Lexus seems to have filed 4 new logos with the European Union Mental Property Workplace (EUIPA), a Lexus EV Discussion board member first reported. The trademarked names embrace LF-ZC, LF-ZL, LF-ZV and LF-ZA. Mum or dad firm Toyota filed the logos on October 12, 2023, and the appliance is below EUIPA examination.
Anybody aware of Lexus nomenclature would know that the letters L, F, and Z are generally used on its automobiles. Lexus has used LF (Lexus Future) to indicate idea automobiles, from the enduring LF-A roadster idea which debuted on the 2005 Detroit Auto Present to the most recent suite of electrical ideas the model has teased on a number of events.
Going by historic naming conventions, and the current use of Z to indicate electrical automobiles by Toyota (Toyota bZ4x and Lexus RZ 450e), the entire aforementioned logos are presumably future EV ideas.
That’s the farthest we will speculate, however extra particulars are coming. Final week, Lexus teased a complete idea mannequin line-up, which might be unwrapped on the Japan Mobility Present 2023 on October 25.
The teaser revealed an EV with a razor-sharp entrance finish, boomerang-shaped headlamps, a creased hood, and slim digital wing mirrors (as pictured above). Lexus additionally teased its fastback-style rear finish.
That stated, Toyota has introduced a three-row electrical SUV that might be manufactured at its Georgetown Meeting Plant in Kentucky from 2025. There is a risk of a Lexus equal because the model has additionally trademarked the TZ450e and TZ550e alphanumeric monikers.
The Japanese automaker won’t be a front-runner within the EV race. However contemplating its engineering prowess and embellished gross sales historical past worldwide, we will’t rule them out simply but. Toyota is concentrated on reinventing EV manufacturing processes and is incorporating a number of new methods, together with the Tesla-inspired giga casting.
Because the Japanese auto large spearheads this effort – with as many as 10 new EVs slated for launch by 2026 – Lexus can be an enormous a part of its plans.
“In 2026, we are going to introduce the next-generation battery EV that re-innovates the car modular construction, considerably alters our manufacturing strategies and utterly re-imagines the software program platform,” Lexus Worldwide president Takashi Watanabe stated at a expertise showcase in Japan final month.
When it comes to battery and driving vary, Toyota shared its battery expertise roadmap just lately, revealing plans of incorporating a lithium-ion efficiency battery with 497 miles vary on its next-generation EVs, with lower than 20 minutes of charging time for 10 to 80 % state of cost (SoC).