In avtovystavkah in Tokyo and Los Angeles Lexus lights more than a year, but in the new year, Japanese automaker plans to premiere its largest show at the first auto show. There posts, that the production version of the concept Lexus LF-LC will open the Japanese company in Detroit motor show in January 2016 year.
At the beginning of 2012 showed a very nice Lexus LF-LC Concept, but recent spy photos show, that the production version is not far off. And now leaked information, really the LC will be on display in Detroit at the North American International Auto Show in 2016 year. And the image, in which the car will appear on stage, very close to previously presented concept.
Road upscale version of the coupe with a landing formula "2 + 2" is planned to enter the market in two versions: LC 500 and the LC 500h. The first option will use the familiar five-liter eight-cylinder V-shaped engine with atmospheric 477 to. with. (351 kW) and 530 nm, associated with a 10-speed automatic transmission, developed by Aisin.
As for the second option, then a drive it will use the recently established 3.5-liter V-shaped six-cylinder engine with an output 313 to. with. (230 kW), working together with the electric motor, generating 162 kW (220 to. with.). This arrangement forms the basis multyhibrydnoyi installation, combined power output which exceeds 476 to. with. (350 kW). Use new version of the block GS 450h, but completely perekonstruyovanyy the engine and hybrid system, thus significantly increase thermal efficiency and fuel economy.
Subsequently, the market will be first-class R LC, which, believed, chotyrohlitrovyy get a new V8 engine, equipped with two electric turbo, the planned capacity 612 to. with. (450 kW). The emergence of such configuration will have to wait, probably, it will come about 2018 year.
