Lexus LF LC concept leaked

This slightly cryptic picture shows Lexus's new LF-LC concept, due for a full airing at the Detroit show next month. All we know for sure is that it's been created at the company's California design studio, the same place where the original SC430 was drawn, presumably by someone holding a pen in their mouth with their eyes clamped shut. Could this be its successor?

Maybe. It's about the same size and has two doors, but unlike the SC there's a pair of seats in the back. And going by these pics, it looks like a targa top rather than a coupe-cabrio, with styling riffing the pointy bits of the new GS saloon. But could it be rear wheel drive? The Lexus people haven't confirmed anything, but we'd bet at least £1.40 that this spaceage bodywork could be wrapped around the Toyota GT 86 platform - provided those rear seats haven't made it too long - and become a posher version of the rear-drive coupe. Which would make it a sort of junior LF-A. But then again, it's a Lexus, so it'll probably be a hybrid.

Lots of questions. Much speculation. Hopefully all of which shall be cleared up in Detroit. We'll be there with our hands in the air...