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Thursday, 7th May, 2009
Weekend Eye Candy: Lexus LF-A ‘Crystallised Wind’
Lexus looks set to up the ante in its never-ending quest to upstage its German rivals, with the Japanese luxury brand rumoured to be prepping a 1 Series-fightin’ five-door hatchback for a debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September.
The hatch will be built on the same Prius-derived platform as the recently-released HS 250h mini-Lexus, and, like the HS, will power its front wheels via a petrol-electric hybrid powertrain.
The Lexus hatchback is intended to do battle with the dominant turbodiesel hatches in the C-premium segment, namely Audi’s A3 and BMW’s 1 Series. Unlike the Prius, the Lexus hybrid will be tuned with a greater emphasis on power rather than efficiency, however expect it to still be relatively frugal.
The hatch will be built on the same Prius-derived platform as the recently-released HS 250h mini-Lexus, and, like the HS, will power its front wheels via a petrol-electric hybrid powertrain.
The Lexus hatchback is intended to do battle with the dominant turbodiesel hatches in the C-premium segment, namely Audi’s A3 and BMW’s 1 Series. Unlike the Prius, the Lexus hybrid will be tuned with a greater emphasis on power rather than efficiency, however expect it to still be relatively frugal.
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