However, we are a little bit disappointed that it doesn’t have a roaring ICE heart under that svelte, long bonnet. The Engine of the Lexus LFA (the usage of the uppercase E is intentional) is worthy of its admission to the MoMA, the TATE Modern or the Centre Pompidou. The 1LR-GUE even-firing V10 was developed with a little bit of help from Yamaha, and not just the mechanical engineering division. Yamaha acoustic engineers had a hand in tuning the sound, which is often referred to as ‘angelic.’

As the Lexus LFA concept is just that — a concept — it may not make it to production as a BEV, though. The recent reversal of the EU’s ban on ICE vehicle sales post 2035 means Lexus may very well do a 180° turn and plonk a hybrid powerplant in it. It is quite possible the Lexus LFA concept was designed for a future that may never arrive, and we, the petrolheads, are nothing but thankful for it.

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