Lexus Threatens To Trump The Germans With The 650HP Twin Turbocharged LS Sports 650 Concept

Believe it or not, under all that bulging bodywork and carbon-fiber aero bits sits a Lexus LS. Not the latest generation, mind you, because this project has been years in the making, but the previous version of the Japanese luxury sedan forms its basis. But that's not all that's under there. Pop the hood and you'll find the 5.0-liter V8 from the Lexus IS-F, but with two turbochargers and an intercooler bolted on to produce a gargantuan 650 horsepower and 564 lb-ft of torque.

The LS modified by Toyota Motorsport GmbH has been the subject of many spy shots, rumors and conjecture, but has finally been revealed on its way to the Essen Motor Show in Germany. Of course the racing-tuned turbo engine isn't all that TMG has dropped into this highly-modified super-sedan. It's also got Brembo carbon-ceramic brakes, 20-inch wheels with ultra-low-profile 30-series tires, a Torsen differential, a beefed-up eight-speed automatic transmission, a multi-link coilover suspension with Sachs dampers and an exhaust system with quad tips stacked like the Ferrari California's.















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chewy - 11/27/2012 12:05:04 PM

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Makes sense for Essen but not production.

MercedesSL - 11/27/2012 1:23:45 PM

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When you consider they have been testing this on the ring for a while it leads me to believe there will be some sort of production version. If it was meant to be just a one off concept there would be not need to test it so extensively…

chewy - 11/27/2012 2:22:38 PM

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The engine bay doesn't look even remotely like something that you would see in a production car, especially a Lexus as we all know how a regular LS looks with the plastic shroud taken off.

94geo - 11/27/2012 2:39:24 PM

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So no plastic on the engine makes it not production feasible? Maybe they took it off to show off the engine.

The M5 engine has a cover on it, but when taken off it looks similar to the Lexus unit above.

http://www.nikeride.com/2012-bmw-m5-debut-to-north-american-at-laguna-seca/2012-bmw-m5-live-at-laguna-engine-02/

chewy - 11/27/2012 4:25:31 PM

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Nah, it's not the plastic but just by looking at the way the manifolds are on that engine you never see stuff like that in production engines, only on show cars or to a certain degree on race cars.

And supposedly it's a turbo that revs to 9,000 RPM, again not something feasible for a road car so we'll have to wait for the actual specs.

PLAY - 11/27/2012 3:25:38 PM

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DO WANT!!!