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Lexus Chief Engineer Wants NX F High Performance Crossover


Lexus NX chief engineer Takeaki Kato shares some interesting details in an interview with Australian website GoAuto:

[The 2.0-litre turbo] engine looks set to provide sparkling performance in the NX 200t, but an even more potent version has not been ruled out by Mr Kato – an amateur motor racer in his spare time.

He told GoAuto the four-cylinder engine had been designed for a variety of performance tunes in various applications across the Lexus range.

Asked if an extreme version to match the 265kW GLA45 AMG was on the cards, he replied: “I want one, yes.”

He stopped short of saying such a vehicle would make it into showrooms, but left the door open for the possibility.

There are two parts to this quote — the first being that the 2.0L turbo engine has multiple performance configurations. This is very exciting news, and makes me curious about what engine will show up in the IS & GS.

The second part is the NX F — the very idea runs counter to an earlier interview with Lexus F chief engineer Yukihiko Yaguchi — here’s a quote from Motoring Australia:

“To have an F badge, the car needs to have characteristics to be able to run on track and on race course,” he explained. “Therefore it doesn’t really suit to have an SUV as an F model. There may be an F Sports SUV (there are already – ED), but as far as F models go, no plans.”

The idea of a NX F is an interesting thought experiment, but there are Lexus models better suited to F high-performance models — until a CT F, IS F, GS F, & LS F are in production, an NX F just doesn’t make a whole lot of sense.

[Source: GoAuto]

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    Lasse J. Nordvik
  • October 28, 2014
Having driven the NX 300h I'm inclined to say an NX F would work. It's a supremely agile and sure-footed chassis.
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    Lexus Cohen
  • October 28, 2014
Have F offerings for the sedans then they can think about the NX F. RX F would be great also!
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    Chase
  • October 28, 2014
Could someone render an "imagining an NX F" photo? Like with the big cooling ducts on the bottom sides of the front, and a wide spindle grille like the RC F.
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      Lexus Cohen
    • October 28, 2014
    I've been begging for a LFA with the spindle treatment, nothing yet.

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