Lexus News
09-15-2009, 04:45 PM
Filed under: Concept Cars (http://www.autoblog.com/category/conceptcars/), Frankfurt Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/frankfurt-auto-show/), Hybrid (http://www.autoblog.com/category/hybrids/), Hatchback (http://www.autoblog.com/category/hatchbacks/), Lexus (http://www.autoblog.com/category/lexus/), Luxury (http://www.autoblog.com/category/luxury/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/06-lexus-lf-ch-live-620op.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/frankfurt-2009-lexus-lf-ch-concept/#7)
Lexus LF-Ch Concept - click above image for hi-res gallery
We spent over 40 minutes photographing the oddly named Lexus LF-Ch Concept (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/LexusLFChConcept/) and still aren't sure what we think of it. From certain angles it's brilliant - everything the Lincoln Concept C (http://green.autoblog.com/2009/01/13/detroit-2009-concept-c-the-smallest-lincoln-ever/) tried to be, but arguably wasn't. Yet from other angles... the word 'deformity' comes to mind. As does the term 'puffer fish.' Designed to be a 1 Series competitor, the little Lexus luxury hybrid hatchback answers one very important question: what does Chris Bangle dream about after eating a few sheets of blotter acid? Again, there are parts we like and parts that might have been put on backwards. Full press release after the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/15/frankfurt-2009-lexus-lf-ch-concept-hits-misses/).
Gallery: Frankfurt 2009: Lexus LF-Ch Concept (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-lexus-lf-ch-concept/low/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/01-lexus-lf-ch-live_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-lexus-lf-ch-concept/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/02-lexus-lf-ch-live_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-lexus-lf-ch-concept/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/03-lexus-lf-ch-live_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-lexus-lf-ch-concept/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/04-lexus-lf-ch-live_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-lexus-lf-ch-concept/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/05-lexus-lf-ch-live_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-lexus-lf-ch-concept/low/)
Continue reading Frankfurt 2009: Lexus LF-Ch Concept hits, misses (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/15/frankfurt-2009-lexus-lf-ch-concept-hits-misses/)
Frankfurt 2009: Lexus LF-Ch Concept hits, misses (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/15/frankfurt-2009-lexus-lf-ch-concept-hits-misses/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/06-lexus-lf-ch-live-620op.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/frankfurt-2009-lexus-lf-ch-concept/#7)
Lexus LF-Ch Concept - click above image for hi-res gallery
We spent over 40 minutes photographing the oddly named Lexus LF-Ch Concept (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/LexusLFChConcept/) and still aren't sure what we think of it. From certain angles it's brilliant - everything the Lincoln Concept C (http://green.autoblog.com/2009/01/13/detroit-2009-concept-c-the-smallest-lincoln-ever/) tried to be, but arguably wasn't. Yet from other angles... the word 'deformity' comes to mind. As does the term 'puffer fish.' Designed to be a 1 Series competitor, the little Lexus luxury hybrid hatchback answers one very important question: what does Chris Bangle dream about after eating a few sheets of blotter acid? Again, there are parts we like and parts that might have been put on backwards. Full press release after the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/15/frankfurt-2009-lexus-lf-ch-concept-hits-misses/).
Gallery: Frankfurt 2009: Lexus LF-Ch Concept (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-lexus-lf-ch-concept/low/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/01-lexus-lf-ch-live_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-lexus-lf-ch-concept/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/02-lexus-lf-ch-live_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-lexus-lf-ch-concept/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/03-lexus-lf-ch-live_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-lexus-lf-ch-concept/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/04-lexus-lf-ch-live_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-lexus-lf-ch-concept/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/05-lexus-lf-ch-live_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-lexus-lf-ch-concept/low/)
Continue reading Frankfurt 2009: Lexus LF-Ch Concept hits, misses (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/15/frankfurt-2009-lexus-lf-ch-concept-hits-misses/)
Frankfurt 2009: Lexus LF-Ch Concept hits, misses (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/15/frankfurt-2009-lexus-lf-ch-concept-hits-misses/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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