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.
