Steven Spielberg cast the luxury auto brand Lexus as the car of the future in his blockbuster film, "Minority Report". Based on a short story by science fiction writer Philip K. Dick, the film is an action-thriller set in Washington, D.C. in 2054, where police utilize psychic technology to arrest murderers before they commit their crime. Tom Cruise plays the head of this precrime unit, himself accused of the future murder of a man he hasn't met.

When it came time to conceptualize automotive travel for the futuristic setting, Spielberg didn't have to look any further than his own driveway for inspiration. "I've been driving a Lexus SUV," said Spielberg. "I thought Lexus might be interested in going into a speculative future to see what the transportation systems and cars would look like on our highways in fifty years. The result of that exploration is something that elevates and transforms driving into an environmental experience."

The sports car was designed for scenes calling for Cruise's character to drive outside the city limits and was tailor-built to fit the star. The futuristic high-performance two-seat coupe flexes a muscular design with cab-forward seating, low, enclosed wheelbase for sportiness, aggressive lines, and proportions so unexpected that, at first glance, it's not entirely evident which end is the front and which is the rear.