Lexus LFA Roadster, Toyota GT 86 and AE86 Go Drifting [Video]: 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon

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As popular as drifting has become in America, the sport's home will forever be in Japan and a quick demo out at the 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon gave us a reminder why.

While we have plenty of fun listening to V8-powered Ford Mustangs and Chevy Camaros go at it sideways, this year's TAS played host to a Toyota GT 86 doing tandem with an old school AE86, only to be outdone by a Lexus LFA Roadster.

And as cool as it was to see the new Toyota GT 86 going sideways alongside its classic predecessor, what's even more interesting is the fact that the LFA Roadster isn't even supposed to go on sale until 2014, so how did someone get their hands on one? Either it's a pre-production model or someone decided to chop the roof on theirs themselves. But leave it to D1 to put on yet another demo to whet everyone's appetite for drifting, despite how controversial the series is out in Japan.

Check out the video after the break with various cars putting on a drifting demo.

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[hatchi]

I think Toyota said the hell with this lets show the world what were making and be cool about it for once! instead of putting everything under the wraps! LFA roadster is pure awesome!

[FR_S_Fan]

I think Toyota did an amazing job with the LFA Roadster. Possibly one of the best looking roadster's yet. Just seeing it driving normally to it's "podium" would've been enough but they actually took it drifting, beating the crap out of it....SICK!