Even when he was young he wasn't the fastest, but his voice seemed to come directly from the mechanical gods. The naturally aspirated 4.8 V10 of the Lexus LFA will certainly go down in history as one of the most fascinating, explore and listen engines of all time.
Naturally aspirated V10's were never common, but it's commendable that even at a time when everything seems to come with a turbo or a battery, we still have it in the Audi R8 (and in cousin Huracán) an honorable guardian of such a precious mechanical configuration.
These two were never rivals, but having a naturally aspired V10 to unite them, it seems to us as valid a reason as any for a drag race., this time courtesy of the Lovecars channel.
Lexus LFA 4.8-liter V10 engine.
The LFA mounts the 4.8 V10 in front center position, debits 560 hp at 8700 rpm , has rear wheel drive and charges 1480 kg in the weighbridge. The R8 Spyder charges almost 300 kg more (1770 kg), but its 5.2 V10 is mounted in a central rear position, debits 620 hp at 8000 rpm and it has four wheel drive.
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Place your bets… Which of these two glorious naturally aspirated V10's will finish first at the end of 402 m?
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