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Porsche has that down in spades. In order to give the Track Edition a more exclusive look on the inside, a red leather interior comes standard along with Alcantara seat accents and red carbon trim on the doors and dashboard. I'm really curious what people think of the Supra. Lexus' effort to shave pounds for the Track Edition was exhaustive. But there are a couple of issues with this car.
To boost performance, engineers focused on reducing weight. Along the side, a new concave design at the end of the rocker panel not only adds a new character line, it helps smooth airflow past the rear tires while extended side splitters are designed to enhance high-speed stability. You're not going to sell many but you have to expect that! The Track Edition's exclusive new titanium exhaust muffler adds a racy note and sounds fantastic. For starters, this coupe comes standard with leather upholstery in red. No I've always been a fan of Lexus's sport coupe, maybe not as much as the German competition, but it's always had it's charm.
One of the first targets for the engineers was reducing weight without compromising the coupe's sense of refinement and solidity. Accompanying that extra few horsepower is the modest diet imposed by Sato-san and his team. The fixed wing is not only lighter, it does double duty by simultaneously reducing drag and adding downforce. New Michelin Pilot 4S tires replacing the previous Super Sports certainly help. It was unveiled at the alongside the so it benefits form all the add-ons introduced with the facelift. Last time I'd like to make that point.
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The changes are specifically designed to reduce understeer, improve overall lateral grip and increase durability under extreme conditions. Throttle-steering the car through a tight left-hander is really good fun. . By bonding the carbon fiber to the extruded aluminum structure, the overall yield stress is increased while at the same time allowing the use of thinner aluminum. Looking for a you can track? A Unique Look and Feel In order to give the Track Edition a more exclusive look on the inside, the interior comes standard with Circuit Red leather-trimmed seats with Alcantara ® accents. Fewer than 100 examples will be available per year. Additional weight was removed by specifying carbon fiber for the roof and hood along with switching to a carbon fiber partition behind the rear seats and a carbon bumper reinforcement.
Following the unveil of the 's facelift at the Paris Motor Show, Lexus pulled the cover off the new Track Edition model today in Detroit. Pricing will be announced closer to their on-sale dates. At the rear, hollow half shafts are now used in place of the previous solid shafts while up front a pared down intake manifold and a smaller air conditioning compressor remove weight from the front of the car. Totally it should be able to generate 472 horsepower and around 395 lb-ft of torque. People have the it's just a Lexus no way it can be fast or fun that's a hard mindset to change but if they want to change that mindset they have to stay the course and honestly one of Lexus's biggest gaps still is that higher engine. We'd recommend using the paddle shifters to avoid any such mishaps. That said, the Track Edition felt assuring and stable speeding through both straights at Thermal, and the brakes retained good bite and feel throughout our lap sessions.
There is much too much extra weight on this car. Not a ton more, but Lexus says at taller final drive ratio for the eight-speed automatic transmission and a new launch control system should help make the most of it. That sound is worth enhancing, too, as the Track Edition uses the same 472hp, normally aspirated 5. It's not a whole lot, but with revived gearing, it should be a little bit more responsive, thanks to a lower final drive. An eight-speed automatic transmission carries over, but a higher final drive ratio 3. The Track Edition loses weight in other ways too.
A carbon-fiber roof rounds off the exterior and keeps the coupe weight down. All aspects of the car were scrutinized for improvement, but the Track Edition doesn't forego refinement for all-out speed. Up front, the unique front splitter with canards is not only made from carbon fiber to reduce weight, it's also designed to increase front end downforce for better grip and more precise steering. The new Track Edition sheds 176 pounds compared to the 2018 car. In addition, there is a new carbon fiber wing out back that adds about 56 pounds of downforce, which is gonna help this bad boy stick it in the corners just a little bit more firmly. Lexus made a small upgrade to the 5. Our F brand is still really young and look at what they have done so far.
It's now rated at 472 horsepower +5hp and 395 pound feet of torque +6 lb ft thanks to a revised intake routing and lower rpm trigger point for the secondary intake opening 2,800 rpm vs 3,600rpm. Engine And Other Specifications As far as the engine and other specifications are concerned, this car is likely to come with a normally aspirated V-8 engine of 5. Mutual respect must underpin the back and forth. Lexus says the Track Edition will accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 3. Off-the-line acceleration does feel peppier even without using launch control , and power delivery is linear Lexus says it also refined the throttle mapping. It remains an uncompromised luxury performance coupe with the ability to impress both on the track and off. Stay on top of all our Drive stories.
I expected more power and a faster 0-60 time than just under 4 seconds for the Track Edition, but 4. Weight reduction on the Track Edition is further supplemented by a titanium exhaust. The extensive use of carbon fiber is another weight saving measure that you can see as well as feel. The grooves in the tire also have a different shape, depth and location compared to the off-the-shelf Pilot Sport 4 S. This led to keying in on unsprung weight since any weight that can be removed from the mass not supported by the suspension pays huge dividends in handling and steering feel. Torque is also up slightly to 395 pounds-feet. I'd be very disappointed if the Supra was better.