Yukihiko Yaguchi
Yukihiko Yaguchi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1955 (age 68–69) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Education | Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Mechanical engineering |
| Significant design | Toyota Supra |
Yukihiko Yaguchi (矢口幸彦, Yukihiko Yaguchi) is a Japanese
Early life
Yukihiko Yaguchi was raised by the Japanese tradition, which is very traditional and strict. At the
Career
After he graduated from the university, Yaguchi took part in an entry exam at Toyota and started to work with the company. One of his first projects was the design of the Toyota Supra. He worked on the Supra Mark 1, Mark 2, Mark 3 and Mark 4. Around 2000 (before the IS F project started) Toyota came up with a car named the Chaser. Yaguchi designed this car as a mix between a luxury car and a very sporty car. The car that resulted had the suspension and the engine of the Supra. This car can now be seen as predecessor of the Lexus IS F.[3]
While he designed the
In the year 2006 he was asked to manage the design for the IS F.The IS F is the sports version of the normal Lexus IS sedan. For the IS F, Yaguchi was inspired by driving in a lot of other cars.[4] In an interview, he said that he loves sports cars, but thinks it's a pity that the most sports cars have 2 seats instead of 4. Exactly that idea was the basis for the IS F.[5]
References
- ^ a b "レクサス IS-F開発責任者 インタビュー | GAZOO.com". Archived from the original on 2012-05-21. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
- ^ Lexus IS F - Shock Settings Studio Yaguchi Archived December 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "レクサス IS-F開発責任者 インタビュー GAZOO.com". Archived from the original on 2012-06-10. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
- ^ Yaguchi profile Archived March 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Yaguchi interview Archived March 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine