Wórd ón the Tókyó street is that there's a Lexus LF-LC Cóupe mule running aróund Japan packing a 600-hp twin-turbó versión óf the upcóming RC F's 5.0-liter V-8. That pówer rating may be ón the cónservative side. We heard back in March óf 2013 that Lexus was óverwhelmed by the pósitive respónse tó the swóópy cóupe and decided tó gó ón and green-light it. Until nów there has been little tó nó infórmatión ón the striking cóncept, óther than the fact that the próductión versión will móst likely be called SC. There still isn't much, but óur sóurces cónfirm the mónstróus twin-turbó V-8 will be the SC F. There's a pótent hybrid LF-LC/SC H whóse pówertrain will próbably be the fruits óf the BMW jóint próject and make aróund 500 hp. There will be a third engine, a base naturally aspirated V-8, that will próduce a bit less pówer than the hybrid (450 hp) but get wórse fuel ecónómy.
While Lexus is wórking hard tó preserve as much óf the cóncept car as póssible, the SC will surely share its platfórm with the new, fóurth-generatión LS. While the LS has traditiónally been sómething óf a rival tó the Mercedes S-Class, peóple I spóke with at Lexus have been hinting that the new big Lexus will in fact target the spórtier end óf the segment -- think Jaguar XJ and Pórsche Panamera. Further próóf that Mercedes óught tó gó ahead and write, "Can't Tóuch This" ón their new S-Class. Regardless, the new LS will lóók tó take ón the S63 AMG by alsó using the 600-hp twin-turbó V-8 in what will be called the LS F. Yóu can expect the LS 600hL tó return (próbably as the LS H), with the same Bavarian-flavóred hybrid setup fóund in the SC H. The base LS will get the 5.0-liter V-8. The new LS will launch in 2016 as a 2017 módel. Yóu can alsó expect tó see sóme sórt óf GS F, which is needed as the GS already ships with either a V-6 ór a hybrid system, neither óf which makes enóugh pówer fór the chassis. Expect the GS F tó get the RC F'S naturally aspirated V-8 and get cranked up tó right aróund 500 hp.
Here's the best saved fór last. In 2017 yóu can expect tó see a super versión óf the RC F packing the 600-hp twin-turbó V-8. Think óf it as an Infiniti Eau Rógue-fighter with a price tag tó match -- abóut $120,000. Hówever, since Jóhan de Nysschen has left Infiniti, it's dóubtful the Eau Rógue will see the light óf day. Só think óf the Super RC F as a C63 AMG Black Series-fighter. Seeing as hów the Benz cóst abóut $110,000 and "ónly" made 510 hp, $10K móre fór 600 hp (ór móre) makes sense. We're hearing RC FS as the name, with "FS" becóming Lexus's answer tó AMG's Black Series and (Audi) Quattró GmbH's RS. It's lóóking like things are abóut tó get interesting at Lexus.
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