The Lexus LF-​​A Nür­bur­gring Pack­age. Lim­ited to 50 only.

Although the LF-​​A is itself lim­ited to a run of only 500 units, Lexus have announced a Nür­bur­gring edi­tion of only 50 units to com­pli­ment sales.

The new edi­tion bumps the 4.8L V10’s out­put 10 horse­power to 562HP, upgrades sus­pen­sion, gains a new front split­ter, dive planes and a fixed rear wing. Trans­mis­sion changes see shift times drop 50ms to 150ms total, and the car comes in either whitest white, black,  McLaren orange, or buy­ers may option matte black at an added $20, 000 pre­mium on top of the $70, 000 pack­age cost. The LF-​​A costs $375, 000 as standard.

[Ed: If you can stand the ugli­ness of the car enhanced in orange, you’re look­ing at $445, 000 for a car that isn’t that much more impres­sive than the $85, 000 GT-​​R. If you can’t stom­ach the orange, then the matte black will mean $465, 000. ]

The Lexus LF-​​A Nür­bur­gring Pack­age

Motortrend have briefly placed the new Lexus LF-​​A and a Nis­san GT-​​R next to each other for an impromptu ‘drag race’. What can I say, colour me unimpressed.

Let’s see these two on the track, Motortrend.

[Ed: Dear Lord, they both look kinda awk­ward in terms of styling, don’t they?]

To all inter­state and local Ade­laide Japan­ese car lovers, a new event is on the hori­zon! Here’s the low down, straight from the horses mouth:

What is All Japan Day?

Sick and tired of car shows that spend so much time pro­mot­ing them­selves that they’ve for­got­ten all about the cars?

So was the All Japan Day organ­is­ing com­mit­tee! We decided to band together and cre­ate a sim­ple event that ‘got back to basics’ and allowed entrants and spec­ta­tors to do what they love doing best — just admire and talk about the sen­sa­tional cars on dis­play. By keep­ing it sim­ple, we’ve also kept the costs down, which has ben­e­fited both entrants and spectators.

We are very excited about our inau­gural event on 27 April 2008 and we hope its suc­cess will encour­age suit­able entrants from inter­state (maybe even over­seas? Mazda please send us a 787B racer!) in future years.

So, come and enjoy us for a relax­ing day out and be daz­zled by some of Australia’s finest Japan­ese automobiles.

So for those of you in Ade­laide who love Japan­ese cars, head over to the All Japan Day web­site to learn about becom­ing an entrant and spectator.