Door Panel Materials - 2015 Lexus RC F Long-Term Road Test

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edited February 2015 in Lexus
imageDoor Panel Materials - 2015 Lexus RC F Long-Term Road Test

Our long-term 2015 Lexus RC F is an all new design from Lexus, but the door panel seems a little bit busy. There are a lot of different materials used in one small space, but how many are there exactly?

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  • joner800joner800 Member Posts: 80
    edited February 2015
    in my opinion, the carbon fiber is the only material out of place. it certainly brings more attention to the variety of materials. if that surface were piano black, for ex, that door panel would look classy and sporty at the same time; certainly what they were aiming for.
  • tysalphatysalpha Member Posts: 51
    The red and gray "leather" are lexus's "NuLuxe", correct? Aka vinyl. As much as I like the red color, I couldn't go with the top trim level being fake leather, when the non-F RC gets real leather.
  • csubowtiecsubowtie Member Posts: 143
    I think it is absolutely gorgeous!
  • desmoliciousdesmolicious Member Posts: 671
    In LA tysalpha we do not call it vinyl.
    We call it vegan leather.
  • rwatsonrwatson Member Posts: 144
    Someone went way too overboard to the point of tackiness. We all have our opinion of what "luxury" is and IMO this is the equivalent of shag carpet toilet tank covers. Really ghetto.
  • legacygtlegacygt Member Posts: 599
    It's kind of a Frankenstein car under the skin too with parts from various other Lexus models.
  • darthbimmerdarthbimmer Member Posts: 606
    That mish-mash of materials looks like an interior designer barfed on the door panel. And I still hate carbon fiber as a trim material. When it's used as purely decorative it looks tacky. Save it for structural pieces, where its awesome physical properties actually add value.
  • thechampthechamp Member Posts: 2
    tysalpha said:

    The red and gray "leather" are lexus's "NuLuxe", correct? Aka vinyl. As much as I like the red color, I couldn't go with the top trim level being fake leather, when the non-F RC gets real leather.

    The RC F gets real leather interior instead of NuLuxe.
  • asinowasinow Member Posts: 1
    edited July 2015
    Having one just like the picture, I like it. Very well fit together. It's a sports car, not a LS or ES.
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