New Lexus LF-LC Concept to Debut in Australia


Lexus will debut a new version of the LF-LC concept at the 2012 Australian International Motor Show in Sydney, and has released the first teaser image — let’s take a closer look:

New Lexus LF-LC Concept

Despite being blue, there doesn’t appear to be any design differences compared to the original LF-LC concept:

Original Lexus LF-LC Concept

There are some general power train specs in the Lexus Australia press release, which describes the new concept as a 370 kilowatt (496+ hp), all-wheel drive hybrid coupe — Australian website Car Advice has more:

A Lexus source says the Sydney show car will showcase “advanced materials and construction processes” that could be applied to the production LF-LC.

Expect those materials to include carbon fibre, which accounted for two-thirds of the $750,000 Lexus LFA supercar.

“It would be silly of us not to use what we learned from building the LFA for other models,” added our insider.

That’s the extent of the news so far, but there is one curious element — only Lexus Australia announced this new LF-LC II concept, which suggests this could just be a minor update. Still, when it comes the LF-LC, even a color change is a big deal.

The Australian International Motor Show opens October 18th.

[Source: Lexus Australia]

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Cool story. I want to see a baby LF-LC! :D
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    Lexus Uzumaki
  • August 27, 2012
Dose anyone know when the  LF-LC is coming out and if its going to be highly priced like the LFA or just like around $100,000 or $80,000?
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      Ljn71
    • August 27, 2012
    Strictly speaking it's not officially been confirmed for production,so a launch date and price is not determined yet. Bound to be worth the wait and the money,don't you think? :-)
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      Ljn71
    • August 27, 2012
    Strictly speaking it's not officially been confirmed for production,so a launch date and price is not determined yet. Bound to be worth the wait and the money,don't you think? :-)
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    BlackDynamiteNY
  • August 27, 2012
Looks like the 2015 model year will be a big one for Lexus This car will hit production, and the LS Hybrid should get redesigned to share this new hybrid powertrain. The LS will be actually redesigned in two years.  This facelift is just a holdover until then..... BD
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    DillonD
  • August 27, 2012
2 theories from me: 1. One of them could be the concept for the IS series and the other could be our SC replacement. 2. One is an SC replacement and the other is another, cheaper supercar and the IS will be released later as a production car or a different concept.
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    F1
  • August 28, 2012
Looking forward!

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