Lexus Sport Concept previews LFA successor, may be an EV

The Lexus Sport Concept has been revealed at The Quail Motorsports Gathering, part of the Monterey Car Week, and it previews the brand’s next supercar.

Lexus has revealed very little about the car apart from the “future-focused” concept car “signals the way forward for Lexus design”, and which also provides “vision for a next-generation sports car”.

The Sport Concept looks to be an evolution of the Electrified Sport concept that was first revealed at the end of 2021.

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Both feature a long bonnet, small cabin, and short rear deck, but the earlier Electrified Sport was a riot of curves and included a rather droopy rear end. The new Sport Concept has a harder edged appearance with a variety of crisp character lines.

It’s not stated what type of drivetrain the Sport Concept is meant to have, but given the lack of visible exhaust hardware, the small air intake, and that it seems like an evolution of the Electrified Sport, it’s possible the drivetrain is pure electric.

Given Toyota’s slow and steady approach to EVs, an all-electric successor to the well regarded V10-powered LFA would be quite a statement.

The production version of the Sport Concept may be one of two supercars topping the Lexus range, with spy photographers nabbing photos last year of the another supercar.

Thought to be called LFR, this vehicle also features a long bonnet and cab-backward design, but is basically a road-legal version of the GR GT3 race car.

The LFR is believed to be powered by hybrid drivetrain with a 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 at its core. The V8 is said to make between 515kW and 530kW, with total system output reportedly beyond 660kW.

Reports indicate the LFR could debut later this year before going on sale in 2026.

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