Official: Lexus LFA name confirmed for upcoming EV supercar

Lexus LFA swaps howling atmo V10 for whip-crack EV powertrain in second generation

Lexus is developing an EV version of Toyota’s GR GT supercar, and it’s got big, V10-powered shoes to fill

Lexus has reprised the name of the legendary LFA for an electric supercar based on Toyota’s new V8-engined GR GT.
Toyota’s luxury brand revealed its vision of a future BEV super-GT last year at the Pebble Beach show in California and has now confirmed it will take its screaming V10 predecessor’s hallowed nameplate because “the model name LFA is not bound to vehicles powered by internal combustion engines”.
The electric LFA – still described as a concept for now – is being developed alongside the Toyota GR GT, which has been revealed today as a 641bhp, V8-powered super-GT in the vein of the Mercedes-AMG GT and Aston Martin Vantage and is due on sale in 2027.
The LFA will share that car’s aluminium-intensive innards but benefit from the packaging freedom afforded by an EV powertrain and will be m