Lexus and Toyota have been teasing their new halo sports coupes for what has felt like years. The companies have slowly revealed them, including showing a pair of concepts at the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed and performing extensive testing at the Nürburgring Nordschleife.
The wait for the full debut is nearly over because Toyota is announcing that the vehicles’ finally premiere on Friday, December 5. Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda and Chief Branding Officer Simon Humphries will debut them. The company will stream the unveiling (embedded below). The general public will get its first look at them at the Tokyo Auto Salon in January 2026.
Toyota released a shadowy teaser image to accompany the livestream announcement. The car on the far left, with taillights that extend downward, is the Lexus LFR because the same lamps are on the concept on display at the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed. The vehicle in the center is the Toyota GR GT. Finally, we expect the car on the right with additional louvers on the hood to be the GR GT3 racing version.
Akio Toyoda already confirms that these models use a twin-turbocharged V8 with hybrid assistance. The powerplant is reportedly related to the turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder from the mid-engine GR Yaris concept. This engine reportedly makes 400 horsepower. Combining two of them would result in a 4.0-liter displacement for the eight-cylinder version. No output information available yet. However, Toyota benchmarked the models against the Mercedes-AMG GT, which produces up to 805 hp in the GT 63 S E Performance version with a plug-in-hybrid twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8.
Toyota’s latest concept looks ready to fly up hill … and into dealers as the new Lexus LFR.
Toyota GR GT Teaser Video
From the concepts so far, it appears that the Toyota and Lexus halo coupes are not identical machines, despite sharing powertrains and underpinnings. The Lexus has vertically oriented headlights and generally smoother, less aggressive styling. The result is a more upscale-looking vehicle. The Toyota variant has similar proportions but a different nose with vents on the hood.
Plus, they appear to have vastly different interior designs. The Lexus has a more high-tech appearance, with a yoke-style steering wheel, a digital instrument cluster, and a wraparound, cockpit-like design. In comparison, the Toyota has heavily bolstered seats. The center stack includes a screen and metal switches. The driver grips a traditional steering wheel.
Pricing info remains a mystery for both of them. Currently, the most expensive Lexus coupe is the LC that starts at $101,700. As the brands’ new, top offerings, we expect them to be even more expensive. As part of the marque’s high-class status, the Lexus variant might cost a bit more.
We also don’t yet know when either of these vehicles might go on sale. With the online debut in December and public presentation in January, it’s possible that the production versions could be available before the end of 2026.
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