Well, that was quick! Less than 24 hours after the first teaser images of Lexus’ Vision GT concept car were released, the full car has now been revealed.
The “LF-LC GT Vision Gran Turismo” has been crafted by CALTY, Toyota’s American-based design studio, and was inspired by the Lexus LF-LC “luxury coupe concept” and the RC F GT3 car which is to be raced in Super GT’s GT3 class this year. Although performance specifications have not yet been finalized, the car is designed to be competitive with other GT3-spec racers.
The car is set to be released in Gran Turismo 6 via free update slated for “Spring 2015”. That’s a slightly more ambiguous release window than the Alpine Vision GT, which is slated for a March, though it certainly wouldn’t be a big surprise to see both cars released at the same time.
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Cool looking lexus. I’m super curious about the Jordan brand concept…I really hope they release a race inspired shoe to coincide. And can anyone confirm or deny, gt6 is supposed to get some awesome aftermarket customization options (seems like there’s less than gt5 even)? A LeFerrari and a P1 wouldn’t kill anybody either. Just saying.
Oh my God. All i have done since I’ve been inspured by the LFA styled racecar is dream of racing it on GT6-5 etc. Finally. Thank you PD & Lexus. Please go the extra mile and give us a cackpit, for those of us that just need to drive Sim-style. Awesome cant wait
with all the VGT’s they’ve released, I’m hoping that they have many real cars ready to be released as well……:)
This prismatic design was shown at Geneva Auto Show 2014 on the RC F GT3 concept.
…and _that_ car is the one I’d like in GT6. The concept or the final model – I don’t care :)
What’s all the hype for? It’s looks like a warmed-over FT-1 VGT with a funky paint job and no interior again. Thanks Toyota for not really trying.
Not every car can be radically different. Sometimes cars just look like cars.
I agree. The biggest Let-Down is no interior. Brand new releases that are standard model cars, is crap. Pardon my french. But a newly designed car where they dont wanna design a futuristic cock pit design. Yah. Pretty sad. You would think that would be one of the biggest parts of the design. Makes you not wanna use them for racing. Especially the BMW. IF I worked for PD, we would have cockpits. And for racecars we would have the LFA, 458, E46 BMW, mustang, Aston Martin, Lamborghini, F430, bently, new corvette, Viper., and of course the Porsche. Yah all the most important racecars for roadcourse racing enthusiasts. GT7 please work it out what the people want. Kinda funny how forza and the new Project Cars game has it all without even a thought, When Gran-Turismo is the god father of race games and always falls short.
I think you’ll eventually see all the cars with cockpits. My guess is that PD knew going in that they’d have time to make some cockpits but not others, and rather than release some with and some without, they went to all without for consistency. Imagine the outcry if half came with cockpits and half didn’t! The half without would be like standard VGT’s and decried by the fanbase as “half finished”. To avoid that, I think they leave them all out until they are all ready.
Just guessing though.
The reflective/prismatic area is sick and will look great under different lighting. I hope, however, that the painted (white) area comes in different colors, or that the car is paintable. I’d love to see it in onyx or Gran Turismo Blau (blue)!
Hahahah nice livery… i hope the LF-LC standard come to GT6 as well :) That car is gorgeous.
Another car I’ll be looking forward to driving. Thanks PD ;)
That rainbow effect is gonna look pretty rad in motion…
One thing that still surprising number of people that believe that Polyphony has all of the power in this process. Granted, the wait on the release times, that’s on them because they have to refine the physics and any small quirks related to the car in-game, which is normally modeled by release time. It’s cool that you disapprove of the VGT project due to it taking the focus away from exciting production models (or in this race, proper racing cars). But the decision to make this VGT exactly what it is (and the decision to participate) rested on the guys at CALTY, Toyota, and Lexus. And it will not please everybody (even though I actually like it). And PD will not please everybody, especially not this second. They could add more real-world cars to their stable, but something tells me that they’re saving that for the future. Now that means absolutely nothing today, but hopefully (I’m getting wishful) they are hard at work with the PS4 and GT7. I’ve ranted (and defended) for long enough.
*One thing that still surprises me is the number*
So it has rainbows on it. Might as well stick a horn on the roof for an antenna and call it a four-wheeled unicorn.
…but Rainbow Dash is a pegasus
how much longer will this last? It has been over a year that GT6 was launched and they are still putting VGT in game one-by-one. PD launch them all at once,please.
Cheesus, how long will this last? PD ISN’T MAKING THE CARS! You still don’t know it? Different manufacturers are taking part, and THEY are submitting designs!
I really like the VGT concept, but I’d prefer to see that debuting real cars enters the game also. So the RC-F should be here by now, but this one is also welcome.
Nice looking car. If it came with that ISF V8 sound sample from back in GT5 so much the better!
My first impression? I like it!!
I want it now not later
Oh my god that car looks wonderful
Lexus, this year, has produced the RC-F version of Super GT and GT3, and what makes PD? Gives us a curious hybrid of the two models …
Thanks PD, for having again missed an opportunity to give us some real car ….
Just be happy you’re getting anything. PD could have not given us any updates of they wanted.
Idk, I find the crazy far in advance unveils to be annoying. I mean your showing me the car is coded…
Visually maybe, but just because the model is done doesn’t mean they’re finished with sound or driving characteristics, both of which require additional work after the design is finished. I actually wonder how much they work with the manufacturers for that, especially sound design.
