Lexus U.K. director, Steve Settle, has confirmed that LF-A (Lexus’ first supercar) is set to go hybrid. In an interview with MotorTrader, he was quoted:
This car will not be an adaptation of anything that already exists – it will be something…
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“Lexus recycles” is a headline you’d be more likely to see on our sister-site Autoblog Green, but we’re not talking about production materials or old cars…we’re talking concept cars here. Having shown the LF-A concept car here in Detroit two years ago at the 2005 NAIAS, Toyota’s premium brand reworked it and brought it back to share the stage with the pre-production IS-F performance sedan at their Detroit press conference.
The LF-A is a front-engined supercar with a 500-horsepower V10. The 2007 version has some revised styling; the front end, in particular, is more curvaceous and enticing than the 2005 show car on which it’s based.
Will Toyota give it the green light for production? Nothing’s confirmed, but the signs are pointing in the right direction. Lexus revealed that they’ve been conducting engineering analyses on the car. Test mules have been spotted undergoing road testing, and at the press conference, Lexus executives suggested it could be the next F model to join their new performance line-up alongside the IS-F.
Does the world need another supercar? No, not really. Do we want one? Oh yes, yes we do.
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