Lexus Sport Concept 強勢現身 Monterey Car Week「The Quail」，率先示範下一代跑車美學
在 Monterey Car Week 期間的 The Quail: A Motorsports Gathering，Lexus 首度揭曉全新 Sport Concept—— 這款線條銳利的雙門跑車為品牌未來美學定下基調。概念車採用寬闊低趴的姿態，搭配張力十足的曲面，情感衝擊力不言而喻。
雖然 Lexus 暫未公開技術數據，但業界普遍推測此概念車將搭載前置雙渦輪 V8，引擎透過 transaxle 佈局驅動後輪，重現經典長車頭、後驅跑車的黃金比例。觀察家亦捕捉到其侵略性的空氣力學配置，包括尺寸誇張的後擴散器、向 LFA 致敬的深層進氣孔，以及將氣流導向隱藏式尾翼的流線車頂。
這款概念車或是 Lexus 下一款高性能超跑的前哨，甚至可能成為 LC 的下一代接班人，在賽車血統與豪華格調之間取得完美平衡。無論未來走向如何，Lexus 重返跑車版圖的決心已昭然若揭。
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