Lexus has released further teaser images of a new electric concept car, which will preview its next generation of vehicles and is set to be revealed next week.
The Japanese firm first hinted at the car with a pair of darkened images late last year. The new images show the car's silhouette, hinting at a coupé-style body. A close-up of the bonnet also hints at a bold flat frontal area.
The car is due to be revealed on Tuesday 30 March.
Lexus has given no further details of the car beyond saying that it will "introduce a renewed brand vision" and that it "previews the next generation of Lexus vehicles". It has previously hinted the machine will be a bespoke EV.
The hybrid-focused firm currently has just one electric car on its books, the UX 300e, but that was adapted from a petrol-electric model. It's believed the as-yet-unnamed model will be based on parent firm Toyota's new e-TNGA EV platform.
The concept will hint at how the design team will approach bespoke EVs, but it's not yet clear how production-ready the car shown will be.
Design chief Koichi Suga said it will demonstrate how Lexus’s bold ‘spindle’ grille will evolve, due to the lack of a radiator needed for an EV. He said that offered "a chance to express our unique design".
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Oh great - yet another hugely expensive electric car.
I think I'll buy a bigger house and enjoy a few more years of my current ICE car instead.
Hopefully it is not yet another SUV. Overly tall cars are not efficient, they are the opposite of environmentally friendly. It blunts the efficiency advantage of electric cars.
Lotus elise owners think hatchbacks are to tall and some say saloon cars are too long. Horses for courses I say