Papercraft model of the Lexus LFA, the limited-edition supercar with a V10 engine co-developed with Yamaha.
| Manufacturer | Lexus |
|---|---|
| Season | 2010 |
| Category | GT |
| Scale | 1:24 |
| Difficulty | High |
| Estimated time | 3-4 hours |
| Print format | 2 A4 sheets |
| Source | Unknown |
What you'll need: 200-250 gsm paper or cardstock, scissors or a craft knife, a ruler and glue stick.
Built in just 500 units between 2010 and 2012, the LFA took a decade to develop, and its V10 engine is still regarded as one of the most spectacular ever created.
Development of the LFA stretched over roughly a decade, during which Toyota and Lexus engineers tried and abandoned an aluminium body in favour of a carbon-fibre structure built almost entirely in-house, something still unusual for a production car even today. Its 4.8-litre V10 engine was developed together with Yamaha, a company with a long history of tuning engine acoustics, resulting in an exhaust note often described as one of the most elaborate ever produced by a road car.
Among the LFA's technical quirks is its instrument cluster, featuring a fully digital tachometer whose needle moves with the fluidity of an analogue gauge, a system patented by Lexus. The brand also offered a "Nürburgring Package" with additional suspension and aerodynamic tuning, with which the LFA posted a highly competitive lap time at that circuit for a production car of its era. It has been widely reported that Toyota sold each LFA well below its actual development and manufacturing cost, reinforcing its status as a brand image project rather than a car built to turn a direct profit.