The first Lexus LFA has reached the Philipines. According to Lexus Manila, it is fortunate to be allocated a lone LFA as the only other countries in the ASEAN region to also receive an allocation for the supercar are Singapore and Brunei.
“It’s not for sale,” said Carlo Chungunco, Lexus Manila’s marketing officer. “We’ve received a lot of offers for it even before it arrived but it’s not for sale.” He also refused to reveal how much Lexus Manila paid for the LFA but based on the listing of the LFA at Lexus.com, its sticker price is $375,000 or roughly P16.331 million. Including taxes, duties and other fees that need to be paid to bring it in and the price could go up to nearly P40 million.
The limited Lexus LFA is powered by a 4.8 liter V10. The natural aspirated engine produces 560bhp at 8,700rpm and 480Nm of torque at 6,800rpm. The power is transmitted to the rear wheels through a six-speed ASG transmission ensuring a 0-100km/h sprint of 3.7 seconds and a claimed top speed of 325km/h.
The release in the Asian country follows rumours suggesting that the planned LFA Roadster will not see the light of day. However, with this unfortunate news comes better news in the form of an LFA Tokyo Edition. A limited edition LFA model due for the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show later this year.
If it’s not for sale…so what’s the point? Just showing off?
Im sure it would be for sale if someone comes up with the right price