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sprintertrueno86 · 08-19-2015, 11:50 AM

I like the RC350 for what it is. Looks like a comfy and sporty GT coupe with Lexus reliability. Too bad it is 50k+ for the F sport.

weederr33 · 08-19-2015, 01:07 PM

I think it looks pretty cool. If only it came in manual. haha

brandonblt2 · 08-19-2015, 01:21 PM

I like to think of our cars as a smaller cousin to a porsche cayman or baby lfa's

calmtigers · 08-21-2015, 04:09 AM

Wait this is the middle line up and the top is the RCF?

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OnkelC · 08-21-2015, 07:41 AM

The true bigger, fatter FRS/GT86 would be the RC 200t which was just announced in Europe.
2.0l turbocharged engine, 245hp, 350nm, 8spd auto.
aka
"snorefest"
http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/20...ormance-specs/

Jegan_V · 08-22-2015, 11:43 AM

No, the RC350 nor the RC F I think come close enough to what those who want to upgrade directly up from a FRS would want. The 86 platform is far more sports oriented and don't make particularly good GT cars whereas it seems the RC is a good GT car that attempts to do sporty yet I think the 86 twins do GT driving better due to the good seat and some of the FA20's refinement than the RC does sporty because of its great weight.

A much much closer attempt is going to be the Toyota Mark X GRMN.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EzaQ1gVkDQ"]MARK X GRMN Impression driving by Manabu Orido - YouTube[/ame]

Sadly that's a special edition limited to 100 units and IIRC Japan only.

LSxJunkie · 08-23-2015, 12:05 AM

The RC is not a more expensive FR-S. The two are as unrelated as a Corvette and an ATS Coupe.

Noble713 · 08-23-2015, 07:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jegan_V

A much much closer attempt is going to be the Toyota Mark X GRMN.

Sadly that's a special edition limited to 100 units and IIRC Japan only.

I really wish these Japanese vids had English subtitles. I recorded my test-drive of a Mark X 350s Gs (basically the more common AT-equipped version with no handbrake) at the Toyota facility in Odaiba, just never bothered to upload the footage (anyone wanna see it?). It's a pretty fun car with ample power for Japanese roads. My dream is to LS swap one though: gives you essentially Mercedes C63 AMG performance but with Toyota reliability.

ajaxthebetter · 08-23-2015, 12:35 PM

Wouldn't that just be an ISF?

Dadhawk · 08-23-2015, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Noble713

My dream is to LS swap one though: gives you essentially Mercedes C63 AMG performance but with Toyota reliability.

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for this, but I'm not sure how an LS swap gives you "Toyota reliability"....

Read that with I'm a big GM engine fanboy (I've had multiple GM engines go well over 250,000 miles in DD) and this is the first thing I would think to do if my Subie engine bit the big one.

Noble713 · 08-23-2015, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ajaxthebetter

Wouldn't that just be an ISF?

But with more power (525hp in the LS376/525 crate engine), a fatter torque curve, a lower center of gravity, and a manual transmission.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for this, but I'm not sure how an LS swap gives you "Toyota reliability"....

To clarify: the LS swap gives the AMG power levels. Using the Toyota chassis gives the superior reliability/lower maintenance costs for all the stuff that seems to break on German cars.

To look at it another way, it's like a Holden Commodore/Chevy SS.....that weighs ~600 lbs less.

WolfpackS2k · 08-24-2015, 06:43 PM

If you're talking about LS swapping an RC, I'm not figuring out how you think it'll weigh 600lbs less than an SS. Bc it won't.

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Noble713 · 08-25-2015, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k

If you're talking about LS swapping an RC, I'm not figuring out how you think it'll weigh 600lbs less than an SS. Bc it won't.

Not an RC, a Mark X sedan, like in the video at the top of the page. Kinda derailed the thread a bit....

If I were to LS swap a Japanese coupe, it would be a S15 Silvia. You can get NA AT ones for ~$3.5k or less sometimes.

jdmblood · 09-01-2015, 12:05 AM

Who else is excited for the gsf?

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sprintertrueno86 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: 2018 BMW M2 Location: United States Posts: 729 Thanks: 1,851 Thanked 474 Times in 203 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I like the RC350 for what it is. Looks like a comfy and sporty GT coupe with Lexus reliability. Too bad it is 50k+ for the F sport.

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Jegan_V Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: 2023 Subaru BRZ Location: Toronto Posts: 433 Thanks: 67 Thanked 275 Times in 156 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	No, the RC350 nor the RC F I think come close enough to what those who want to upgrade directly up from a FRS would want. The 86 platform is far more sports oriented and don't make particularly good GT cars whereas it seems the RC is a good GT car that attempts to do sporty yet I think the 86 twins do GT driving better due to the good seat and some of the FA20's refinement than the RC does sporty because of its great weight. A much much closer attempt is going to be the Toyota Mark X GRMN. [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EzaQ1gVkDQ"]MARK X GRMN Impression driving by Manabu Orido - YouTube[/ame] Sadly that's a special edition limited to 100 units and IIRC Japan only.

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