2012 Lexus LFA: Regular Car Reviews

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  • Опубликовано: 2 июл 2024
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    00:00 Pleasure
    2:30 Geisha
    3:05 Ad
    4:30 Rest of the review
    7:40 Cheap moments
    8:20 I need a hand
    10:43 Fred K. Review
    12:59 how could I ever drive anything else?
    14:10 Weird Mouse
    17:20 Economy
    22:10 engine
    24:28 ending
    Regular Car Reviews may have just found the greatest car ever made: the 2010 Lexus LF-A. At the very least, it's one of the rarest cars to ever be featured on RCR. But is this all hyperbole or is it really the best car we've ever driven? Why is this car so rare? Why did it last for such a brief period of time? And how does the Lexus LF-A compare to other cars of its type? We'll take the 2010 Lexus LFA for a test drive, talk about its history, and take a deep dive into the ultimate Lexus.
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  • @RegularCars
    @RegularCars  Год назад +65

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    • @pjwashington5818
      @pjwashington5818 Год назад

      Are you LGBT?

    • @quandaledingle8960
      @quandaledingle8960 Год назад

      I'm in Delco and have an ISF 2011 if you wunna use it in a video

    • @5Minuteman
      @5Minuteman Год назад

      Can you really put this on the LFA review?

    • @OWSNubbles
      @OWSNubbles Год назад

      Hell yeah get that money 🙌🙌

    • @quandaledingle8960
      @quandaledingle8960 Год назад

      @@5Minuteman who me??? 😭😭😭 Lfa shits on ISF obviously but my stock ISF dookies on what ever you got 😤😤

  • @alidaraie
    @alidaraie Год назад +2286

    Going inside an LFA with dirty shoes is like raw dogging an expensive escort immediately after coming back from your garbage collecting day job

    • @Syncopia
      @Syncopia Год назад +69

      Poetic!

    • @cptbuiltk7944
      @cptbuiltk7944 Год назад +103

      The American dream ❤

    • @liebo76
      @liebo76 Год назад +31

      Yeah, why no tap of the heels to get some of that dirt off?

    • @loubeeyoum7556
      @loubeeyoum7556 Год назад +36

      You should ask Mr. Regular if he wants help writing these things

    • @RAAM855
      @RAAM855 Год назад

      You wouldn't be relying on an escort if you had an LFA. More like a Hollywood actress

  • @svenllama
    @svenllama Год назад +1666

    $1.3M car and it still makes the same "key in the ignition noise" as a 2002 Camry. This is indeed the apotheosis of Toyota.

    • @FlowTieGuy
      @FlowTieGuy Год назад +101

      and it is gloriously Toyota!

    • @vadim6385
      @vadim6385 Год назад +196

      That's the beauty of it. $1.3M supercar that's not ashamed to be a Toyota.
      It has defogger buttons from a freaking Yaris.
      It's like with 1st gen Ford GT where you see interior pieces from a 2005 Focus

    • @CarsofGlasgow
      @CarsofGlasgow Год назад +3

      I was thinking that!

    • @yousef.al-assaf
      @yousef.al-assaf Год назад +39

      Imagine if this is what holds you from buying it. This car deserves a certain type of mature buyers

    • @ghomerhust
      @ghomerhust Год назад +49

      at least those oddball wear items are easy to source for replacement, instead of the ignition tumbler costing 4800 bucks

  • @EddieFly00
    @EddieFly00 Год назад +662

    I love how the engine of the LFA is in the Yamaha museum in Japan. IT IS CONSIDERED A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT!!

    • @lukevanwyngaardt6584
      @lukevanwyngaardt6584 Год назад +53

      As it should be.

    • @danielpope6498
      @danielpope6498 Год назад +42

      Thats because they had their piano engineers develop it

    • @VeritasEtAequitas
      @VeritasEtAequitas Год назад +4

      No, it isn't. That's called a publicity stunt. It doesn't make it so.

    • @dirtyasianmafia2310
      @dirtyasianmafia2310 Год назад +27

      @@VeritasEtAequitasstill a musical instrument

    • @TheImperfectGuy
      @TheImperfectGuy Год назад +31

      ​@@danielpope6498 no it's because the airbox is literally structured like the body of a Cello

  • @bhuuthesecond
    @bhuuthesecond Год назад +317

    “This is a horrifically expensive car. That doesn’t care about money”. One of the many paradoxes I love about this car.

    • @umbrolly3725
      @umbrolly3725 6 месяцев назад

      Late and this sounds stupid. But its like the Bruce Wayne of cars in a way lmao

  • @HenrySchecker
    @HenrySchecker Год назад +1548

    MY TOYOTA SCREAMS LOUDER THAN YOUR TOYOTA

    • @rcfp2006
      @rcfp2006 Год назад +32

      *Yamaha

    • @tanaka90
      @tanaka90 Год назад +14

      ITS NOT JUST A TOYOTA

    • @2URLex
      @2URLex Год назад +12

      and I took that personally..

