Looks like its not a new supra afterall! Its infact a.......

[Pimp Racer]

Its a supercar from Lexus! What we all thought was the new supra is not a supra after all!

http://autoshow.msn.com/as/article.a...c=autoshow2005

[black_magician]

are you refferring to this?

http://forums.autoweek.com/servlet/J...LF-A-Supra.bmp

if so, I think it looks alright

[FPVPSI]

wow..what a radical looking machine, but i like it... 8) ...the sharp styling is nice and the performance is going to be electrifying, thats if it gets to production in the first place...

[black_magician]

talk about small mirrors

[Pimp Racer]

Originally Posted by black_magician are you refferring to this? http://forums.autoweek.com/servlet/J...LF-A-Supra.bmp if so, I think it looks alright

Yup thats it all right!

[Chaos in 1983!]

they're probably not mirros, but cameras...which IMO would never work, but they've been included in several prototypes...

About this lexus, IMO the front looks nasty...the rest is quite ok, I like the sharp edges...

[tigerx]

that's is probably one of the most vulgar concept i've seen lol. look at the fan at the rear, LMFAO. look at the "mirror" LMFAO. look at the exhaust ROLMFAO.

[findleybeast]

well it could still be considered the successor to the supra, despite a lexus badge. I think it looks like it could be a great car, but it needs a lot of re-styling in my opinion. It's way too over the top at the moment.
Btw where is the engine supposed to be mounted? I read a long time ago that it was going to be mid-engined, but the nose is so long in this one that I would find it hard to believe it isn't in the front.

[vexor]

Originally Posted by pimpracer

What are those vents for under the back lights?

[gottacatchup]

goddamn that's fugly, it has no flow and the lines all contradict eachother, and what's with the back end, looks like its about a foot taller than the front. This car needs to be way lower and way wider.

[possessed_beaver]

i don't think it's that bad looking.

just hope it has alot of power, despite the emision regulations.

and also alot of aftermarket potentiol.. *dreams*

[nthfinity]

Originally Posted by vexor Originally Posted by pimpracer What are those vents for under the back lights?

cooling fans for the radiator(s) i think... but i think the air inlet is large enough the substantially cool the car with a rear based radiator... of course, im probobly wrong, since porsche had done it for quite some time.

anyway, those fans bring the air already in the engine compartment, and force it through the rear for a lower drag coeficient... and lower overall weight (no need for long plumbing tubes) im not sure about weight distrabution, but i imagine it would be 60/40 or so. i might expect 911-ish handling, which may make for a good ring car. the car appears to also have a flat underbody with a good 360 style difuser. perhaps to be the best car from Japan since the original NSX.

personally, im not into the looks of this car, but kudos if the go ahead iwth the production of it 8)

[Fleischmann]

The front air intakes remind me of the new Noble M14. If that's how the company sees it's future then RIP.

Fugly

[possessed_beaver]

Originally Posted by nthfinity perhaps to be the best car from Japan since the original NSX.

lets inore the
R32 GTR
R33 GTR
R34 GTR
shall we?

[nthfinity]

lets inore the R32 GTR R33 GTR R34 GTR shall we?

if you say so

honestly, the Skyline seemed to heavy to be in contention in that car's range... not to mention the styling (to me) is much more bland.
oh, and the NSX is ~still here... where is the skyline? oh, its now a 350z...

and to bring further truth in the IMO area... ill take a scuby WRX STi anyday... but its really not quite in the same group as the NSX, but the Skyline is more like the scuby... but more powerful...

so, i guess ill just say... mostly bland cars in japan... but for some reason, i really love the STi as much as many of my favorite cars...