Drag Race: 2012 Lexus LFA vs 2010 Nissan GT-R
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- čas přidán 9. 05. 2010
- We pit Lexus' first-ever supercar -- the $400,000 Lexus LFA -- against our long-term Nissan GT-R to find out which one is the king of the JDMs.
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Shot by: Jim Gleason
Edited by: Jim Gleason - Auta a dopravní prostředky
I'm a GTR enthusiast , but I would not want it to beat a LFA.
The LFA is a masterpiece.
They should compare it with GTR Nismo then we will see how far LFA will fall behind.
Well, a year later it did beat the LFA on Worlds Greatest Drag Race 1. In fact it beat everyone.
It deserves respect better than a gtr
I hate the GTR because 5 year olds go crazy over it
Wut......
Now, it’s 2020. These two masterpieces are still legends even after 10 years.
That's why they are legends
They always will be
Nissans are junk
@SG BGБГMate sometimes simple truth simply hurts.
Still legends in 2021
The LFA is a very special car that will be a legend in the future
Not really, No one cares anymore.
mr burnik yeah no one care about LFA.
@@christianalpha5619 So does you too
The LFA is already a legend
It will be EPIC in the future
LFA is old history not legend. Like NSX Icon
Who’s here in 2020? Been 10 years! Who feels old?😂
Edit: Also 11 years.
Time flies, 3 years since I last posted this comment, thanks for the likes everybody!
😄
meeee
Dro Id Just amazed that the LFA’s time is what you now get from a Tesla Model 3 Performance.
@@tecnocato
Teslas are a gimmick. .
Not yet 10 years!
LFA sound made me cry a little
That’s normal when you hear it for the first time
Sound when angels are singing
It makes my pipi cry a little
I think you're little bit corny.
@@erenkruger7496 STFU kid.
Europe makes many sports cars that are very good. Japan makes few sports cars that are masterpieces.
Japanese cars last longer also
Thats because the spend a lot of time on the design of the car
+Azkaratevil Time doesn't matter if you rush you fail if you take your time you will succeed
DatAsian14 Thanks, Confucius.
So true
The LFA reminds me of a samurai sword. A well built masterpiece.
A Hattori Hanzo! 😎👌🤘
There cannot be another car like the Legendary Lexus LFA
True. Although I do want to see car car like that again.
@@user-pp8bq9iq3m Lexus LC500 cough cough
@@gt7984 That's like comparing a Camaro to a Ferrari.
porsche carrera gt *sneezing
McLaren f1
4:14 begins the symphony orchestra
The LFA engine alone is worth the half a mullion price tag.
SpyderRios It sounds fantastic. The LFA, F12, and GT350R are my favorite engine notes.
These kids don't know anything. Sometimes i feel like i'm reading comments from a 17-22 yr old me. The LFA is a masterpiece. Everyone i know who bought a GTR loved it and then sold it. No one's selling an LFA unless as an investment.
Sdfu
김동준 you mean Stfu....
@@elpadroni LOL What a bullshit statement.
LFA: Luxurious, Fast, Amazing.
Or
L E X U S F U J I A P E X
I read it as alfa,
Godzilla, Terrifying, Reckless.
Or lovely
LFA: Looks F*cking amazing
My two favorite JDM “supercars”. The simplicity of an NA FR verses the engineering genius of a grip-greedy Turbo AWD. Wonderful matchup for both competitors, and I’m shocked how close it was
Lfa sounds like meteor tearing up the sky!!!!
bmw m5 g-power
sounds like a f1 car
I wish I could listen to that sound everyday driving my truck back and forth to work.
Pipe dream, I know.
Am I the only one that noticed a 2010 video has a 2012 car featured in it? Doc Brown, call Marty quick!
ya i got lost af on that lol
Bill Kennedy
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it's called test-shot prototype in business world
lexus lend them the first model before it was on sell. DUUH!
Bill Kennedy
The dates go by when they are sold in dealerships not invented.
