Breaking News: Godfather of the Lexus LFA dies in test drive crash

[aalto]

maybe he just wasn't wearing his sealtbelts...or being a prototype maybe no seatbelts were installed...or another theory maybe he died before the crash (heart attack/stroke) and veered off lane...

 

[BLaCkHoWLiNG]

I did a tribute page for him

http://www.autojunctions.com/images/stories/2010/covers/lfacover2.jpg

http://www.autojunctions.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=563&Itemid=1

 

[DanzEterna]

it was his fate,
RIP.

 

[turbo10]

maybe he just wasn't wearing his sealtbelts...or being a prototype maybe no seatbelts were installed...or another theory maybe he died before the crash (heart attack/stroke) and veered off lane...

I agree..this is not BMW vs Lexus..both cars' cabin still look intact..many factors could contribute to his death..

 

[gti-wly]

agreed

 

[wilm3]

actually crash test is based on some figure of speed and beyond that limit nobody will know...furthermore high speed impact also depend on many factors that causing the deaths...angle...age....size...weight...etc...wat a sad news:(
RIP.

 

[joeseng]

weight of the car makes a difference
i would assume the beemer weight alot more than the lfa.

rip

 

[keisukosan]

RIP Naruse

 

[majavaz]

maybe he just wasn't wearing his sealtbelts...or being a prototype maybe no seatbelts were installed...or another theory maybe he died before the crash (heart attack/stroke) and veered off lane...

What?? How can you test a car without any safety precautions?
(in this case with high performance, high speed, high end limited edition car)?
and also he is chief test driver and professional race driver, not 'P' license driver...
For me, the speed kills him. Thats it.

 

[elsm80]

The comments about the integrity of the LFA here just shows how ignorant most people are when it comes to bespoke racing/sports cars.

Simple factors.

The guys in the LFA would have been killed by all the test equipment usually associated with testing on the ring'.