JessePS

It would have be awesome if there was some sort of audio.

TorontoIS

The elongated nose is for the flux capacitor.

JessePS

You were probably driving it

rominl

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yup, you are right, the front bumper reminds you of the isf right? and also the headlights look bigger than the lfa ones too

well, obviously new SC is somewhere to be seen. and also keep in mind, LFA is out there, but that's definitely not the end of all the lexus investment

syzygy

I don't know what it is but the car looks phenomenally sexy even wrapped up like that

dunnojack

oh ! i know now.

it's the next IS-F coupe underneath, without the convertible awkwardness
m3 / 3 series coupe competitor


size is pretty much a match-

(Cj)

I love this guessing game. Well if that patch is for an electric plug, maybe this will be Lexus's answer to the Tesla Roadster?

An all electric high performance Coupe!

lol, but my money's on an SC replacement. Another option is a Z4 type roadster?

Whatever it is it's exciting to see Lexus continue to advance into the sports arena.

LexFather

I don't know what it is but if it is indeed some mix of hybrid and even a plug in next SC that would really make it stick out in the sea of coupes.

dunnojack

i'm betting on an IS hardtop coupe.
they never denied they were considering to make one.

they need something more mainstream and affordable in this economy. and the SC was expensive and sold like turd. So i doubt the SC will be making a return any time soon.

LexFather

Yeah you forgot the part where the SC is
1. A limited production car
2. Sold over 3k units before it was even sold in dealerships as people put deposits down
3. Sold well until the last 3 or so years


The SC will be with Lexus forever.

Lexus is very aware the SC has opportunities and as I reported they are not sure to turn it to true GT or to a sports car.

(Cj)

I'm 100% sure that an IS coupe would NOT be on the LFA platform. It'll probably be on the more mainstream IS/GS platform...

SC is the only vehicle I imagine that could be on the LFA platform. It'll pretty much be a more affordable alternative to the LFA, in the sub-$100K price segment.

Gojirra99

Yes, there was a one year waiting list when it launched, and the SC430 sold 14,000 units a year in both the first 2 years in the U.S. alone, 12,000 units the third year , and about 10,000 units the 4th year, it's sales dropped off in the later years just because they never bother to upgrade the car with anything new ...

S2000toIS350

I am guessing this is just one of the old mules.

Here is a link to a video of an old mule at the ring. Note the upper side intakes do not have the wave shape of the real car. It also has a larger front bumper

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSRbp...ext=1&index=27

TRDFantasy

This mule has the same front overhang as the LFA prototypes using the same body did.

This cannot be simply an older LFA prototype out on the streets. The front intakes seem slightly different, and the headlights are different than previous LFA prototypes. Look closely at the headlights, they are a totally different arrangement than any previous LFA prototypes.

Also of note is the rear end, especially the area around the tails. There is a lot of tape there, also if you look closely there don't seem to be any rear radiators or radiator fans. To me it looks like the radiator is in the front. Also the rear diffuser/underfloor and area around the exhaust seems different than previous LFA prototypes.

My guess is that this is an engineering mule (hence the cut-up and taped up body) for:

- next-gen SC
- IS-F coupe
- next-gen Supra

Those would be my guesses, in that order .

syzygy

Maybe it's an affordable ~$100k carbon fiber-less version of the LFA that has a chance to be mass produced.