Lexus may be ready to pull the wraps off the LC 500 and LC 500h at next year's Detroit Auto Show which runs from 16 - 24 January 2016.
According to industry insiders, two powertrains have been developed, and assigned as the Lexus LC 500 and Lexus LC 500h. The first uses a 5.0 litre V8 engine that develops 467 bhp which incidentally is the same mill found under the hood of the Lexus RC-F and Lexus GS-F. Making a premiere is the world's first 10-speed automatic gearbox, engineered by Aisin. The Lexus LC 500h, meanwhile, is rumoured to be powered by an as-yet to be developed 308bhp 3.5 litre V6 engine which, mated to a powerful electric motor, will churn out north of 470 bhp, the same mill rumoured to appear in the 2017 Lexus LS 500h.
Spotted testing at Nurburgring recently is the pre-production test mule under camouflage which we're told is based on the Lexus LF-LC concept coupe.
Is there an F-sport model in the pipeline? We think so. With the possibility of being assigned the Lexus LC-F nomenclature, this tarmac-munching coupe will likely with a 4.0 litre V8, boosted by twin electric turbochargers, capable of spooling up to 603 bhp.
Spy shots of the interior are currently unavailable but let's remind ourselves what this Lexus LF-LC based coupe was designed to look like from the inside.
If rumours are true, why would Lexus choose the Detroit Auto Show to debut the LC 500 and LC 500h? The show is particularly important because the Metro Detroit area is home to the headquarters of the big three American auto manufacturers - Chrysler, Ford and General Motors. When something new debuts there, chances are the world's media descend upon the auto show like a pack of wolves. Incidentally, the Detroit Auto Show was established in 1899, the second of its time then.
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