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10-29-2009, 08:28 PM
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/lfa-weaver-620op.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/29/video-weaving-the-lexus-lfas-carbon-fiber-a-pillar/#continued)Click above to view the video after the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/29/video-weaving-the-lexus-lfas-carbon-fiber-a-pillar/)
If you read our First Drive (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/26/2011-lexus-lfa-first-drive/) of the Lexus LFA (http://www.autoblog.com/model/lfa), you might recall an interesting little factoid we threw in to illustrate the OCD-level of detail Toyota used to produce its first ever supercar.
With over 150 years of looming experience, ToMoCo owns a rotary weaver -- one of two in existence -- which it repurposed to create the carbon fiber A-pillars on the LFA. The process is mindbogglingly awe-inspiring and we were finally able to snag video of the device in action. Make the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/29/video-weaving-the-lexus-lfas-carbon-fiber-a-pillar/) to check it out and get a better idea of why the LFA carries its steep $375,000 price tag.
Gallery: First Drive: 2011 Lexus LFA (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2011-lexus-lfa/low/)
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Continue reading VIDEO: Weaving the Lexus LFA's carbon fiber A-pillar is mesmerizing (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/29/video-weaving-the-lexus-lfas-carbon-fiber-a-pillar/)
VIDEO: Weaving the Lexus LFA's carbon fiber A-pillar is mesmerizing (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/29/video-weaving-the-lexus-lfas-carbon-fiber-a-pillar/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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If you read our First Drive (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/26/2011-lexus-lfa-first-drive/) of the Lexus LFA (http://www.autoblog.com/model/lfa), you might recall an interesting little factoid we threw in to illustrate the OCD-level of detail Toyota used to produce its first ever supercar.
With over 150 years of looming experience, ToMoCo owns a rotary weaver -- one of two in existence -- which it repurposed to create the carbon fiber A-pillars on the LFA. The process is mindbogglingly awe-inspiring and we were finally able to snag video of the device in action. Make the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/29/video-weaving-the-lexus-lfas-carbon-fiber-a-pillar/) to check it out and get a better idea of why the LFA carries its steep $375,000 price tag.
Gallery: First Drive: 2011 Lexus LFA (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2011-lexus-lfa/low/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/lexuslfafd_06_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2011-lexus-lfa/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/lexuslfafd_02_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2011-lexus-lfa/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/lexuslfafd_01_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2011-lexus-lfa/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/lexuslfafd_07_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2011-lexus-lfa/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/lexuslfafd_03_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2011-lexus-lfa/low/)
Continue reading VIDEO: Weaving the Lexus LFA's carbon fiber A-pillar is mesmerizing (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/29/video-weaving-the-lexus-lfas-carbon-fiber-a-pillar/)
VIDEO: Weaving the Lexus LFA's carbon fiber A-pillar is mesmerizing (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/29/video-weaving-the-lexus-lfas-carbon-fiber-a-pillar/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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