Maximum performance at Lexus is identified by one letter: F. When it came to narrowing down the best Club Lexus Builds of F models, we tried and tried to keep things that simple by picking just one, but we couldn’t do it. That’s OK because you all succeeded in producing so many badass personalized RCs and ISs. We’ve picked seven of them and put them below.
We can’t help but notice the Ultrasonic Blue of suppliedra‘s RC F…and the wheels…and the widebody kit. We also can’t help but love that one of our forum members had their car featured at last year’s big SEMA show in Las Vegas.
It doesn’t take much to make the RC F more visually attractive. Luckily for all of us, RCF500 went ahead and did it anyway by darkening his car in certain key areas. He even made it sound better. You’ll see hear.
The IS F has racy looks, but Biggu actually made his into a race car for autocrossing. He won so many cool points that we don’t even mind that his IS F has Mitsubishi seats in it.
We could’ve called joshhleee‘s car F-in’ sweet, too. Look at it. That Smoky Granite Mica paint. That vented hood. That exhaust. We don’t know whether to say “Ouch” or “Yum.”
Not only did 4everkidd personalize his way into an even more eye-catching RC F, but in getting his car in the first place, he kept his streak of buying Lexus F cars alive. We’re crossing our fingers that the GS F is next on his list…
Sometimes the amount of time and money put into something doesn’t necessarily show up in the finished product. When PDP180180 displayed his deliciously dark IS F and all of its carbon fiber touches, it was not one of those times.
JT2MA71 got things right in the first place by getting a cool car, an Ultra White RC F. Then he made them righter (that’s a word now because of him) by putting on some striking wheels, installing some high-performance seats, and shaving weight at even the smallest levels.
Derek Shiekhi's father raised him on cars. As a boy, Derek accompanied his dad as he bought classics such as post-WWII GM trucks and early Ford Mustang convertibles.
After loving cars for years and getting a bachelor's degree in Business Management, Derek decided to get an associate degree in journalism. His networking put him in contact with the editor of the Austin-American Statesman newspaper, who hired him to write freelance about automotive culture and events in Austin, Texas in 2013. One particular story led to him getting a certificate for learning the foundations of road racing.
While watching TV with his parents one fateful evening, he saw a commercial that changed his life. In it, Jeep touted the Wrangler as the Texas Auto Writers Association's "SUV of Texas." Derek knew he had to join the organization if he was going to advance as an automotive writer. He joined the Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) in 2014 and was fortunate to meet several nice people who connected him to the representatives of several automakers and the people who could give him access to press vehicles (the first one he ever got the keys to was a Lexus LX 570). He's now a regular at TAWA's two main events: the Texas Auto Roundup in the spring and the Texas Truck Rodeo in the fall.
Over the past several years, Derek has learned how to drive off-road in various four-wheel-drive SUVs (he even camped out for two nights in a Land Rover), and driven around various tracks in hot hatches, muscle cars, and exotics. Several of his pieces, including his article about the 2015 Ford F-150 being crowned TAWA's 2014 "Truck of Texas" and his review of the Alfa Romeo 4C Spider, have won awards in TAWA's annual Excellence in Craft Competition. Last year, his JK Forum profile of Wagonmaster, a business that restores Jeep Wagoneers, won prizes in TAWA’s signature writing contest and its pickup- and SUV-focused Texas Truck Invitational.
Where do you go for answers when you have a Lexus with a gorgeous leather interior but are not sure about how to maintain that luxurious look? The "Club Lexus" forums, of course.
