OT: Personal car of the LFA's designer
#1
10-13-2011, 10:33 AM
OT: Personal car of the LFA's designer
True story.
Lexus launched the LFA supercar here in the Philippines earlier this week, and at the launch party I had a brief chat with the car's chief designer, Mr. Haruhiko Tanahashi.
His English wasn't great, but when a friend told him I was a Porsche fan, Tanahashi-san whipped out his mobile phone and said "this car, my personal car". On his phone was a picture of his garage with a pristine looking white 993 Carrera.
Thought that was pretty cool!
His daily driver however is a Toyota Yaris!
Lexus launched the LFA supercar here in the Philippines earlier this week, and at the launch party I had a brief chat with the car's chief designer, Mr. Haruhiko Tanahashi.
His English wasn't great, but when a friend told him I was a Porsche fan, Tanahashi-san whipped out his mobile phone and said "this car, my personal car". On his phone was a picture of his garage with a pristine looking white 993 Carrera.
Thought that was pretty cool!
His daily driver however is a Toyota Yaris!
Last edited by hesperus; 10-13-2011 at 10:36 AM.
#7
10-13-2011, 12:20 PM
i didn't bother taking pics but a friend of mine took this video.
its boring standard marketing BS... BUT you have to fast forward to about 4:12 into the clip, til around 4:50. I used to think the LFA sounded as good as the CGT. after hearing it up close and in person, i was wrong, its probably the only car i can think of that sounds more like an F1 car than a CGT.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF926tIMzek
its boring standard marketing BS... BUT you have to fast forward to about 4:12 into the clip, til around 4:50. I used to think the LFA sounded as good as the CGT. after hearing it up close and in person, i was wrong, its probably the only car i can think of that sounds more like an F1 car than a CGT.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF926tIMzek
#10
10-13-2011, 12:52 PM
why is that? Tokyo traffic (i'm assuming he lives in Tokyo, could be wrong) can be pretty nasty, as it does in any megacity.
when he told me he drives a Yaris on a daily basis, I said he'd probably be faster in it than in the LFA, navigating the streets of Tokyo at rush hour, and he agreed!
when he told me he drives a Yaris on a daily basis, I said he'd probably be faster in it than in the LFA, navigating the streets of Tokyo at rush hour, and he agreed!