Jonathan19
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Little recap for rumors about the new Lexus LFR :
- New 4.0L Twin-Turbo V8 producing 720 hp, paired with a 180 hp hybrid system.
- Production planned for Q3/Q4 this year.
- Likely available in two versions: a "Hardcore" variant and a more "Docile" one.
- Expected to start at €200K (excluding options).
- Set to be unveiled this summer.
- Production won’t be limited and numbered, but rather restricted by annual production capacity.
Really excited to see this
Bizz91
Sunday Driver
Hot damn, new Merc V8 and also new Lexus/Toyota V8, and Merc V12 still lives too, this decade has gone mildily or wildily interesting as of now. Now we need a new Nissan GTR too.
A.P.
Autobahn Explorer
This, Vanquish and 12Cilindri, the super GTs are coming back!
Jonathan19
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New Render by Autocar
www.autocar.co.uk
The 'three brothers' live again: Toyota preparing new MR2 and Celica alongside Supra | Autocar
Mid-engined MR2, 4WD Celica and V8 Lexus LFA successor on the way
A.P.
Autobahn Explorer
That MR2 though.New Render by Autocar
Jonathan19
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Jonathan19
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New Lexus GT3 Car Set to Launch This Year!
Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Masaya Kaji provides update on status of much-anticipated next-gen Lexus GT3 racer…
Toyota’s next-generation GT3 racer looks set for its long-awaited launch later this year ahead of an anticipated race debut in 2026, with a senior representative of the brand saying the timeline for the car’s introduction hasn’t changed.
More than three years on from the unveiling of the GR GT3 concept at the Tokyo Auto Salon in 2022, the successor to the Lexus RC F GT3 has yet to be officially revealed, despite the car having been spied testing in race and road car form many times at various locations in both Europe and Japan.
Development of the new car, which is likely to be branded a Lexus and has been tipped to be given the name ‘LFR’, connecting it to the brand’s previous LFA supercar, is understood to be virtually complete with its debut in competition less than a year away.
Now-retired TRD president David Wilson told Sportscar365 last year that the new model would race for the first time 2026, most likely beginning with the Rolex 24 at Daytona.
Asked for an update on the much-anticipated new car, Toyota Gazoo Racing’s director of global motorsport Masaya Kaji suggested nothing has changed in the interim.
“Development remains ongoing, but we are on schedule, and we are not worried,” Kaji said in a recent conversation with Sportscar365. “The plan hasn’t changed.”
Rumors of a possible unveiling for the new car at Daytona during this year’s Rolex 24 proved wide of the mark, but a physical launch on the sidelines of a major event on the global motorsport calendar in 2025 still appears highly likely.
“We are still considering when the launch will be,” Kaji said when asked about the matter.
Development of the new car is known to have taken place in Japan and Europe over the past two years, with Lexus IMSA drivers Jack Hawksworth and Ben Barnicoat having both been part of the car’s development.
Programs in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, FIA World Endurance Championship and SUPER GT all look to be on the cards for the new car’s first season.
Should it be confirmed for a 2026 debut, it will effectively spell the end of competition for the RC F GT3, which was first introduced in 2017.
Having enjoyed success in IMSA and SUPER GT, the car made its WEC debut last year with the Akkodis ASP team following the introduction of the LMGT3 category.
ASP, Vasser Sullivan Racing in the U.S. and K-tunes Racing, a long-time campaigner of the existing Lexus GT3 model in SUPER GT’s GT300 class, are likely to be some of the first teams to get their hands on the RC F’s successor.
FIA rules regarding GT3 models dictate that ten examples should be made available to customers in the first 12 months after homologation, and 20 chassis after two years.
sportscar365.com
Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Masaya Kaji provides update on status of much-anticipated next-gen Lexus GT3 racer…
Toyota’s next-generation GT3 racer looks set for its long-awaited launch later this year ahead of an anticipated race debut in 2026, with a senior representative of the brand saying the timeline for the car’s introduction hasn’t changed.
More than three years on from the unveiling of the GR GT3 concept at the Tokyo Auto Salon in 2022, the successor to the Lexus RC F GT3 has yet to be officially revealed, despite the car having been spied testing in race and road car form many times at various locations in both Europe and Japan.
Development of the new car, which is likely to be branded a Lexus and has been tipped to be given the name ‘LFR’, connecting it to the brand’s previous LFA supercar, is understood to be virtually complete with its debut in competition less than a year away.
Now-retired TRD president David Wilson told Sportscar365 last year that the new model would race for the first time 2026, most likely beginning with the Rolex 24 at Daytona.
Asked for an update on the much-anticipated new car, Toyota Gazoo Racing’s director of global motorsport Masaya Kaji suggested nothing has changed in the interim.
“Development remains ongoing, but we are on schedule, and we are not worried,” Kaji said in a recent conversation with Sportscar365. “The plan hasn’t changed.”
Rumors of a possible unveiling for the new car at Daytona during this year’s Rolex 24 proved wide of the mark, but a physical launch on the sidelines of a major event on the global motorsport calendar in 2025 still appears highly likely.
“We are still considering when the launch will be,” Kaji said when asked about the matter.
Development of the new car is known to have taken place in Japan and Europe over the past two years, with Lexus IMSA drivers Jack Hawksworth and Ben Barnicoat having both been part of the car’s development.
Programs in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, FIA World Endurance Championship and SUPER GT all look to be on the cards for the new car’s first season.
