LFA uses a hood rod?
#1
03-06-2011, 12:58 AM
LFA uses a hood rod?
I was watching a youtube video of LFA at Irvine C&C.
Just realized that LFA uses a prop rod for the engine hood.
For nearly $400k, why didn't they use some struts? The rod makes the car look like a Civic.
Just realized that LFA uses a prop rod for the engine hood.
For nearly $400k, why didn't they use some struts? The rod makes the car look like a Civic. 
#5
03-06-2011, 07:31 AM
In a car as complicated as the LFA, how many owners will ever open the hood to do anything other than look or fill up the washer fluid? (Here's a hint, you can probably count them on one hand.)
#6
03-06-2011, 12:06 PM
I was thinking to show off the V10 actually. But I guess it's all covered with plastic crap in typical Lexus fashion.
#8
03-06-2011, 01:11 PM
This is the vid he is talking about:
[youtube]CsQq0f4g_TM[/youtube]
To the left of the screen the hood rod appears vaguely throughout the clip, hard to see but it is there. To be honest who cares if it uses a rod, it is still an amazing car, and I am glad Lexus at least went out of its way to create a supercar. The LFA is definitely one of my favorite supercars to date. If it was a limited-active production car, I wouldn't mind getting one. I just have to make the $400k first
haha.
[youtube]CsQq0f4g_TM[/youtube]
To the left of the screen the hood rod appears vaguely throughout the clip, hard to see but it is there. To be honest who cares if it uses a rod, it is still an amazing car, and I am glad Lexus at least went out of its way to create a supercar. The LFA is definitely one of my favorite supercars to date. If it was a limited-active production car, I wouldn't mind getting one. I just have to make the $400k first
haha. Last edited by chapsbk; 03-06-2011 at 01:16 PM. Reason: Used a better clip to see the hood rod.
