Unlike many cars on display at the Geneva Motor Show that are described as concept cars but are just thinly disguised production cars, the Lexus LF-SA is truly a design study.
The futuristic-looking ultra-compact concept car is only 3,450mm long, 1,700mm wide and 1.430mm tall, which means it would be classified as a city car if it were to be produced.
Toyota has been quite secretive about the study and didn’t say anything about future production plans. Obviously, if the LF-SA is to preview a production car, it will go through consistent changes in order to make it viable.
Design-wise, the 2+2 concept vehicle is a bold interpretation of the Lexus brand’s design philosophy, L-finesse. Despite its small footprint, it looks very aggressive and its unusual shape doesn’t have much to do with practicality – for example, access to the rear seats is provided by the sliding front passenger seat.
The interior is dominated by a sweeping dashboard featuring a crystalline instrument panel with black-beveled hologram display and heads-up display with touch pad in the center console. Everything inside focuses on the driver, whose seat is fixed, while the steering wheel and pedals can be adjusted to the driver’s preferred positioning.
No details were offered about the concept’s powertrain (we’re not even sure it has one), but Lexus said the vehicle features automated technologies.
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