Lexus often would not play the teaser sport, not to mention for idea automobiles, because it usually cuts to the chase and introduces no matter it has to point out off with out constructing a lot hype previous to the disclosing. Nonetheless, the scenario is completely different with this new electrical showcar as Toyota’s luxurious division has been dropping hints since early December 2020.
Quick ahead to at present, the wraps about to return off. We’re being informed the idea automotive represents the “way forward for driving” and we additionally know from earlier teasers it should form the corporate’s subsequent design language. Lexus goes so far as to say the idea illustrates a “renewed model imaginative and prescient,” so it could seem the EV is greater than only a showcar we’ll see at present after which by no means hear of once more because it’s often the case with idea automobiles.
From what we have seen up to now in shadowy teaser photographs, the idea will seemingly take the form of a low-slung SUV, until Lexus goes for a fastback look with a bit extra floor clearance than the same old. It seems to be massive sufficient to have 4 doorways and we have already seen in a earlier teaser clip it’ll have 4 particular person seats and a yoke-like steering wheel akin to the newest Tesla Mannequin S.
On the coronary heart of the Lexus idea automotive would be the newly developed Direct4 drivetrain supposed not only for purely electrical automobiles, but in addition for plug-in hybrids. The teaser video connected under suggests the battery pack is mounted down low between the axles, thus decreasing the middle of gravity to enhance dealing with and stability.
Technical specs stay shrouded in thriller at this level, however we do know Direct4 might be used on EVs with twin motors (entrance and rear), thus providing all-wheel drive. For PHEVs, the electrical motor will energy the rear axle and the interior combustion engine will drive the entrance wheels, so these partially electrified Lexus fashions may even have AWD.
We can have all the small print quickly because the livestream begins at 6 AM Japanese (10 AM GMT).
