Taken from Gavril at Acura-CL.com

The most exciting Japanese supercar ever to be developed is under starter's orders, Auto Express can reveal. Toyota's eagerly anticipated road car - to mark its current involvement in Formula One - has been given the green light, and is expected to make its public debut at October's Tokyo Motor Show.

The rear-wheel-drive machine will be powered by a 4.5-litre V8 and wear a Lexus badge. It heralds the arrival of the prestige brand in the maker's home market, where it has never been sold. Taking inspiration from the stylised red coupé that appeared in last year's Steven Spielberg film, Minority Report, the two-seater is likely to be built in the US to get round Japan's 280bhp limit on performance cars. That means it could offer as much as 400bhp.

Despite the sudden decision to debut the vehicle at Tokyo, there's still no word on when it will appear in showrooms. Our source claimed it wouldn't go on sale until the Toyota team was faring better on the track.

 

I wish Toyata branded their F-1 team "Lexus" instead of "Toyota".

 

they should keep it built in Japan. Just hand it to TRD or someone else instead of letting it roll out of a Toyota factory then it can bypass the 280bhp gentleman's agreement.

 

They could also build it at TTE in Germany where they do the F1 cars.
It's nice and close to the Ring. I would love to see a Lex kick some *** on there.

 

I doubt it will look like this car as shown in the film, but with some modifications, it should look stunning.

So, Lexus will have two new high end sports cars coming out in the next few years, this & the Lexus V-10 GT !? It's getting exiting !! Ican't wait.

 

There's an article in September's Road & Track (pg. 48), wherein they describe a Lexus supercar with a V-10 engine developed by Toyota's F1 team. Planned launch year is 2005. It is not the same car pictured above.

Here are some specs:

1. 5.0 liter V-10, 500 hp @ 7,000 rpm.
2. Engine mounted aft of front axle.
3. 6-speed gearbox.
4. Two doors
5. Rear drive
6. Its own platform
7. $100,000 (approx.)

 

We now know this as the LF-A

 

Man Mike, is ancient thread bumping your cure for insomnia?

 

So LF-A crossed with minority report car (btw, did it have a name other than Lexus 2054?)...

 

That is a huge dissapointment if they are just using a v-8 in the new Lexus supercar. I think using a v-8 is a really bad move after people were excited that it would be the first Japanese v-10 in a production performance car and how v-10 engines are more exotic like in the Carrera GT, Viper, Gallardo, M5-M6 etc. Who cares if F1 is going to use a v-8, F1 has been known for their exotic high reving v-10 and other exotic powerplants. V-8 are too common. I think Lexus and Toyota is loosing a oportunity to distinguish itself and create buzz with a v-10 motor and people are probrably not going to get too excited or feel paying over $100,000.00 for a Lexus is really warranted if it just has a v-8 unless this car produces amazing unbeatable numbers. Lexus already has enough v-8s and they have a two door rwd v-8 coupe so what is going to be special about this car. We pretty much know the LFA will be front engined so it is going to be very similiar to the new SC. I hope the article is wrong and they still use a v-10 powerplant in this new car.

 

It's a very old post & I think the info about the engine is probably outdated . . .

 

Everyone that's seen the spy video from ... uh... edmunds, was it?... said the exhaust note of the LF-A sounded like a V-10... we'll just wait and see =]

 

I believe the prototype LF-A was sportin a 500hp v10

 

Too bad they don't make that car, of course it would be a pretty penny.

 

Here's the link to the video....decide for urself.....I think it sounds like more than 8 cylinders

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=105484