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babydriver · 12-13-2014, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by 53Driver

Full disclosure: I used to own a Shelby GT500, but that has been 1 of 3 domestics I have ever owned.

Question: Mustang or AC body?

53Driver · 12-13-2014, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by babydriver

Question: Mustang or AC body?

2008 MY: S197 platform

jdmblood · 12-17-2014, 11:58 PM

You guys think there will be any companies that will engineer aftermarket parts for this platform?

Levi · 12-18-2014, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by jdmblood

You guys think there will be any companies that will engineer aftermarket parts for this platform?

More likely compared to IS-F, especially as the GS-F is just about to be revealed.

jdmblood · 12-18-2014, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Levi

More likely compared to IS-F, especially as the GS-F is just about to be revealed.

how was aftermarket support for isf lmao?

serialk11r · 12-18-2014, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by jdmblood

You guys think there will be any companies that will engineer aftermarket parts for this platform?

I mean for a start, ISF drivetrain parts should fit since the engine is mostly the same, and the rest of the parts are probably shared with another Lexus car as well.

86_Otaku · 12-30-2014, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Monogram

How did you spec your out? Color? Packages? Etc.

Mine is not a RC-F but RC350 F-Sport
I'm not a fan of Japanese V8 cars...
Don't care for the double stack exhaust
I do like the rear spoiler on the RC-F tho.... sniff'

F Sport - RWD
Ultra White
Premium Audio

52,127

Ammonia · 12-30-2014, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by dcreason86

Beautiful car and crazy power but needs to lose weight. And this part is disappointing: http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/..._f_comparison/

"The resulting chassis is part GS (front), last-gen IS convertible (middle), and current IS (rear)."

That is a good read, thanks for the link. Lexus has certainly stepped things up, even if the M4 won in the end.

Jaden · 12-30-2014, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Rampage

Love it or hate it styling. Decent HP but 4000LBs. Automatic only. A sports car it is not. Just another expensive GT luxo-cruiser. This is what the auto manufacturers think enthusiast want? Only thing ts is good for is the highway and stop light Gran Prix. If that is what great driving is about for you, then go for it.

The manual auto debate for sports cars is moot at this point. The highest end sports cars are paddle shifter, almost all autos now have paddle shift control.

So people need to get out of the olden days ideas that manual equals better sports car. It doesn't.

It might be slightly easier to be able to down shift two gears at once going into corners, but even that is a negligible difference.

Even lack of launch control can be mitigated by an upgraded torgue converter and or a valve job.

Jaden

Sasquachulator · 01-01-2015, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Jaden

The manual auto debate for sports cars is moot at this point. The highest end sports cars are paddle shifter, almost all autos now have paddle shift control.

So people need to get out of the olden days ideas that manual equals better sports car. It doesn't.

It might be slightly easier to be able to down shift two gears at once going into corners, but even that is a negligible difference.

Even lack of launch control can be mitigated by an upgraded torgue converter and or a valve job.

Jaden

im more confused at the DSG vs automatic debate...as far as I know you in both cases you press the gas down, you go. One doesn't 'feel' any different than the other IMO. Either do it by hand, or do it automatically which both a DSG and automatic do. Sure they do it differently but I don't know why DSG > automatic to some people....
Ive driven my Sis GTI around before (its a DSG auto) and I honestly don't get why it supposedly 'feel's sportier than an automatic.....

R N M · 01-05-2015, 02:56 AM

My thoughts on RCF

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LSxJunkie · 01-06-2015, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Sasquachulator

im more confused at the DSG vs automatic debate...as far as I know you in both cases you press the gas down, you go. One doesn't 'feel' any different than the other IMO. Either do it by hand, or do it automatically which both a DSG and automatic do. Sure they do it differently but I don't know why DSG > automatic to some people....
Ive driven my Sis GTI around before (its a DSG auto) and I honestly don't get why it supposedly 'feel's sportier than an automatic.....

Torque Converter. There is a fluid coupling between the engine and transmission with a conventional automatic. DSGs have a mechanical connection all the time All modern torque converters lock and create a physical connection, but there will always be circumstances where they are unlocked, and throttle response will be mushy.

Many new conventional automatics have found ways to mitigate this or almost completely remove it. Case in point, the ZF 8 speed auto that everyone's been putting in everything, the 8 speed auto in the IS-F, the 6 speed auto in the FR-S, and the 6 speed auto in the new GS and IS are all programmed to lock at very low speeds, giving you a mechanical connection 95% of the time. However, you have to shop carefully to find an automatic that is going to be good.

jdmblood · 01-23-2015, 10:23 AM

havent really seen many of these on the streets yet. hoping that changes soon. also in love with the gs f.

Noble713 · 01-28-2015, 04:22 AM

Well, I had to jump on the bandwagon and buy an RC-F as well. White with a black CF hood:

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