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Lexus LFA Mule spotted. Next SC?

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Old 04-27-10, 11:29 PM
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
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.
Yes, I agree. Long live the SC...

The front part appears elongated signifying signs of a long hood just like the 1SC. Obviously there are no rear radiators so it must be in the front. The SC is the last to receive L-Finesse so this could be it.

L-Finesse started in order with:

3GS
2IS
4LS
5ES
3LX
3RX
1HS
2GX
1LFA
1CT
3SC

I would assume the 4GS will come out after the next generation SC...

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Old 04-27-10, 11:36 PM
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I never spot cool lookin cars like this!
Old 04-27-10, 11:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Trexus
Yes, I agree. Long live the SC...

The front part appears elongated signifying signs of a long hood just like the 1SC. Obviously there are no rear radiators so it must be in the front. The SC is the last to receive L-Finesse so this could be it.

L-Finesse started in order with:

3GS
2IS
4LS
5ES
3LX
3RX
1HS
2GX
1LFA
1CT
3SC

I would assume the 4GS will come out after the next generation SC...
Bingo.....and with the way Lexus is expanding its lineup it could even be a GS-C?
Old 04-28-10, 12:36 AM
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Originally Posted by carLx
Maybe it's an affordable ~$100k carbon fiber-less version of the LFA that has a chance to be mass produced.
.....that would be called SC.
Old 04-28-10, 12:37 AM
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
Bingo.....and with the way Lexus is expanding its lineup it could even be a GS-C?
E-Coupe competitor! That would be nice... Whatever they call it they need more coupes!
Old 04-28-10, 01:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Ice350
.....that would be called SC.
i am not sure if it's a good idea to push sc to that price level. i would keep sc around 70k and maybe introduce another higher end model
Old 04-28-10, 01:11 AM
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Originally Posted by rominl
i am not sure if it's a good idea to push sc to that price level. i would keep sc around 70k and maybe introduce another higher end model
Well an SC-F would be ~$100k
Old 04-28-10, 01:25 AM
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Looking at the pictures in a higher resolution does a lot of good. first thing I notice is a lower and longer front bumper. The second thing i noticed was the rear. The taillight assembly and trunk lid along with the rear bumper seem to be different, especially above the rear bumper. The taillights look incomplete, and unlike the production LFA there seems to be no LEDs. Also, there seems to be no automatic rear wing. On the front side i notice that where the flaps are, covered the 09 version of the LFA race car, but it has those flaps on both sides. To me that doesn't say Hybrid. They were just vents above the front wheels. Along the sides before the intakes in front of the rear wheels, there seems to be new aerodynamics. This feature looks like something a race car would possess. I don't know what it is, but it looks like a combination of a few things. A race car from 09, a prototype for a new car, maybe an SC, a new LFA, could be a number of things.
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Wheels and brakes are still massive though. I'd say it's something high performance.
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Agressive rubber in the rear.. I say Toyota Supra resurrection..
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Size and width of the wheels and brakes look very close to an LFA.

I think Toyota could be trying to throw people off with the wheels and brakes. This could be an engineering mule that's testing only certain components.
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Originally Posted by TRDFantasy
Size and width of the wheels and brakes look very close to an LFA.

I think Toyota could be trying to throw people off with the wheels and brakes. This could be an engineering mule that's testing only certain components.
Hell they could even be testing the GS-F engine!
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Originally Posted by DASHOCKER
Agressive rubber in the rear.. I say Toyota Supra resurrection..
In my heart, I believe the Supra is dead.
A legend that can't be easily replaced is best left alone.
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Originally Posted by (Cj)
Hell they could even be testing the GS-F engine!
Exactly. We won't know until we get more information regarding the mule.
Old 04-28-10, 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by rominl
ah, stuff that i just can't talk about.......

all i can say is, if things are right, this is the very right direction
You mean the IS-FC that I have been ranting and raving about for a few months now... LoL

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