You can find all kinds of strange animals in Australia.
Even advanced hybrid supercars.
Check out the LF-LC Blue, Lexus’s new concept car painted to match a semi-precious opal stone found in the Australian Outback, just unveiled at the Australian International Motor Show.
The luxury marque has managed to get a whopping 500 hp out of its hybrid powertrain, an Atkinson-cycle gas engine combined with an “advanced high-energy battery pack” and an electric motor.
The high-tech goodies aren’t all under the hood, of course.
The driver gets his own touchscreen and pop-up keyboard to control climate, audio and navigation systems.
In the old days, that was called texting….
[via Autoblog]
- Posted October 31, 2012
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