---
title: "Twin-Turbocharged V8 Lexus LS F May Head to Tokyo Motor Show"
description: "Leaked pictures show that Lexus may have a new flagship performance car ready for unveiling."
date: "2017-09-20"
modified: "2017-09-20"
authors:
  - name: "Chris Constantine"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/chris-constantine"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/14508/twin-turbocharged-v-8-lexus-ls-f-may-head-to-tokyo-motor-show"
categories:
  - "Lexus News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "flagship"
  - "Leaked"
  - "Lexus"
  - "LS"
  - "LS F"
  - "luxury"
  - "Performance Sedans"
  - "sedan"
  - "Tokyo Motor Show"
---

# Twin-Turbocharged V8 Lexus LS F May Head to Tokyo Motor Show

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Lexus has big plans for the [Tokyo Motor Show](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/12048/three-row-lexus-rx-coming-to-tokyo-motor-show-in-october>), as it's set to debut enhanced versions of most of its best-selling cars. The company has a rich history with the Japanese auto show, having debuted high-performance flagships like the RC F and [LFA](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/11935/is-the-lexus-lfa-worth-remembering>) there in previous years.

While the [LC500](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/6495/the-lexus-lc500-flies-the-coupe>) might be filling the GT Coupe niche, Lexus apparently isn't stopping there. According to [*Lexus Enthusiast*](<https://lexusenthusiast.com/2017/09/20/lexus-ls-f-high-performance-flagship-to-debut-at-tokyo-motor-show/>), there's a new high-performance version of the full-sized luxury LS on the way, which will act as Lexus' new halo car.

*Lexus Enthusiast* found a page in an obscure Japanese car magazine that displayed a few pictures of the car, dubbed the LS F. With its familiar aggressive look that denotes the current Lexus design language and teardrop-shaped "F" logos running down the flanks of the car, this is definitely a promising concept. Remember, the Lexus RC F was [leaked the same way back in 2014](<https://jalopnik.com/lexus-rc-f-this-could-be-it-1493360480>), so any speculation about the new car may not be far off.

Since the new LS is the first generation to get a 6- instead of an 8-cylinder engine, it's very possible that the LS F will be powered by the 4.0-liter, twin-turbocharged V8 that's going into the LC 500. Lexus appears to be competing with uber-powerful German luxury sedans like the [S63 AMG](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/9405/mercedes-benz-reveals-refreshed-s-class-more-potent-s63-amg>), so it's a good bet that the TT V8 will make at least 600 horsepower.

The Tokyo Motor Show starts on Oct. 27 so we'll have to wait a whole month for the actual (potential) reveal, but expect more information about the LS F to leak in the coming weeks.

![message-editor%2F1505932150489-screenshot2017-09-20at11.28.17am.png](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1505932150489-screenshot2017-09-20at11.28.17am.png>)
**Lexus Enthusiast**

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