Lexus has unveiled its LF-C2 concept car at the Los Angeles Auto Show.
The LF-C2 concept is a highly styled 2+2 layout, and was conceived as a pure and simple sports coupe.

LEXUS 2+2 ROADSTER CONCEPT

As a roadster concept, LF-C2 does not have any kind of top covering the cabin.

The exterior styling of the LF-C2 was influenced by the way various surface shapes interact with different types of light.

LF-C2 also features Lexus’ recently adopted multi-layer paint process in golden yellow.

Exterior design

Designers created edges, planes and curvature that would allow the LF-C2 to exude a different character when seen from different angles and under different lighting conditions.

This objective when combined with Lexus’ layered paint process results in a striking interpretation of an open top luxury GT.

The brilliant, golden yellow is produced by a multi-layer paint process.

The first coat is a primer, followed by silver, a clear coat, then the yellow that reflects off the silver to give the brilliant lustre. A final top coat is then applied.

The front fascia of the LF-C2 is highlighted by a more experimental expression of Lexus’ signature spindle-shaped grille.

The concept’s grille features a refined braided mesh theme that displays Lexus’ high level of craftsmanship and changes its appearance when viewed from different angles and lighting conditions.

It sits between triangle-shaped LED headlights, a signature element of Lexus sports cars, and indicator lamps that initiate the character line of the LF-C2.

The character line sweeps through the car’s arrow-shaped body and ends at the abbreviated rear deck.

Vents in the front bumper send cool air to the brakes and help manage airflow through the body to help keep the front end stable at high speed.

The LF-C2’s profile shows a swooping line from the car’s front bumper fin to the steeply-angled A-pillar.

Small vents in the side sills direct air to the rear brakes and out the fin-like rear diffusers.

The rear end of the LF-C2 is highlighted by Lexus L-shaped taillight bulbs, an exhaust system with chrome-covered quad exhaust tips, and a new rear diffuser design.

The concept’s impactful stance is planted by five-spoke 20-inch alloy wheels.

Interior design

LF-C2 treats its occupants to a luxurious and spacious cabin that matches the sporty exterior.

The exterior extends into the cabin as the centre console originates from the rear deck and runs down the length of the cabin all the way to the dashboard.

The dashboard design presents functional simplicity with an attractive-yet-straightforward instrument cluster, a central video monitor controlled by a remote touchpad on the centre console and a classically-styled analogue clock placed between the central air vents.

The thick leather-wrapped steering wheel implies that this is a driver’s car, as do the form-fitting seats.

White-and-grey leather surfaces are soft to the touch while LED lights that run along the length of the interior below the windows.

The inviting of the LF-C2 blends the open-air excitement that results from an eye-catching roadster blended with a heavy dose of Lexus luxury.

Chief designer perspective: Yasuo Kajino

“We’ve been instinctively drawn to and inspired by those things that capture the beauty of light.

“When you put something in the right light, people see it in a way they never have before.”

LF-C2 concept dimensions

Length

4,715mm

185.6 inches

Width

1,840mm

72.4 inches

Height

1,385mm

54.5 inches