Celebrity Life

Presented by RM Sotheby’s – Images by Theodore W. Piper – The Lexus LFA came about as the pet project of Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda, who, after years of producing relatively anodyne road cars, wanted to build a supercar to challenge those being offered by the likes of Ferrari, Porsche, and Lamborghini. The project’s development phase […]

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This month marks a decade since the delivery of the first cars, so that’s why the Lexus LFA 10th anniversary paper models make a great stocking stuffer. A supercar nearly 10 years in development showed the world what Toyota is capable of. The machines and processes needed to form the carbon fiber body didn’t exist, […]

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Akio Toyoda told his engineers that cost was not an object when developing the LFA. Given a decade of development and countless millions of dollars, the company lost money on each of the 500 cars. Nevertheless, there are those among us (including Yours Truly) who can’t leave a car in its original form. That is […]

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Akio Toyoda told his engineers that cost was not an object when developing the LFA. Given a decade of development and countless millions of dollars, the company lost money on each of the 500 cars. Nevertheless, there are those among us (including Yours Truly) who can’t leave a car in its original form. That is […]

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Celebrity car enthusiasts fall into 2 groups: those who buy the latest supercar as a status symbol, and those who buy them to add to their collection. As the heiress to the Hilton empire, Paris can afford anything she wants. As such, she chose one of the best cars of all time. If you are […]

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Sakichi Toyoda was born in 1867 to a poor family. Japan was in upheaval as the Shoguns slowly acquiesced to the new Emperor. Looking for a way to provide for his family, he used carpentry skills to build complex looms. Patenting Japan’s first hand-loom in 1891, he was only 24 years old. Weaving delicate tapestries […]

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Sakichi Toyoda is honored in Japan as the “King of Inventors” He invented the world’s first automatic loom, enabling Japan’s textile industry to take on the world. He patented it in 1926 at only 93 years old. History repeats itself in amazing ways, and his great-grandson would unveil the world’s most complex automatic loom in […]

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The Lexus LFA has been out of production for a few years now, but it’s still in our hearts. Lexus created the LFA as the second model in their F line of models and it exceeded all expectations. It’s V10 engine screamed unlike any other car, thanks to its finely tuned exhaust system which has […]

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Lexus LFA Review When Toyota sold their last sports coupe in 1998 we never thought it would take over a decade to finalize the Lexus LFA specs. Akio Toyoda asked his engineers to use the latest in composites and engine technology to shock the world. Planning began in early 2000 using the codename P280. Testing […]

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When he joined his grandfather’s company, Akio Toyoda had a vision. Growing up with an interest in motorsports, his desire was to build a Toyota Supercar. Racing is in his blood, and he has driven under the name Morizo Kinoshita to fool the press. Rising through the ranks, he pushed back at bean counters and engineers […]

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Up for sale is a spectacular 2012 Lexus LFA, a supercar that’s regarded as one of the finest sounding automobiles on the road. This car is serial number 50 of the 500 crafted and it is the result of a 10-year development program! Approximately 170 are now in the U.S., with the last production cars built […]

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Somewhere in Japan, Toyota engineers have cause for celebration. Someone is finally driving the Lexus LFA in a proper manner. To us, that means gratuitous tire smoke and well-executed burnouts. Six years has passed since the last car was assembled, which means these supercars are almost middle aged. Only 500 examples were produced, and most […]

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