such a strong word.

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    05/28/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli: I know it's all ripping on Toyota, but man... what the hell is wrong with people?


    It's like it's suddenly become okay to just have blind hatred and express it on every single Toyota article.


    The LF-A isn't my personal favorite, but you have to give credit to any company that is racing right now, especially one whose CEO is going to drive in the race.


    My guess is that most of the people whining have hated anything not American for a long time, and who now have been allowed to whine and cry openly by the general shift in attitude toward Toyota.


    I mean, for heaven's sake - it's a *car company*. Beyond that, it's a car company that has put out many classic sports cars, and lost money on most of them, but is trying again with a sure money loser. We also know they are doing something in the way of the Toyobaru.


    I dunno - I'd expect a car enthusiasts site to have a bit more enthusiasm and a bit less hatred.

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    Image of Skullbussa Skullbussa
    05/28/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli:


    There are 1001 reasons to hate Toyota, the biggest reason being they haven't built a car worth a shit since the mid-90's MR2 Turbo (no the Supra and that faux M3 turd don't count)

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    Image of Dhillaz 2.0 Dhillaz 2.0
    05/28/09

    @imag:
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    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    05/28/09

    @Skullbussa: Okay, what the hell is wrong with the Supra? The IS-F? The MR2 spyder?
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    05/28/09

    @Dhillaz: And how the hell did they get the Camry on the bottom to stick to the glass like that?
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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    05/27/09

    In reply to Lexus LF-A Is Hot, Catches Fire At Nurburgring Race
    Something is definitely wrong here. A 500hp V10 that sometimes goes fast and catches fire!?


    This can't be a Lexus... because that CLEARLY isn't boring.


    Maybe the 500hp V10 caused a conflict with the Boring that the Lexus couldn't recover from, and that's why it caught fire?

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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    05/27/09

    @Deartháir: Wasn't the R8 V10 that caught on fire while testing at Nurburgring?
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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    05/27/09

    @Syrax: Or was that their attempted TDI version? Was that a V10 or V8? I can't remember.
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    05/27/09

    In reply to Lexus LF-A Is Hot, Catches Fire At Nurburgring Race
    I generally prefer my combustion to be internal.
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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    05/27/09

    @mentir: Pfft. You kids these days, you're so particular. Always wanting everything your way. Why, in MY day...
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    05/27/09

    @Deartháir: I didn't know you had a Pinto.
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    Image of .357 .357
    05/27/09

    In reply to Lexus LF-A Is Hot, Catches Fire At Nurburgring Race
    Fuck Toyota. There, I said it.
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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    05/27/09

    @.357: We both know this car is as likely to enter production as Nissan's old R390.


    Honda killed the next-gen NSX, so there's nothing motivating Toyota to release it.


    Toyota has been fucked for some time.

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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    05/27/09

    @Plecostomus will never win COTD... but has a: The R390 was so beautiful. Nissan really lost a great opportunity. Were they out of cash?
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    05/27/09

    @.357: Stop .357-- you keep talking like that and that guy from the mechalover post might end up (as the British say) arriving all over the site.
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    Image of .357 .357
    05/27/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli: Oh yeah, I should stop.
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    05/27/09

    In reply to Lexus LF-A Is Hot, Catches Fire At Nurburgring Race
    When there's vapourware, there's fire.
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    Image of JackMaz drags wagon JackMaz drags wagon
    05/27/09

    @Syrax: Still, the commentator speaking at 1:25 says "Schade, schade, schade." Which means "What a bummer, what a pity, what a shame."


    vapour or not, I still wouldn't kick this crispy example outa my fantasy garage.

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    05/27/09

    @JackMaz and his Goldmember: Nfreude, nfreude, nfreude.
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    Image of Flathead Smith Flathead Smith
    05/27/09

    In reply to Lexus LF-A Is Hot, Catches Fire At Nurburgring Race
    How many more Japanese must commit hari-kari before Toyota will get the Pace Cars corrected? Toyota has much blood on it hands.
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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    05/27/09

    @Flathead Smith: "harakiri" is the word you're after.
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    Image of seanz0rz seanz0rz
    05/27/09

    In reply to Lexus LF-A Is Hot, Catches Fire At Nurburgring Race
    so what caught fire? other than the back of the car?
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    05/27/09

    @seanz0rz: Liar liar pants on fire.


