Lexus LFA pulls an audi R8 at the ring

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There were two Lexus LF-As entered into last week’s Nurburgring 24 Hour race prepared by the Gazoo Racing Team. This is what happened to one of them, car #15, about two hours from the end of the enduro. Just one of a jumble of cars that didn’t finish the race, Gazoo hasn’t explained what happened to the car, but a rather toasty engine fire took the car out of the running. The other car, #14, finished in 87th. Whenever the LF-A does show up as a customer proposition, buyers will know it has been through the ringer and thoroughly vetted. Follow the jump to see the vid.

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stupid toyota reliability. weak.

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Both LF-A’s spent about 6 hours in the garage with mechanical problems.

The fastest an LF-A lap was a 8:50 and that one started on fire and 9:01 for the one that finished 87th.
The winner was consistently in the 8:40’s.

I got that info from a blog.

I am sure Toyota will step it up, they usually dump a ton of R&D into it’s racing divisions.

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Is it really all that surprising that their new entry in to one of the most demanding events in the world resulted in mechanical issues? That is what happens to 98% of teams fielding new cars.

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Walter I agree, but when Audi burned up a car (or two) during testing it was audi reliability jokes.

Toyota should be able to take some lumps as well.