Lexus EV Manual

[mikeavelli]

Lexus EV Exotic Manual? Sato-San hinted at this over the summer. Working prototype. Hmmmmmm #savethemanuals #lexus

Lexus Electrified Sport concept is a modern-day LFA… with a manual gearbox | Hagerty UK

Miss the Lexus LFA? The Japanese brand could be set to reprise it as an electric supercar with a two-second 0-60 and a manual gearbox.

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[Gor134]

I still don't understand why the simulated manual is such a priority for the EV LFA, given NONE of the past F products nor LFA have featured a manual transmission.

However, this is interesting that they have a working prototype this early already. Gives them A LOT of time to fine tune the system, and hopefully will be seamless and perfect by 2030.

Still confused if this upcoming EV supercar AND the LFR are "LFA Successors" as both seem to commonly referred to as such by the media.

 

[Will1991]

So, we will end up with a "manual" EV but TMC choose not to offer a manual hybrid sports coupe? I don't get it...

 

[dylanfoos]

Does anyone know why the GT3 version isn’t being promoted or advertised anywhere? Since this will be coming out before the electrified version.

 

[F1 Silver Arrows]

Does anyone know why the GT3 version isn’t being promoted or advertised anywhere? Since this will be coming out before the electrified version.

Give it another year and you'll start seeing it in racing.

Production? Give it more time.

 

[Ian Schmidt]

I still don't understand why the simulated manual is such a priority for the EV LFA, given NONE of the past F products nor LFA have featured a manual transmission.

I don't have great visibility into that segment, but I've heard that one of the reasons the LFA wasn't taken totally seriously by the audience Lexus was going for at the time (although it's become much more desirable recently) was the lack of a manual. I have no idea if that will still be a factor by the time this ships, but it's good to have the option.

 

[mediumhot]

I would assume this is just some engineering exercise and nothing more cause this doesn't make any sense. At least not in form they show in video. The only reasonable implementation of manual in BEV I saw was in some Ferrari resurrection project where wheels were driven by two electric motors while engine was there just to produce the sound note and was not hooked to the axel.

 

[mikeavelli]

My take is to give lifeless EV’s emotion. The LFA didn’t have a dual clutch. They made it knowingly slower but damn it shifted and made you feel things.

 

[bogglo]

I feel like TMC is really interested in making something like this and bringing it to production. Of course this is the first time we are seeing a video of it in action but I can't help but remember the Toyota GR HV Concept.