Lexus trademarks RC350 in Australia for the upcoming LF-CC-based coupe

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11-07-12, 05:00 AM

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LS is to LX like GS is to GX in comes R(S)(C)?? to RX... Plausible? Though the vehicles may not be related other than by name, their position in the Lexus line up are the same in the Car/SUV segments

Large Medium Small...............smaller?
LX/LS GX/GS RX/RS

yeah but RX is FWD.

Thats what does not sit with me. LX and GX are real SUVs.

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11-07-12, 06:08 AM

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yeah but RX is FWD.

Thats what does not sit with me. LX and GX are real SUVs.

What do you expect from the company that named its car "CT"?

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11-07-12, 06:11 AM

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X is the designator for crossovers

Do people think of the GX when GS is mentioned?

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11-07-12, 07:34 AM

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RC350.....sound like a remote control lexus to me... why not just stick with LF-C350

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11-07-12, 10:09 AM

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How about IC350???

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RC350.....sound like a remote control lexus to me... why not just stick with LF-C350

Yep, one with a huge long dangling antenna

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11-07-12, 10:58 AM

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How about IC350???

That's what I said. Either that or the GC350, although in that case it might as well be the SC350, since the SC was GS-based.

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11-07-12, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by 4TehNguyen

X is the designator for crossovers

Do people think of the GX when GS is mentioned?

It's the other way around for me--I think of the GS when the GX is mentioned, and the LS when the LX is mentioned. I guess it comes down to which model came first. The RX came first in this case and unfortunately that gives the RC an unsporty, FWD-biased vibe to me.

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11-07-12, 11:27 AM

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RC
SC
?C (well ok not tC lol)

makes sense if they keep IS, ES, GS, LS (s) for sedans, RX, NX, GX, LX (x) for suvs and cuvs, and RC, SC (c) for coupes

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11-07-12, 02:11 PM

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RC
SC
?C (well ok not tC lol)

makes sense if they keep IS, ES, GS, LS (s) for sedans, RX, NX, GX, LX (x) for suvs and cuvs, and RC, SC (c) for coupes

RC could stand for Recreational Coupe.

I do see your logic.

Sedans consists of:
IS
ES
GS
LS

SUV's consists of:
NX
RX
GX
LX

Coupe's/Convertibles consists of:
IS C
RC
SC

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11-07-12, 02:33 PM

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I doubt that convertible will be based on normal IS... it will be based on coupe version for sure.

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11-09-12, 11:05 AM

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Following up on news regarding the RC350 being trademarked in Australia, we find that, unlike the CT300 which was only trademarked in Australia, Toyota Motor Corporation applied on November 2, 2012 for the trademark RC350 in the United States for use in association with automobiles and structural parts thereof.

United States Trademark Application No. 85770097 for RX350.

No word on the trademark in Canada yet. The database is updated weekly on Thursdays and there is some lag time between filing and publication on the database.

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11-10-12, 11:35 AM

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Ughh... I guess I'll have to drive the "Remote Controlled" Lexus then.... don't like the name but it'll do. Now give us a price range!!!

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11-11-12, 09:44 PM

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I don't care what it is called as long as it's a nice looking coupe. I'd probably remove the badges like most of my other cars anyway. Just build it and people will buy it.