Overview
- A camouflaged, fully functional LFA prototype ran at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, giving the closest view yet of the production-ready shape.
- Lexus designer Shogo Kasamatsu described the production car as “almost finished” and the company is targeting a 2027 launch, though final details remain unconfirmed.
- The new LFA will be battery-electric rather than using the original V10, and it shares a lightweight aluminium architecture and many structural components with Toyota’s GR GT and GR GT3.
- Lexus plans to recreate the LFA’s character through engineered sounds, targeted vibrations and an immersive cockpit instead of copying an internal‑combustion engine soundtrack.
- Toyota has suggested the LFA could be an early application for its all‑solid‑state batteries (targeted around 2028), but weight, exact powertrain specs and limited production capacity are still open questions.