2016 Lexus RC F Review - GTspirit
Welcome to the all-new Lexus RC F. With aggressive styling, outrageous paint schemes (subdued colors are available) and a naturally aspirated V8, the RC F is Lexus heavyweight challenge to the German sport coupe incumbents. The RC F is by no means a lightweight sports coupe. In a game of Top Trumps, the RC F wouldn’t be able to hold a candle to the likes of the BMW M4 , which is approximately 360 pounds lighter (the M4 weighs in at just over 3,600 pounds). Rather than develop a modified version of the already sport-tuned IS platform, Lexus engineers took a more radical approach. The chassis of the RC F is actually a combination of three different cars. The front section is borrowed from the wide-body GS, the middle portion is pulled from the previous generation IS convertible and the rear section is taken from the current-gen IS. Utilizing the Frankencoupe (our term, not theirs) concept in the... So how did Lexus overcome such a weight penalty. Under the hood sits a heavily tuned version of Lexus’s 5. 0-liter V8 engine. While nearly all of its rivals are going the route of turbocharging, the RC F remains the last bastion of pure, unadulterated V8 horsepower. Source: gtspirit.com
