{"id":208483,"date":"2010-01-21T09:29:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-21T14:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/01\/21\/enzo-redux-lexus-lfa-buyers-will-be-hand-picked-by-lexus\/"},"modified":"2010-01-21T09:29:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-21T14:29:00","slug":"enzo-redux-lexus-lfa-buyers-will-be-hand-picked-by-lexus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/208483","title":{"rendered":"Enzo Redux: Lexus LFA buyers will be hand-picked by Lexus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Filed under: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/carbuying\/\" rel=\"tag\">Car Buying<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/coupes\/\" rel=\"tag\">Coupe<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/sports\/\" rel=\"tag\">Performance<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/lexus\/\" rel=\"tag\">Lexus<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/luxury\/\" rel=\"tag\">Luxury<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/gallery\/first-drive-2011-lexus-lfa\/#4\"><img decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/01\/lexuslfafd01opt.jpg\"  alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><small>Lexus LF-A &#8211; Click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<p>\nWhen will the stateside ignominy end when it comes to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/model\/lfa\">Lexus LFA<\/a>? Japanese buyers have <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/01\/13\/report-all-165-lexus-lfa-supercars-earmarked-for-japan-already\/\">already spoken for<\/a> that country&#8217;s entire allotment. Even though Continental European buyers must <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/04\/lexus-lfa-to-be-sold-in-europe-through-one-dealership\/\">travel to England<\/a> to procure the car, the details are all in place. Notice that in the previous two sentences we used the word &#8220;buyers.&#8221; Cutthroat American capitalists will <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/11\/23\/report-lexus-to-lease-not-sell-all-500-lfa-supercars-in-ord\/\">only be able to lease<\/a> the creased-like-origami coupe, and they&#8217;ll need to be hand-picked by Lexus for the honor.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>, &#8220;People selected to purchase the car will be based on factors such as the other cars they own, where they live, and how often and where they drive.&#8221; This is Lexus&#8217; halo car, and they want that halo to shine so bright you&#8217;re blinded by the light. Said the manager of Lexus college, &#8220;We want it to be seen on the right roads, in front of the right restaurants and not just being enjoyed by one individual in their private garage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/make\/ferrari\/\">Ferrari<\/a> launched the Enzo, it chose who could buy the car. But that was Ferrari, and these were buyers, and they knew that if they wanted a crack at the Enzo&#8217;s successor they&#8217;d better not throw their Enzo on eBay Motors that night. On the one hand we feel the aforementioned ignominy at the way Americans are being treated in the LF-A procurement process, but that&#8217;s outdone by our interest in and respect for the experiment: Lexus says this car is a special instrument created for driving and are looking for those who will treat it as such. We can&#8217;t wait to see how it turns out.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"postgallery\">\n<p><strong>Gallery: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/first-drive-2011-lexus-lfa\/low\/\">First Drive: 2011 Lexus LFA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/first-drive-2011-lexus-lfa\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/10\/lexuslfafd_06_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/first-drive-2011-lexus-lfa\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/10\/lexuslfafd_02_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/first-drive-2011-lexus-lfa\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/10\/lexuslfafd_01_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/first-drive-2011-lexus-lfa\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/10\/lexuslfafd_07_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/first-drive-2011-lexus-lfa\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/10\/lexuslfafd_03_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n[Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/family-home\/article\/108609\/lexus-350000-sports-car?mod=family-autos\">Wall Street Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/01\/21\/enzo-redux-lexus-lfa-buyers-will-be-hand-picked-by-lexus\/\">Enzo Redux: Lexus LFA buyers will be hand-picked by Lexus<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\">Autoblog<\/a> on Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:29:00 EST.  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Japanese buyers have already spoken for that country&#8217;s entire allotment. 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