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Lexus moving connected a caller 600 BHP V8-powered supercar; To rival Mercedes-AMG GT
According to media reports, Lexus is said to beryllium moving connected a caller GR GT3 contention car. The upcoming car's plan is said to beryllium heavy inspired by the brand's 2022 GR GT3 Concept and is expected to regenerate the brand's existent RC F GT3 contention car.
What this means for enthusiasts is that, arsenic portion of the homologation rules, Lexus indispensable besides present a road-going mentation of the aforesaid car. The road-legal mentation volition transportation guardant the aforesaid basal plan and powertrain arsenic the contention car. The road-going mentation of the contention car has been spotted undergoing investigating already. Reports authorities that it volition beryllium powered by a twin-turbocharged V8 engine, with the road-legal mentation getting immoderate signifier of hybrid assistance.
The caller Lexus supercar is expected to nutrient astir 600 BHP, which should assistance it instrumentality connected its main rivals, the Aston Martin Vantage and the Mercedes-AMG GT.
Reports besides suggest that the contention car volition debut astatine the 24 Hours of Daytona, scheduled for January 2026. Its road-going mentation volition besides debut the aforesaid twelvemonth but astatine a somewhat aboriginal stage.
Source: Autocar UK
