Lexus has presented the European premiere of the LF-LC Concept at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show . The prototype, unveiled for the first time at the Detroit Auto Show, is a full-hybrid sports car with a futuristic design that anticipates the look of forthcoming models of the brand.

Inside the passenger compartment the Japanese designers gave free rein to the imagination, creating very innovative lines and designing a dashboard full of technological gadgets. The LCD central screen displays several information, including an Eco Driving Indicator showing battery life and fuel efficiency.

At the Lexus Calty Design Centre of Newport Beach designers have also developed a remotely controlled touch screen system, inspired by the one seen on the F800 Style by Mercedes. Inside the two doors, small monitors are used to control rear-view mirrors, windows, seats and infotainment system.

View the full Lexus RX 450h facelift and LF-LC live in Geneva 2012 gallery

Continue reading: Lexus LF-LC: Live Video at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show

....

0 comments

Lexus has just released a new video starring the LF-LC Concept, its new 2+2 sportscar that was one of the undisputed stars at the recent North American International Auto Show of Detroit. The footage shows us a little bit more of the new model, which was developed at Lexus’ Calty design studio in Newport Beach, California, and uses Lexus’s own Hybrid Drive technology.

The video features contributions from some of the designers who worked on the project, and is quite revealing as for how certain elements of both the exterior and the interior design of the car came about. Apparently, the response to the LF-LC Concept has been so positive that Lexus is seriously considering putting it into production. Rumor has it that, in that case, the car will probably end up being priced at around 100.000 €.

View the full Lexus LF-LC Concept official photo gallery
View Lexus LF-LC Concept at the 2012 NAIAS images

....

0 comments

The new Lexus LF-LC Sports Coupe Concept has just been introduced ‘in-the-metal’ to the general public at the 2012 NAIAS in Detroit, prompting the Japanese manufacturer to release a full photo gallery and two official videos starring their new front-mounted rear wheel drive sportscar. However, as previously reported, Lexus did not reveal much about the model. We know it has been designed at Lexus’ Calty design studio in Newport Beach, California, that uses Lexus’s own Hybrid Drive technology, that it wears 21″ alloys and houses two 12.3″ LCD screens on the dashboard, but that’s basically it. Now at least we have an official photo gallery and two videos (check them out after the jump) giving us a clearer view of the model’s aesthetics. We will be waiting for more info about the LF-LC Concept.

View the full Foto ufficiali della Lexus LF-LC Concept photo gallery
View Lexus LF-LC Concept at the 2012 NAIAS images

Continue reading: Lexus LF-LC Concept: official videos and images now available

....

0 comments

The much hyped Lexus LF-LC Sports Coupe Concept is at the North American International Auto Show, and here are some live pictures of the model taken live at the Detroit event. This new supercar from Lexus is a front-mounted rear wheel drive coupe that uses Lexus’s own Hybrid Drive technology, but the Japanese carmaker did not release any detail as for which sort of powertrain is actually equipping the model, and the Press Release divulged in Detroit surely doesn’t shed any light on the matter .

The aggressive design of the car has been developed at Lexus’ Calty design studio in Newport Beach, California. It uses 21″ alloys fitted with 265/35 tyres, boasts about two inches of ground clearance and seems to be ready to enter production. As for the interior, it looks pretty similar to the LFA, although the LF-LC uses a lot more leather, suede and polished wood. This prototype also has two 12.3″ LCD screens on the dashboard that allow the driver to control the car’s infotainment system while there are another two small screens, one for each side of the cabin, that command seat adjustament, wing mirrors and side windows. Perhaps the passenger compartments is a little too futuristic for today’s standards, but the eventual production version of this LF-LC concept might end up using a more down-to-earth approach.

View Lexus LF-LC Concept at the 2012 NAIAS images

....

0 comments

Two more official images of the upcoming Lexus LF-LC Concept have been published by Autocar.co.uk. The model will be officially unveiled at the upcoming North American International Auto Show of Detroit this coming January, and is a 2+2 sportscar that will anticipate the new design theme that the Japanese manufacturer will adopt in the future. The LF-LC has been developed on a not-better-specified hybrid platform, and many details of this model remain a mystery. According to the British magazine, this model might anticipate a high class convertible coupe model which would become an ‘informal’ version of the new LS, but there are no confirmation on the matter, as for yet. However, the 2012 NAIAS will open in just a few days, thereby we should get more info about the LF-LC concept pretty soon.

....

0 comments

As predicted, just a few hours after a bunch of full view images leaked on the internet, Toyota has released the first official picture of the LF-LC concept car that will be officially introduced to world at the upcoming North American International Auto Show, taking place in Detroit this coming January.

The new image confirms our first very positive impression of the model, giving us a first glimpse at the open roof design - which might feature some sort of sliding/folding device - and revealing that the car is not going to be a 2-seater, but a 2+2. There is not much left to discover about the design of the car at this point, but the whole mechanical side is still pretty unclear: we just know it will make use of a hybrid powertrain, and that’s about it.

....

0 comments

When we last talked about Toyota NS4 Plug-In Hybrid, we noticed that the Japanese carmaker was revealing bits of both this NS4 and a new (yet-unnamed) Lexus-badged hybrid sportscar to build up the suspense in view of the launch of these concept cars at the upcoming North American International Auto Show, taking place next month in Detroit. We said that probably we would have seen the whole thing at the opening of the event, unless something would have leaked on the internet before January the 9th. Well, that’s just happened.

The source of these grainy images picturing the new Lexus hybrid supercar concept (apparently called LF-LC) is an iPad app preview for US magazine Road & Track. We think it is a stunner: the design of the car includes pretty original solutions in every area (some of which lifted from the LFA) and, as whole, it all blends together in a very harmonious way.

So, following the first official teasers (see the first one here and the second one here), now we know how the model will look like. We just hope that, in the wake of this leak, Toyota will reveal something more about the LF-LC before the NAIAS will open. At least an official high-res photo gallery: it’s no good crying over spilt milk anyway.

View the full Lexus LF-CF hybrid concept leaks photo gallery

via | The Motor Report

....

0 comments