Lexus execs have been talking about a TT V8 "with more than 600 horsepower" for more than five years now. If they need another 2-3 years to actually make it a reality, I'm pretty sure the entire Lexus engineering team is completely incompetent. You could start from scratch, get an engineering degree and build your own engine in that amount of time - never mind the fact that Toyota has 80 years of experience doing this.
I expect an LS F to be a 2019 model year vehicle, but I expect to see it next year.
:joy: Oh god, this just takes the cake! Yes, it was first heard about in 2011 the 600+ horsepower LS. I always knew that TMG's efforts wouldn't exactly be TMC approved, in possibly not meeting specific Toyota parameters for Lexus products meant for public consumption. It is a start however, but by now something should've transpired. As soon as the design was frozen in 2014, another 4 years will suffice.
That is how BMW does M models. M development starts at design freeze of the base model and then runs 4 to 4.5 years to Job 1. Case in point, design freeze of the current F30 3-Series was in mid-2009. F80 M3 began in 2009, end of development in mid-2013. M3/M4 Job 1 in February 2014 and market launch in May-June 2014. Same for E90/E92 and E46 from 1996 to 2000.
It should really be a 2018-19 thing at earliest. With the GS-F, it took from final L10 GS design in 2009 to Nov 2015 launch unfortunately, because of facelift considerations. For the RC-F, it was a 2-3 year affair (final XC10 designs were in late 2011/Jan 2012) launched in November 2014.
USE20 IS-F was started in 2004, after 2003 design approval for XE20 sedan, but even think about previous IS430 attempt in early 2000s. It was out in January 2008.
I'm hoping they learned their lessons from the stillborn S190 GS-F of the 2000s and delays of current L10 generation, to move things along as quickly as possible.
lol. This is quickly turning into another CL, and with same actors as usual.
Where exactly did Lexus talk about TT V8 with more than 600hp? They are going to sell few hundreds of these worldwide once built.
Excuse me, but what is that supposed to mean? I recalled hearing the delay of an LC-F model before mid-cycle 2020 CY, from someone I considered very knowledgeable and realistic on things Toyota, so I thought about you being the source.
If anyone is trying to compare me (or anyone else here) to the likes of CL, I recommend thinking hard and twice before doing so. It is unnecessary and unwarranted. I am not one to be pleased with how much time it is taking them, even if I have to be realistic over the situation. I trust something has been misread.
