Halo
December 5, 2025
Jay RameyThe Lexus LFA Concept is electric unlike its mad Toyota siblings, and it previews a production halo model due later this decade.
Just as Toyota revealed a twin-turbo hybrid V8 hypercar fever dream, appearing to tick all the boxes video game enthusiasts could possibly ask for, Lexus revealed its own Gazoo-adjacent concept developed alongside the GR GT and GR GT3 duo.
But it’s electric.
Dubbed simply the LFA Concept, and following up on the Sports Concept seen earlier this year at The Quail, the sleek BEV mimics the overall silhouette and wheelbase of its two Toyota twins. This concept did indeed come out of the same program despite its very different powertrain, but it’s easy enough to confuse it for a front- or mid-engine beast at first sight.
Combining a low center of gravity, aerodynamic performance and low weight with a high level of rigidity thanks to an all-aluminum body frame, the sleek concept car looks close to being production-ready, with an interior that appears rather believable if still futuristic.
The low two-seater recalls the halo-car status of the Toyota 2000GT and Lexus LFA while also pulling Lexus into the electric era.
The LFA Concept, a bit wider than its Toyota twins at 80.3 inches from port to starboard and also a bit shorter in overall length, promises an ideal driving position within a tub-shaped driver cocoon. A simple three-part display screen is positioned in front of the driver, with the U-shaped yoke promising a largely unobstructed view of all three panels, with the side screens placed a bit closer to the driver than the central screen.
Speaking of obstructions, the rear window appears to feature a complex honeycomb pattern that might not help the buyer to spot trailing police cruisers following it for simply looking too fast.
Just where is the gear selector and other tactile switchgear?
They have all been confined to the steering column stalks and the yoke, with the left one featuring an F-Mode paddle, while the right stalk features the familiar R-N-D twist-actuated gear selector. Additional thumb switches and buttons are positioned on the horizontal spokes of the steering yoke, so Lexus has (thankfully) not gone the screen and menu route, contrary to current EV genre conventions.
Lexus is still staying mum on the model’s powertrain specs, but the letter M and the number 3 visible on the screen imply the existence of simulated gearshifts.
The fact that an EV has largely retained the side profile and aluminum body frames of siblings powered by burly V8 engines is probably the most impressive part of the LFA Concept. It’s shorter overall than its siblings, measuring 184.6 inches front to back compared to 189.8 of the GR GT, but it still manages the proportions of a conventional gas-powered hypercoupe. All of that acreage in front of the driver cannot be for the frunk, after all.
And the overall height of this concept, measuring just 47 inches off the ground, does not buy the battery all that much room to squeeze in underneath the driver. Just how all the EV hardware is arranged will be one of the more interesting aspects that Lexus will reveal in the future.
It also remains to be seen just how much performance (and range, if you’re being practical) the Lexus model will serve up, with the brand now calling itself “an electrification leader.” This is a claim that strikes me as very aspirational given the volume of EVs Lexus has fielded thus far. The Lexus RZ and the UX300e have not cracked many best-seller lists in the markets where they’ve been offered, and the future production version of the LFA Concept isn’t intended to do that either.
The Lexus version is expected to be headed to dealerships in a couple of years, just after its twin-turbo hybrid V8 Toyota sibling, with what should be a six-figure price tag. But such is the fate of halo cars, and this one is destined to be Lexus’ halo model for this decade.
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