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01-13-2016, 01:03 AM | #1 |
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Lexus LC500 vs Lexus RC-F...?
I don't get it. Didn't they just release the RC model lineup? But here we are with the release of the LC500. How the heck does that add up? Two new Lexus coupes within a year of each other. So did the RC get axed? I'm scratchin' my head at this one...
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3k6-3UoUhJ8"]Inside the All-New Lexus LC 500! - Motor Trend Presents - YouTube[/ame]
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Kind of strange that they had the RC-F project going when this was in the works yea.
I have a very very strong preference for the short nose long tail mid engine car look, and I'm not a huge fan of the 2UR-GSE but holy shit this car is beautiful, like James Bond Sceptre Aston Martin DB10 beautiful. One day if I am trying to decide on a garage queen and it comes down to a used Aston Martin or a used one of these...I'd honestly have a hard time saying no to this. Last edited by serialk11r; 01-13-2016 at 01:44 AM. |
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So what I got from the video is that the LC 500 will compete with cars like the BMW 6-series. That suggests that they might somehow coexist even if they share the same 2UR-GSE engine. Hell, the LC 500 might be even more focused for comfort than speed, which would explain why it is not called the LC F despite having an F engine.
Alternatively, I don't think the RC will get axed entirely, though the F version might be. I imagine that an LC F, if the LC 500 isn't already considered to be part of the F lineup, will focus on handling and add a little more power to the 2UR-GSE. |
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RCF vs M4
LC500 vs 6 series dat 10 speed doe... |
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One thing to note about the engine is that the UR series all share the 94mm bore of the GR engines and just vary in stroke. At 89mm the stroke is pretty long already, and the bore spacing is pretty tight. A possibility for higher power could be a supercharged 4.6L that revs higher, just random speculation. Or maybe just a supercharger bolted to the 5.0L. The issue is that the UR engines stop making much power at high rpm so there isn't much of a point. |
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What I was initially thinking, though, is that they could somehow extract more power NA. |
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The LC takes on the 6 series & S class coupe.
RC/RC-F compete with 4 series/M4 and C/C AMG. Its all been talked about in the official thread... http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2848 |
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Ooh, i like the looks of this one better than the RC-F...looks slimmer
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The RCF will be faster then an LC500.
The LC500 will be more luxurious and more expensive then the RCF |
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Interesting. I didn't think Lexus would have the balls to get into the executive luxury coupe market. Hell, they building the RC was a surprise to me.
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Actually, the successor to the SC is the RC. Now as for the LC, that's another ball game.
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Does it use the RCF engine?
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It is stated by Randy Pobst in the video that it indeed uses the RC F 2UR-GSE engine.
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