LISTEN: What do you think is hiding under the hood of Toyota’s new supercar?

The car you see below is still a concept that made its European debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed as the Toyota GT. It’s currently sitting on a stand right next to its racing-spec brother, and they are doing runs up the hill. It’s widely believed that this so-called Toyota will actually debut as the Lexus LFR, a successor to the beloved LFA. We inspected the car closely and noted carbon ceramic brakes, massive air extraction vents, and 20-inch wheels wrapped in Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires. It’s also telling that there isn’t a single Toyota or Lexus logo on the car, which is why we think it will debut as a Lexus. 

The biggest question of all is what’s hiding under the hood. Click here to watch and listen as the two cars go up the hill. We want to know what you think it will use for power. It’s obviously a V8 engine, but we can’t hear the telltale signs of a turbocharger or supercharger. To our ears, it sounds a lot like the mid-engine Toyota Hilux Dakar Rally car, which used the famous 5.0-liter NA V8, also found in the Lexus LC500, IS-F and GS-F. This engine produced only 470 horsepower in the LC 500, which is still far off the LFA’s V10, which produced 552 hp. Do you think Toyota will keep it naturally aspirated and bump the power up to over 600? Will it turbocharge the heck out of the thing so it produces a more acceptable 700 horses? Maybe Toyota is trying to pull the wool over our eyes, and is running this car with an NA V8 just for Goodwood?