Lexus LF-A Roadster Concept

The engineers and designers at Lexus continue to use their groundbreaking LF-A premium sports car concept as a medium for expressing their ideas about what a high-performance sporting vehicle not only can be, but should be. In this latest expression of the LF-A, they have removed the car's top to create a high-performance roadster.
The LF-A Roadster is based on the sturdy yet lightweight carbon-fiber and aluminum body used for the LF-A coupe, which helps maintain the structure's strength and rigidity even without a top.

Like its coupe counterpart, the LF-A Roadster is powered by a high-revving V10 engine that approaches 5.0 liters in displacement. The V10, capable of more than 500 horsepower and test-track speeds greater than 200 mph, is mounted in front of the passenger compartment but behind the front-axle centerline in what the LF-A's engineers refer to as a "front-mid" configuration.
The engine is connected via a torque tube and propeller shaft to a transaxle that is controlled by paddle shifters. The torque tube is a structural member that adds rigidity to the drivetrain and chassis while also reducing vibration.

Styling is rooted in the Lexus L-Finesse design philosophy, conferring the LF-A Roadster's front end with a compact, low-profile, aerodynamic shape. Like its coupe counterpart, the LF-A Roadster stands just 48 inches tall, but the Roadster configuration adds a speed adaptive rear wing.

The rear is marked by a pair of wrap-around, arrowhead-shaped taillights that bracket a pair of large grilles. These grilles vent the heated air from the car's two rear-mounted radiators into the LF-A Roadster's aerodynamic wake. The radiators are fed cool air by two large intake ducts mounted just above the rear wheel wells. This aft radiator positioning not only allowed the designers to keep the car's front profile low and tight but also aided the LF-A's chassis engineers in their search for optimal weight distribution.
The features an overall length of 175.6 inches and a wheelbase of 102.6 inches, are high-performance tires on turbine-styled alloy wheels. The front tires are 265/35R20s, while the rears are 305/30R20s. Like the LF-A coupe, the brakes consist of 14.2-inch cross-drilled, vented discs up front, and 13.6-inch cross-drilled, vented discs at the rear. The front brake calipers are six-piston units and the rear calipers use four pistons each.

Lexus LF-A Roadster Concept Preliminary Specifications:
* Body Type: Two seat roadster
* Powertrain
o Type: Front-mid-engine, rear-mid-transaxle
o Engine: V10 (under 5.0-liters)
o Transmission: SMT (sequential manual transmission)
o Horsepower: More than 500
o Top Speed: More than 200 mph
* Tire Size
o Front: 265/35R20
o Rear: 305/30R20
* Dimensions (inches)
o Overall Length: 175.6
o Overall Width: 74.6
o Overall Height: 48.0
o Wheelbase: 102.6

Lexus LFA: sales are over - do not get up in the queue!

The company Lexus, it seems, underestimated the magnitude of consumer demand for its new supercar Lexus LFA, which was presented in October last year on home motor show in Tokyo.

Barely three months after the official debut of leadership Lexus announced that all copies intended for the Japanese market, are sold out, so to stand in line for the supercar in the Land of the Rising Sun makes no sense. For local buyers Lexus will release 165 copies of the model LFA, but only on the world market will do 500 units of the Japanese supercar. Reported earlier that the United States to deal with speculators, buy a car with a view to resale, Lexus has decided not to sell, and rent a supercar in the lease for two years. Upon expiration of the lease holder will be entitled to fully redeem Lexus LFA.

Production of super start in December this year. The model will be completed with 4.8-liter gasoline engine V10 power 560 hp, whose torque is 480 Nm. Rear wheel drive car be equipped six-speed transmission ASG. From 0 to 100 km / h faster model for 3,7 seconds, and "maximum speed" is equal to 325 km / hr.

SPESIFIKASI Lexus LS460

SPESIFIKASI Lexus LS460

Beginning last July, announces that Toyota Motor Corp. announced the withdrawal or TMC for repair of some Lexus models, between the LS460, IS, and GS. Improvements also occurred in the Crown which totals 270 000 units.

The problem is often the engine suddenly died. However, the TMC has not received any reports of casualties related to the problem. Lexus Indonesia had not yet received any instructions from the center.

Coinciding with the event for Toyota Car Tree at the Hotel Four Seasons, Johnny Darmawan, Indonesia Principal Lexus, Lexus of Indonesia asserted that the taxable withdrawals for improvement (recall). "Specifically, LS460 and LS600 types whose numbers between 50 and 60 units," continued Johnny who is also president director of PT Toyota Astra Motor.

Steps taken by Indonesia to recall this Lexus is a call or come visit the shop. Now, go Johnny, it was the way to improvement. "Components will be sent from the TMC and already on its way. So, Lexus Indonesia only carry out its workmanship at no charge," said Johnny.

Targeted, its workmanship is completed in July. "Until now, consumers in Indonesia have never experienced anything like it (the engine suddenly died). Step Lexus Indonesia this is a precaution," explained Johnny

SPESIFIKASI Lexus HS250h

SPESIFIKASI Lexus HS250h

Japanese luxury car manufacturer, Lexus was forced to withdraw (recall) of approximately 17 000 units HS250h Lexus car production in 2010 because of suspected having problems with its fuel tank.

Fuel tank HS250h Lexus hybrid car in the inspection of the quality of the annual National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is found to have problems that can result in leaks. This is of course hazardous to safety.

Meanwhile, Toyota is the principal Lexus evasive about the matter and said that they had done the same test but did not find problems on this car. Toyota also promised to investigate the instability equal test results between it and the NHTSA.

"Although testing showed HS250h they on Lexus cars still line the federal standard we wil investigate and determine the reason behind the test results are different," said Toyota's chief quality officer for the North American region as detikOto Maddox St Angelo Leftlanenews quoted from Saturday (26 / 6 / 2010).

Lexus HS250h itself had previously been withdrawn or the recall due to suspected to have problems with their brake function.

This means that with the latest withdrawal, HS250h Lexus models have undergone recall two times in this 2010.