A Toyota Motorsport estava com demasiado tempo em mãos e decidiu pegar num LS460 de serviço e "passar o tempo"!
Começaram com 800cvs e concluíram que foram um bocadinho longe demais! Então "detunaram" para 640cv e chamaram-lhe TS-650 e apresentaram-no em Essen em finais de 2012. Criaram um V8 Twin-Turbo rápido e surpreendentemente ágil!
Informação técnica:
Dimensions: 5,105mm x 1,970mm x 1,456mm (length x width x height)
Wheelbase: 2,970mm
Curb Weight: 2,050kg
Engine: Petrol, bi-turbo intercooler 4,969cm³ capacity V8, 32-valve DOHC
Max. Power: 478kW (650PS) / 6,500rpm
Max. Torque: 765Nm / 5,460rpm
Max. Revs: 7,450rpm
Max. Speed: 320 km/h (tbc)
0-100km/h: 3.9 secs (tbc)
Transmission: 8-speed, 3 AT mode + 1 manual mode
Differential: Torsen
Suspension: Multi-link with coil springs and Sachs dampers
Brakes: BREMBO Carbon Ceramic = Travões do LFA
Wheels & Tyres: 10J x 20, 275/35R20 ( 295/35R20 for track option )12J x 20, 345/30R20
Convidaram a imprensa que se dedica a este tipo de carros e tiveram um feedback muito positivo.
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David Vivian of EVO Magazine has driven the TMG-developed Lexus LS-based TS 650, and clearly loved every second behind the wheel:
There can be no argument here: the TS-650, when you put your toe all the way down, is blisteringly, almost surreally, rapid in a straight line. But what is surprising is how benign and relaxed the external visual & aural violence seems from behind the wheel.
But however many liberties I take, there seems to be all the time in the world to sort things out, the big car drifting so progressively under power in the slower turns, you’d swear you were in a Toyota GT86.
No other performance limo goes, sounds, handles and stops like the TS-650. If it could be produced, even at £150,000, I’m sure it would sell. But don’t hold your breath."
Reportagem da Evo Magazine, vale a pena ler:
http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/evocarreviews/290815/lexus_tmg_ts650_review_and_performance_figures.htmlVídeo com a história do projecto:
Vídeo da imprensa:
