Trick or treat!

Criteria for being a Halloween Hypercar? Amazing performance, stunning design, delicious details and exclusivity for the ages.

What meets these criteria in spades?

The 2012 Lexus LFA Nurburgring Package — an orange stunner with V10 legs for miles and a bite to sate even the sweetest tooth.

Enjoy these photos – we have never seen many of them published in their full glory, and they are worth considering in detail.

Interspersed are the LFA’s official specs from Lexus.com.

Overall, the Nurburgring pack brought a fixed rear wing, an extra 10-horsepower, firmer and remapped suspension and transmission, and a 7.14-second lap time around the green hell.

Here is Chris Harris in the driver’s seat.

2012 Lexus LFA Nurburgring


0-60 MPH Acceleration	3.6 seconds []*
Top Track Speed (electronically limited)	202 mph
EPA Fuel Economy Ratings (city/highway/combined)	11/16/12 []*
Aerodynamic Drag Coefficient	0.31


Transmission	Six-speed Automatic Sequential Gearbox (ASG) rear transaxle, with forged magnesium-alloy shift paddles
Maximum Speed in Gears: 1st Gear 2nd Gear 3rd Gear 4th Gear 5th Gear 6th Gear	52 mph 76 mph 104 mph 135 mph 172 mph 202 mph
Drive Wheels	Rear-wheel drive with TORSEN® [] limited-slip differential*


Displacement	4.8 liters (292.914 cubic inches)
Horsepower @ RPM	552 @ 8,700 []*
EPA Fuel Economy Ratings (city/highway/combined)	11/16/12 []*
Transmission	Six-speed Automatic Sequential Gearbox (ASG) rear transaxle, with forged magnesium-alloy shift paddles
Brakes, Front	Opposed six-piston, monoblock calipers with differential bores and 15.3-in (390 mm) Carbon Ceramic Material (CCM) discs
Brakes, Rear	Opposed four-piston monoblock calipers with differential bores and 14.1-in (360 mm) Carbon Ceramic Material (CCM) discs
Overall Length	177.4 in (4,505 mm)


Type	72° V10, aluminum block and heads, port fuel injection with 10 independently controlled throttle bodies (one per cylinder)
Displacement	4.8 liters (292.914 cubic inches)
Valvetrain	Four cam, four valves per cylinder, with dual Variable Valve Timing with intelligence (VVTi)
Compression Ratio	12.0:1
Horsepower @ RPM	552 @ 8,700 []*
Torque @ RPM	354 lb-ft @ 7,800 []*
Redline	9,000 RPM
Piston speed @ redline	32 feet per second (approx.)
Emission Rating	Certified Low-Emission Vehicle (LEV2-LEV)


Suspension	Double-wishbone front/multi-link rear Coil springs; remote-reservoir shock absorbers with Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC) piston rods and nickel-silicon-plated main cylinder walls exclusively developed for the LFA; forged-aluminum components; mounted to aluminum subframes
Steering	Rack-and-pinion with race-tuned Electronic Power Steering (EPS) system
Brakes, Front	Opposed six-piston, monoblock calipers with differential bores and 15.3-in (390 mm) Carbon Ceramic Material (CCM) discs
Brakes, Rear	Opposed four-piston monoblock calipers with differential bores and 14.1-in (360 mm) Carbon Ceramic Material (CCM) discs
Wheels	BBS forged-aluminum. 20 x 9.5-in (front), 20 x 11.5-in (rear)
Tires	265/35ZR20 (front), 305/30ZR20 (rear) Bridgestone Potenza ultra high-performance tires [] exclusively developed for the LFA*


Type	Two-passenger supercar
Construction	Aerospace-grade carbon fiber monocoque
Weight Distribution, front/rear %	52/48
Center of Mass, height	17.7 inches (450 mm)
Overall Length	177.4 in (4,505 mm)
Width	74.6 in (1,895 mm)
Height	48.0 in (1,220 mm)
Wheelbase	102.6 in (2,605 mm)
Ground Clearance	4.5 in (115 mm)
Curb Weight	3,263 lb (1,480 kg)
Fuel-Tank Capacity	19.3 gal (73 L)

Tom Burkart

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