Official RC-F Price Thread (Merged Threads)
01-20-14, 11:41 AM
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I did, priced it out, and left. ha ha. In order to get equivalent performance, you are probably looking at spending close to 100k for the f type, meaning really you are paying a premium for that grand touring coupe styling and *maybe* some luxury? No thanks. I think the F-type is really for those looking for an alternative to the 991, but priced in a way so that Cayman S buyers might step up.
This is a head scratcher
as most cars that are so close to production usually has some idea of pricing. We have a pretty wide spectrum of speculation here!
This is a head scratcher
as most cars that are so close to production usually has some idea of pricing. We have a pretty wide spectrum of speculation here!
01-20-14, 12:30 PM
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$69,900 to start. They will be smart to keep it "starting at under seventy thousand dollars".
Should add a poll to this thread so we can really keep track of price guesses.
Should add a poll to this thread so we can really keep track of price guesses.
01-20-14, 11:08 PM
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01-21-14, 12:21 AM
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he quoted 4TehNguyen's post who was comparing m3 to 3 and m4 to 4, at least the way i read it. personally i can see similarities between 3 and 4 but they also look diff, vs say c sedan vs c coupe. i do also agree rc looks more apart from the is. but i just think it doesn't make sense to compare a 4 to a 3. maybe that's what he meant but then again i don't agree on some others of what he said
01-21-14, 01:29 AM
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Not sure why people are picking on the M3 or M4 for styling. They are handsome in pics and have a long heritage to follow. The funny thing is everytime some BMW purists hate the new look.
The RC F is not limited to this so it can be more outrageously designed. It's a point Lexus and I spoke about last week.
The RC F is not limited to this so it can be more outrageously designed. It's a point Lexus and I spoke about last week.
01-21-14, 02:26 PM
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Not sure why people are picking on the M3 or M4 for styling. They are handsome in pics and have a long heritage to follow. The funny thing is everytime some BMW purists hate the new look.
The RC F is not limited to this so it can be more outrageously designed. It's a point Lexus and I spoke about last week.
The RC F is not limited to this so it can be more outrageously designed. It's a point Lexus and I spoke about last week.
Styling is subjective but so many dumb comments saying M4 looks like a 4door 328i is just silly, or on bmw forums calling RCF a FRS on steroids.
01-21-14, 07:06 PM
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01-21-14, 10:20 PM
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sure, but it is not disrespect... we should applaud BMW for working hard on certain things and at the same time Lexus for also working hard on other things... I think that big props go to Lexus for not going with 3-door 3IS vibe, which is easier and cheaper to do.
01-21-14, 11:00 PM
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Yeah. That's my point.
I actually liked the 4 series CONCEPT styling a lot and considered the 4 series seriously as my next car but the production 4 series design left me underwhelmed.
Still a very handsome car but a 4 series looks too much like a 3 series to be anything special looks-wise, hence an M4 won't stand out too much in terms of kerb appeal.
Whereas the base RC coupe looks so different from the IS ( for good or ill), it would be hard to tell they share a common platform. As a result, an RC-F is guaranteed to draw looks on the street.
In this case, Lexus just plain did a better job than BMW in differentiating their entry level coupe from their entry level sports sedan.
I actually liked the 4 series CONCEPT styling a lot and considered the 4 series seriously as my next car but the production 4 series design left me underwhelmed.
Still a very handsome car but a 4 series looks too much like a 3 series to be anything special looks-wise, hence an M4 won't stand out too much in terms of kerb appeal.
Whereas the base RC coupe looks so different from the IS ( for good or ill), it would be hard to tell they share a common platform. As a result, an RC-F is guaranteed to draw looks on the street.
In this case, Lexus just plain did a better job than BMW in differentiating their entry level coupe from their entry level sports sedan.
