雷克萨斯在东京车展发布了LF-FC概念车，该车是下一代LS旗舰级车的概念版车型。这是一款造型优雅的全尺寸轿车，其长度为5300毫米，宽2000毫米，高1410毫米，车身造型顺滑，采用“L-finesse”设计语言。整车造型更像一辆GT车，它的车头仍采用纺锤格栅，但进行了改款，中间是不同图案的网格设计。前脸侧面是熟悉的L形LED日间行驶灯，与车尾的尾灯组形成呼应，车尾同样采用熟悉的浮动式设计。车厂表示，向后倾斜的车顶线条令车身侧面更像一辆四门轿跑车，而该车配备的21英寸铝制轮圈采用碳纤维增强塑料外圈。车厢内采用未来主义风格，内部用多个显示屏替代了普通按键。另外，先进的人机交互界面可支持手势操控。这款车采用高功率燃料电池系统用于驱动后轮，而前轮则由轮内电机驱动。车厂并未透露输出功率，但表示该车采用“创新性驱动系统”，可优化前后轮的扭矩输出，因此具备卓越操控性和稳定性。该车的燃料电池组位于车尾，而动力控制单元位于前部，因此有助于车辆前后重量分配更均衡。
Lexus LF-FC goes official to preview the next generation LS fuel cell flagship
Lexus has taken the wraps off the LF-FC concept which as we assumed acts as a preview for the next-gen LS flagship model.
The latest concept from Lexus takes the shape of an elegant full-size sedan that is 5,300 mm long, 2,000 mm wide and 1,410 mm tall, with a sleek design incorporating the company’s latest “L-finesse” philosophy. It has been styled to look like a grand touring vehicle and comes with an evolution of the large spindle grille that now has a different mesh design while on the sides of the front fascia are the now familiar L-shaped LED daytime running lights which have a correspondent in the back where the taillights adopt a similar floating theme. Lexus says the sloping roofline gives the impression of a four-door coupe which has been fitted with 21-inch aluminum wheels featuring carbon fiber reinforced plastic rims.
Stepping inside the futuristic cabin, the Lexus LF-FC concept comes packed with a plethora of screens that have replaced just about all conventional buttons and there’s also an advanced human machine interface (HMI) with support for gesture controls.
This is an all-wheel drive vehicle thanks to a “high output” fuel cell power system that propels the rear axle and also sends power to the in-wheel motors at the front. There’s no word about power, but Lexus says it’s an “innovative drive system” that grants optimal torque distribution between the front and rear wheels, thus enabling superior handling and road stability.
The LF-FC’s fuel cell stack is positioned at the back of the concept while the power control unit sits in the front to enable a balanced weight distribution also possible thanks to the T-formation of the hydrogen fuel tanks.