Lexus Athlete Hybrid

The model is built on the new GA-L rear-end gear platform, which will also be used in the creation of other Lexus. In front of LC 500, a double-barred suspension has been installed, and in the rear, a plug. In order to reduce the centre of gravity, Lexus engineers placed the force aggregate and the landing areas closer to the centre of the chassis.

The mass of the athlete is distributed in axles for 52 to 48 for front wheels. This has been achieved, for example, through the use of light materials (roof and door design, as well as composite materials made of the floor of the luggage compartment) and the transfer of the battery to the trunk.

For LC 500, only one engine, the five-litre atmospheric " eight " , was proposed in Lexus. A similar engine is used in the " charged " RC F and Sedane GS F. O new sports car It develops 473 horsepower and 527 Nm torque.

The Lexus LC 500 engine is only combined with a 10-diazon automatic gearbox. Japan ' s motor vehicle manufacturer noted that, at the time of change of gear, this transmission could compete with robotic boxes with two chains. However, the size and weight of the new Laxus entomate is smaller than the eight-stage transmissions.

From up to 100 kilometres per hour, Lexus LC 500 shall be rolled out in about 4, 5 seconds. The maximum speed of the Japanese auto manufacturer was not known.

Sportscar also got an exhaust system with active plugs. These exhaust elements are fully operational in the sports mode of the electronic controller, and in standard mode the same occurs after 3,500 revolutions of the crankcase per minute.

The range Lexus LC 500 is 4,760 millimetres, a width of 1,920 millimetres and a height of 1,345 millimetres. The size of the model is 2,870 millimeters. The Japanese stamp is 134 millimetre shorter, 26 millimetres wider and 24 millimetres lower than BMW 6-Series. The Lexus base is 15 millimetres larger than the six.

A sports car also debuts the new multimedia system Lexus. From the predecessor, it differs with redesigned software and improved schedule. Two audio systems will be available for LC 500: standard Pioneer, created by the sound manufacturer in conjunction with the bodywork and LC interface developers, and optical Mark Levinson.