• Only 500 built • Authentic supercar • Absolutely fabulous V10 • One owner from new • Offered with set of luggage • Swiss registration document Lexus is an intelligent, thoughtful carmaker.

With its LFA, the marque wished to create a technological showcase, a supercar seeking to tread on the toes of old Europe's sports car makers.

Today, we can confirm that the LFA succeeded in its mission; it made an impression, thrilled all those who had the chance to come close to it and demonstrated the marque's perfectionism.

LFA stands for Lexus Fuji Apex.

Fuji, for the name of the Japanese circuit where it was developed and apex as in that of a bend.

To better understand the LFA, let us look back to 1989, Lexus's inaugural year.

This new marque was built from scratch by Toyota.

Lexus presented Mercedes with a challenge: that of rivalling its luxury saloons of such solid reputation.

Lexus started out on the American market, where Toyota, Japanese number one, had made its name with sound ...