Lexus LF-CC racer makes it a trio for Super GT

Lexus LF-CC racer for 2014 Super GT

Completing the triumvirate of 2014 Super GT racers to break cover over the weekend is the Lexus LF-CC concept-based racer, which will be vying for victory in the GT500 class alongside the Honda NSX Concept-GT and the Nissan GT-R Nismo GT500.

Again, no powertrain details or output figures have been let loose, but we do know that next year’s rules call for a turbocharged 2.0 litre four-cylinder engine that may be hybrid-assisted if desired.

The Lexus LF-CC racer, which effectively replaces the SC 430 racer as the Japanese carmaker’s Super GT entrant, had its shakedown at the Suzuka circuit over the weekend, where it was joined by its two rivals.

The original Lexus LF-CC concept first surfaced at the 2012 Paris show, serving as a crystal ball for a two-door Lexus IS (which we now know to be called the Lexus RC). The production model, like the production Honda NSX, is due in 2015.

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Jonathan James Tan

While most dream of the future, Jonathan Tan dreams of the past, although he's never been there. Fantasises much too often about cruising down Treacher Road (Jalan Sultan Ismail) in a Triumph Stag that actually works, and hopes this stint here will snap him back to present reality.

 

Comments

  • Al Gorilla on Aug 19, 2013 at 8:45 pm

    Yay. Can finally say goodbye to the SC430. Have always looked out of place. Wasn’t it supposed to be the LFA though?

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  • jaybond on Aug 20, 2013 at 8:04 am

    Its about time that Lexus replaced the ridiculously long-serving SC430 GT500 bodywork.With this Lexus LF-CC, maybe Lexus intends to relate to more mainstream model as the base car, rather than the limited production LFA model..

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