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The new Lexus LFA marks an important moment in the history of both Lexus and the development of the car. A true "clean sheet" design, the Lexus LFA was created by a small team of passionate and dedicated engineers whose achievement has been to expand the limits of materials technology and engineering at all stages to produce a car like no other have led to the Lexus flagship.
Constructed with advanced carbon fiber, rear-wheel drive Lexus LFA is powered by one measure, high-revving 552bhp 4.8-liter V10 engine inlet coupled to a rear wheel drive and six-speed automatic transmission sequence, giving more than 200 mph performance. 
CARBON FIBER CONSTRUCTION
Keep the car's weight to an absolute minimum was one of the defining elements in the development of disadvantaged areas of Lexus and this led to the decision to change the use of aluminum for the construction of the car to advanced fiber reinforced plastic carbon (CFRP ) for the chassis and body.
In addition, Lexus decided CFRP structure to be built at home rather than by a third party vendor. In doing so, drew on the heritage of Toyota Motor Corporation in the textile fabrics to push the boundaries of their technical capacity, developing new looms carbon fiber and a laser system for monitoring the integrity of the material.
At four times the strength of aluminum, CFRP Lexus LFA gives a structure extremely rigid and strong, and offers significant advantages in weight, saving about 100 kilos in an aluminum equivalent. CFRP accounts for 65 percent of the body -on-white, aluminum alloy used for the remaining 35 percent.
Unlike the few vehicles on the market that the use of CFRP construction, Lexus LFA uses the same advanced technology for the resin by reducing the art aerospace programs for weight beaten and properties resistance. |
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Lexus introduced its new convertible in Paris, based on access to saloon range, Lexus IS. It has a folding hardtop, three-piece, which folds in 20 seconds (the fastest in its segment). Its four seats are reasonably spacious and has a trunk that can accommodate a bag of golf clubs with the top collected. Without the roof, cargo space is like others in this type of car: irregular and rather small.
The new convertible with a hardtop sporty Lexus IS 250C combines the style winning IS compact sedan with an excellent technical ingenuity. With the 2.5-liter V6 engine and 6-speed automatic transmission with the IS 250, the new Lexus convertible is designed to deliver excellent performance both with the roof open or closed.
The interior of the IS 250C has been conceived taking driving with her hair in the wind and features of the front seats with heating and ventilation system equipped with heated cushions the shoulders. The bridge, which is identical to that of the sedan, sports a backlit instrumentation, using a different color as the dials and a contrast top LED, offers better visibility when traveling in the open, just as the readability of the instrument can be critical. Even the air conditioner has been the subject of refinements to automatically adjust the air flow when the roof is folded in the trunk. |
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Lexus at the Paris Salon, its new and interesting convertible variant of its mid-IS, the Japanese company has done an excellent job based on your sedan, as the finishing and finishing are very good quality. The driver of this Lexus is the same as the sedan, the petrol six-cylinder V with 208 hp. Among the new features are enhancements to the control VDIM (Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management),which controls the brakes, the assistance of the address, the Pre-crash safety(PCS) and a larger side airbags. It also has a better climate, which varies the air flow automatically depending on the speed when the roof is collected, and a Mark Levinson Premium Sound. |
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Lexus, a luxury that the signatures of more growth in this last time. The firm's luxury Toyota ever has more fans worldwide. His models are becoming more popular and interesting, which will not be long before it exceeds a Mercedes, Audi and BMW, which would be a great world event if it happens. But for this to be given the same LS must submit an original and completely without any feature of the German mark, and a stop to all sports shocked (eg, the LF-A). But still a couple of years to be. In the case of GS, this is a model that was presented back in the'90s, It suggested something different, (the same thing as always) where the flowing lines, the optical The price and design, made this car a very valued (U.S.). |
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In Lexus claim that they invented the hybrid RX400h luxury to have in 2005 and returned to Los Angeles ten years after the introduction of the RX line to reinvent the industry with everything new in the luxury sport utility vehicles (SUV) RX350 and RX450h 2010.  2010 Lexus RX450h hybrid is powered by a V-6 Atkinson cycle 3.5-liter and the hybrid system is a new and more powerful converter that progresses to a total power of 297 horsepower, 27 horsepower more than the outgoing model. The 275-horsepower gasoline engine comes with 22 additional horsepower generated by the electric motor. Besides the power boost, it has also increased the fuel mileage by 8%, but did not provide specific figures. Using as base the average of 25 mpg (11 km / l) calculated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of the United States for the outgoing RX400h, the RX450h 2010 must pay on average about 27 mpg (11.5 km / l). The RX450h will be available in the system of 2-wheel drive (2WD) and total drive system (AWD) part-time, with the total traction system consumes a bit more fuel. |
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