The LFA is the best “most perfect” car ever created. The design into this is insane
2020, LFA still a masterpiece. “It has brakes powerful enough to stop the earth’s rotation”
The EARTH don't rotate, PERIOD!! Sapere aude!!!
@@nexusebtuoy Bruh
Jeremy Clarkson
@@nexusebtuoy bro u sure
@@nexusebtuoy finally someone with a brain
This was uploaded in 2010. HOW DID THEY GET A 2012 LEXUS LFA in 2010!?
+lin2k4 hax
+lin2k4 Model Year 2012
+lin2k4 They introduced the LFA in 2007 and started production in 2010....
+lin2k4 A better question is "Why did they not use the GTR's launch control?".
PS this race is literally a lie. The 2010 GTR goes the 1/4 mile in 11.6s and the LFA goes the 1/4 mile in 11.7s. They most likely turned off the launch control in the GTR to have it win.
+Nicholas Iun gtr fan detected.....lfa is a better car..
I'd gladly pay the $400,000 price tag just for that godly sound.
Nissan: we have the best Japanese car.
Lexus: *makes the Lfa*
Nissan: oh come on
The gtr was the old model the new comes with a super powerful engine, else the gtr could win
Current GTR Premium will wipe the floor with it, the 1/4 mile times for both the LFA and LC500 is sad. Even so Gtr has track edition and Nismo.
I owned many Lexus in the past, they are great looking cars but very slow compared to the same class.
Raed Abdullah
The LF-A is single clutch, which means, slower gear changes. I still pick the LF-A, just for the sound!!
The LFA really sucks for the engine it has. It should at least hit something around 215-230mph.
KWC Designs
With a transmission of nowadays cars, 8 speed automatic double clutch, it will probably reach a higher speed limit.
11 years later and still an amazing video
I don't care which one is fater. That LFA is pure beauty and engineering perfection!!!
And, god, that V10 sound is so good!
Why does everything needs to have insane 1/4 mile time?
Great question, that’s why I still prefer manuals
Because quarter mile give you an idea of how fast a car is.... so in my opinion that's a stupid question
Black beast E550 Yes it gives u information about the acceleration from a stand. But why do u care about that? Driving a sporty car should be about fun
@@nikomoin7604 ok if is not fast is not fun am not saying other things are not important like handling brakes ect but let's be honest you can have a car that handle perfect brake perfect nice looking and everything but if is not fast is not fun...
Black beast E550 that’s bullshit. A Miata is more fun than an automatic mustang. It doesn’t matter if ur 0-60 time is 0,5 sec faster. What makes a car fun is the feeling it gives you
I love the LFA, that engine has to be one of the greatest ever put in a road car
Yamaha. Enough said.
Theres only one other engine that can compete and its the one in the carrera gt
Not worth 400k tho
@@JohnLee-fr6pi how is not worth 400 000k, explain. That is price of Aventador S, Ferari 812 Superfast, McLaren 720s, Ford GT and I see this car much more inovative than those, the engine is just so lively! The problem is that people don't appriciate true hard work and art. The engine in this machine is simply the best engine you could get in a car it is same weight as a V6 and smaller than a V8!
Legolas prices have gone up to 500k for one
The real magic is how it took 5 minutes to record 12 seconds of content !!!
I have watched this more times than I can count. I love listening to the LFA go through the gears and revving to redline each time. Music to my ears.
Seeing these old video just reminds me of how long of a way Motor Trend has come
MikeyonPC i have noticed that the lexus is a 2012 model and the GTR is later but the video was published in 2010. Can someone explain that to me
The LFA's triple exhausts shape just like my face when i heard the sound of it
Not for me it makes moan uncontrollably
😮
Now it's 2022 and these still are masterpieces
Makes me happy seeing the LFA being so respected. So sad that only 500 units were released
Price aside the LFA is a much better car. People of course will argue of the cost difference between the two cars. This was not the intent of Toyota when building the LFA. They infact don't make money from selling the 500 LFA's they built by hand. This is purely a flagship car and an engineering marvel. Just enjoy it, because many car manufacturers simply do not attempt or execute this type of perfection very often!
