The Lexus LF-LC Concept has been officially revealed, and it’s one heck of a concept car. If I were at Detroit’s Cobo Hall, I can imagine spending good time just standing and staring at this sculpture. Awe inspiring, and check out that cabin!
Challenged by the Lexus Center in Japan to come up with a design for a future hybrid sport coupe concept, the company’s Calty design studio in Newport Beach, California, sought to “advance the redefinition of Lexus” with emotive, avant-garde beauty and advanced technology, yet remain within reach for premium buyers.
The movement is not new. “The concept we’re showing here in Detroit continues the Lexus design revolution started with the CT and GS. The concept hybrid 2+2 liberates the idea of a sport coupe and pushes the boundaries of performance, style and technology,” said Mark Templin, Lexus Group VP and GM.
The LF-LC displays the new Lexus design language in its bold interpretation of the signature Lexus spindle grille and rear architecture. Silky curves blend smoothly into dynamic angles, creating a nice blend of lines, shadows and corners.
Framed by a deep aluminum surround, the mesh pattern of the spindle grille takes 3D sculpture form, and the air intakes are functional. Daytime running lights are shaped like an “L” while the vertical fog lamps use a fading dot matrix pattern to suggest a sense of movement.
The concept car’s glass roof features a lightweight, cantilevered pillar with a glass-to-glass juncture inspired by modern architecture. A rising, kick-up window graphic and polished aluminum trim are unexpected elements. Overall, the greenhouse design enhances driver visibility while adding to the sleek lines of the car.
Lexus integrated the spindle grille theme to the rear as well. The tail lamps, inspired by the look of a jet afterburner at take-off, use inner lighting to create a sense of depth. The rear is also fitted with fog lamps, repeating the fading dot matrix pattern of the front. Visually, the integrated tail and fog lamps repeat the “L” shape and lead eyes down to the quad exhausts.
The cockpit is spectacular. The driver is enveloped by deeply scooped side panels and a high, curved console. The effect is to focus the driver zone on the controls and on the road. LF-LC incorporates a remote touch-screen device that allows operation without shifting altering line-of-sight. Twin 12.3-inch LCD screens provide information and navigation display. A pop-up touch-screen keyboard is used to control the ICE, climate and navigation.
Never mind all that, just look at the organic shapes and nice blend of metal trim and wood accents. The beautiful stitch details emphasise the attention to detail here.
This is a design concept, so all we know mechanically is that the LF-LC is a front-engine, rear-wheel drive car featuring Advanced Lexus Hybrid Drive.
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Looks like a HYBRID space shuttle to me.
woah, stunning.
Why Why!!! Lexus not Toyota!!!
Y cant FT86 be like this…..damnnnn
Super looking car
No matter how futuristic design, cockpit still stuck with 20th century mechanical doughnut steering wheel!!!
When will there be steering control & throttle control stick similar to VTOL fighter jet.
Steering wheel shape is a hazard to driver eventhough attached with SRS airbag.
Furthermore, it obstruct the view of dashboard telematics display ie. LCD of speedometer, tachometer, etc.
It’s not that car manufacturers are not willing to provide control sticks, but are you capable of controlling the vehicle with that hyper sesitove stick? It may sound easy, but i reckon it’s more dangerous.
I’m sure the steering wheel is at least telescopic? Hence you can adjust the degree and rake of the wheel to suit your viewpoints.
Don’t post dumb comments here. Kids should stick to their playstation and not wander here. Now go play some games
Example: Imagine if you want to make a small u turn quickly in a car with fighter jet’s steering control, your hand might in the process, grab nothing due the non circular design of the control…if you are so smart, use your own stick to control..if you have one..ok
Gyaboo…what a good looking concept…
BUT,
*while looking at FT-86, FR-S & BRZ… *sigh…
toyota seems to stick to most of the design elements for lexus models.jz refer to the previous launched models and compare with the concepts
btw the interior of this concept is quite similar to LFA minus the woods
if toyota is bringin this to production, its gonna be spectacular
Lose the Nike logo at the headlights and black out the grille at the center and it will look nicer IMO. =]
From the side and back it looks amazing though. :O
21″ rims FTW? :X
too unpractical
This is a CONCEPT car, and you talk about practicality? Bozo…..
Maybe its just me, though i cant remember the last time paultan.org said so many nice things about Lexus, even if its just a concept design, but what does it matter eh?, spectacular aint it?
The design got mixed reviews, but I personaly think its a breath of fresh air over whats about currently, all the little details to ponder over. Nobody dissing the spindle grille nowdays?
Whatever,…… readers, keep the criticism coming!
haha…looks like a nike shoe!
interior is nice though
i think the designer really liked predator movie…..
Its not d first time lexus came up with stunning concept car, even lfa concept looked kewl, bt real thing is even sober than a 90s volvo
sadly they are not going to produce it
The front grill should look more protruding in real life instead of flattish in a photo, the interior meter and guages are abit too bizarre for my taste and the back is also abit too elaborate, may be better if they drop those fangs. Overall a very bold and refreshing design.
Why does it have Nike logos near the area between the grille and headlamps? lol
Those are the whiskers.
look like piece of shit…
did you forget to put the letter “I” in front of your sentence?
please tone down the front grill when go into production..