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Postby Sideros » Fri Jun 11, 2010 4:48 pm

If this is old news, boohoo have a cry! Thought it was pretty rad, and pretty expensive...

http://www.chicagopassions.com/2010/06/03/limited-edition-lexus-lfa-nurburgring.html
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Postby touge_ae101 » Fri Jun 11, 2010 5:42 pm

shit an extra 90K for a few minor changes! they must be trying to make some money fast!.

rofl at the 20K matte black paint! we are going to be seeing some expensive cefiro's on trademe if thats what matte black is worth!
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Postby 2jayzgte » Fri Jun 11, 2010 6:45 pm

This version of the car apparently has done sub 7.20 around the Nurburgring.Its a pity there only doing 500 of these things and of that 500 there's only 50 lucky owners that will get the Nurburgring Edition.Personally I think to much is made of the price if I had the cash I'd have one in a heart-beat.
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Postby Snaps » Fri Jun 11, 2010 7:12 pm

touge_ae101 wrote:rofl at the 20K matte black paint! we are going to be seeing some expensive cefiro's on trademe if thats what matte black is worth!


Do you know how hard it is to get matte black paint perfect? To the standard that Lexus approves of, and to the standard that wins awards for the best paint on any car? (Lexus won the award for best paint on it's cars at a large car show, though I can't remember which one)
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Postby rollaholic » Sat Jun 12, 2010 9:57 am

if it aint out of a rattle can, it aint matte black

edit - sorry i should say M@tty B y0!
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Postby BZG - Luke » Sat Jun 12, 2010 7:11 pm

The limited run of Ford Focus RS500's are only available in matte black. It's not actually paint but a special vinyl covering from 3M. I wonder if Lexus will use the same process for the LFA.

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Postby B1NZ » Sat Jun 12, 2010 7:42 pm

Matt Black is the new pink or something as the Cosworth impreza is in the same colour:

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Postby MR2SIK » Sun Jun 13, 2010 9:10 pm

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Lamborghinis been doing it for ages too.

One of their top guys has a matte black gallardo
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Hey, at least it sounds like a 3s.

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Postby sero_mon » Mon Jun 14, 2010 2:10 am

technically its not the paint thats matt, its a satin finish clear coat
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Postby maddog » Mon Jun 14, 2010 7:52 am

I do think it looks pretty mint when done right huh. Have seen a satin black Ferrari 360 cruising around in Wellington CBD
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Postby rollaholic » Mon Jun 14, 2010 8:56 am

i vote we turn this into a matte finish appreciation thread

post your sweet matte vehicles now
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Postby MR2SIK » Mon Jun 14, 2010 12:56 pm

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Could spend ages looking for mint cars in this colour :lol:
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Postby eskimo » Mon Jun 14, 2010 4:37 pm

Yea satin black is the SH!T when done right... Even bikes look good, Yammy R6 or R1 in satin black 8)

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Postby 2jayzgte » Thu Jun 24, 2010 8:38 am

New pics of the Nurburgring Edition LFA testing at the Ring.

http://lexusenthusiast.com/lexus/lfa/

I like how they have outlined all the new parts with the wet carbon colour so you can actually see the difference in body parts compared to stock also noticed this LFA was running a sport tyre or road going semi slick to all will add upto there sub 7.20 time around the Ring.
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Postby Adamal » Thu Jun 24, 2010 9:01 am

Colour body and black roof. Must be drift spec!
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Postby Mr Revhead » Thu Jun 24, 2010 9:24 am

I like, but:

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thats cooooooooool
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Postby Adamal » Thu Jun 24, 2010 10:10 am

Is it just me, or that that look like a 612 with a Merc grill? :P
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Postby Mr Revhead » Thu Jun 24, 2010 10:16 am

It's just you :P
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Postby Adamal » Thu Jun 24, 2010 10:41 am

Or is it just you who thinks that it doesn't? ;)
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Postby Mr Revhead » Thu Jun 24, 2010 10:46 am

The other me agrees with me. So there.
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