2013 Lexus GS350 F Sport

One of the highlights at the Japanese luxury brand's stand will be a 2013 GS350 F Sport prepared in partnership with VIP Auto Salon.

The Orange County, California-based tuner muscled up the premium mid-size sedan by bolting on Apexi CG SPL custom supercharger kit to its 3.5-liter V6 engine, which in naturally aspirated guise, delivers 306-horses. VIP Auto Salon did not say how much power the V6 gained with the addition of a supercharger.

The rest of the tune includes a WALD International Aero package, a Brembo HighPerformance GT Brake kit, Vossen CV7 20-inch wheels in Yokohama S.Drive tires size 255/30-20 front and 275/30-20 rear, a PTS Joe Z Series True Dual Header-Back exhaust system and a RSR Super i coilover system.

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Lexus LF-LC Coupe

Lexus is seriously considering to give the LF-LC the green light for production.

"There has been a lot of interest from dealers and distributors," a Lexus official told the news site.

Another reason why Lexus may want to build the LF-LC is that it will need to add some pizzazz and sportiness to its lineup after the LFA ends its limited run production.

Lexus, which for the first time in 11 years lost the title of the best-selling luxury brand in the United States in 2011 tumbling behind BMW and Mercedes-Benz and continues to trail both German brands in the first half of 2012, would use the LF-LC as a halo car.

According to Lexus insiders, the LF-LC would be more of a "lite" version of the LFA than a traditional coupe and that it could take up to three years for the company to bring the concept to production. Lexus, however, could speed up the process if it chooses to use an existing platform (perhaps the next IS).

Lexus had said in Detroit that the prototype LF-LC was motivated by an unspecified hybrid powertrain. The production model could use a modified version of one of the company’s current hybrid powerplants.

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