日本自動車デザインコーナー「Japanese Car Design Corner」: First three production LFAs arrived in US

On January 18, the first three production LFAs arrived in the US! As you can imagine, transporting the cars from Japan must be done in a special way. Each car arrives in its own container, which after going through the customs, is then delivered to a special facility in order to be unboxed.

Of course, the preparation needs time since wood chocks have to removed, the pallet has then to be taken out with the use of a forklift, and there are also other measures keeping the LFA secure, such as wheel straps which of course need to be removed.

After the car is carefully checked, it is loaded to a transporter in order to be delivered to the dealer.

Below are some facts as published by Kaizen Factor:

Each LFAs are tested and driven by a Motomatchi Quality Control Engineer to ensure the highest quality compliance. A certificate is placed in each car with the engineer’s signature.
Each LFA ships in its own clean container with a pink painted metal pallet designed specifically to secure the car during transport.
Each LFA pallet is sent back to Japan after use to transport the next shipment of cars. 5 can be stacked at one time.
The LFA is not covered in exterior plastic during transport. This is to ensure proper paint curing from the time it leaves the Motomachi Plant to its final destination.
It takes about 7-10 days (weather permitting) for an LFA to ship from the port in Japan to the Port of Long Beach.
All US bound LFAs will only go through Toyota’s facilities at the Port of Long Beach for de-vanning of the shipping container.
Each LFA will be delivered by a special Lexus transporter to the new owner’s preferred Lexus dealer.
This is the only Lexus or Toyota product that is delivered in this manner.
LFA10 is the chassis code for the Lexus LFA. LFA10L is the designation for left hand drive models.
Mobil 1 5w50 is the official oil for the Lexus LFA.