We get behind the scenes of a routine inspection of the fastest, most expensive and most complex Lexus ever
Good morning, Lexus lovers. Let's start this week with a fascinating journey into the Lexus LFA, the halo and hero model ever to come out from the skunkworks of the Motomachi plant in Japan.
But we're not going to talk about speed, or acceleration or the oft-praised baritone of the V10 engine. No, today, we're going to ask a simpler question:
How do you service it? It's not going to be regular, I assure you. These images come courtesy of Lexus UK, whose customer's specimen of a blue Lexus LFA was despatched to Europe's LFA Centre of Excellence at Toyota Motorsport GmbH in Cologne, Germany for its 3-year maintenance and service inspection.
The person in charge of the LFA Centre of Excellence oversees not just this Lexus from the UK, but all Lexus LFA sold in Europe. You can imagine a car even more rare than a Bugatti Veyron, a car the average Joe would never be able to clap his eyes on, this man sees more often than just about any other person on Earth. His name is Peter Dresden.
Every Lexus LFA is treated like royalty
To set the premise for servicing a Lexus LFA, Peter offers no ambiguity and no concessions as to the superstar treatment it gets the moment it comes in. "We treat the LFA like a Le Mans car. The principles of servicing it are the same as a normal Lexus road car but it's quite a lot more complicated to do certain things and access certain parts. In reality, the LFA is closer to the racing cars in terms of how we take care of them."