    • @askerleaves1614
      @askerleaves1614 Год назад +19

      @@tanaka90 yeah, you’re right
      It’s a **luxury** Toyota

    • @HamsterWheelGaming
      @HamsterWheelGaming Год назад +21

      MY TOYOTA IS BEST TOYOTA BECAUSE OF V10 ENGINE

  • @lazarpeuraca9618
    @lazarpeuraca9618 Год назад +1515

    Ah, yes, a Lexus LFA review with an 812 Superfast as a camera car.
    *regular* cars

    • @jessery475
      @jessery475 Год назад +125

      It's not the cars that are regular. It's the reviews 😜

    • @EluneMusic
      @EluneMusic Год назад +27

      Haha yeah I thought it was _regular_ car reviews not _irregular_ car reviews haha…
      Bazinga

    • @wobblysauce
      @wobblysauce Год назад +18

      IBS of car reviews.

    • @fakename287
      @fakename287 Год назад +9

      @@wobblysauce sneed

    • @TheLaXandro
      @TheLaXandro Год назад +12

      I want Moar videos like this on moar motorcycles and cars and lawnmowers.

  • @MrSourceMan
    @MrSourceMan Год назад +120

    I love that you were able to bring Fred, a guy who is not a car guy, but who is a fantastic orator to talk about the tactile experience of a dedicated performance machine, and he's able to talk about not just the amount of power, the feeling of large amounts of mechanical grip, but also the cramped view that such a low, small and styled car has. Too many car guys would maybe just gloss over that, but he highlights it because that something that is far more pertinent to his experience of the car.
    Fantastic work, and so happy for you that you could experience Toyota nirvana.

    • @thomashaapalainen4108
      @thomashaapalainen4108 5 месяцев назад +1

      Honestly his perspective was my favorite part of this video and the entire video was great.

  • @JuanJimenez.
    @JuanJimenez. Год назад +25

    You're lucky to even SEE an LFA, let alone have the rare experience of driving it. I dont wish to own one as its quite literally an impossible achievement but if I'm able to drive one for a day, I would die happy. Its the pinnacle of automotive engineering. I still yet to see one

  • @nagasako7
    @nagasako7 Год назад +454

    Lexus LFA.... For when your Dad ACTUALLY works at Nintendo [and is in management].

  • @moravianlion3108
    @moravianlion3108 Год назад +648

    Hands down, the best 86 of them all

    • @tturi2
      @tturi2 Год назад +25

      fkn lol

    • @HamsterWheelGaming
      @HamsterWheelGaming Год назад +63

      Truly one of the AE86's of all time

    • @Rawnorthco
      @Rawnorthco Год назад +34

      This is a secret joy that my FRS bears some resemblance and engineering learned from the LFA, and that the engineers worked on my car 🥰

    • @Silverwarhawk
      @Silverwarhawk Год назад +2

      Skill issue

    • @RAAM855
      @RAAM855 Год назад +13

      There's legit LFA bodykits for the 86. The rear doesn't match at all but you can get the front bumper to look very close to it

  • @PatYouells
    @PatYouells Год назад +32

    Back in 2015 I was at a track day and an LFA was infront of me for a couple of laps. The noise that car made was so next level here I am 8 years later with it still burned into my brain. Every once in a while a masterpiece comes along. I agree with you Mr.Regular, this is one of them.

  • @JunaDemonz
    @JunaDemonz 11 месяцев назад +7

    The ending with you talking about obtaining something to drown out the racket of existence was one of the most philosophically beautiful pieces of writing I’ve heard in a minute

  • @the_frankc
    @the_frankc Год назад +858

    I'm glad Mr. Regular found the nice-est LFA possible to review. He deserves it

    • @alidaraie
      @alidaraie Год назад +23

      meme magic is real, don't let anyone tell you otherwise

    • @robertshelton3796
      @robertshelton3796 Год назад

      Chicago shootings: 26 shot, 6 fatally in weekend gun violence across city, police say

    • @b22chris
      @b22chris Год назад +9

      And get in it with muddy shoes.

    • @jwlms
      @jwlms Год назад +95

      How he managed to get his hands on an LFA could maybe be explained, but the fact he got #69 tells me it was destiny.

    • @SAMPLETEXT285
      @SAMPLETEXT285 Год назад +4

      Its definitely clean but not the cleanest example out there in my opinion

  • @legendl8935
    @legendl8935 Год назад +505

    The LFA is to car RUclipsrs what Weird Al is to songwriters. Maybe you became popular long ago, but this is how you know you 'made it.'

    • @ekinteko
      @ekinteko Год назад +21

      PS: does anyone remember the Tommy Kaira ZZII Japanese Supercar ?
      True.
      The truly unfortunate thing for Toyota, was the release of The Nissan GTR (R35) came shortly after. No-one cared about the Lexus LFA. Still it brings fond memories of Gran Turismo.

    • @bobhill3941
      @bobhill3941 Год назад +4

      @@ekinteko I agree on both counts, for me it was Forza Horizon 3.