*****
I prefer the Toyota Veyron anyway :D
***** lol don't cry now. If you read my comment I said "price aside". Yes, we all clearly know that the GTR is better for your dollar..that doesn't make it a better car. Besides, HP numbers on paper are much different that in reality and the way a car delivers its power. If you're a true driver these things matter my friend. I love both cars, no need to hate at all. Stop trolling.
Twinturbospool explain engineering marvel?
***** Lol u've got to love the first ammendment.
Twinturbospool They ALWAYS make money
I feel like I'm watching a Forza cutscene.
exactly what i thought
lol Forza 4 autovista
oof same
They did overdo the soft focus and vignette just a little, didn't they.
skinnyphuqer exactly
LFA has the most amazing exhaust note of ANY modern car! Intoxicating! If I ever hit the lottery I'd get one just for the sound alone lol
Goosebumps
I always think the world is coming to end when I hear the LFAs motorsound.
It is still the unbeatable motorsound of the automotive world I‘ve ever heard
Lol calm down, it sounds like a formula racing car… nothing we haven’t heard before, it looks ugly anyways, The GTR Nismo looks better and is faster.
@@cristian3024 LFA is forgotten today… so yeah, you’re saying something
People... The bottom line is, rich people who want something unique and fast will get an LFA, and probably won't care if a tuner beats them once in a blue moon. And a well-off tuner will get a GT-R because it's up their alley, and probably won't care if a $400,000 supercar beats them, once in a blue moon.
They're two different cars for two different markets, two different kinds of people. If Infiniti decides to make a supercar, then sure, stack it up against the LFA. But the two types of people buying these two cars really don't care about what the other is doing. Crucifying each other over specs and opinions for cars most of us will never own is stupid and childish. Live and let live
Some one who understands u sir deserve a cookie😂
Why do you make so much sense 😐🙌
LFA is gorgeous in every-way and it sounds better then any other car out there.
10 years later, this video still turns me on. Especially being in lockdown. Wow how things have changed.
watched this dozens of times over the last 12 years, a true classic. Mototrend channel was about to blow up and become the automotive king of CZcams. Some kids who wore diapers then now own supercars and act annoying on their channels.
tbh, the LFA has better sounds than an Aventador and its quite funny cause the LFA only has a 4.8 V10 and the Aventador 6.5 V12
V10's sound as good or better than V12's.
James Steve I know and that is what I dont like because I keep hearing a 4cylinder civic sounding rice than ever.
+James Steve that's not true, you cant change the sound just by adding an exhaust, you need a different crankshaft to tweak the sound of an engine, also any v6 or inline 4 will sound like a v10 you need a v10 or an inline 5 to do that
DOHC V8!
+Matt Campbell not saying it has one but I like them.
the LFA is a supercar, the GT-R is a nissan.
Yeah because 0-60 in 2.7 seconds means nothing because it's a Nissan.? Go take a shit
Trent Mclellan I love GTR but if you knew anything about it, you'd know that 2.7 seconds 0-60 can only be done a few times before the tranny breaks. You can't be using launch control in every race. I doubt that they used launch control in this race, which explains the 3.5 seconds. LFA looks, sounds, and in just about every way is better than GTR. It doesn't even compete with GTR. It's way out of GTR's league. It's not over priced. Any super car that has limited production will cost that much.
Rizwan Javed the GTR tranny doesn't break, after a certain point launch control will be disabled until it cools down requires a quick lap. This is not 2009 Lol
The LFA is a Toyota, whats your point?
The LFA is a supercar, an instrument of incredible precision and a piece of exquisite exotica.
The GT-R is a rocket.
It depends on your preference.
0:25 carbon fibahh
Love both of these so much! Even as a Lexus driver, I have immense respect for the GTR. Can't wait for the GT-R50 in 2019
japanese make really good cars
They top the consumer reports for a reason.
lol @ people butthurt bout the GT-R losing to the LFA...
The LFA was never meant for drag racing, it was meant to be a supercar with a statement. Only 500 were built and it justifies its pricetag because of its unique and elegant design along with power.
