Lexus LFA supercar revived with V8 hybrid – report

Lexus will reportedly introduce a long-awaited successor to LFA in 2025 and it will feature a twin-turbo V8 hybrid powertrain.

Best Car Web reports the LFA successor is a “souvenir” of Akio Toyoda’s time as president of Toyota Motor Corporation.

The rear-wheel drive supercar will use a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V8 with outputs from 515kW to 530kW, combined with an electric motor that can push power up to 662kW.

The Japanese stores reportedly aim to start production in the summer (our winter) of 2025, but according to the report, it could start a few months earlier as “development is progressing smoothly.” profit”.

It is said to be being developed concurrently with a GT3 racing car, previewed by Concept Toyota GR GT3 debuted at the 2022 Tokyo auto show and is called a “catalog model” rather than a limited production model like the LFA.

That suggests it will be available longer and potentially in larger numbers than the V10-powered LFA that was produced in just two years and out of a total of just 500 produced.

It will have a unique design “unlike any super sports car of the past” and have a “complicated” rear end, reportedly, and will measure around 4600mm long and wide, according to the report. 1950mm and 1200mm tall on a 2700mm wheelbase.

According to the report, it will use a carbon fiber body on an aluminum frame, as opposed to the LFA which has a carbon fiber reinforced polymer tub and an aluminum subframe.

Best Car Web reports the new supercar will cost around 20 million yen (AU$216,119), higher than a flagship LC500 coupe (14.83 million yen) but lower than the original LFA (37.5 million yen) and Honda NSX SUPER (27.94 million yen).

Reports of a Lexus supercar powered by an internal combustion engine were supposed to come as a surprise, as Lexus previewed an electric supercar with Electrified sport concept end of 2021.

It even says it’s “regarded by many as a potential successor to the legendary Lexus LFA”.

Lexus says its 0-100km/h acceleration time is expected to be as low as two seconds and the car will have a driving range of more than 700km.

Lexus added: “It is possible that a production model could use new solid-state battery technology to achieve true high performance.

Lexus is planning to stop making internal combustion engine vehicles by 2035. In some markets, it will completely transition to electric vehicles as soon as 2030.