Things aren’t so flash over at Toyota’s luxury brand Lexus with recent news indicating that declining sales and a failing US economy will see the delay of various upcoming models - including the LF-A supercar and GS-F mid-sized performance sedan.
Unfortunately the news gets worse. A redesign of the current IS series is still a few years away while the SC series is set for the axe, to be replaced by a coupe/convertible iteration of the IS.
The good news, if you can call it that, is that plans are still on track to introduce a Lexus-spec Toyota Prius into the line-up which should help bolster sales with the environmentally conscious.
The most disappointing aspect of this news is the LF-A delay, as Lexus could really use a ‘halo-car’ right now. But with reports indicating that the USD$200K supercar has failed to meet performance targets (it has the GT-R and Corvette ZR1 Nurburgring times to contend with remember), it’s not hard to see why the company has chosen to sit back and re-assess the situation.
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At the rate Lexus and Honda are going, the release date of the Lexus LF-A and NSX-successor might just coincide with Nissan GT-R V-Spec II or something.
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I think the NSX has a better chance of really taking it to the V-Spec than the LF-A but we’ll see how it all pans out. More Nordeschliefe action on the way no doubt.
Delayed huh…. I rememeber the last car Toyota delayed the release I believe it was what was supposed to be the new Celica/Supra… and its still yet to see the light of day if at all… maybe these 2 could go the same way and end up permanently on ice; still born if you like
Maybe Toyota are starting to realise sinking all that mney into F1 with very little return or success wasn’t such a good idea afterall