The GT-R on the other hand is indeed a great car, but its just one of the normal fast cars out there these days...
Both cars market to different customers, so you hardly can compare the two.
If I wanted to race on the track, I would probably get a GT-R Nismo.
If I wanted to attend a ball or drive around Malibu, I would chose the LFA.
+Jia L. --you're wrong, the LFA would loose to the current GTR, no comparison, and all this a bargain price!!!!!
write2rc lfa wins the drag race
Lfa wins at the N.ring track
So what are you talking about? !
If the lfa lived up to today and had a remodel or two, the lfa would tear the great up
+basel pc --the lfa looses, that is why it is not in production today, it is fair game to improve each vehicle, Nissan did, why didn't Toyota? The current GTR abolishes that which is not there and the existing lfa, Toyota is left in the dust!!!!!!!!!!
Because the lfa was just too much and they had the price too high so ppl didn't want to buy it so it got discontinued.
LFA is my ultimate dream car. As of now I just play with my lowered IS
The best sound of two supercars in history 🎶🔥🇯🇵❤️
All these people complaining that the LFA is so expensive, costing 320.000 pounds new. But the people who bought one are actually very clever. Now, just four years after its introduction, secondhand LFAs go for half a million quid, and that price is bound to skyrocket within a few years. That's the advantage of a highly praised car, of which only 500 are going to be built; it's a fantastic investment.
Note that, as a replier pointed out, this does not apply in America. They will have to wait until the LF-A is officially a classic car.
I'm sorry but if you came here looking for smart people CZcams is not the right place
Joshua Moy I'm not looking for smart people. I'm trying to teach stupid people something.
appelpower1 good luck with that
Joshua Moy Well, I can try. I suppose I can find people who are stupid, but not so stupid that they can't be taught anything.
fuck you know about investment kid? lmao
That LFA sound is pure bliss!! 😍
Who else this Toyota should have made the 2019 supra based on the LFA.
I'm with you on this.. They could have also used the Lexus RC500. Lighten the cars weight up. Use a retro version of MK4 dash.
Make a manual trans version.
No one would buy a 400 thousand dollar supra lmao
@@ethanjensen1273 The car would have cost 80k. The LFA was a Super car. And they were selling for $250k.
But the technology was their for Toyota to use some of it for a true Toyota Built Supra.
@@ethanjensen1273 I also just read a story that if Toyota didn't get the deal done with BMW. They would have built The Supra themselves in 2 more years.
I would have rather waited then see this Wet the Bed car. Much rather see a Supra built by Toyota.
Same story days they want to bring back the MR2. Who are they going to team up with now. VW They have rear engine technology too. Lol
@Vinny Booboo Oh, ok thanks man. I didn't think they were over $250k.
Appreciate it. 👍
The sound of the V10 near redline makes the hairs on the back of your neck pay attention! Probably the best sounding exhaust note in any supercar with perhaps the exception of the Porsche GT!
Saw the number of dislikes, immediately knew the GT-R lost the race. GT-R fanboys get butt hurt so easily rotfl
2010 GTR vs a 2012 LFA? Seriously? They couldn't go out and "rent" a 2012 GTR or borrow a 2012? Put of two of the same year models head to head and you'd see a diff result.
Adeum Deus Since GTR fans are SO butthurt, why are you the one crying?
Ceadus34 this video was uploaded in 2010
Josh Ochoa I have yet to see an LFA.... ive seen plenty of Lambos...
Cody Bowser They do some sort of drag racing/car show event near my house at the Floyd Bennett Airfield every few months so I see a lot of supercars and rare classics driving by my neighborhood. I've seen the Ferrari Enzo, Aventador, Porsche Carrera GT, R8 GT, a ton of GTR's, and a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder (rarest car I've ever seen but could have been a replica) just to name a few. I have yet to see an LFA. That alone shows you why the car is worth what it is.
two legend cars from JAPAN what a country millions of salutes,,,Japan is the Crown of Asia ,,,,
j
you are right, sir
For cars and motorcycles.... Crown of all countries i think
Because their amazing industrial technology.
