This is a welcome change from my Lexus hybrid, which shudders slightly when the gasoline engine kicks on.

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And just like that, my date with the Lexus LFA was over.

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My guess: They would band together and form a used Lexus buyers' co-op right on the spot, in cyberspace.

FORBES: Coming soon -- cyber co-ops