[wtwo3]

New reviews will randomly pop up for the LFA. This is a good one:

[jesm]

Probably one of the best sounding engines of recent supercars....LOVE IT...

JESM.

[AlexFL]

Makes me want to buy the new Z06.

[Germanauto]

Funny how time alters perception. For most of the 2010s, the LFA was overlooked and had somewhat lukewarm reviews. Nobody really cared for how it looked either or its price tag and they had trouble moving them off the lots. The LaFerrari, 918, and P1 were much more coveted.

Nowadays it's becoming another MK4 Supra.

[stein_325i]

Another great review from Throttle House. LFA is and will always be a legend, and the V10 symphony is sadly becoming a thing of the past (only 2 sports cars left with V10's).

[Burrcold]

I've always loved it (worked at Toyota in new vehicle development at the time and it was my desktop background for years lol). What an incredible machine. It's right up there on my lottery winning bucket list.

[ntg44]

Originally Posted by Germanauto

Funny how time alters perception. For most of the 2010s, the LFA was overlooked and had somewhat lukewarm reviews. Nobody really cared for how it looked either or its price tag and they had trouble moving them off the lots. The LaFerrari, 918, and P1 were much more coveted.

Nowadays it's becoming another MK4 Supra.

Because when the LFA came out, sports cars in general were still advancing in the directions enthusiasts wanted/expected them to. The only thing holding the LFA back was its price in my opinion. Then around 2015 everything shifted way too heavily towards efficiency, insulation/isolation, and crash test regs, so now all of the cars which were glossed over 10 years ago are all of a sudden more interesting and sought after. I don't blame the enthusiast perception for changing at all when you look at the majority of what's on sale today. It's mostly lame and if it isn't, it looks terrible or polarizing at best.

I've said this many times before and it's not without exceptions, but in general, modern cars suck. This is why older sports cars are rising in value much sooner than ever before, regardless of the pandemic. I consider the new Z06 to be the swan song for the good old days. The last greatest car before the electric takeover.

[Germanauto]

Originally Posted by ntg44

Because when the LFA came out, sports cars in general were still advancing in the directions enthusiasts wanted/expected them to. The only thing holding the LFA back was its price in my opinion. Then around 2015 everything shifted way too heavily towards efficiency, insulation/isolation, and crash test regs, so now all of the cars which were glossed over 10 years ago are all of a sudden more interesting and sought after. I don't blame the enthusiast perception for changing at all when you look at the majority of what's on sale today. It's mostly lame and if it isn't, it looks terrible or polarizing at best.

I've said this many times before and it's not without exceptions, but in general, modern cars suck. This is why older sports cars are rising in value much sooner than ever before, regardless of the pandemic. I consider the new Z06 to be the swan song for the good old days. The last greatest car before the electric takeover.

Well said. For much of the last decade things have gone south for enthusiasts. Electric steering came to BMW and Porsche, more turbocharging, cars got unreasonably heavy, too much tech, planned ICE bans, etc. There are still many great cars being made, but they are becoming few-and-far in between with high price tags.

I think the late 00s and early 10s will go down as one of the best eras for car enthusiasts. Cars had a good balance between driving engagement, tech/creature comforts, price, etc.