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Old 12-03-23, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by vraa
I got bad news from my rep

She said her boss said the car is 2 years out

Back to waiting...
Let's wait and see if they mention anything at the upcoming Tokyo Auto Salon in January. Two years is quite a ways out. As @Kelvin2020 said, there will most likely be 2 "LFA successors" - one with a 4.0L TT V8 and hybridization and the other being a full EV. The full EV was slated to be released for 2030, so it'd be odd for Lexus to come out with one in 2026 and the other in 2030.

As always, Lexus being tight lipped, so we'll just have to wait and see.

Thanks for the update.
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According to latest rumors the next LFA it has an anticipated potential release date of 2026 or maybe 2027?

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Originally Posted by finny76
According to latest rumors it has a potential release date of 2026 maybe 2027?
Let's hope and pray that Lexus does in fact mention/display something at the upcoming Tokyo Auto Salon in January.

https://www.tokyoautosalon.jp/2024/
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Originally Posted by guanche2k9
Let's hope and pray that Lexus does in fact mention/display something at the upcoming Tokyo Auto Salon in January.

https://www.tokyoautosalon.jp/2024/
Thats just coming up this Friday Jan 12th.... I suspect that they will probably re display the previous concepts that we have seen before at other shows.





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So I don't know if any of you watched Toyota/Gazoo Racing/Lexus' presentation at the Tokyo Auto Salon, but disappointing is an understatement. They discussed the LBX RR Morizo, which isn't even offered in the NA market? What happened to their halo car - LFR? Come on Lexus, you guys won the IMSA GTD Pro last season, you need to follow up with some F cars, like you guys announced a couple of years ago. The more I wait, the more disappointed I become. I truly hope they announce something soon....Rolex 24 Hrs? 12 Hours of Sebring (like when they announced the IS500)? I'm still hoping....
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So I don't know if any of you watched Toyota/Gazoo Racing/Lexus' presentation at the Tokyo Auto Salon, but disappointing is an understatement. They discussed the LBX RR Morizo, which isn't even offered in the NA market? What happened to their halo car - LFR? Come on Lexus, you guys won the IMSA GTD Pro last season, you need to follow up with some F cars, like you guys announced a couple of years ago. The more I wait, the more disappointed I become. I truly hope they announce something soon....Rolex 24 Hrs? 12 Hours of Sebring (like when they announced the IS500)? I'm still hoping....
Yeah i was pretty disappointed myself! Seems the show was about Morizo and his Girls! LOL
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Originally Posted by guanche2k9
So I don't know if any of you watched Toyota/Gazoo Racing/Lexus' presentation at the Tokyo Auto Salon, but disappointing is an understatement. They discussed the LBX RR Morizo, which isn't even offered in the NA market? What happened to their halo car - LFR? Come on Lexus, you guys won the IMSA GTD Pro last season, you need to follow up with some F cars, like you guys announced a couple of years ago. The more I wait, the more disappointed I become. I truly hope they announce something soon....Rolex 24 Hrs? 12 Hours of Sebring (like when they announced the IS500)? I'm still hoping....
We should be able to see something this year, based on what I know Lexus has invited LFA’s owners to a private to their Headquarter in Texas last year to showcase their upcoming two sport cars. Representatives from Japan also participated
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Originally Posted by Kelvin2020
We should be able to see something this year, based on what I know Lexus has invited LFA’s owners to a private to their Headquarter in Texas last year to showcase their upcoming two sport cars. Representatives from Japan also participated
Where did you get this info from? I'm wondering what the existing LFA owners know! Anyone on here that has a LFA and went to that private event?
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Originally Posted by Kelvin2020
We should be able to see something this year, based on what I know Lexus has invited LFA’s owners to a private to their Headquarter in Texas last year to showcase their upcoming two sport cars. Representatives from Japan also participated
Yes, I'd like to know where you heard this from please. If that's the case, then there should be some LFA owners on this forum that should have an idea. But given the way that Lexus/Toyota likes to keep things under wraps, I wouldn't be surprised if they had all the attendees sign an NDA to keep them from divulging any info.

Nevertheless, still looks like we should expect a potential availability in the latter part of 2025 or early 2026.
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Looks like Lexus/Toyota was testing their "LFR" or "LFAII" in camo at the Sebring Raceway recently during the IMSA 12 Hours of Sebring weekend. Fingers crossed, but looks like we're getting closer!

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The Nose looks extremely long... I hope that the production version resembles the existing LFA.



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Originally Posted by finny76
The Nose looks extremely long... I hope that the production version resembles the existing LFA.


Most likely not since i believe they are basing the vehicle off of an AMG GT-R and probably doing some reverse engineering
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This article just came out:

https://www.automotiveaddicts.com/95...ing-at-sebring
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Originally Posted by guanche2k9
Most likely not since i believe they are basing the vehicle off of an AMG GT-R and probably doing some reverse engineering
Why? I think the AMG GT-R is butt ugly...



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New articles on this have come out:

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/n...upercar-600bhp

https://www.carscoops.com/2024/06/to...twin-turbo-v8/

https://www.carscoops.com/2024/06/ne...twin-turbo-v8/

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