Monday, March 8, 2010

Lexus LF-C: coupe, convertible, targa ...

At the motor show in New York City Department luxurious Toyota, Lexus introduced the brand concept car sports coupe LF-C. The main highlight of this car - a folding hard top. Depending on the willingness of the driver's compartment may become Targ, convertible and even double speedster. Design LF-C is built on a combination of convex and concave surfaces. Its length is about 4.5 meters, width - 1,85 m, height 1.35 meters.At Lexus LF-C rear-wheel drive, since it is built on an elongated platform sedan IS300. Under the hood of the car hiding hybrid V8 engine capacity of 4.3 liters and rated at 300 hp This same engine was installed at the conceptual sedan LF-S, which is presented at the recent Tokyo Motor Show.In the cabin LF-C (calculated at the four passengers), the company managed to combine luxury and sports notes. Average console extends throughout the cabin from its front to the rear. All displays and switches are hidden under the transparent shell, which makes the LF-C similar to the alien ship.But for the driver decided in a purely sports-style - as if the steering wheel moved up to the race car, and the instrument panel consists of three separate devices that are fixed in a classical style.