It’s called the LF-LC Blue Concept because the car
has been finished in an Opal Blue color, a color that Lexus describes as
inspired by the "lustrous base color found in the naturally occurring
semi-precious opal stone of outback Australia."
Lexus loves using carbon fiber and aluminum alloy
materials on projects like the LF-LC Blue Concept. It’s no different this time
around because they did so in order to achieve something just about every
automaker wants to do with their cars: make it as light as possible.
For all the remarkable and somewhat over-the-top
characteristics of the LF-LC Blue Concept’s exterior, the car’s interior has
been remarkably designed to illustrate the contrast of advanced technology with
soft textures and organic shapes, creating a marvelous synergy of form and
function.
The Lexus LF-LC Blue Concept carries the automaker’s
next-generation Lexus Hybrid Drive system. It’s called the Advanced Lexus
Hybrid Drive and it’s a system that comes with a powerful and efficient
Atkinson cycle combustion engine that’s mated to an advanced high-energy
battery pack. The latter, in particular, was developed to provide increased
power compared to what Lexus puts on some of its other hybrid models. So when
taken together, the LF-LC Blue Concept’s petrol/electric hybrid engine produces
500 horsepower.
