Smokey Nagata took a Supra to Nardo to flog it around the track and remind Toyota about what it could be doing with its time. Now, a freethinking designer with some serious rendering skills has upped Smokey's Supra by kitting out an LF-A in a similar garb. The result is this, the TOP SECRET LF-A Nardo 400 Supercar Concept.
Created by Jon Sibal, the car is an LF-A with some "Nagata san flavor," customized graphics, and a hunger for the 400 km/hr mark. We'll take it standing still. We don't know how many more people will need to nudge Toyota before the company will give us a sports car again. But if Toyota asked itself "What kind of bada** statement can we make to get back into the sports car game?", this kind of car could the answer. Toyota? Anyone?
Thanks for the tip, Michael!
[Source: Bespoke Ventures]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
geo.stewart @ Apr 15th 2008 9:08AM
Smokin'
alas, Toyota has ditched and forgotten enthusiast and embraced appliance. Their cars should have names like mixer, toaster, corolla, iron, vcr.
we enthusiasts were but a stepping stone for Toyota as it sought to gain a name for itself in the market and then kicked to the curb as it went after the mindless masses.
james @ Apr 16th 2008 4:23PM
Nissan has a home for you, friend.
sw @ Apr 15th 2008 9:09AM
Now that's what a sexy sports car should look like.
Randy @ Apr 15th 2008 9:11AM
Does anyone see Irony written on the front of the hood? "Fusion"... Is that not a Trademark of Ford Motor Company?
steve @ Apr 15th 2008 9:53AM
i dont really think thats ironic what so ever..what makes it ironic? it's the same name as a car? woah..how ironic
Red @ Apr 15th 2008 12:54PM
Fusion is the fluids Smoky and Top Secret use, endorse and I believe have a hand in creating:
http://www.topsecretjpn.com/fusion.shtml
It's expensive too.
Randy @ Apr 15th 2008 9:42AM
Whatever it represents... It's on the hood of a car that indirectly competes with the Ford Fusion. I see irony! Imagine a Ford Fusion saying Camry on the hood!
Red @ Apr 15th 2008 9:56AM
Uh, how does a 200+mph 500+hp sports car compete with a family sedan, directly or indirectly? The Fusion doesnt exist in Japan. In fact, the only two cars I believe are imported are the Mustang and the Focus.
Which I guess still doesn't explain why all the font on that JDM-only concept is in English. Hmm...
Randy @ Apr 15th 2008 9:58AM
irony; a result different from the expected
Randy @ Apr 15th 2008 10:06AM
Directly because it's a form of transportation. Indirectly because it's not in the same category.
Indirectly;not in a forthright manner
Andrew @ Apr 15th 2008 10:17AM
Yeah, this isn't ironic whatsoever. Nice try though.
Randy @ Apr 15th 2008 10:24AM
It's not Ironic (unexpected) to see the word Fusion on a Toyota product? Would you expect to see the word Mustang on a Camry? Ever?
Maybe I'm being a little to literal in my thinking! I though having any of the following would be "Unexpected" / "Ironic"
Toyota with Fusion on hood
Fusion with Cary on Hood
Ferarri with Porche on hood
Huffy with Schwinn on hood
Harley with Honda on tank
Maybe the tertiary meaning of "irony" isn't flying here? Everyone seems to be stuck on definition 1 of it. Let me change the word from Ironic / Irony to the tertiary definition of "Unexpected".
Does that work?
Sandbox is after recess kids! ;) jk... just teasing
Andrew @ Apr 15th 2008 11:05AM
Quite frankly, when I hear the word "fusion" I don't think of Ford. How long have they even been around? I can't say I've ever seen one and I do hundreds of miles of commuting every week in a very populated metropolitan area. Even if I have seen one, it didn't register. So, no, when I see the word "fusion" written on a Toyota, it's as unexpected as seeing the word "torsion" written on the car. Speaking of which, I call dibs on that word right now, and if I ever see it on a Ford product, I'll be the first to call irony.
Val @ Apr 15th 2008 3:52PM
Mustang is a horse, and the name Mustang has been used by ford for 40+ years. Fusion, on the other hand is a word that can mean merging, or combining things, and it is a perfectly good brand for a performance oil/liquid or whatever. Not to mention the Ford Fusion is virtulally unknown outside the US. When you hear Nuclear Fusion do you really imagine a nuclear powered ford fusion? If so, you are beyond help.
Randy @ Apr 15th 2008 7:25PM
Val, that was funny... LOL But I till don't agree!
The Trademark Is "Fusion"
For Use On: motor vehicles, namely, automobiles.
IC 012. US 019 021 023 031 035 044.
FIRST USE: 20050115. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20050115
So I would only "expect" to see it on a Ford product. By law! Ford technically has a lawsuit against Toyota if they'd like; that is open and close. Ford wins!
Hence, it was "unexpected" which is a tertiary definition of "irony".
If this isn't seen as legit, I'm just giving up and letting everyone think what they want. I can't believe this is so hard to grasp.
Be well all!
Carlos @ Apr 15th 2008 9:31AM
They made a really nice looking car look obnoxious. No thank you.
pacman @ Apr 15th 2008 9:33AM
so is that "double" top secret probation?
"The top secret Top Secret LF-A that doesn't exist"
mastersmite @ Apr 15th 2008 10:19AM
Top Secret is the name of the tuning garage in Japan that is run by Smokey Nagata.
the car itself it top secret since we aren't supposed to know about it, and it is owned by Top Secret, the tuning garage.
mk @ Apr 15th 2008 10:50AM
Animal House joke owned you.
"double secret probation", indeed.
Tourian @ Apr 15th 2008 3:44PM
But the car doesn't exist. Its just fan art.