    • @xCkillaxC
      @xCkillaxC Год назад +6

      @@ekinteko Nissan GTR came out before the LFA by a few years tho

    • @iguana51
      @iguana51 Год назад +5

      That's a super weird comparison.
      LFA is potentially the height of engineering and peak of vehicular innovation for it's time
      Weird al makes other people's songs kinda funny.

    • @Wesleeezy
      @Wesleeezy Год назад +1

      It’s a right of passage

  • @maverickofkain
    @maverickofkain Год назад +56

    Nice.
    Edit: was not expecting to hear an old friendly voice like Fred today. Down the rabbit hole has always been an incredible channel.

  • @paulvoelker327
    @paulvoelker327 Год назад +18

    The ending of this video is art. Watching the LFA silently carve up a twisty road while Mr. Regular waxes poetic.

  • @Nafeels
    @Nafeels Год назад +806

    Honestly I would probably cry if I get to sit in one, let alone drive it. This is one of the best sounding cars of all time, and knowing how much effort went into engineering it such as Yamaha’s piano department tuning the intake plenum like how they tune their pianos help place this car among the legends.
    Also, I feel like even the styling for this car instantly makes it a future classic. Just like the Furai this is so distinctly Japanese that it could scream “OHAIYO GOZAIMASU” when someone slams the horn and I wouldn’t even bat an eye.

    • @rolux4853
      @rolux4853 Год назад +12

      It’s so funny how you jdm people hype this car up to something it’s not.. it’s stuck between mechanical and electronical.
      It got the worst of both worlds. This car would be amazing if it was build even 10 years earlier or at least somewhat decent if it was built 5 years later.
      The engine in this car is amazing, but the rest around it is a bunch of compromises that does not feel good.

    • @Nafeels
      @Nafeels Год назад +34

      @@rolux4853 You got one part right. This car was developed a decade earlier and originally had aluminium panels. However, mid-development Toyota really said “fuck it” and rebuilt it with mostly carbon fibre.
      Just me and my fellow weebs talking about how brilliantly engineered this car was don’t do it justice. Seriously, read the full book about this car’s development.

    • @rolux4853
      @rolux4853 Год назад +6

      @@Nafeels I work as a development engineer for a German car manufacturer, I know a bit the LFA and pretty much every other sportscar that was ever produced.
      But I am interested in reading the book since I enjoy a lot of books about specific car developments.
      The LFA engine would’ve been so nice in a 90s car with a manual 6 speed gearbox and pure mechanical double wishbone suspension or it would be also good in a more modern environment with something like the ZF 8speed or a specific dual clutch 7 speed together with modern adaptive suspension.
      Both these speculations would’ve made for an absolutely amazing cars, but they messed it up by using the worst technology.
      I’ve driven quite a few cars, also race cars on track and the LFA is a cruiser, but not a real sportscar.
      Which isn’t bad, it’s just not what people hype it up to!
      It’s a comfortable Grand Tourer, with an engine that’s not really fitting in that type of car, because tourers should have lots of torque and low end grunt.

    • @stirfryjedi
      @stirfryjedi Год назад +10

      I heard one of these on a side street in Washington, D.C, as I sat on a park bench nearby near infrequent, normal Saturday morning neighborhood driving. The driver was not showboating, and it still completely caught me off guard. The sound hype is real...

    • @griffins750
      @griffins750 Год назад

      What an excellent way of putting it!!! ❤❤❤

  • @officialfinndevlin
    @officialfinndevlin Год назад +661

    You can really see the design influence the LFA had over later Lexus models that is still being carried on, very cool cars and one of the best sounding ever.
    The concept of there being channels for the engine sound to come into the cabin by Yamaha engineers is simple compared to speakers that pump the sound in but a much better solution.

    • @guitarbass95
      @guitarbass95 Год назад +29

      The Focus ST "Sound Symposer" was a similar concept, using a diaphragm on the intake and piping that sound into the cabin, with an electric shutoff to stop it from droning when you're putting around.
      People rip it out on the regular but its hilarious the similar concept is praised on the LFA.

    • @bobhill3941
      @bobhill3941 Год назад +4

      That also makes the LFA sound more authentic.

    • @guitarbass95
      @guitarbass95 Год назад +7

      @@Mr.Marbles I honestly like the symposer. I don't enjoy being generally loud all the time and cutout exhausts are illegal in some places. Having the symposer to give an audible note on when to shift when I'm on the backroads is wonderful.
      It's not a fake sound from speakers, its a real sound, just acoustically piped. Honestly good solution.

    • @Silverwarhawk
      @Silverwarhawk Год назад +3

      @@guitarbass95 maybe having a V10 helps? Not obvious enough?

    • @guitarbass95
      @guitarbass95 Год назад +3

      ​@@Silverwarhawk Lmao I was gonna seriously reply but then remembered most folks in the yt comment sections are basically rocking a coffee can full of rocks and chuck-e-cheese tokens instead of a brain capable of critical thinking.

