2026 Lexus Sport Concept looks like LFA successor

Lexus has unwrapped the Lexus Sport Concept that is expected to go on sale in early 2027.

Unveiled at The Quail at Pebble Beach exotic car-fest, the new two-door Lexus is set to replace the slow-selling Lexus LC coupe and roadster.

The Sport Concept isn't a rebadged Toyota GT Concept that recently raced up the famed Goodwood hill climb. It is the, until now, unseen third sports coupe promised by Toyota.

Despite being created to succeed the old LC, the show car's aggressive styling and advanced aerodynamics suggest the Japanese premium brand will change tack with its next big coupe and roll out something far more sporting and extreme – think the iconic Lexus LFA.

Featuring L-shaped LED headlamps that include integrated intakes, the new Lexus coupe gets smooth sculpted fenders and misses out on the firm's trademark spindle grille, with a larger trapezoidal air dam dominating its frontal styling.

Along its flanks, the new Sport Concept gains front wheel extractors and cool flying buttress C-pillars that look inspired by the LFA supercar. At the rear, the short boot lid packages an active rear spoiler.

Below a full-width LED light bar is a large diffuser that houses a centre brake light mimicking an F1 car's rain light.

Lexus has not revealed the interior, but the coupe is expected to feature a pair of racy bucket seats and a yoke-style steering wheel that will be combined with the car-maker's latest steer-by-wire tech.

Originally, the Lexus Sport Concept was supposed to have been an EV, but sources at Pebble Beach told media the flagship two-door has now switched to an electrified powertrain.

That suggests it might be powered by the twin-turbo V8 hybrid destined for the other pair of coupes – the Toyota GT Concept and its GT3 race car twin.

It's been hotly tipped the Lexus will come with a plug-in hybrid, while the twin Toyotas will feature the firm's 'self-charging' electrification and miss out on a long pure-EV range and plug-in capability.

If the Sport Concept includes an EV option, expect it to feature the brand's latest simulated gear shifting tech designed to replicate a manual transmission's changes.

More details are expected in the coming months. The Toyota Sport Concept to reappear at future motor shows that could include Tokyo in October and LA in November.

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