Very true, it’s also likely the car unveiling was planned around the auto show for the real car and the timing was fixed, whether the car was ready in game or not.
I’d rather have the LF-LC concept itself if I’m honest.
Called it on ‘Spring’ though ;D
RAINBOW CAR!!!!!!!
I love that livery!
Hey i don’t want to sound wrong or repeat what others are saying; both positive and negatively, but i haven’t played Gran Turismo Heavily since back in August and haven’t touched the game at all since November. Im a huge car fan like all of you are, and all i can say now is that i like Gran Turismo. I used to love Gran Turismo. I fell in love with 3 and then owned it followed by 4, (5which is where polyphony has mad its real mark) and 6. My adore level has declined significantly for this game as is in 6 particularly. I still feel theres some hope but theres no telling until the next gen GT comes out but as of where GT stands in 6, it just kinda sucks, and I’ve even gone and adopted Forza….4 that is which obviously isn’t better but there engine tuning to me i think is better and sound aspect, we all knew that already. GT nails some physics….i think except they keep changing it up every now and then (annoying), and obviously this topic “Vision Cars” Im just not a fan of them to an extent that i would perfer those more than perhaps some porsches newer mustangs (all of the new current ones) bmws ferraris camaros vettes, all of them and i don’t mean vision versions, but since they have 14 miatas its disappointing to me of the franchise today. Sure give us vision cars, they’re alright but i feel stuck in 2013 in this game with cars GT5 should’ve had back then they call improvements to 6. Exactly why i play Forza 4 because the car interest to some extent is more current than 6 right now excluding fantasy vision cars, and thats sad considering it Forza 4 and 5 is out and 6 on the way…..Im done. Forza is winning in there on way. Im on sidelines just looking at GT planet news after 4 months like……. -____-
I think GT would get major points right now if they added to the online lobby particular restrictions just for fun such as…….Stock Engine or Stock Transmission etc etc……NOT!!!! a lame restriction that restricts tuning all together……..A car with a tuned Transmission but everything else stock can run in a race that has a No tuning turned on kinda sucks. Kinda wanted to get that out there. Now i can understand a totally stock race but, add some variety to it. Perhaps….no turbo no supercharger…….or restrict a particular players car…..that may be asking for a lot but its an idea
Wrooooooom™
I love the vision cars but since this one is just a reskinned Toyota FT-1 its not really a vision car. Though from what I’ve seen coming out of the Toyota camp in recent years they have no vision beyond the Prius.
So the 86 doesn’t count? Or the FT-1?
Vision vgt is cool and everything, but honestly I feel that it takes away from content that should really be in the game by now. I only use the vgt cars twice, maybe they should have more tuning capabilities and customization.
Looks nice, but please give us some new CARS. The Mclaren P1 or LaFerrari, or GT40 etc etc even new GTE cars, GT3, new road cars. But i still looking forward to trying this.
Licenses cost money. PD doesn’t have all of the money in the world, and competitors like to be the first ones to license a car for their game, so their opponent can’t have it, or at least initially. As much as PD and the fans want new cars, they can’t get everything.
Stop, please. Wait until GT7. This is a cool event, I wish everyone would stop complaining.
Stunning, hope it matches FT-1 VGT performance
This is great and all but ‘spring’ doesn’t exactly tell us when the car will be available.. April? May?? ugh I hate these ambiguous release dates… ._.
I wanted a stormtrooper car and here it is :)
Beautiful!
Looks exactly like their new GT3…
Gorgeous :-)
Thought about the Toyota, then thought these cars are from the same company.
But the Lexus still wins.
Wow that looks gorgeous but i can help but think that is looks alot like a Toyota FT-1
Hands down the best looking VGT. It’s not even close. Pray for an interior and full tuning adjustments. Yeah, I know…….what am I thinking.
Jaw dropped … What the … ?
Not a big fan of the livery but still looks good to me. I love VGT cars, whether they are fictional, or based on real cars. I think I am among the few people who also enjoy watching the videos that come with every VGT car. Keep them coming PD!
I just hope that we’ll get something before March! At least let’s hope that the good and challenging A-spec seasonals will keep coming!
Rainbow stripes= 20hp per stripe
Great Flames!! A shame that we won’t hear it
Super GT LFA?
pure sex!!
the most beautiful vision GT car!!
>pure sex
kek
Dear friends of PD, how soon can we expect for vintage cars like Porsche 917 or Alfa Romeo 1750 GTAm and others legendary race cars ?
highly doubtful with the Porsche…..unless EA lets go of them after the license expires
Its ok i guess
So did the LFA and the RC-F get together and have a baby or did the FT-1 and LFA get together? Maybe the FT-1 and RC-F then? LOL.
Looks like an lfa with veilside kit!
i dig the Lexus Racing White lettered tyres.
I think it’s great they made another race car for the VGT project. However… I really don’t like the modern design language of Lexus. The FT-1 looked much better.
They’re planning something I know it.
How come we couldn’t get the real RC-F GT3 then?
Well, nah i dont like it
Why do we have to wait so long? It’s not like they need the time to model the interior…
SPRING?!
That is a mighty looking car to be fare, but we don’t want concept cars designed to race against GT3 cars, we want genuine FIA GT3 cars…
Lexus channeling their inner Ridge Racer-ness
Woah… Rainbow streaks!?!?!?! AWESOME CAR!
Wow, that looks familiar…
no interior of course
I was just about to say, they updated more pictures on their website/facebook page.