Lexus LF-A hypercar modified after one day
26.10.2009 - Vijay Pattni
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We've barely had time to digest the stunning new Lexus LF-A's gargantuan price tag when this happened - someone's already modified it.
Ok, so it's only a rendering, but German tuner '889 Speedshop' has already laid its hands on Lexus' long-awaited and exorbitantly priced LF-A hypercar. The tuner plans a limited production run - of an already limited production run - of just five cars.
Their 'LFA 889' will feature an even lighter carbon-fibre bonnet, carbon-fibre front wings, and an additional duct in front of the door.
The front grille has been revised with noticeably more aggression, while a carbon-fibre rear-splitter and fixed carbon-fibre rear wing finishes the look.
Engine mods are subtle - probably because the LF-A's 4.8-litre V10 engine churns out 552bhp - with a slight ECU tweak to eke out an extra 20bhp, a free-flowing exhaust system and a new intake.
While we commend Speedshop's swiftness, it has to rank as one of modifying's all-time pointless tasks. The LF-A has taken donkeys years to finally come to fruition, and has been mercilessly engineered to absolute perfection.
Why charge $65,000 - yes, £39,700 of our Great British pounds - to a supercar which already costs £336,000…for a few bits of carbon fibre and a performance hike you won't really notice? Still, it looks proper loud in yellow innit?