  • @RChero1010
    @RChero1010 Год назад +24

    "The most elegant solution to a stupid idea" at 15:15 is something I felt in my soul as an engineer in automotive

  • @zheers1745
    @zheers1745 Год назад +9

    The owner was listening to the Mark, Tom, and Travis show while driving an LFA. That guy is a champ

  • @sandman6088
    @sandman6088 Год назад +656

    RCR and Fred Knudsen crossover is one of the last things I would've ever expected.

    • @MrSourceMan
      @MrSourceMan Год назад +25

      They've been collabing for a bit haha, Mr Reg also appeared on Fred's twitch stream a while back and fought with chat about why Capitalism is good (not really but kinda, he talked about financial stuff for a bit lmao)

    • @thejunkman
      @thejunkman Год назад +12

      I have seen 1 Down the Rabbit Hole video (On DSP) like 5 years ago. I still knew who this guy was. That is an impression.

    • @deep_drift
      @deep_drift Год назад +18

      @@myytaccount7271 he's in the process of making one that's about 5 hours long

    • @ChronosVthousand
      @ChronosVthousand Год назад +3

      @@deep_drift Yikes.

    • @shaddyFoofer
      @shaddyFoofer Год назад +4

      ​@@myytaccount7271 yee he does his latest video is probably just 700 hours long so it's taking forever to make lol

  • @fdlman93092
    @fdlman93092 Год назад +326

    RCR being mega weird meshes with halo cars so well. Like he's unaffected by the aura of a vehicle, he's gonna do the voice and talk about his balls.

    • @roddydykes7053
      @roddydykes7053 Год назад +8

      and invite a guy g🅱️yer than him to join

    • @fdlman93092
      @fdlman93092 Год назад +6

      2:40 BALLLSSSSSSSS

    • @NSUGS
      @NSUGS Год назад +6

      You mustn't forget the R8 review

  • @spicytuna62
    @spicytuna62 Год назад +10

    This and the Porsche Carrera GT are my two "won the lottery" cars. I would waste no time buying one of each if I suddenly ran into tens of millions of dollars.

  • @fearandloathingmedia2051
    @fearandloathingmedia2051 Год назад +4

    The new camry looks wild

  • @NealWinters
    @NealWinters Год назад +212

    Has the exact same “key in slot” chime as every other Toyota product ever made and I love that.

    • @fhowland
      @fhowland Год назад +3

      Lol same with the NSX

    • @chrispoland3637
      @chrispoland3637 Год назад +9

      @@fhowland The Honda beeping chime will forever be perfect and it's a damn shame they retired it

  • @electrikoptik
    @electrikoptik Год назад +149

    1LR-GUE V10: The creation of the V10 was lead by Lexus' chief engine designer Okamoto Takamitsu. The engine starts life at Toyota's Myochi plant. It is at this plant that the engine block is made from molted aluminium. The block is then sent to Toyota's Honsha factory. The same factory that used to be Toyota's F1 engine facility. The block will get milled, drilled and polished and emerges as a precise engine block. In a sealed room Takumi’s hone every sharp edge using precision polishing tools. After this a highly skilled Takumi pre-assembles the finished engine blocks to check if they fit precisely. Disassembled they travel as unit to Yamaha’s Iwata city plant. It is at this plant that 4 highly skilled Yamaha Takumi’s fully assemble V10. A process that takes 2,5 days for one engine. Before the engine gets put into an LFA, it undergoes a half day of exhaustive testing.

    • @Tavares0709
      @Tavares0709 Год назад +5

      They're all named Takumi?

    • @jcdenton8750
      @jcdenton8750 Год назад +27

      @@Tavares0709 Yes. Your name is also Takumi. Takumi is a term derived from the Japanese language and culture. It refers to a highly skilled artisan or craftsman who has achieved a level of mastery in a particular art or craft.

    • @Tavares0709
      @Tavares0709 Год назад

      @@jcdenton8750 Ah... Thanks.

    • @mitcho_M50
      @mitcho_M50 Год назад +5

      @@jcdenton8750 The part of my brain that contains Initial D just exploded, thank you very much. I was already in oratorical awe from Mr. Regulars sign-off, and this was just a wonderful treat of a comment thread.

    • @Tavares0709
      @Tavares0709 Год назад

      @@mitcho_M50 Legendary street racer *John Smith*

  • @xenotiic8356
    @xenotiic8356 Год назад +5

    That transition into the Manscaped ad was one of the best I've ever seen. Perfect flow and whiplash all in one!

  • @ferrarifast1429
    @ferrarifast1429 Год назад +11

    Look at how far my boy Mr. Regular has come 🥹 from a 2002 Echo to a million dollar-LFA

    • @artgrusensky121
      @artgrusensky121 Год назад

      he made it to the bi time...he's that good.

    • @ileutur6863
      @ileutur6863 Год назад

      They were already reviewing supercars by season 3 though

  • @CuoreSportivo
    @CuoreSportivo Год назад +171

    it's been more than 10 years and i still can't believe they actually made this car.

    • @spukersonmerlosk1661
      @spukersonmerlosk1661 Год назад +3

      They made the Lexus SC400/300. Which literally the MK4 A80 Supra existed from that(and the SC300 already had the 2JZ series engine, along with the SC400 having the V8 1UZ).

