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Lexus Electrified Sport SHIFT JUST GOT REAL

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Wow. What’s the design thinking behind this one?

The wild looks of this concept draw on elements of the Lexus LFA, while some of the curves could have been lifted from parent company Toyota’s Supra. The end result is an EV with a low-slung, high-performance edge… and quite possibly a manual gearbox.

Eh? But you just said it was an EV.

Yes, the company is developing a manual gearbox for electric cars. Seems nuts, but they’ve released a video showing exactly that: someone shifting gears in a Lexus UX 300e. The

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