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Lexus LF-A Nürburgring edition
| Lexus LF-A test driver killed
06/23/10, 3:13 pm et
The chief test driver for the Lexus LF-A sports car was killed in a crash on a public road near the famed Nürburgring where a prototype of a special Nürburgring edition of the car has been undergoing testing, according to sources in Germany.
The 67-year-old Japanese test driver apparently collided with a test car driven by two BMW test drivers outside the 'Ring earlier on Wednesday. The BMW drivers were injured but were expected to survive.
Toyota was expected to release a statement on the accident later in the day.
The LF-A supercar was revealed in production trim at the 2009 Tokyo motor show and is expected to go into production late this year as a 2012 model. The company plans to build just 500 copies of the $375,000 cars over a 24-month period. The $70,000 Nürburgring option ... |
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