<P> The Lexus LFA (Japanese: レクサス ・ LFA, Rekusasu LFA) is a two - seat sports car manufactured by Lexus, the luxury car division of Toyota . It is the second model in the F marque line of performance vehicles from Lexus, following the IS F. Three concept versions were unvieled, each debuting at the North American International Auto Show with the LF - A designation as part of the LF Series concept line . After beginning development in the early 2000s (codenamed P280), the first LF - A concept premiered in 2005, followed in 2007 by a second LF - A with a more completely furnished interior and exterior . The third version of the LF - A, featuring a roadster bodystyle premiered in 2008 . The production model, trademarked LFA, was unvieled at the Tokyo Motor Show in October 2009 . </P> <P> Akio Toyoda, CEO of parent company Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) saw the LFA as an opportunity to create a global icon for the Lexus brand, embodying Toyoda's idea that the ultimate Lexus should connect with its owner . </P> <P> The production version of the Lexus LFA features an all - new even firing V10 engine developed in collaboration with Yamaha exclusive to the car and a carbon fiber - reinforced polymer (CFRP) body . CFRP materials account for 65 percent of the LFA's body composition by mass . The LFA went into production in late 2010, with a base price of US $375,000 . A circuit - tuned variant debuted in 2012 with a base price of US $445,000, making it one of the most expensive Japanese road cars ever built . Production ended in December 2012 with 500 cars produced, the final car being a Nürburgring Package model . </P> <P> In February 2016, Lexus' European boss Alain Uyttenhoven confirmed that there would be no new LFA replacement in the near future, stating: "The LFA is an icon now and possibly always will be - we don't need to replace it to keep that status . It is a car we can reference for another 25 years if we choose . Its status is assured ." He went on to state: "It is possible that we will one day create another supercar, but in my view a super-high - end machine is not what we need right now ." </P>

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