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‘08 NAIAS: An Early Look at the Lexus LF-A Roadster

Written By: Seyth Miersma

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The drop-top version of the Lexus LF-A has peeked out from hiding a little bit early this morning in Detroit, and has started to make its sexy way across the Internet. Details on the car are sketchy for now, but there are loads of images available for your perusal.

The LF-A roadster has been created using generous quantities of both carbon fiber and aluminum, both said to provide the rigidity that the high-performance Lexus driver has come to expect.

(Click on the thumbnails below to launch a gallery of LF-A images or on the jump to read on.)

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Though none of the official details of the car are available yet, the LF-A roadster will likely be packing a 5.0-liter V-10 producing somewhere in the neighborhood of 500 horsepower.

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4 Comments

Scratch January 13th, 2008 11:13 AM Link

To borrow a phrase from Paris Hilton: That’s hot.

Kinda looks like an S2000 on steroids.

Ducati Minor January 13th, 2008 1:47 PM Link

Much nicer than the SC430.

Winding Road » Archive » ‘08 NAIAS: Live Shots of the Lexus LF-A Roadster January 13th, 2008 3:16 PM Link

[…] already told you a little bit about the Lexus LF-A Roadster on display at this year’s 2008 North American International Auto Show. The droptop V-10 […]

Jonathan Fung January 13th, 2008 8:57 PM Link

Ducati Minor, I think almost every convertible is nicer than the SC430.

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