With its spectacular high-revving 4.8-liter V-10, bold styling, and exquisite engineering and build quality, the Lexus LFA immediately established a reputation as one of the world’s most capable—if wonderfully unexpected—supercars following its production debut in 2010.

It was not merely an exclusive toy, however, achieving multiple class victories at the grueling Nürburgring 24 Hours in racing trim.

That the LFA was so capable on the racetrack should come as no surprise; Toyota Motor Company president Akio Toyoda, who was instrumental in the creation of the LFA, is himself an avid driver.

He occasionally competed in high-profile international racing events under the nom de guerre “Morizo Kinoshita” (in fact, he would eventually co-drive a Lexus LFA to an SP8 class win at the 2014 running of the Nürburgring 24).

To honor the model’s victories, and to push the LFA’s already impressive performance envelope even further, Lexus developed the fittingly named Nürburgring Package.

It was...