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Lexus LFA

Car and Driver's instrumented test of a 2012 LFA without launch control. A later launch-control car ran a tenth quicker and is not substituted.

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0–60 mph

3.70s

Car and Driver instrumented test of a 2012 LFA, published 26 March 2010. No launch control; the run was a neutral slam. The results block does not state a rollout. A later comparison car with launch control ran 3.6 seconds and is not the ranked figure.

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Why it's so fast

A car is fast when the force pushing it forward still beats the air, and when the tires and the gearing can use that force. A limiter is a different fact from an unlimited run.

  1. Drag and gearing

    Top speed is the balance point: thrust equals aerodynamic drag. The gearing has to still be pulling when the car gets there, or the engine falls off its power.

  2. What the sources signed

    A manufacturer claim, a magazine test and an electronic governor are not interchangeable. The measurement line says which one this page ranked.

A limited example is the Bugatti Chiron.

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Provenance

Every measurement

Claimed, measured and official figures side by side, each with its source. The ranked figure is marked.

  1. 3.70sRanked figure

    0–60 mph. Car and Driver instrumented test of a 2012 LFA, published 26 March 2010. No launch control; the run was a neutral slam. The results block does not state a rollout. A later comparison car with launch control ran 3.6 seconds and is not the ranked figure.

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    Car and Driver (opens source in a new tab)
  2. 11.80sRanked figure

    Quarter mile. Same 2012 LFA instrumented test. Quarter mile 11.8 seconds at 124 mph. The later launch-control car's 11.7 seconds at 125 mph is not ranked.

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Reference

Specs

Model year
2012
Launch
No launch control on the tested car

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