At the plunge of the Lexus LC 500 in Detroit last yr, the big boss of Toyota Motor Tummy, Akio Toyoda declared that it was aloof the beginning of a new era for the luxury brand. We taken that as: hold your breeze a higher performance, F version of the LC is future.
And this week our speculation has been habitual. Toyota, the parent company of Lexus, has filed a earmark application for the name “Lexus LC F” in Collection. The filing was submitted to the European Uniting Intellectual Property Office on Feb 6.
The LC F trademark didn’t come as a attack, as a F-badged LC is a natural progression for Lexus’ flagship coupe, which is presently offered in two flavours: a 5.0-liter V8 LC 500 and a 3.5-litre V6 loanblend LC 500h.
Going by previous postulation, the upcoming LC F is expected to pack a powerful twin-turbo 5.0-l V8 with at least 447kW (600hp) and talented of cracking 300km/h. It will nerve off the BMW M6, Mercedes-AMG SL63, Audi RS 7 and Cat F Type SVR.
Along with the LC F gloriole model, it has also been according that a convertible version of the LC is in the exertion. Both models are expected to commence in early 2018.
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