.yea rite on.just like suparsc1jz 2jz toyota shyline nissan br26.legends
2020 people here?? LMAOO
I pick that LFA purely cause it sound like an F1❤
for everyone saying they'd rather buy x or y , you can but you can't buy the LFA because it's limited to 500 (170 in the US) and even a hardcore GTR fan has loads of respect for the LFA. it's 400k for a reason and very special to every automotive fan as one of the few cars that engineers built and not the board members!
Ya i agree to that....
Truth
How did they get a 2012 car in 2010? Do they have a time traveling machine?
Miguel Martins yeah what the hell man😂
Miguel Martins concept
It’s either a typo, or the car is a pre-production prototype. Or... *DOC BROOOOWWWWNNNNN*
He said it’s available for few hours
easily my favorite video yall made.
almost 11 years later and this video still makes me dream!
LFA sound its fantastic, look a like V10 engine F1 car!
id take the lfa, driving pleasure over performance
I honestly hold both of these examples in the highest echelon of car making and to us car enthusiasts as the best in their segments, one for collecting(LFA kept new is fetching a million plus) and one for daily driving as I still see 1st gen on road, both are supreme.
Godzilla vs Godzilla's dad 😂😂
*_Zilla_*
King Kong vs Godzilla thanks!
Gonna still get the Gtr, price, performance, and raw aggression hands down. If i wanted a motorcycle for $400'000. I would buy one.
Carlos Rushing motorcycle? It's a car you fucking stinky moron.
LFA = LEXUS FUCKING AWESOME!
I love both cars, and both cars have amazing history.
Ten years late and I'm still here for the LFA sound two dreamcars right there it was closer than I thought it would be👍
LFA looks better, sounds better and I'd have more fun driving that than a GTR.
I dont care how overpriced or uncomfortable or unrefined people say this car is, if i ever won the lottery this would be the first car i purchased. The rear end of the car is the prettiest ever designed...and of course that exhaust lol.
You can keep it. I have a Model 3 performance and it's faster 0 to 60mph and quarter mile. I have a feeling while you accomplish your dream, you will never know how awesome that speed is, unless you get the affordable Tesla.
@@Tuck_Frump the sound of the lfa alone is more than enough a reason to buy it. Also the car has such a beautiful character
@@sammymilner9360 you dream. I live. Good luck with your LFA. I'll own a cyber truck when out and you'll still dream while I continue to live.
@@Tuck_Frump Who cares if your badly put together EV is faster 0-60? It doesn't have sound, no fun handling but alot of weight. LFA is fun, has awesome sound, is exclusive and probably the highest quality you can get.
@@gt7984 gotta love them Tesla fan boys. They don't understand what makes a car a true masterpiece. The LFA is a masterpiece. The LFA is a beautifully balanced supercar with stunning looks, a quality interior, and an engine note that sends chills down people's spines. A Tesla is not even in the same realm as a titan like the LFA. The Tesla may be one of the quickest cars, but the LFA is the faster car. People mix quickness up with fastness way too often. Quickness is how fast a car gets up to speed, fastness is what a car can achieve on its top speed. The Tesla is indeed quicker, but the LFA in the end will still walk on past it all the way to over 200 mph while the Tesla loses steam at 170ish.
Feeling old because this video shows up again in my recommended section. I watched it 9 years ago lol. Still loving the F1-esque scream from that Yamaha tuned V10!
Much like what the Hellcat was for American cars,the LFA was a gamechanger for Lexus. After her debut,people started looking at the brand much,much more closely 😳as a serious contender for build excellent performance vehicles,rather than another luxury brand that built reliable,if unspeakably dull,cars. Frankly,it would not surprise me if a LFA could go the million-mile mark without losing its edge.
people say a gtr is faster and cheaper yeah yeah, but the LFA is about the driving experience, they used a single plate clutch just to get a more mechanical feel, if I was to own any car I would own an LFA
👍
+NICK GAMER XP
Nobody was hating on the GT-R. They were simply stating their opinions as to which they would prefer.
