That's the whole reason Lexus exists in the first place. Extremely well made, very luxurious, but I find them boring as can be. No doubt the IS-F is a pretty awesome car, but it isn't quite up to the M3 or C63AMG in overall driving experience. Still, given that this is the first true high performance sports sedan attempt by Toyota's luxo division, it ain't bad. The LF-A is supposed to be an amazing car, and seeing it in person it looks pretty cool on the outside (very Japanese, though) but the interior is really ho-hum. For $375,000 I would expect more. Oh, and in 30 years, is anyone really going to say "hey, want to come over see my Lexus collection?". I doubt it. Mercedes has an incredibly rich and successful motorsports history. Toyota, not so much. Sure, Ivan Stewart won a bunch of Baja type truck races with the marque, but sports cars, touring cars, prototypes, Formula 1 - Mercedes wins, hands down. Multiple championships, in fact. Toyota? An estimated $2.5 billion over 6 years in F1 with nothing more than a handful of podiums to show for it. They packed their bags and finally went home for good.

If I had the $$$$ to but something that pricey, it would NOT be a Lexus. I like the thought of the heritage and history behind a marque. Given the crowd surrounding the AMG SLS Gullwing at the LA AutoShow recently, and the small handful of folks looking at the LF-A, I don't think I'm alone.