The new Toyota/Lexus sports car duo is back for day two at the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed. Both the road-going model and its race car counterpart have already climbed the famous hill again, but what really caught our attention was the post-run interview with the development drivers.
We’ve learned that the cars have been in the works for over four years, with circuit testing kicking off about a year and a half ago. They’re still not quite finished, but judging by the interior, the official reveal can’t be far off. Since there are no press shots available yet, we’ll have to make do with screenshots from the livestream, which show the cabin of the street-legal version.
Photo by: Goodwood
We used Photoshop and a bit of AI wizardry to enhance the brightness and exposure of the top image, bringing out more details. The unedited screenshot is attached right above. Featuring a predominantly red interior, the LFR (name confirmed) comes with a pair of carbon bucket seats separated by a wide center console. While a manual gearbox was never realistically expected, the new Lexus (or is it Toyota?) supercar features a small selector for the automatic transmission.
The two-tone dashboard hosts a decently sized touchscreen and what appear to be physical switches located just below. Unfortunately, there are also some piano black accents and hexagonal side air vents. Much like the instrument cluster, the rearview mirror is digital, displaying footage from a rear-facing camera. Overall, the cabin feels more like that of a true sports car compared to the RC F it’s supposedly replacing.
That would make sense, considering the LFR is believed to be a road-going version of the Toyota Gazoo Racing GT3. Lexus still won’t confirm what powers the two-seater coupe, but based on the sounds both cars are making at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, a V-8 seems highly likely. Whether it’s twin-turbocharged and/or hybrid remains to be seen, though that’s what reports from Japan are claiming.
Photo by: Goodwood
The GR GT3 is expected to start racing in 2026, four years after the namesake concept debuted at the Tokyo Auto Salon. That suggests the wait is nearly over, not just for the race car, but also for its street-legal counterpart. The Toyota version will likely remain track-only, while the Lexus is expected to be the one with a license plate.
Look for both to be revealed either later this year or in early 2026.
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