Rumoured Lexus LC F May Have Twin-Turbo V8 With Nearly 600bhp
With Lexus trademarking the ‘LC F’ name recently, it’s looking more and more likely that a hot version of the striking coupe is in the works. But what would power it?
Koji Sato - chief Lexus engineer - had previously suggested to Autocar that a hybrid powertrain would be the answer, probably involving a development of the existing V6 500h system. However, according to a new report in Car & Driver, the incoming LC F is set to be powered by a twin-turbo V8, and will be here as soon as the Tokyo Motor Show in October.
What’s particularly interesting is Lexus won’t just be strapping a pair of turbos to the 5.0-litre V8 found in the range-topping LC 500 (above). According to Car & Driver’s Lexus source, the company will be creating an all-new 4.0-litre V8, derived from a pair of Toyota’s 8AR 2.0-litre four-cylinder lumps.
Naturally, that’d be some undertaking just for a single, bonkers fast coupe, but the same engine is reportedly going to appear in the GS F too. In the GS F it’ll make 542bhp, but in the LC F? That’s set to get as much as 592bhp plus 470lb ft of torque, all put through a 10-speed automatic gearbox.
The downside? If all this turns out to be true, it would probably spell the end of that awesome, aforementioned N/A V8. In a world where N/A eight-bangers are in short supply, that seems like a shame.
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10-speed? Apparently this car have a gearbox from a lorry now
Or a Chevrolet Camaro ZL1.
Or a gearbox from a Fast and Furious car
By 2020 a Lexus will have more gears than my mountain bike !!!
Leaked Photo of LC-F Gearstick:
No reverse?
What age is it?
That’s an Audi TT, used in the chasing scenes for the latest Fast & Furious movie.
Next year : 20 gears 😂
What LC F means
“Luxury Coupe? F*YOU”
When is the LFA suscesor comming
They should have used a Hybrid powertrain with the existing 5.0 NA V8. Lexus were one of few manufacturers to use a NA engine and now even they have gone to turbocharging, Booooo
This isnt bad news though
I’m alright with the turbocharging, knowing Toyota, they’ll make it alright, I’ll trust in the Toyota engineers since I want to be one in the future, good luck future senpais!!!
FFS Lexus! Make a Hybrid GS F
Amazing.
Really excited for this one. I truly hope it lives up to the LFA but it will never beat that sensational V10. The render looks beastly 😊