Lexus released an interesting 6 minutes long video describing how the whole LFA project came together, from scratch to the final product, culminating with a staggering 07:14.64 laptime at the Nurburgring.

The hot Japanese sport coupe required a lot of development before becoming available for the general public as the first concepts bearing LFA badges date back to 2004. A second version more similar to the end product surfaced just in 2007, and eventually the definitive car was offivially unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show in October 2009. Then Lexus begun the production of the LFA in December 2010 as a 2011 model.

Lexus LFA is powered by a 4.8-liter V10 engine producing 552 hp at 8,700 rpm and 480 Nm of peak torque at 6,800 rpm. The car accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.7 seconds, has a top speed of 325 km/h and weights only 1480 kg as CFRP materials account for 65 % of its whole body composition.

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