    That's what you get for making vapourware.

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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    05/27/09

    @Mobius_1: Crap, you beat me.
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    Image of The Big Cheez The Big Cheez
    05/27/09

    @seanz0rz: The spare rice in the trunk.
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    05/27/09

    @The Big Cheez: Good one, Cheez. Very 'SHARP'.
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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    05/21/09

    In reply to 500 HP V10-Equipped Lexus LF-A Nurburgring Racer
    Personally, I'm looking forward to seeing how Lexus can manage to make a 500hp, front-mid V10-engined supercar boring. That, of all things, is the biggest engineering challenge they have faced. But, with them being Lexus, I have no doubt they will succeed with aplomb.
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    Image of Graverobber Graverobber
    05/21/09

    In reply to 500 HP V10-Equipped Lexus LF-A Nurburgring Racer
    I watched the parade of Toyota racers last summer at Laguna Seca- Celica, GT2000, IMSA GT2 car. The high point came when the GT2000 got loose at the top of the corkscrew, overcompensated and spun backwards across the gravel. The IMSA car had to take evasive action to avoid the little GT as it shot back onto the track- ass-first.


    Other than that, I haven't seen much toyota racing drama outside of letting Paulie Shore behind the wheel in the Long Beach Grand Prix Celebrity race.

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    05/21/09

    In reply to 500 HP V10-Equipped Lexus LF-A Nurburgring Racer
    Is it just me.. or does this look like a 90's 300ZX with a body kit??


    I think I like the nissan version better..

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    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    05/21/09

    In reply to 500 HP V10-Equipped Lexus LF-A Nurburgring Racer
    Toyota, goddamnit, I'm on my hands and knees... I've loved you for a long time, perhaps irrationally in recent years, but old flames don't die so easy... Please give me a reason to feel what I feel! You're going to sell enough of them so that people will respect you again, and you're not going to sell enough to significantly alter your CAFE numbers, Toyota...
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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    05/21/09

    @A stʁolling playeʁ: I think it's time to let it go, sweetie. They're only going to bring you heartache and pain. (And by "heartache" and "pain", I mean "boredom" and "more boredom".)


    Have you seen the lovely things being produced by the Volkswagen Group lately?

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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    05/21/09

    @Deartháir: @A stʁolling playeʁ: Not that it's their redemption but nobody seems to remember that you CAN buy an IS-F.
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    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    05/21/09

    @Deartháir: C'mon, babe, you know how I feel about the VAG. You know I almost bought a GLI. You know about my shirt. We can coexist. We can work together. We can make a comeback.


    Right?

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    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    05/21/09

    @Syrax: That's true, but until they offer a true two-door, probably two-seat sports car again, I'm gonna feel at least a little bit empty inside.
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    Image of stoke stoke
    05/21/09

    @A stʁolling playeʁ: But what about the jellybeanrrific glory that is the Previa in your icon?


    I spent a couple weeks roaming the Southwest in one of those when I was 12. My most vivid memory is the spacious second-row seat and the wonky hump under the floor where the engine was housed. It was a reasonably average and yet oddly quirky car. Perhaps there is some pent-up lunacy in Toyota somewhere.

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    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    05/21/09

    @stoke: The Previa is an amazing machine. My mom used to have one. Two sunroofs, and the centre captain's chairs swivelled around to make it a tiny limousine. It was outstanding. And you could have one with a 5 speed and a supercharger. And it's mid-engined, so it's practically a formula one car!


    And it was discontinued in 1997. The same year Toyota stopped bringing the Supra to the United States. At least we still had the MR2... but that was axed ten years later.


    Now what?

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    Image of combat chuck combat chuck
    05/21/09

    In reply to 500 HP V10-Equipped Lexus LF-A Nurburgring Racer
    So, "Morizo" gets to drive hot one-off race cars while selling soporific FWD toasters to car buyers worldwide.
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    Image of wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx
    05/21/09

    In reply to 500 HP V10-Equipped Lexus LF-A Nurburgring Racer
    Ew. What a piece of shit Toyota.
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