Lexus Makes A Return To Tokyo Xtreme Racer, And We Figured Out What’s Coming Next

Tokyo Xtreme Racer’s shock return after an 18-year hiatus has been a huge success despite still being in Early Access.

Thankfully, TXR’s developers, Genki, now seem to be fully focused on the upcoming 1.0 release, which is (hopefully) due to arrive in September, and we’ve just been given some fresh teasers.

In typical Genki fashion, they’re teasing the new cars, brands, and rivals gradually. In their “blink and you’ll miss it” style, the latest short video previews have provided us with plenty more info to get excited about.

And no, before you ask, they’re still (unfortunately) not silencing the Honda fanboys for now!

Lexus Makes A Comeback – But No VIP Cars… Yet

This fresh clip showcases the return of Lexus. In the previous TXR games, we were treated to some epic VIP JDM cars from the manufacturer, including the GS300 and LS430.

Right now, we’re treated to just one (far more modern) offering.

Unveiled by Genki as the modern Lexus RC F Performance Package (USC10), it appears to be the RC F Track Edition, given the fixed carbon fiber rear wing.

Assuming this, it’s Lexus’s flagship sports coupe with a 5.0-litre naturally aspirated V8 under the carbon fiber hood, with 472 horsepower on tap. While it might not be the VIP Lexus many were hoping for, it gives some hope.

When translated, the Japanese title on the YouTube video reads “Tokyo Xtreme Racer #60: Full Release Version Featured Car Lineup Revealed – First Wave”.

“First Wave” implies that this is the first of many unveilings before the full release, and it brings some hope that we might get to see the likes of the LS and GS also make a comeback.

We also hope that we’ll get to see Toyotas, such as the Aristo, Altezza, and Celsior, emerge soon.

Knowing Genki, we could likely expect new teasers and reveals to start rolling out fast ahead of the release.

Talking of new teasers, they already unveiled the next arrival at the end of the RC F video, and we couldn’t resist lifting the shadows to see what was lying in wait…

We Figured Out What’s Coming Next

At first, it’s hard to see, but a little Photoshop trickery reveals it quickly.

In case you haven’t figured it out already, it’s what you’ll know as the Nissan Z (RZ34) in North America. However, given TXR’s Japanese roots, it will be the JDM Fairlady Z – the seventh generation in the family legacy.

We expect both cars to arrive with TXR’s full release after Early Access.

But, That’s Not All…

Alongside the teaser video above, we also got treated to this:

The video provides even more teasers, and the hardcore TXR fans will undoubtedly recognize a familiar boss making a reappearance…

Jintei! Hopefully, that means we’ll also be treated to a bonkers, highly-tuned Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R, and even tougher bosses in the full version.

If you’ve not been keeping up-to-date with the recent news, Genki recently rolled out another Early Access update bringing many new features, including the highly-requested water and oil temperature (along with limp mode when they get too hot) and Steam achievements. This joined the epic previously-released photo mode.

Tokyo Xtreme Racer’s full 1.0 release is due to arrive in September, and we can expect to see these additions alongside plenty of new cars, an additional 200 rivals, and if we’re lucky, maybe even a certain JDM manufacturer that begins with “H” and ends with “onda”?

Unfortunately, there’s still no news on a console release date, but it looks more likely than ever that it’ll eventually be rolled out to PlayStation and Xbox gamers.

If you’re looking for more content to enjoy in the meantime, make sure you check out what the third-party Tokyo Xtreme Racer mods have to offer.