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Lexus Talks Turbo Future: Toyota Models Possible, IS200t No Guarantee

The brand-new turbocharged engine that we will see next year in Lexus’s new NX SUV is the luxury brand’s own handiwork, but we may yet see it in Toyota models. Emphasis on ‘may’. Speaking with TMR at this week’s Austr


The brand-new turbocharged engine that we will see next year in Lexus’s new NX SUV is the luxury brand’s own handiwork, but we may yet see it in Toyota models. Emphasis on ‘may’.

Speaking with TMR at this week’s Australian launch of the NX 300h hybrid, local Lexus boss Sean Hanley said that while the upcoming NX200t’s 175kW turbo engine could appear in a future Toyota model, there are no official plans.

Those waiting for word on a turbocharged 86 flagship or an application in Toyota’s next new sports car, developed together with BMW, will just have to keep their ears to the ground.

What of the wider Lexus range? The carmaker is known to have registered the trademark ‘IS 200t’, adding credence to widespread speculation that the next turbo model would be, of course, in the IS sedan range.

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