BMW is teaming up with prestige brand – and nominal competitor – Lexus, to develop a new supercar that will outperform Audi's R8.
"BMW are getting trounced in the PR war of words in Germany with Audi coming straight out and saying that BMW does not have a supercar whereas Audi does," says a source close to Lexus.
BMW wants to change that, with Toyota's help.
Our source lets on that both companies have jointly built a prototype in a mid-engined layout with full-time AWD. In fact, in terms of powertrains, we are hearing that the next generation LFA will get a drivetrain system not unlike the new Honda NSX's, with electric motors driving the front wheels fitted inside an aluminium space frame and carbon-fibre bath-tub configuration.
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