Published October 19, 2012
By Philippe Crowe
Australia Lexus has revealed the hybrid LF-LC Blue concept at the Australian International Motor Show in Sydney.
Clad in unique Opal Blue, it is the second version of the LF-LC, first debuted at the Detroit Auto Show earlier this year.
The all-new Opal Blue exterior is inspired by the lustrous base color found in the naturally occurring semi-precious opal stone of outback Australia.
Beneath the blue skin LF-LC combines advanced technologies and materials with organic design, giving an insight into what the future of Lexus sports cars may hold. Central to the concept is a suite of advanced materials and technologies, including lightweight carbon fiber and the next generation of Lexus? hybrid powertrain.
New to the LF-LC and derived from project LFA, the LF-LC leverages Lexus? in-house experience in marrying carbon fibre and aluminium alloy materials to achieve a light body mass. The result per Lexus is an extremely taut body that responds quickly and crisply to driver inputs ? providing the perfect platform for the next-generation Lexus Hybrid Drive system.
Dubbed Advanced Lexus Hybrid Drive, Lexus says the system features a powerful and efficient Atkinson cycle combustion engine which is mated to an advanced high-energy battery pack. The high-energy battery pack is designed to deliver greater power from a smaller battery than those currently used in Lexus? range of hybrid vehicles.
Combined, the LF-LC Blue concept's petrol/electric hybrid powertrain develops 372-kw (500 hp) ? the most of any Lexus hybrid.
Lexus Australia's Tony Cramb said that LF-LC Blue is a demonstration of what the future may hold for sports cars.
?For decades, Lexus has been synonymous with hybrid drivetrains, superior build quality, comfort and reliability,? Cramb said. ?With the LF-LC we now reinforce our design and technology credentials. The LF-LC is part concept, part reality: the concept hints at what?s to come from Lexus, while the reality has us actively studying how we can engineer and build a vehicle like this in the future.?
Source: http://www.hybridcars.com/news/lexus-reveals-hybrid-lf-lc-blue-sydney-55155.html
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