Hoonable 550bhp Lexus GS-F Still Under Consideration.

Inside Line claims a tarted up Lexus GS-F is not beyond the realm of possibilities, but we shouldn’t expect to hear the purr of its V8 until 2014, at the very earliest.

Rumor has it that the GS-F will gain a supercharged 5.0-liter V8 with power arriving somewhere north of 550bhp—up from the current IS-F’s rather civilized 414bhp. Other rumors suggest a higher performance version of the current LS600h 5.0-liter V8 with Lexus Hybrid Drive system will be used. Only time will tell.

via Inside Line

Watch: Lexus LFA Laps the Green Hell in a Record 7:14.64.

The Lexus LFA Nürburgring Edition lapped the Nürburgring Nordschleife in a record 7 minutes 14.64 seconds, besting the standard LFA by more than 8 seconds. If you’re wondering how fast that really is, consider this:

Porsche 911 GT2 RS – 7:18
2012 Corvette ZR1 – 7:19.63 (watch)
Dodge Viper ACR – 7:22.1 (watch)

The 570bhp 4.8-liter V10 may push the gussied up Toyota beyond its “standard” production competition, but still lags behind the radically nasty Gumpert Apollo Sport (7:11.54), the not-even-really-in-the-same-class, Radical SR8 LM (6:48), and the from-another-planet Pagani Zonda R (6:47.5 – watch). Regardless, it’s still impressive, but shouldn’t that be expected from an exotic with a ten year development period?

Watch and listen to the glorious sounding LFA pull its 7:14.64 run below:

Lexus V8-powered Hachi Roku.

An AE86 Toyota Corolla is cool as is, but this dude decided to heat things up by installing a 4.0-liter V8 from a Lexus LS400 luxobarge. The 1UZFE quad cam, 32 valve engine is good for 250-290bhp depending on the year—enough to propel this little slider faster than a White Castle through my digestive tract. And that’s FAST.

More images and all the info at SpeedHunters.

Upcoming Lexus LFA GTE racer spied.

Lexus LFC Concept

Sultry Sports Illustrated swimsuit model, Rianne ten Haken fed screamy donuts from Rhys Millen in the Lexus LFA.

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