Lexus LC F – Exclusive First Look!
Artist rendering previews the snarling 600 hp coupe we’ll see this fall.
The fact that we’ll soon see a Lexus LC F is one of the worst kept secrets in the automotive world today. After all, Lexus trademarked the moniker earlier this year. And just a few weeks after that revelation, we learned that the hot(ter) coupe would allegedly employ a 4.0 liter, twin-turbo V8 pushing out 600 horsepower and 470 lb-ft of torque. But since then, we’ve heard nothing but crickets in regards to the Lexus LC F. Until now.
Japanese car site Best Car Web recently confirmed most of the details present in Car & Driver‘s original scoop, which reportedly came directly from an unnamed Lexus source. Like C&D, the report indicates that the LC F’s powerplant will use twin turbos to produce 600 hp. Unlike the original report, however, they believe it will displace somewhere between 4.0 and 5.0 liters. Lexus doesn’t currently produce a twin-turbo powerplant outside of the V6 present in the new LS 500.
Best Car Web reports that Lexus has set their sights rather high for this ultimate version of the LC. Supposedly they’ve been eyeballing the Nissan GT-R Nismo’s Fuji lap times, as well as a Mercedes AMG-like 500 lb-ft of torque. Performance like that will obviously cost you, and the Lexus LC F will reportedly set you back $180,000. But hey, that’s still nearly half the original MSRP of the LFA.
We took all the latest information we had on the LC F and had artist Pratyush Rout draw up these amazing renderings. The aggressive front splitter, hood vents, brake air ducts, and fixed rear wing are all expected to make it to production. As are unique 20-inch wheels, 6-piston brakes, and high performance tires. Originally expected to debut this fall, the latest reports indicate that the Lexus LC F will in fact drop as a 2019 model. Either way, we should know much more about the exciting performance coupe by the end of the year.
Illustration by Pratyush Rout exclusively for Club Lexus
