The New Lexus LFA Successor Is Going Viral (And The Hate Is Real)
Lexus unveiled the concept car for the LFA successor, the Lexus Electrified Sport. It's gone by other monikers like the Lexus "LFR," but the automaker hasn't given it an official name. In a TikTok video by Supercar Blondie — with over 43,000 likes at the time of writing — she details that the new Lexus sports coupe is going to be completely electric, debunking previous rumors that it was going to be a hybrid or have a V8 in some capacity.
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As one would expect with any electric concept car or newly announced model, there have been many words expressed by online denizens and Lexus fans — many of them aren't kind. The biggest source of the comment section's ire is the electric drivetrain. To people who yearn for the big gasoline-engine-powered days of yore, an electric motor is arguably insulting. They, of course, gloss over the fact that many of the supercars and hypercars they drool over have used hybrid drivetrains for a number of years.
Anger or not, this LFA successor is a beast
According to the now-viral video, Supercar Blondie states that the new Lexus can accomplish the 0-60 sprint in "just over two seconds," putting it up there with other electric monsters like the Lucid Air Sapphire and the Rimac Nevara. While one could argue that an electric drivetrain betrays the LFA's legacy, especially that of its high-strung V10, you absolutely cannot argue with the cold hard numbers of acceleration times. If this Lexus concept comes to fruition as it's known now, it will be objectively fast. The video also notes that the range will be 700 km (around 434 miles), potentially placing the Lexus in the upper echelon of electric cars.
The future of the car world will be electric. You can't argue with it, and no amount of angrily worded screeds in the comment section are going to move the needle one iota towards the days of gasoline engines. That may be a cause of mourning to some, but it's also important to realize that not only is that future still several years down the road, but you are still perfectly able to enjoy the gloriously loud gas-powered cars of the past. By making an electric successor to the LFA, Lexus didn't retroactively erase it from history, the car still exists to enjoy. You can calm down just a little bit.