    • @markoz673bajen8
      @markoz673bajen8 Год назад +2

      This car history started 2006.

    • @ghomerhust
      @ghomerhust Год назад +1

      this is more of what the new supra should have been instead of a bmw. not this over the top, but more this and less the other

    • @spukersonmerlosk1661
      @spukersonmerlosk1661 Год назад

      @@ghomerhust Literally your comment is ignorant. The MK5 is both Toyota and BMW. No matter what Toyota would had done(with the Supra) people(like you) would've bchd n fussed.

    • @charlesbakston7414
      @charlesbakston7414 Год назад +2

      ​@@ghomerhustThe LFA had nothing to do with the Supra. And the Supra being built from the LFA would've been expensive for Toyota. And literally would've made the pricetag high(the is one of the main reasons why Toyota and BMW collaborated on the Supra....and previous Supras of before were literally just based on platforms that already existed. Not made from scratch like that).
      And for the record the MK4 A80 Supra, the fourth generation, literally was crap in sales. And wasn't all much of a performer either (the MK4 RZ Turbocharged variant while stock had its hands full against base model and stock C4 Corvettes of the 1990s).
      Plus the MK4 A80 Supra was clearly criticized after it's release....it was said to be a "value brand front engine Ferrari" and not having the pop-up-headlights like the MK3 Supra which that is the third generation

  • @aaronswink8554
    @aaronswink8554 Год назад +41

    Lexus LFA fun fact: The wail at 9,000 rpms has caused more shorts to be creamed than having a private room at Score's or Cheetah's with their A level "dancers" working solo on you.

    • @sandman6088
      @sandman6088 Год назад +6

      This is the weirdest comment I've read in a long while.

    • @aaronswink8554
      @aaronswink8554 Год назад

      @sandman6088 What can I say...the LFA encourages normally sane and mundane people to become crazed maniacs half baked on meth and biker speed.

    • @Drzaus3
      @Drzaus3 Год назад

      Cheetah’s in Windsor?🤔

    • @StellarGale
      @StellarGale Год назад

      It isn't true because only few bought it and even fewer redline it, so number of "creamed shorts" is basically irrelevant

  • @williamharris5825
    @williamharris5825 Год назад +3

    Came here for a amazing car review, wasn't expecting to leave with tears. That ending hit hard, didn't know i needed to hear that, but thank you

  • @BIG_SCAM
    @BIG_SCAM Год назад +2

    the ending of this was fantastic and a true return to form. thank you for that. i am glad you were able to drive this beautiful machine.

  • @gagantron
    @gagantron Год назад +19

    "BUY A MUG WIN THIS CAR" never wanted to hear these words so bad in my life

  • @Renaguard
    @Renaguard Год назад +152

    It's sad to think that we may never see another car with this amount of heart and soul ever again.

    • @carlosandleon
      @carlosandleon Год назад +12

      "heart and soul" Jesus christ

    • @michaelfjmusic
      @michaelfjmusic Год назад +9

      I'm not sure I agree. The Gordon Murray T.50 and T.33 have a focus on being pure driver's cars.

    • @carlosandleon
      @carlosandleon Год назад +2

      @michaelfjmusic true but they're rather bland and boring though. no "soul". Super generic styling, you might as well mistake it for an ultimate aero GT

    • @michaelfjmusic
      @michaelfjmusic Год назад +6

      @@carlosandleon I'm gonna respectfully disagree. I think the T.33 looks absolutely timeless, as opposed to so many modern over-designed cars with too many lines and sharp edges. It's also lightweight, manual, and has an N/A V12 that revs to over 11k. Its focus is on pure driving joy, as opposed to being the latest 0-60-in-2-seconds hypercar.

    • @carlosandleon
      @carlosandleon Год назад +3

      @@michaelfjmusic I don't mean to be contrarian. And I agree Gordon Murray makes brilliant cars. I just think the products are overrated in my personal opinion. I get the appeal and "old school" design philosophy. But it just doesn't give me the same wow factor as comparably engineered supercars from the early to mid 2000s

  • @burningbarnavit
    @burningbarnavit Год назад +3

    This was old school RCR blended perfectly with your ever evolving style. Great vid!

  • @HOUCEMATE
    @HOUCEMATE Год назад +9

    it's funny how I'm genuinely happy that Mr. Regular got to drive the illustrious LFA, great video and good for him

  • @michaelclarke1986
    @michaelclarke1986 Год назад +90

    Happy to say I’ve been lucky enough to have a race driver take me around a track in Brisbane in one of these. Probably one of the most insane experiences ever. The noise and heat coming into the cabin from it being pushed to its absolute limit is something I’ll never forget.

    • @RJtheREBEL21
      @RJtheREBEL21 Год назад +8

      The things I would do to get that experience

    • @carnage50x
      @carnage50x Год назад +2

      Lucky dog.

