The front passenger gets an “ultra-wide” monitor that can be used to run infotainment and other apps.
The LF-ZC sits on a new common architecture that will underpin a wide range of future battery-electric models from Lexus and Toyota. It features next-generation prismatic batteries that, the firm claims, will offer improved energy efficiency.
The platform is also designed to be modular so that it will be suitable for different sizes and types of vehicles, along with a range of different electric powertrain layouts. Lexus also claims that it has a number of weight-reduction design elements.
Using a process called ‘gigacasting’, Lexus claims the modular structure effectively divides the vehicle into three parts (front, centre and rear), which will give more freedom of form. There will also be increased integration of parts, which, the firm claims, will improve rigidity.
The batteries will be located in the centre section of the car, giving more freedom to the front and rear structures.
Lexus has given no technical details of the LF-ZC’s powertrain, although it does indicate that it will feature the Direct4 all-wheel drive system used on the current RZ, which would suggest that some versions will feature a twin-motor powertrain.