The all-electric successor to the Lexus LFA is here, bringing a GT3-spec chassis, searing pace and... a manual gearbox 👀
Toyota filed a patent for an EV-specific manual gearbox design last year, but until now has not spoken publicly of plans to productionise the technology. Manual EVs launched so far are limited to Opel’s one-off Manta GSE Elektromod and a
Lexus also highlights that the supercar will feature brake- and steer-by-wire technology – as pioneered by thecrossover – which will allow for “new levels of personalisation” when it comes to configuring drive modes for different environments. Meanwhile, power will be sent to all four wheels using a version of the brand’s innovative Direct4 four-wheel drive system, which enables torque vectoring between the axles in pursuit of improved agility.
The concept is described as"a battery-EV sports car which inherits the driving taste, or the 'secret sauce', of the performance cultivated via the development of the LFA".
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