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Old 10-10-14, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by streetx
the 20 inchers are ugly too

they did a fantastic job on the interior, exterior wise the car looks all misproportioned

I agree. Anytime you hear of new release its natural to get excited and anticipate its arrival. I was honestly hoping that once I saw them more (on the streets and in pics) they would "grow on me" but 1) they aren't and 2) who wants to really feel that way about a car (that it has to grow on you to like it)? Like some of the previous posts, who wants to spend $70k +or- only to have to invest several thousand more to get it to a point where you actually like/love the way your car looks!?!? Sorry Lexus but I think you got it wrong with this one, at least in my opinion. Shame either way.
Old 10-10-14, 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by streetx
the 20 inchers are ugly too

they did a fantastic job on the interior, exterior wise the car looks all misproportioned
None of the wheels are 20's... LMFAO

~ Enjoy Below..

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Bolt pattern is 5x114.3 or aka 5x4.5

All 3 OEM - BBS wheel designs will get the same wheel & tire specs:

Front 19x9 + 50 offset with a 255/35/19 Michelin PSS Tire

Rear 19x10 +41 offset with a 275/35/19 Michelin PSS Tire



Here are some real world pics...



Split Five Spoke (Standard)







Split Ten Spoke







20 Spoke w/ Hand Polished Blades





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Old 10-10-14, 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Joe Z
None of the wheels are 20's... LMFAO

~ Enjoy Below..
oh haha i thought someone said they were 20

all still horrible though lol
Old 10-11-14, 08:06 AM
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I drove by this event while working and almost whipped the van around to see if i could get in! Obviously they wouldn't have let me in, but it was pretty cool to see all those amazing cars in the parking lot. thats the spot where i drove a Ferrari and Lamborghini around a little makeshift course
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im trying soo hard to like the RCF but cant its too ugly....
Old 10-11-14, 11:46 AM
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^Same feels here. There's a lot I love about the car, but some aspects just haven't been able to grow on me. The head lights being one, and the wheels being another (any of them). I'm sure once enthusiast owners into modding start their thing my appreciation level will go up, but right now, the M4 is more visually appealing to me.
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RC looks like nothing else on the road, M3/4 looks like a 3/4 with a sport package, very boring.
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True, and the BMW M models have always kind of been like that, but to me the new ones look nice. I've found that sometimes features of new cars that I don't like at first grow on me after a while, but I'm not sure I'll ever really like the headlights. The wheels maybe, I'd need to see an RC-F in person,
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Originally Posted by Sean
True, and the BMW M models have always kind of been like that, but to me the new ones look nice. I've found that sometimes features of new cars that I don't like at first grow on me after a while, but I'm not sure I'll ever really like the headlights. The wheels maybe, I'd need to see an RC-F in person,
I'll tell ya, it definetly looks a lot better in person. The colors are very vibrant!! The coupe just looks to small for me, personally!!!
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