    • @evolicious
      @evolicious Год назад +3

      That's one to tell the grandkids every time they come over

  • @GuntanksInSpace
    @GuntanksInSpace Год назад +97

    OF COURSE Mr. Regular gets to drive LFA number 69. It's destiny!
    Edit: For something like this, I do also dig how Roman busts out the guitar lol. It's so nice

  • @slowg8gt
    @slowg8gt Год назад +3

    The ending was beautiful. Thank you RCR.

  • @crherniman
    @crherniman Год назад +7

    I feel like he was honest saying he'd take this over the 812. These two models are my absolute dream cars.

  • @zargtn
    @zargtn Год назад +84

    Big moment for RCR. Love to see it!

  • @RedWolfGTR
    @RedWolfGTR Год назад +26

    Mr. Regular driving Lexus LFA number 69 (nice) is truly a big moment for RCR!

  • @scott8919
    @scott8919 Год назад +1

    It's so nice to see how thrilled and happy Mr. R is.

  • @_trudge
    @_trudge Год назад

    wow . never expected to see this car here . also the first manscaped ad ive ever willingly sat thru , so good job mister

  • @sunsolaris
    @sunsolaris Год назад +70

    My favourite Japanese car of all-time and one of my favourite "regular" cars too

  • @motodiablo
    @motodiablo Год назад +96

    Finest machine to ever exist. Not peak Toyota, but peak car. Well done, guys.

    • @hybridAbsol
      @hybridAbsol Год назад +7

      This is what the new Supra should have been, a fat GT car with 500hp plus from stock, the A90 is a joke big time

    • @brammachu725
      @brammachu725 Год назад +11

      @@hybridAbsolcould’ve would’ve should’ve, the Mk5 could not exist and you would still complain

    • @hybridAbsol
      @hybridAbsol Год назад +1

      @@brammachu725 sorry, i just cant forgive Toyota on being lazy there

    • @rexthewolf3149
      @rexthewolf3149 Год назад +5

      @@hybridAbsol Toyota wasn’t lazy BMW came to them a they took the offer

    • @MyNameIsNidos
      @MyNameIsNidos Год назад +1

      @@hybridAbsol You should drive one, your opinion would change if you sat in the driver's seat at least once.

  • @rotrmotr
    @rotrmotr Год назад +1

    One of the strangest, funniest, best car reviews I have seen in RUclips. Thank you!

  • @tacodias
    @tacodias Год назад

    Thank you for sharing this with us! Thank you for not keeping it for yourself and for your memoirs only.
    This deserves to be out! This deserves to be seen!
    And the car is nice as well

  • @HanicIzKanio1
    @HanicIzKanio1 Год назад +33

    Ive never said "what the fuck" as many times as i did before, during and after watching this review. Seeing the thumbnail and what car was this week, seeing you flick everything around in the car, FREDRIK KNUDSEN, you dropping the CD, the cd being Blink 182 just among a few.
    Congratz on the opportunity to drive this.
    Also Hi Fredrik! Can't wait for eve online!

    • @hoilst265
      @hoilst265 Год назад

      Who the fuck is Frederick Knudsen?

  • @tiagomnlmnl
    @tiagomnlmnl Год назад +17

    I came seeing that title. I see you wearing that yellow flannel, Mr. Regular. 10/10 MELON APPROVED

  • @JDevine687
    @JDevine687 Год назад +6

    I don’t care what anyone else thinks about the LFA, this is my holy grail.

  • @miked7728
    @miked7728 Год назад +2

    My 2011 4Runner has the same hood release as the LFA. Now, I'm going to tell people my 4Runner shares parts with the LFA. No one will care or even know what an LFA is, but I'm still gonna do it.

  • @G3n3ralN0ns3ns3
    @G3n3ralN0ns3ns3 Год назад +45

    I loved how this was filmed in Northern California. I recognized the roads immediately. Awesome LFA review. Encapsulating the essence of a car that was so underappreciated when new, and now admired for it's tech, history, and driving feel. Ya'll lucky to have reviewed such a gem.

    • @bigdavey8863
      @bigdavey8863 Год назад +4

      I was recently in northern california and made a stop at Muir woods and the muir shore point over look (or whatever its called). Was that the same winding road to the overlook? More likely, a lot of northern california roads are like that lol

    • @G3n3ralN0ns3ns3
      @G3n3ralN0ns3ns3 Год назад +5

      @@bigdavey8863 definitely around near Muir woods and between Napa Valley some roads are definitely like that others are long and sweeping. Most definitely a car enthusiast driving pleasure.

    • @TheParabellum
      @TheParabellum Год назад +4

      @@G3n3ralN0ns3ns3 It's Monticello Rd./121HWY heading east out of Napa.

    • @ellisjackson3355
      @ellisjackson3355 10 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@TheParabellumthank you, I will check that spot out

  • @theninethrees8044
    @theninethrees8044 Год назад +12

    Never thought I’d see the words “regular car” and “LFA” together but here we are

  • @datboi4479
    @datboi4479 Год назад +2

    That outro hit hard. Great car, great video

  • @LazerLord10
    @LazerLord10 Год назад

    I know it's a bit silly to have this connection with the end of this video, but finding a niche in fandom stuff has been something that filled that void I didn't know existed. And your description of something existing for its own sake is a reason I enjoy it so much.

