Official Lexus Future Product & Powertrain Megathread

[NomadDan]

It sounded like a V8 in Misha's video.

Oh yeah, you’re right. I was at work and didn’t watch the video before posting. D’oh!

There were rumors about the 5.0 still being available in the next IS. How does the 2027 emission requirements play into all this though?

 

[Flagship1]

Someone on this forum knows

 

[TurboLag]

How do we know this is Lexus testing a car and not a private vehicle?

I think it's a test day for manufacturers .

 

[Gor134]

Yeah Industry Pool at Nurburgring is specifically for OEMs (and aftermarket OEMs) to test cars equipment. FWIW, the ISF could be testing something as simple as a telemetry device that they didn't necessarily need a new car to test who knows.

 

[F1 Silver Arrows]

Yeah Industry Pool at Nurburgring is specifically for OEMs (and aftermarket OEMs) to test cars equipment. FWIW, the ISF could be testing something as simple as a telemetry device that they didn't necessarily need a new car to test who knows.

This. Well said.

 

[Flagship1]

Do they still need to be testing at the ring, considering their ultra secretive, purpose built, mountain testing grounds exists?

 

[ssun30]

Do they still need to be testing at the ring, considering their ultra secretive, purpose built, mountain testing grounds exists?

Nurburgring is a public road and has worse road quality so it's better for testing cars in more demanding real world conditions.

 

[F1 Silver Arrows]

Nurburgring is a public road and has worse road quality so it's better for testing cars in more demanding real world conditions.

But the testing that they would do there has greatly decreased in the past couple of years, and has shifted to the Toyotaring.

 

[carguy420]

I want to see how many of Best Car's rumours this time around turn out to be true lol 🤪, every time they post a rumour they get absolutely trashed to sh*t on the Japanese side of the internet.

 

[Tragic Bronson]

Plates. The red lettering and the plates starting with DAU is a Toyota plate, and always has been.

Look up every single Toyota test car in Germany, they have this.

Also, why would a private car have a big-ass antenna towards the back? 😂😂

According to the German plate decoder, DAU is Daun; what Toyota facility is based there? Most of the Toyota EU press fleet have a "K" plate, which is Köln/Cologne where TGR Europe is located.

 

[Levi]

According to the German plate decoder, DAU is Daun; what Toyota facility is based there? Most of the Toyota EU press fleet have a "K" plate, which is Köln/Cologne where TGR Europe is located.

 

[F1 Silver Arrows]

Bingo!

 

[NomadDan]

I don’t know how reputable Drive.com.au is, but they’re claiming Toyota has a Hilux with the 2.0T being tested, set to debut in 2026. Maybe this is a sign of things to come for the Tacoma?

2026 Toyota HiLux to get powerful 2.0-litre turbo-petrol engine – report

The new-gen Toyota HiLux to get a powerful engine, better a 2JZ.

www.drive.com.au

 

[ssun30]

I don’t know how reputable Drive.com.au is, but they’re claiming Toyota has a Hilux with the 2.0T being tested, set to debut in 2026. Maybe this is a sign of things to come for the Tacoma?

2026 Toyota HiLux to get powerful 2.0-litre turbo-petrol engine – report

The new-gen Toyota HiLux to get a powerful engine, better a 2JZ.

www.drive.com.au

In the same article where they saw the 400PS IS and 600PS RC prototype, there was a 300PS Hilux prototype.

 

[Gor134]

Hopefully Lexus puts the 3SC on the GA-L platform since the LC will fade into the sunset. Lexus needs to drop a V8 in the LS to bring it back to life. Bring the next generation IS onto the GA-L platform as well (current IS & RC still uses N platform). Also bring back the next generation GS as well!

Crown sedean (S230) and Mirai also use the GA-L platform as well.

But next-gen IS on GA-L got cancelled alongside the GS, which led us to getting the 2nd facelift in 2021. I don't see us getting another ICE IS realistically, beyond a 3rd facelift. I'd love to be proven wrong by Lexus.

 

[JustADude]

Hopefully Lexus puts the 3SC on the GA-L platform since the LC will fade into the sunset. Lexus needs to drop a V8 in the LS to bring it back to life. Bring the next generation IS onto the GA-L platform as well (current IS & RC still uses N platform). Also bring back the next generation GS as well!

Crown sedean (S230) and Mirai also use the GA-L platform as well.

Sometimes dreams don't come true 😢

 

[Kelvin2020]

Isn't the Japan Mobility Show about to take place this year? Lexus seems pretty quiet at the moment.

 

[bogglo]

Is anything special going to be at the LA auto show?

 

[Gor134]

Is anything special going to be at the LA auto show?

No debuts announced yet.

 

[Falcon]

I'm still very skeptical about the future of GA-L and ICE RWD products at Lexus beyond the LFR.

Land Cruiser SE & EPU pickup truck are on revised GA-L. The LF-ZC/ZL are RWD. 4IS has been confirmed and it's all but confirmed the 6LS is in the works too.