Enjoy these spy shots of the almost-ready-for-production Lexus LF-A, it has been confirmed by multiple sources that it’s highly likely Lexus will unveil the production version of the LF-A in the Tokyo Auto Show this October. So that means for those of you who don’t think the LF-A will ever make into production…

THINK AGAIN!!

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Image sources: [Autocar, Motor Authority]

Following are the rumored performance specs for both cars:

Lexus LF-A

Power rating: 550+ HP
Torque rating: 369 lb-ft
Engine type: 4.8L V10
Engine placement: Front/mid-mount
Drive type: RWD
0 – 60 acceleration: ~ 3.5 seconds
Top Speed: 210+ mph
Price: ~ $250,000 US

MB SLS AMG

Power rating: 563 HP
Torque rating: 480 lb-ft
Engine type: 6.3L V8
Engine placement: Front/mid-mount
Drive type: RWD
0 – 60 acceleration: 3.7 seconds
Top Speed: 197 mph
Price: ~ $250,000 US

As you can see, these two cars match up pretty well on all aspects, including mechanical setup, performance and even down to pricing. The only difference seems to be AMG prefers the high displacement, high torque V8 but Lexus went with the small displacement, high revving (Max engine speed is nearly 9000 rpm) V10.

If that’s not enough to convince you that this is the match-up made in heaven, how about this: The MB SLS AMG is the first car ever developed solely from the ground up by MB’s performance department – AMG. The Lexus LF-A on the other hand is the first supercar from Toyota and many would argue that it is the first true exotic from any Japanese automakers. With that in mind when both cars go on sale in 2010 we can expect to read all about their head-to-head comparison from all the major automotive publications. So…

Let the hype begin!

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While searching through more databases; herewith I have uncovered more LFA pictures; interesting enough in standard resolution the picture appears to be normal as of the LFA concept; but what we cant really see is the multiple layers of locked images behind that standard visual image. However since Adobe renders hidden layers in TIFF’s in a thumbnail preview looks like we got lucky. Also found a Patent for a skinny headlight (Safe to assume likely an LF-A)..Also found patents for its rear grill vents.