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There is arguing about the striking differences between Toyota’s GT 86 and Lexus’ LF-A supercar. Honestly, the former doesn’t even belong in the latter’s category. Even though there’s a huge disparity in performance, it doesn’t mean that the GT 86 can’t look the part of the LF-A, which is something the imaginative people from DAMD decided to do when they went and gave the GT 86 a full LF-A makeover. At first glance, you can hardly tell the difference between this rechristened "LFT-86" from the standard version. Once you take a closer look, however, you’ll notice that the cars bumper and the triangular-shaped side vents are near replicas of the mighty Lexus supercar’s bumper and side vents. The side skirts have also been fitted to mimic the LF-A, as has the rear bumper with the honeycomb vents, the diffuser, and, last but not least, the inverted pyramid-style tri-tailpipes. About the only thing missing is the 560-horsepower, 4.8-liter V-10 engine of the LF-A. Guess anybody who gets this kit will have to settle for the 200 ponies of the GT 86. .
10 comments: DAMD Builds an LF-A Kit for the Toyota GT 86 I’ve seen it at the Tokio Auto Salon. It is magnificent, such little changes, that seem to be even not-so-important, really have the power to make a better car out of this Toyota
Although it looks a little bit better, I don’t think someone should give money for such an operation ..
Anything that improves the aesthetics of this car is a huge bonus. While the lines are decent on the FT86, everything else about the car just seems so overwhelmingly bland. Maybe that’s just a toyota / volkswagen / honda thing; design for efficiency, not for beauty.
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04.19.2013 @ 03:42