It’s four and a bit years away, but some sources believe the GS-F will carry the 500HP V10 slated for the LS-F concept, setting it squarely in the BMW M5’s path, and possibly the Audi RS6’s.

Details for the Formula 1 inspired powerplant aren’t set in stone and are vague at best, all we know is it’s a sub-five litre 500HP V10, and it will be dropped into the new 2011 GS body. The GS-F’s transmission predicted to be a paddle-shifting fully manualized modified 8 speed automatic, and styling is expected to follow along the IS-F’s body cues.

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More disappointment as the UK’s Autocar magazine announces the “Advanced Sports Car Concept”, revealed back in Detroit in January and largely considered to be the new NSX, won’t be at the Tokyo Motor Show in October.

NSX Contender, the Advanced Sports Car Concept

The concept shows a front-engine machine, though Honda aren’t saying anything at all about the engine’s displacement, whether it would be a V6, V8, V10, naturally aspirated or forced induction. It is expected we’ll be kept hanging way into 2010, meaning Honda will be late to the game as Nissan and Toyota gear up to release their Japanese supercars; the GTR and L-FA respectively.

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Mitsubishi continues to dribble details to the salivating global audience on their upcoming EVO X, due for release internationally sometime in October of this year.

Let’s Talk S-AWC

Mitsubishi’s S-AWC (Super All Wheel Control) drivetrain is expected to appear on the new tenth generation EVO. The drivetrain is claimed to be an advanced system capable of controlling drive torque at each wheel. This is in addition to ASC (Active Stability Control) and ACD (Active Centre Differential) and AYC (Active Yaw Control) electronic chassis-control systems.

New Transmission

The new EVO comes with the new twin-clutch SST, an automated manual system that essentially takes care of clutch operations, and comes with three modes, Normal, Sport, and S-Sport (Super Sport we assume), designed to tailor for conditions from around town punting to naughty off the line drags (We know none of our responsible, wise drivers would ever consider putting it in S-Sport).

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The First Lexus Supercar?

It looks like Lexus will be entering the supercar market with confirmation of it’s L-FA concept going ahead into production, albeit in a somewhat different form to what we’ve seen around the world’s motor shows.

Carsales.com.au informs us the car will be given the designation F for “Fuji speedway” where Lexus would test their new monster. The car is expected to be a front engined V10, possibly based on a similar architecture to Toyota’s F1 car engines, and put out 370kW (500hp), competing directly with other big mean European supercars, such as the Mercedes SL65 AMG, Porsche 911 Turbo, Aston Martin DB9 and Ferrari F430. It will also be interesting to see how the new Lexus supercar stacks up against Nissan’s upcoming GTR.

(more pictures available via Carsales.com.au)

The first F series Lexus, the IS-F is expected to arrive in Australia sometime next year. Australian IS-F’s will be fitted with a 5L 300kW V8 an 8 speed automatic transmission and limited slip differential, making the car a nice drag package for those of you with the inclination (all of you I dare say).

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