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Learnings From an Arizona Road Trip - 2015 Lexus RC F Long-Term Road Test
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Learnings From an Arizona Road Trip - 2015 Lexus RC F Long-Term Road Test
Edmunds.com editor James Riswick takes the 2015 Lexus RC F on a road trip to Arizona and comments about the car's comfort, driving dynamics, technology and fuel economy.
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from edmund's own e90 review: "Still the standard when it comes to perfectly sorted vehicle dynamics..."
what new vehicle today can you say that about? maybe a cayman/boxster? no daily drivers...
thankfully our e90 has been very reliable and just got a fresh set of bilstein dampers. never wished we had the sport suspension although the sport seats would probably be nice; but even then the base seats are fine and fairly comfortable. just a perfect blend of highway smoothness and around town sportiness. (could use stickier summer tires, though.)
Excellent post/review, however.
I'm still stunned at how incredibly heavy this thing is. Toyota's bizzare mix of three different platforms (current GS front, old IS-C mid section, new IS rear) to create it certainly does it no favors. For a company that earns income well in excess of $10B a year -- even a company that prides itself in rigorous cost cutting and expense management -- you'd think just a little extra money spent on a more thoughtful approach to a 4-Series competitor would have been acceptable.
One more RC nitpick: the car does have a beautiful interior and based on your review seems like a great place to spend a day travelling long-distance but those low-rent 1990s/2000s infotainment graphics are just awful. It sounds like the interface is even worse. At least that's an easier fix than trying to find a way to lose about 400 lbs.
Bummer this car fails on its intent to be an M rival.
Ugly, over weight, poor ride, poor handling (relatively speaking).
The IS-F seemed to have gotten close in it's final iteration. With the RF, it looks like Lexus started over again, forgetting any lessons learned.