So stating your opinion or prefering something over the GTR is hate? Lmao those 11 yr olds
If you were knowledgeable you would own a Zonda. They're better than anything
Zhiang Zhao you do realize that Toyota lost money with each LFA sold right?
I love me a GT-R, but nobody can argue the fact that the LFA sounds better and more aggressive than any stock car on the market (tunes and after-market exhausts excluded)
well then a gtr with after market exhaust will blow away any car
Ricky Lahey eh that's debatable with the Carrera GT
na tbh i still think it sound like a tin can (personally i like a deeper sound but its everyone own opinion)
Love the LFA ❤️ my favorite Japanese car ever!
this is the real New Supra vs GTR
But from 9 years ago.
no way you just compared Supra with the LFA lmao
@@orangeman9237 old but gold
"It has been developped over 10 years, using carbon fibre reinforced polymer, red lines to 9000 rpm in under 0.5s,.."
"CAN IT DO A QUARTER MILE RACE FASTER THAN ... "
Oh this is so 'Murica!
A masterpiece in engineering, designed and built to be a precision tool that can do things previously unknown to super cars... And yet, all people want to know is how fast it can go in straight line..
And the best, compared to another magnificent piece of engineering, that is also built for precision driving, excellent handling and outrageous performance..
omg.... when Japanes make sport cars...
They make masterpieces of sports cars. The LFA speaks for itself. The GTR beat almost every single supercar in production, which made everyone have to completely redo their cars to compete.
FireBlade agreed GT-R turns soo aggressive, but LFA is the best JDM car there is!
Good work CZcams recommendations 👌
Still checking this in 2021
Considering the LFA is just one model, what model of gtr did they use cus there is many? There is two thing the LFA will always beat the GTR in, quality and the magnificent sound of that v10.
1:24 OMG hear the sound!
“Doesn’t matter if you win by a inch or a mile, winning is winning” - Dom Torreto
2022 .see one today and still looks new 🏁
I can't get over that LFA engine note! Love it.
My 2 favorite cars. Both sound very different but awesome!
Wow! Never knew Yamaha is the engine’s mastermind!
Lol i love the old motortrend automotive reportage style. It just to the point and simple.
GTR is a beast in its own league for sure. But that LFA was a masterpiece with both elegant look and extraordinary performance. Naturally aspirated V10 revving all the way to 9000rpm leaving a symphony in the cabin is just phenomenal.
Oh man... that sound! 😍
Ooofff. The sound of the LFA is just magnificent.
The V10 won with the V6 inches behind which is still impressive!
I love both cars!!
The 2 best Sounding Cars in one Video. A Masterpiece❤️
Its orgasmic..lol
Cool cars. But some things that I don't like about the gtr is how it looks. It does not look like a sports car and looks like a tank. And the other thing is how quiet it is compared to other supercars. But overall they are impressive cars.
You know it's the perfect car when the sound of it turns you on.
2021 and I've only been recently into cars and jeezus this LFA is a dream ughh
Who's here in 2020, when YT shows this video as a suggestion 9 years later??
“Or is it?” Gave me chills
Two of my favorite cars 😭
It’s like you guys just found the glow filter and vignette function on your editing software.
Que calidad los videos de hace 1 década.
La edición, la música, los reviews y el tono del video es tan elegante, sobrio, informativo y respetuoso para ambas marcas, sin idiotas recalcando puntos absurdos o destruyendo como trogloditas las maquinas que muestran...
Eso solo se le perdona a Jeremy Clarkson en Top Gear UK, quienes de alguna manera se salían con las suyas, manteniendo una edición de altisima calidad.
The lfa is more so a masterpiece of how well developed Japanese motors has come! It was truly to show the word how technologically advanced a car can be, and that just so happens to come with a price !
10 years later I still love this car 🙏🏾
Wow I was 8 years old when I watched this video. Time sure flies
Beautiful. Deploys that rear wing as the coup de gras, sweet. I’d take awd twin turbos only because it’s the only one of the two that I can get