Lexus LF-A confirmed for Nurburgring 24h

[mirkob]

http://www.racingworld.it/fiagt/noti...?idtitolo=4289

Original source and photo:

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/s...ing-24hr-race/

[Fogelhund]

I gather this is likely to be a hybrid, in the same lines as the Toyota Supra HV-R hybrid, that won the Tokachi 24-Hour Race last year. It used a four-wheel energy regeneration and drive system which included 10 kW in-wheel motors in the front wheels in addition to one 150 kW rear-axle mounted electric motor.

[mirkob]

First clip on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB85hwb2_r4

[rich07]

I take it the car will be raced by the Lexus/Toyota factory itself. Team Toyota Europe? Does Lexus actually have a motorsport division?

[Japanese Samurai]

In the Super GT series of Japan, Toyota has switched race car Toyota Supra to Lexus SC430.
But the lexus car has been built by TRD(Toyota Racing Development) as usual.
TRD is a motorsport division of the subsidiary company(Toyota Technocraft) of Toyota.
Lexus does not have an independent motorsport division from Toyota at present.

And, I do not trust the hybrid system.
It is true that Supra won the championship by the Tokachi 24h race.
However, to tell the truth, Toyota was making the hybrid car(on the market base) enter the race in the previous year,too.
Whenever the pit in was done, the car was cooling with the dry ice!

[minimangler]

That car is absolutely MUNTING.

Get it out of my sight!!!

[Satorian]

From the side it looks like a bloated C6.

The design isn't really my cup of tea, but I would still like to see the car on the track. I wouldn't mind a GT2 version either.

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by minimangler

That car is absolutely MUNTING.

Get it out of my sight!!!

Nonsense. Looks good to me. At least it doesn't look like the zillions of Porkers that abound........

[AU N EGL]

Looks and that V10 sounds great. Needs a bigger rear wing, one that goes side to side.

Lexus motorsports in north America is run by TRD.

[AX lover]

As far as I know this car isn't a hybrid! It has a V10 with over 500 hp.

As with its coupe counterpart, the LF-A Roadster is powered by a radical, lightweight, all-alloy V10 powerplant capable of developing more that 500 DIN hp from a cubic capacity of less than 5.0L. The V10’s front-mid engine placement, along with a rear-mounted transmission and rear-mounted radiators, allows for perfect front/rear weight distribution. The engine is connected to the transmission via a torque tube and propeller shaft, and gear changing is controlled by a high-speed, steering wheel-mounted, semi-automatic paddle shift system. The torque tube itself acts as a structural member, adding rigidity to the drivetrain and chassis whilst minimising drive-train vibration. Allied to optimum gearing, weight and aerodynamics, the drive-train is designed to afford the vehicle a maximum speed in excess of 320km/h.

[courageous]

Full entry list now released here: http://adac.24h-rennen.de/en/race-20...startlist.html

230 entries, including:

D Muller/HH Frentzen in a Gumpert Apollo
Lechner/Mucke in an Aston Martin DBRS9
Dumbreck/Hoshino in a Nissan Z33
N Hattori/Matsuda in a Subaru Imprezza
3 x Aston Martin Vantage
2 x Zakpeed Viper
2 x Corvette Z06
2 x RJN Nissan 350Zthe Lexus Hybrid
2 x Lambo Gallardo (with Hermann Tilke driving)
1 New Mini Cooper
1 Original Mini Cooper
a Holden Commodore
3 x Factory entered VW Scirocco
1 Ford Mustang (S1 class)
77 x BMWs
35 x Porsches

and many many more.

[AX lover]

@courageous, why do you think the Lexus is a Hybrid? Because I don't think the LF-A is a Hybrid.

[rich07]

Slight off topic but what are the chances of a Falken liveried GT-R for 09?

[Japanese Samurai]

It depends on whether Nissan puts out the race specification car of
GT-R.

[Fogelhund]

Originally Posted by courageous

Full entry list now released here: http://adac.24h-rennen.de/en/race-20...startlist.html

Link seems to be the 2007 entry list.

Try this instead.

http://adac.24h-rennen.de/uploads/me...g_08-04-23.pdf