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Lexus Electrified Sport to be featured at Goodwood Festival of Speed

The Goodwood Festival of Speed ​​will host the first public presentation outside of Japan of the Lexus Electrified Sport prototype, which embodies the company's vision of a future high-performance electric sports car, considered by many to be a possible successor to the legendary Lexus LFA.

This radically styled coupe proposal was one of the eye-catching models among the 16 battery electric vehicles - BEV, Battery Electric Vehicles - presented by Akio Toyoda, President of Toyota Motor Corporation, in December 2021, when explaining the company's long-term strategy. company to achieve carbon neutrality.

The company explained how Lexus will extract the full potential of its vehicles through electrification, reinforcing the fundamentals of linear acceleration/deceleration, braking sensation and exhilarating driving to deliver an even more passionate driving experience. The sporty Electrified Sport will take Lexus driving - Lexus Driving Signature - to new heights.

With the bold essential proportions and low ride height of a sports car, it symbolizes the future of the Lexus brand. The acceleration time from 0 to 100 km/h is expected to be in the range of 2 seconds, and the vehicle has a range of more than 700 km. It is possible that the production model uses a new solid-state battery technology to achieve authentic high performance.

Through BEVs, Lexus will become a brand that offers a wide variety of experiences, taking advantage of the development of features available only from a manufacturer like Lexus, and perfecting the art of creating products that are more and more personal. The brand will develop a new generation electric sports car that will inherit the driving pleasure, and the high-performance 'secret ingredient' that the LFA boasted.

The Goodwood Festival of Speed ​​will take place between the 23rd and 26th of June on the grounds of Goodwood House, in Sussex (UK). The Lexus Electrified Sport prototype will be on display on Electric Avenue at the Festival of Speed, an area dedicated to electrified vehicles.

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