{"id":84346,"date":"2025-12-05T07:45:31","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T12:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=84346"},"modified":"2025-12-05T07:45:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T12:45:31","slug":"bmw-cancelled-electric-supercar-rivaled-new-lexus-lfa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=84346","title":{"rendered":"BMW’s Cancelled Electric Supercar Would’ve Rivaled The New Lexus LFA"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s been a year since we uncovered the story of how BMW almost green-lit an electric supercar. \u201cAlmost\u201d is the key word because the higher-ups in Munich ultimately refused to give their stamp of approval. That\u2019s despite the project having gained traction within the company. Although a project team was established and a clay model was created, the 1,300-horsepower EV beast was left on the proverbial cutting room floor<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Toyota, BMW\u2019s partner for developing hydrogen tech for the 2028 iX5 60H xDrive<\/a> fuel cell, sees things differently. Through its luxury division Lexus, it\u2019s seriously considering a fully electric supercar. To that end, it\u2019s dusting off the beloved LFA moniker. Purists probably won\u2019t like it, given how the performance machine lacks the iconic naturally aspirated V10 engine co-developed with Yamaha.<\/p>\n

The purely electric machine is viewed as a spiritual successor not just to the namesake V10 car but also to Toyota\u2019s original supercar, the 1960s 2000GT. Formerly known as the Lexus Sports Concept, the reborn LFA is a gorgeous coupe. We\u2019re told it \u201cshares the techniques and skills used\u201d in the GR GT, the V8-powered supercar<\/a> slated to go on sale in 2027.<\/p>\n

As with the combustion-engined machine, the electric LFA features an all-aluminum body frame. But the body wrapped around it has softer, gentler curves than the menacing-looking GR GT. While Toyota\u2019s V8 supercar is heading to production, Lexus currently calls the LFA a concept. A production model is expected to follow, likely closer to the decade\u2019s end. Logic suggests it\u2019ll hit the streets after the GR GT.<\/p>\n

Although Toyota has shared key technical specifications for its new V8, rear-wheel-drive machine, Lexus remains tight-lipped about the LFA. It\u2019s unclear how many electric motors it has or whether it\u2019s rear- or all-wheel drive. Details about the battery tech are also a mystery, but it would make sense to pioneer the solid-state batteries Toyota has been working on for several years.<\/p>\n

The only numbers Lexus is willing to share concern the LFA\u2019s size: 4,690 mm long, 2,040 mm wide, and 1,195 mm tall. The wheelbase measures 2,725 mm, matching that of the Toyota GR GT. Both cars share the same height, but the Lexus is slightly wider, while the Toyota is significantly longer. The two supercar flavors apparently \u201cshare core technologies and aspirations.\u201d<\/p>\n

The electric Lexus LFA is likely to command a significant premium over the Toyota GR GT. While pricing for either model isn\u2019t being disclosed, it\u2019s worth remembering that the original LFA started at $375,000 when it was announced for the U.S. market in early 2010.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s been a year since we uncovered the story of how BMW almost green-lit an electric supercar. \u201cAlmost\u201d is the key word because the higher-ups in Munich ultimately refused to give their stamp of approval. That\u2019s despite the project having gained traction within the company. Although a project team was established and a clay model […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":84347,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=84346"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84346\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/84347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}