Should it be confirmed for a 2026 debut, it will effectively spell the end of competition for the RC F GT3, which was first introduced in 2017.
Having enjoyed success in IMSA and SUPER GT, the car made its WEC debut last year with the Akkodis ASP team following the introduction of the LMGT3 category.
ASP, Vasser Sullivan Racing in the U.S. and K-tunes Racing, a long-time campaigner of the existing Lexus GT3 model in SUPER GT’s GT300 class, are likely to be some of the first teams to get their hands on the RC F’s successor.
FIA rules regarding GT3 models dictate that ten examples should be made available to customers in the first 12 months after homologation, and 20 chassis after two years.
New Lexus GT3 Car Set to Launch This Year – Sportscar365
Toyota Gazoo Racing's Masaya Kaji provides update on status of much-anticipated next-gen Lexus GT3 racer...
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Jonathan19
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Rumor :
- The car is not from Lexus but from Toyota GR.
- The name is GR-GT
- Two version of the GR-GT (Road and Race).
- The road-going version will be released this year.
- Powertrain 4.0-liter V8 turbo hybrid with 8-speed automatic.
- First, 500 units of the "First Edition" will roll off the production line.
- Followed by the elegant Touring Edition and the Sprinter Edition.
mag-x.jp
- The car is not from Lexus but from Toyota GR.
- The name is GR-GT
- Two version of the GR-GT (Road and Race).
- The road-going version will be released this year.
- Powertrain 4.0-liter V8 turbo hybrid with 8-speed automatic.
- First, 500 units of the "First Edition" will roll off the production line.
- Followed by the elegant Touring Edition and the Sprinter Edition.
《次号予告》SCOOP！究極のスーパースポーツ、 #トヨタ GR-GT確定スペックつかんだ！ – マガジンXニュース
レクサスLFA以来のスーパースポーツとしてトヨタが準備しているGR-GTは本来、2024年のニュル24時間レー…
mag-x.jp
sako97
Autotechnik Ace
In a period where few new cars have me enthusiastic than ever before, I can genuinely say I’m very excited for this one. It has serious drama/road presence in the pictures so far and Toyota/Lexus doesn’t disappoint from an engineering/build quality standpoint.
Almost reminds me of the SLS AMG spy shots we saw back in the back in the day - after the point where they were Viper mules.
Almost reminds me of the SLS AMG spy shots we saw back in the back in the day - after the point where they were Viper mules.
Gor134
Oversteer Expert
Current rumours point to the launch model being detuned to 660hp from the new 4.0 TTV8 (likely a combined output of 750hp with the electric motors) complemented by a "Touring" style model, both 500 units each. Later to follow by a 500-unit run of a track edition which will get the 720hp tune of the V8 (800-850 combined output?)
Gor134
Oversteer Expert
Almost makes it worth being the byproduct of the cancelled LCF. Still would've loved to see how the LCF would've turned out though.
hoffmeister_fan
Kraftwagen König
OT, but current rumors suggest that the Supra replacement, which has no BMW involvement, will also spawn a Lexus variant that will cover both the departed RC and soon to depart LC. From what I gleaned is that the Supra will get a hybridized TT inline-4, and that the Lexus may get that too. However, another possibility is that Mazda, which Toyota owns a certain percentage of, will take advantage their relationship and use Mazda's inline-6. By doing that, Lexus has ICE'd sportscars on both the lower and upper end with the LFR.
Jonathan19
Premium+
Rumor said that not a Lexus but the Toyota GR-GT with a hybrid V8.
Rumor :
- The car is not from Lexus but from Toyota GR.
- The name is GR-GT
- Two version of the GR-GT (Road and Race).
- The road-going version will be released this year.
- Powertrain 4.0-liter V8 turbo hybrid with 8-speed automatic.
- First, 500 units of the "First Edition" will roll off the production line.
- Followed by the elegant Touring Edition and the Sprinter Edition.
mag-x.jp
- The car is not from Lexus but from Toyota GR.
- The name is GR-GT
- Two version of the GR-GT (Road and Race).
- The road-going version will be released this year.
- Powertrain 4.0-liter V8 turbo hybrid with 8-speed automatic.
- First, 500 units of the "First Edition" will roll off the production line.
- Followed by the elegant Touring Edition and the Sprinter Edition.
《次号予告》SCOOP！究極のスーパースポーツ、 #トヨタ GR-GT確定スペックつかんだ！ – マガジンXニュース
レクサスLFA以来のスーパースポーツとしてトヨタが準備しているGR-GTは本来、2024年のニュル24時間レー…
mag-x.jp
hoffmeister_fan
Kraftwagen König
thanks, i forgot that they've made that change.Rumor said that not a Lexus but the Toyota GR-GT with a hybrid V8.
Rumor :
- The car is not from Lexus but from Toyota GR.
- The name is GR-GT
- Two version of the GR-GT (Road and Race).
- The road-going version will be released this year.
- Powertrain 4.0-liter V8 turbo hybrid with 8-speed automatic.
- First, 500 units of the "First Edition" will roll off the production line.
- Followed by the elegant Touring Edition and the Sprinter Edition.
《次号予告》SCOOP！究極のスーパースポーツ、 #トヨタ GR-GT確定スペックつかんだ！ – マガジンXニュース
レクサスLFA以来のスーパースポーツとしてトヨタが準備しているGR-GTは本来、2024年のニュル24時間レー…
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