  • @jwlms
    @jwlms Год назад +45

    Equally as fun to me as “professional car-guy reviews regular cars” is “regular non-car-guy reviews best cars of all time” this was a fun episode for many reasons. ❤

  • @Just_a_commenter
    @Just_a_commenter Год назад +21

    A truly sensual experience... yes, Mr Regular, _explore every surface._

  • @mazda_miata_
    @mazda_miata_ Год назад +2

    I think this was the best outro I’ve listened to from Regular Cars. Thank you for such beautiful words, and combining my 2 passions of cars and writing so beautifully. It genuinely gave me an emotional reaction like no other car related video. This is like if a Road & Track writer had a drink with Joey Coco Diaz and they cooked up a video together, it’s so beautiful
    It’s hard to not get sucked into the money machine, I’m a struggling mechanical engineering student working too much. I’m trying to find the balance between having time for school and to get out there and live, and money. Life is intoxicating, I enjoy my life now and wish I could do more of the things that make me enjoy my life again but it’s hard. Thank god the semester is almost over. But I’ll surely be taking summer classes if I (most likely) don’t get accepted to any internships. I’ll do my best to separate the pursuit of money from the pursuit of happiness. I already have the car that makes me enjoy driving as much an an LFA, so that helps a lot :)

  • @AndrewXA9
    @AndrewXA9 Год назад

    I was so hyped to see you driving up Monticello road! I used to live up in those mountains and learned to drive on that road. 15 years later those are still my absolute favorite roads to drive on, every now and then I make the trip back up there just to get in an awesome day of driving. Hope you had a great time up there!
    Bonus fact: much of that area was burnt to a crisp in the 2017 Napa fires, but it's all grown back now!

  • @scottprewitt4712
    @scottprewitt4712 Год назад +21

    So so stoked for RCR. They deserve to review this.

  • @matthewdaniels7462
    @matthewdaniels7462 Год назад

    Woow. Glad and proud of you team!!! Thanks

  • @TakoKami1
    @TakoKami1 Год назад +1

    This is my absolute dream car, so I'm both incredibly jealous that Mr. Regular got to drive this, but also so excited to see this review. One day I hope to experience an LFA irl for myself

  • @mgraham1985
    @mgraham1985 Год назад +11

    From a quick googling, the light looking thing on the seat belt buckle is an inflator for the seatbelt mounted airbag. Wired has an article on it.

  • @2URLex
    @2URLex Год назад +16

    Man I’m jealous. You know you’ve made it when get to sit in AND drive one of these. Mechanical and Musical at the same time. Great review guys.

  • @batmayn
    @batmayn Год назад +1

    Hey! I know that street at @2:31 thats my neck of the woods. RCR fan since you had your Echo, now you're driving an LFA! What a story arch!

  • @107uptown
    @107uptown Год назад

    One of your best b-roll voice overs at the end of this. Well done!

  • @vaiouser2
    @vaiouser2 Год назад +16

    It was really interesting hearing about the car from the perspective of someone who isn’t a car guy. I feel like anyone with any real interest in cars has hyped it up beyond imagination, so hearing that it’s the real deal from someone outside that bubble really helps show how special it really is.

  • @yudhabagaskara98
    @yudhabagaskara98 Год назад +34

    The supercar of once in a lifetime

  • @FiFtY2303
    @FiFtY2303 Год назад +2

    RCR makes a 28 minute review of the best sounding car in the world
    Doesn't do a single pull to let us hear it....
    👌

  • @dj5quar3
    @dj5quar3 Год назад +5

    The fact that you and fred are friends makes me happier than it should

  • @MrSupersonicRock
    @MrSupersonicRock Год назад +20

    Ahh yes, you managed to get the chance to review the most beautiful sounding car, and one of the most rarest production cars too....

  • @Mjlcarguy456
    @Mjlcarguy456 Год назад +10

    Fun fact about the seatbelt, it has a built in airbag. Also that infotainment system was in my dads 2012 lexus, and when you start/stop the car, it straightens the mousepad. Love little things like that

  • @midorimadness
    @midorimadness Год назад

    That final monolog is something i needed to hear. Thank you

  • @risenflame
    @risenflame Год назад

    I love how there's a billion tech specs, insane POV videos that "could be", and just wild, wild sound bites... And the largest chunk of the video is about the click the mouse makes. THAT is RCR. You guys are the best

  • @1MrBryn
    @1MrBryn Год назад +4

    JFC. You hit the jackpot with this one.
    We'll never ever hear a better sounding engine.

  • @MrLlama-rc8nj
    @MrLlama-rc8nj Год назад +6

    If you listen very carefully you can hear Mr Regular busting in his pants throughout the duration of the video

  • @whiplash308
    @whiplash308 Год назад +8

    This is a car that will never, ever get old for anyone.
    I used to work at a Lexus dealership in Ontario. At the time, there were 3 LFAs in the province. One day, we had two of them in one day for a service.
    I'm not one for fawning over a car at a shop, or meet, or dealership or anything like that. But the symphony of sound that played....that sweet, succulent sound.

