Saturday, January 1, 2011

Lexus Plans Luxury Coupe-Cabriolet LC600h By 2015

Lexus Cabriolet LC600h
Lexus Cabriolet LC600h

Autocar sources have revealed that we may be seeing a new luxury coupe-cabriolet version of the Lexus LS executive saloon in the next five years. In the sources’ words, the new model will be a “car that most captures the essence of what Lexus is all about: performance, luxury and the environment, more so than any Lexus model to date”.
Dubbed the LC600h, the new model has been planned as a successor to the discontinued SC, and will be based on the platform presently being developed for the next-gen LS due for a 2014 launch. It will come loaded with a V8 gasoline engine and a hybrid transmission, with two electric motors and an epicyclic gearbox. The combined power output has been estimated at more than 500 hp with a 0-100 km/h acceleration taking a little shy of 5 seconds.

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