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Lexus LF-CC concept to debut in Paris (pictures)

Lexus' latest concept car, to debut at the 2012 Paris Motor Show, seems to herald a new hybrid sport coupe for the luxury automaker.

Wayne Cunningham
Wayne Cunningham reviews cars and writes about automotive technology for CNET's Roadshow. Prior to the automotive beat, he covered spyware, Web building technologies, and computer hardware. He began covering technology and the Web in 1994 as an editor of The Net magazine.
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The Lexus LF-CC concept follows on the LF-LC concept shown at the 2012 Detroit auto show. However, Lexus provides more details on what this concept car represents and how it would be powered.
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The LF-CC's styling emphasizes the L-Finesse design language the company has been developing over the past couple of years. The spindle grille is one example from the L-Finesse palette. This concept also uses LED headlights, a feature that Lexus has already rolled out in a production car.
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Lexus says the LF-CC is a D-segment car, making it about equivalent in size to the Mercedes-Benz C-class or Lexus' own IS model. The two-door coupe format would seem to make it an unlikely update to the Lexus IS. However, Lexus could be seeking a replacement for its long-gone SC model.
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Lexus says the motive power would be provided by a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine aided by a hybrid electric system, with horsepower in excess of 200. Those specifications sound suspiciously like that of the new Camry Hybrid, except that Lexus says the engine would use its DS-4 direct injection fuel delivery system, and that the concept is rear-wheel drive.
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Lexus says the LF-CC is built and styled specifically to be a hybrid vehicle, which could mean the platform was designed to accommodate the components of the hybrid drive system, including the battery pack.

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