The striking Lexus LF-LC concept revealed at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show may go into production as a follow-up to the LFA supercar.
According to Autocar, the LFA’s chief engineer Haruhiko Tanahashi and Lexus’ Executive Vice President Mark Templin both hinted that we have not seen the end of the LF-LC.
Tanahashi, in typically cryptic Japanese fashion, said that “I have the expectation that the car will be launched,” said Haruhiko Tanahashi, “I personally hope the LF-LC will be built. I think most of Lexus’s concept cars have been turned into production cars.”
Templin played his cards closer to the chest, saying in broader terms that Lexus is preparing a range of F-badged performance models with a “car like the LFA” as the range topper. However, Templin was quick to couch his statement by saying, “It doesn’t mean we have something on the drawing board.” He also suggested that the F brand would be united by a hybrid performance theme.
If Tanahashi and Templin’s words prove true, the LF-LC would slot above the RC300h recently revealed at the Tokyo Motor Show, but sit below the $375,000 LFA in price and performance. Something in the Porsche 911 Carrera range is expected.
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