Carrera: Lexus LFA 2012 vs Nissan GT-R 2012
Probamos el nuevo súper coche de Lexus
Transcript
00:00 [Music]
00:13 There's a new member of the supercar club.
00:16 It has the typical supercar hardware.
00:19 A high output engine that revs to the stratosphere.
00:23 Paddle shift transmission, carbon fibre, everything.
00:28 It has brakes powerful enough to stop the earth's rotation.
00:31 And more scoops, wings and aerodynamic doodads than a fighter plane.
00:35 The price for all this? A very supercar like $400,000.
00:41 But it's not Italian. It's not German. It's Japanese.
00:47 And it's called the Lexus LFA.
00:51 [Music]
01:11 [Music]
01:33 What you're looking at is the culmination of 10 years worth of research and development
01:37 from some of Toyota's best and brightest car guys.
01:41 And the results are pretty astonishing.
01:45 Under the hood is a 552 horsepower V10 that redlines at a screaming 9,000 rpm.
01:53 Toyota designed the engine to be as small and lightweight as possible.
01:56 So although it has 10 cylinders, the engine weighs less than a V6.
02:02 The engine is manufactured by Yamaha, the company which helped Toyota develop the iconic 2000 GT sports car in the 1960s.
02:11 But Yamaha didn't just build the engine and slap it into the car.
02:15 Before they installed it, it was sent down the hall to their co-workers,
02:19 the Yamaha Music Instrument Department, for final sound tuning.
02:23 [Music]
02:27 Inside, the LFA features an instrument panel made of a single LCD screen that displays all relevant information.
02:34 Because the LFA will rev from idle to redline in just over half a second,
02:38 a conventional analogue tachometer simply would not react quickly enough, according to Toyota.
02:44 Over 65% of the LFA is made from carbon fibre reinforced polymer, designed and manufactured in-house.
02:51 According to Toyota, the carbon fibre construction is up to aeronautical standards and is weaved by a laser monitored circular loom,
02:59 one of only two that exist on the planet.
03:02 The LFA is quite simply the most ferocious car to ever come out of Japan.
03:08 Or is it?
03:10 [Engine revs]
03:14 Lexus LFA vs Nissan GT-R
03:18 There hasn't been an all-Japan title fight like this since Godzilla vs Mothra.
03:25 This is the only Lexus LFA in America.
03:28 We only have access to it for a few hours and we're not allowed to drive it on the road.
03:33 That's okay because there's really only one question we want answered.
03:37 Is the LFA faster than the GT-R over the quarter mile?
03:42 [Music]
03:52 [Engine revs]
04:01 [Music]
04:28 So the LFA wins, barely.
04:31 Let's watch the race again, but this time more closely.
04:35 Off the line, the rear-drive LFA is at a disadvantage compared with the all-wheel-drive GT-R and its superior traction.
04:43 By the time the cars reach 60 miles per hour, the GT-R is still in the lead due to its quick start and aggressive gearing.
04:49 The Nissan hits 60 in just 3.5 seconds, while the Lexus trails behind by three-tenths of a second.
04:57 By the middle of the track, the tables begin to turn.
05:00 The GT-R's aggressive gearing advantage begins to count for less as the higher-revving, more powerful LFA hits its stride.
05:09 By the finish line, the LFA has managed to just inch ahead of the GT-R, finishing the quarter mile in 11.8 seconds at 123.7 miles per hour.
05:20 The GT-R is just a tick behind at 11.9 seconds at 120.1 miles per hour.
05:27 [Music]
05:32 (boom)
05:33 [BLANK_AUDIO]