The Lexus LC is the
Japanese automaker’s best performance car since the iconic LFA, but people want
more. More specifically, customers have been calling for an even-faster version
and the marque appears to be working on such a model that could premiere before
the year is out.
The current LC
range consists of the LC 500 and the LC 500h. The former features a 5.0-liter
V8 with 471 hp at 7100 rpm and 539 Nm of torque at 4800 rpm. This
old-school, 5.0-liter naturally-aspirated V8 is perhaps one of the finest
engines on the market but Lexus is working on something even more special.
A hot
LC F is just around the corner. CarBuzz reports that Lexus quickly flashed a
photograph of an LC test mule during a presentation for the RC F Track Edition.
Apparently, this test mule looked very much like the LC F prototypes spied in
the past.
It remains to be
seen what powertrain the LC F could feature, but Lexus could go down a variety
of different routes. For starters, there is talk about the brand’s 5.0-liter V8
being supercharged to 600 hp. Other reports state that a twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8
is in the works, while some point towards a powerful hybrid V8. Whatever the
case may be, we’re excited.
