What would you be willing to spend on a Lexus LFA? For one enthusiast, it meant shelling out $255,000 above the manufacturer’s suggested retail price. This luxury supercar hit the auction block on Saturday in Palm Beach, Florida, with a bidder willing to pay a significant sum.
Even six years after its limited production ended, the LFA continues to capture attention. Last year, The Drive
reported that there are still a dozen LFA supercars unaccounted for. Dealers throughout the country have been keeping them in hopes of attracting potential buyers. This goes against Lexus’s original intention, as the Japanese automaker produced only 500 units and expected owners to actually drive them instead of storing them away.
Equipped with a 4.8-liter naturally aspirated V-10 engine, this impressive car delivers 552 horsepower and reaches a top speed of 202 mph. While that may seem modest by today’s standards, it’s important to remember that the LFA took a decade to develop. The engine is surprisingly compact—smaller than a V8 and weighing similarly to a V6—yet it revved so quickly that analog tachometers struggled to keep pace. Its groundbreaking technology justified a starting price of $375,000, applicable to 450 units. The remaining 50 featured an even higher price tag.
Then came the Nurburgring Package, the ultimate iteration of the LFA. This track-focused version enhanced the original model by increasing total power to 563 hp, enabling faster gear shifts, and incorporating extensive carbon fiber elements such as a front splitter, canards, and a fixed rear wing for improved downforce. It also reduced unsprung weight with forged magnesium wheels. Perhaps most excitingly, the Nurburgring Package offered owners a personal track day at the famous German racetrack, along with a year of complimentary access to drive there. The price for this package? A staggering $445,000, which adds a $70,000 premium to the standard LFA cost.
This particular vehicle was based in Massachusetts, where it remained within the dealership. With only 1,600 miles on the odometer, this special edition supercar is just past its break-in period. Fans can only hope that the new owner will finally take it out on the road and perhaps treat it to a well-earned excursion to The Green Hell.
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