V10 engine for Lexus LF-A

[benyl]

http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/EVENT_LEAF/20051020/109881/001.jpg

Bank angle is 72 degrees. Transmission placement is still unknown
http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/EVENT_LEAF/20051020/109881/002.jpg

Accurate displacement and output figures are not yet announced, but expectation is under 5.0L and over 500ps.

[Godfuader]

Thats nuts! :eek: Found this related article...

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=107560


REVEALED: Lexus Confirms V10 Engine for LF-A Supercar
Date Posted 10-12-2005

TOKYO — It's official. The Lexus LF-A — the swoopy, two-seat supersports concept that's been touring the auto show circuit this year — has V10 power.

When the concept bowed at Detroit this January, the LF-A caused a sensation as Lexus threw down the gauntlet to the auto world with a rear-drive, 200-mph supercoupe.

The question remained as to what engine would power the new beast as Lexus kept everyone guessing, not even revealing where the engine is located. What the brand did say was the LF-A delivered "more than 500 bhp (brake horsepower)" from an engine with fewer than 5.0 liters, and that with optimal gearing, the car could hit 200-mph-plus.

However, in its 2005 Tokyo show press material, Lexus confirms, "The LF-A engine bay is fitted with a newly developed high-output, V10 engine that takes driving into a different dimension." The LF-A is also, as many have suspected all along, front-engine and rear-drive.

On one level, the V10 announcement is a surprise, considering that Formula One regulations are due to shift to V8 for the 2006 season, and the LF-A was supposed to represent Toyota's F1 philosophy for the road.

With arch rival Honda announcing a V10 NSX successor for 2008-2009 and Nissan launching a new GT-R in 2007, a new Japanese supercar race is unfolding. So maybe the LF-A V10 announcement is no surprise at all.

[FiveFreshFish]

Everyone's getting on the V10 bandwagon. Too bad F1 is done with V10s.

[luderollup]

i thought BMW was considering there V10 from the M6 base, for their f1

[civic_stylez]

Originally posted by FiveFreshFish
Everyone's getting on the V10 bandwagon. Too bad F1 is done with V10s.


i was so sad to hear F1 was ditching the v10...:( ...but that engine is major sexy.

[Redlyne_mr2]

FAWK...mr2 swap

[Hash_man]

Holy crap, thats nuts... I can;t wait to see this thing go into production

[BokCh0y]

mmm.....V10:love:

[Gripenfelter]

http://www.linternaute.com/auto/diaporama-mondial-geneve/lexuslf-a.jpg

http://www.topcar.co.za/newsfeed/2005/01/13_Detroit/HighRes/Lexus%20LF-A%20Concept.jpg

http://www.matkalehti.fi/u/Lexus%20LF-A%20konseptimalli.jpg

http://www.canadianautoreview.com/naias05-lfa-rear2.jpg

[Primer_Drift]

^^:hitit:
sexy sexy car

[GoChris]

hm...seems kinda bland and ugly :dunno: