Bugatti Veyron, Lamborghini Aventador, Lexus LFA and McLaren MP4-12C are battling each other for speed supremacy in this entertaining video. Who will be the ultimate winner of this supercar drag race? Or better who will be a match for the Veyron when it comes to pure acceleration? In the first round the twin-turbocharged V8 McLaren challenges the V10 Lexus, the winner will have to race the Aventador in round 2. The fastest will then take on the mighty 16-cylinder, 4 turbochargers and 1,001hp Bugatti for the final round. Go get the popcorns, volume up and enjoy it!

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A few days ago Lexus delivered in the UK the first LFA Nurburgring Edition model to ever grace the European soil. The car is one of the only 50 units produced in the series, and comes with a massive and flashy CFRP rear wing, an exclusive set of alloys and some modification to the already impressive standard powertrain: its 4.8-litre V10 gets an extra 11 hp, which makes for a grand total of 571 horsepower, while aerodynamics, tyres, transmission and suspension set-up have also been modified in order to achieve maximum performance on the track.

Just to make the record straight, let’s not forget that a Lexus LFA equipped with the Nurburgring Package and professional driver Akira Iida behind the wheel was able to stop the clock on the famous German track at 7:14.640, a laptime that’s better than what such cars as the Porsche 911 GT2 RS, the Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1, the Maserati MC12 and the Ferrari Enzo were able to do on same circuit.

This very special edition of the Japanese coupe can go from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in just 3.7 seconds, with a top speed of 325 km/h (202 mph). On the top of the car itself, all buyers will also get an individual driving lesson as well as a pass that will give them free access to the famous Nordschleife for a whole year.

View the Lexus LFA Nurburgring Package photo gallery

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Toyota is working on a new supercar with significantly higher performance and even more exclusive than the already exceptional Lexus LFA. Twice the performance means twice the price: in fact the amount requested for the new sports car could be around £500,000 against the £336,000 of the current version and the production will be limited to only 100 units, compared to the 500 of the LFA. This exclusive recipe should make the taste buds of wealthy collectors tingle. No details regards the engine, yet, but it should be expected a far more powerful engine than the roaring 4.8-litre V10 installed on the Japanese supercar. The design might take inspiration from the beautiful LF-LC Concept, but at this point no rumours have been confirmed yet.

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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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