The Lexus LFA is a two-seater, carbon-fiber, 552 brake-horsepower, 4.8 liter V10 supercar. Here are some things you should know about it..

Lexus loses money on every LFA they sell

Yes, you read that right, and yes, Lexus knew about it before they began production. Despite having a price tag of $375,000, and despite having sold all 500 LFA's ever produced, Lexus gets a bit poorer with every car they make and sell. This is partly because it took several BILLIONS of dollars in R/D and 10 years to complete this project. But more than anything, this is because Lexus didn't make the LFA for profit. They made it simply to show off. It was a statement to the world that "Yes, we are Lexus, and we can make a supercar that can beat the world's best." Which brings me to my second point..

It redlines from 0-9000 RPM in 0.6 seconds

Redlining is basically when the engine is running at full capacity--the moment when your ear-drums are about to burst from the sound of screaming engine. Now, most cars have analog speedometers that take at least a few seconds to reach the redzone when you floor the pedal. The LFA however, is quite a special car, and it goes from no engine noise to 9000 rpm in 0.6 seconds. To give you a sense of how fast this is, the LFA has a digital dashboard because an analog speedometer physically can't keep up with the pace the LFA revs. Yes, that little red needle you always look at--it can't move quickly and accurately enough for the LFA. The result of this? Tell me, Yamaha

no you can't play Mario on it--he'll be disintegrated

The engined was tuned by the music giant Yamaha

What's related about pianos and the LFA? They both sound amazing and they were tuned by Yamaha. The slogan of Lexus is "The Pursuit of Perfection", and they didn't slack off on the engine pitch. In order to make for the "perfect ride", Lexus decided to join hands with Yamaha to fine tune the engine so that the sound of gas passing pipe is nothing less than incredible. Here is a taste of it..

It took 10 years to make--after starting over halfway through

Lexus originally made this car out of Aluminum. If you've ever held aluminum, it's very lightweight and remarkably sturdy. It's no wonder the Audi R8 is made of Aluminum, and the R8 is a very capable supercar indeed. But, 5 years into the project, the LFA team decided that aluminum was simply too heavy. They scrapped the project and started over using carbon fiber. The result ladies and gentlemen, is a very fast car which is why..

It holds the 8th fastest Nurburgring lap time

The infamous Nurburgring (nicknamed the Green Hell) is said to be the most dangerous, most notorious track in the world. That is precisely why every automaker uses this track as the standard for testing their cars. Ferrari does it, Toyota does it. Of the several hundreds of cars that have tested here (of course, including the prancing horses and raging bulls), the LFA Nurburgring editions holds the 8th fastest time set by any production car, ever. This achievement speaks for itself. Maybe this is why..

Jeremy Clarkson said it was the best car he has ever driven

The host of Top Gear England, what was once the most watched television series on the planet, said the Lexus LFA was "the best car I have ever driven". Now this is amazing because Jeremy Clarkson has been in the industry forever. He has driven the likes of Ferrari's, Lamborghini's, McLaren's, Porsche's, Koenigseggs, and many more uber-ridiculous supercars. And yet, he opts for the L.

It's got no cupholder, but you can't drink anything in it anyways

It is the first supercar Lexus has ever produced

For the longest time, Lexus was known as a manufacturer of old people cars. The design was blander than oatmeal, the color it wore best was silver-gray, and its selling point was "reliability". You didn't have to try hard to hear the world laugh when Lexus claimed it was building a supercar. Soon enough, the world's laughter was engulfed by the sound of V10 dynamite. December 2010 marks the date people stopped laughing at Lexus. These days are over

It's why the automotive industry is so incredible

In what other industry do you have firms making products that decrease profits? What other industry incorporates technological advancements at the same rate as the automotive industry? From digital speedometers, to adaptive cruise control, torque vectoring, continuously variable transmissions, laser headlights, self-driving cars, hydrogen fuel-cell engines, we have all these incredible technological advancements being incorporated into new models that roll off the production line every few years. Unlike the iPhone where the changes get smaller and smaller from each generation to the next, the automotive industry never fails to surprise us with yet another revolutionary breakthrough. What an incredible, dynamic, inspirational, exciting industry. The LFA is the perfect example of this.