The Tokyo Auto Salon is the place impartial firms in addition to producers display their newest wares within the realm of customised automobiles, and this yr’s version sees Lexus brings a performance-oriented thought in response to its LBX B-segment crossover. Input the Lexus LBX Morizo RR Idea, so named for borrowing corporate chairman and grasp motive force Akio Toyoda’s racing nickname, Morizo.

Pitched as a “thought type with further-honed fundamental car parts that permit the driving force to have interaction with the auto and pursue using a laugh,” the LBX Morizo RR Idea is provided with guardian corporate Toyota’s turbocharged three-cylinder petrol engine, the G16E-GTS.

This engine additionally powers the 2024 GR Yaris – and by way of extension, the GR Corolla as neatly – and may be paired with full-time AWD and a direct-shift eight-speed automated transmission, a model of the latter additionally discovered at the rally-bred three-door hatchback. This powerplant within the LBX Morizo RR Idea seems to be in identical state of music because the 2024 GR Yaris, generating 304 PS at 6,500 rpm and 400 Nm from 3,250 rpm – 4,600 rpm.

The outside dimensions of the LBX Morizo RR Idea are a period of four,190 mm, width of one,845 mm (20 mm wider than the bottom LBX), and a peak of one,535 mm (10 mm decrease). This paint end is known as Sonic Chrome, with contrasting parts in black. A signature yellow is implemented to the spindle grille moulding and brake calipers, whilst a ‘Morizo RR’ logo indicators off at the identification of this idea.

Lexus provides that the LBX Morizo RR Idea has been handled to a plethora of ‘unique tendencies’ that have been implemented to its packaging, frame, suspension, tyres, AWD regulate, and the eight-speed automated transmission. Rolling inventory is a suite of 19-inch BBS solid aluminium wheels, and are shod in Continental SportContact 7 tyres in 235/45R19 entrance and rear.

To house its electronically managed full-time AWD driveline, the LBX Morizo RR Idea begins with the suspension format of the AWD model of the bottom LBX, which is MacPherson struts in entrance and a double wishbone association on the rear (FWD variations of the LBX make use of a rear torsion beam).

Inside of, the LBX Morizo RR Idea will get particular sports activities seats in entrance with seat belts in yellow with the Morizo RR emblem, whilst the driving force particularly will get an aluminium pedal set.

Whilst this is a thought by way of identify, the Lexus LBX Morizo RR Idea for sure seems possible for manufacturing. Would you have got a Lexus LBX with the underpinnings of a GR Yaris?

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