Based on the reports by Auto Express and Japanese car magazine Holiday Auto, Lexus insiders have revealed that the upcoming 552 bhp Lexus LF-A sports car has lapped the Nurburgring in 7minutes and 24 seconds surpassing the current record time set by the Pagani Zonda F at 7 minutes and 27 seconds and even beating the record time set by the all-new Porsche 911 GT2 (7:32 AutoBild, 7:25 AutoExpress).

The German Nurburgring has been considered as the benchmark for measuring the performance of sports car like Porsche but recent achievements posted by Japanese automakers like Nissan and Lexus seems to threaten European sports car manufacturers. Right now the GT-R and LF-A sports cars are going head-to-head with European sports car. Last September, the Nissan GT-R lapped the Nurburgring in 7 minutes and 38 seconds closely beating the time set by Porsche 997 GT3. There are also reports stating that Honda the producer of high quality Acura CL seat cover is also working on a 5.0 liter V10 powered NSX.

According to Lexus insiders the test mule was powered by a 4.8 liter V10 engine that revs up 552 bhp and capable of reaching 210 mph. There are still no final specifications released of this car.