  • @lukelogan3052
    @lukelogan3052 Год назад +2

    I don’t want this video to end I want to keep watching this car. A truly amazing machine.

  • @yeoldeseawitch
    @yeoldeseawitch Год назад +8

    The car equivalent of constantly delaying a video game so that when it eventually releases, it's perfect in every way.

    • @LouisSubearth
      @LouisSubearth Год назад

      The Animal Crossing New Horizons of cars, or is ACNH the Lexus LFA of video games? 🤔

  • @Nebuloid1
    @Nebuloid1 Год назад +40

    3 minutes in and it's a legendary review already.

  • @ultrablue2
    @ultrablue2 10 месяцев назад +1

    “…It a novelty, what passes for innovation these days.”
    This sentence brilliantly sums up the whole of the modern automobile industry today.

  • @cloudstrife4642
    @cloudstrife4642 Год назад

    great ending segment, love you dude

  • @KitFireburn
    @KitFireburn Год назад +3

    This video is as much a masterpiece as the car reviewed. Cheers Mr. Regular 👏

  • @Audacity_69
    @Audacity_69 Год назад +3

    "I could reach the speed I wanted at any moment"
    He gets it.. he really does.

  • @nicozimmermann8672
    @nicozimmermann8672 Год назад +2

    Absolutley amazing review. unattainable dream car for me but so happy for you that you got to experience it.

  • @14ccs
    @14ccs Год назад

    i swear hearing the engine sing just a tiny bit as you pulled out to catch up with the 812 gave me actual chills what an insane exhaust note

  • @jayboiee7054
    @jayboiee7054 Год назад +5

    That geisha bit got me rolling😂😂😂😂 I’d say spot on LFS owner😝

  • @Jupiterider1
    @Jupiterider1 Год назад +24

    Fantastic review RCR! I also love the fact that it’s obvious whoever owns this LFA drives and uses it regularly. LFAs should be regularly exercised and shared with the world! 👍🏼

    • @bobhill3941
      @bobhill3941 Год назад +1

      That goes for all cool cars, let them run and do what they were meant to do- especially the special ones😃👍

    • @artbk
      @artbk Год назад

      And listens to Blink 182 in it

    • @doctorunicorn5550
      @doctorunicorn5550 Год назад +5

      what are you talking about. it has 9912 miles on the clock (9:07). i put more miles on a corolla after ten months of owning it. it's "used regularly" in the sense that it isn't kept in storage as an investment but it isn't *used* regularly.

  • @kristoferfc6525
    @kristoferfc6525 Год назад

    I'm so happy you got this on here lmao your reviews are the best

  • @teddieteddie7535
    @teddieteddie7535 Год назад

    I remember feeling enamored when this vehicle came out over a decade ago. Then I didn't think about the LFA for years until I saw this video. Thank you very much for doing a review on such a splendid vehicle that I would like to drive someday. I'm also enjoying the RUclips comments.

  • @austinhadfield
    @austinhadfield Год назад +7

    Other car youtubers LFA intros: “the Lexus LFAs V10, as audibly tuned by Yamaha, etc etc”
    RCR: “IM A GAYSHA”
    This is the hard hitting notes I subscribe for

  • @CosmicMomentumX
    @CosmicMomentumX Год назад +4

    I remember seeing a red one of these for the first time while I was deployed in Canada with the USMC. I WANT ONE SO BADLY

  • @jasonknight5863
    @jasonknight5863 Год назад +1

    I was 32 when this car came out. I specifically remember being at the Mpls Auto Show and they had the L.F.A out on the Lexus stand there. They released it without any fanfare and didn’t tell us pretty much anything about the car. Just that it was $375,000 and couldn’t be bought BUT only leased. Immediately I went “WHAT t.f” who would lease it! A $375,000 lease that’s only a fancy Toyota. I think that was it’s main problem. They did a bad job explaining just how much they put into them making them. How great it’s engine sound was that Yamaha tuned the sounds. Now I appreciate how great the car I stood beside in 2012 was. Now that they don’t make it. But at least they make the LC500 which is basically a more affordable V8 version.

  • @noouch
    @noouch Год назад +2

    I think you're vastly underselling Weird Mouse, IT'S A VIRTUAL WORLD YOU CAN TOUCH AND FEEL

  • @rhubarbpie2027
    @rhubarbpie2027 Год назад +7

    Yamaha, making music with instruments and engines. ❤

  • @marcopolo8584
    @marcopolo8584 Год назад +4

    I'm watching this after I watched a video where Doug Demuro and Hoovie agree that the Lexus LFA is the most overrated vehicle of all time.

  • @mattborowski2619
    @mattborowski2619 Год назад

    Those last few lines of this video are something I didn't realize I needed to hear. Thank you Mr. Regular.

  • @evil5150
    @evil5150 Год назад

    Best Manscaped pitch I've ever heard. Those were persuasive sales points. Give this man more money.