Weight of rcf
08-29-15, 05:48 PM
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08-29-15, 06:18 PM
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You guys are getting too serious about the RCF's weight, she's NOT going on a Diet anytime soon! I would imagine that's one of the reasons her ride is as good as it is, if she was 4-500 lbs. lighter it most likely wouldn't be quite as good! I guess it really depends on what you want, do you want a 10 sec. 1/4 mile car or do you want a car that's ride is pure Luxury. If you think about it, the RCF is the Perfect Medium just the way she is. Sure, you could tweak some things here & there, but you could do that on ANY Vehicle (i'm Completely Happy with her just as she is). 
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08-29-15, 09:12 PM
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You guys are getting too serious about the RCF's weight, she's NOT going on a Diet anytime soon! I would imagine that's one of the reasons her ride is as good as it is, if she was 4-500 lbs. lighter it most likely wouldn't be quite as good! I guess it really depends on what you want, do you want a 10 sec. 1/4 mile car or do you want a car that's ride is pure Luxury. If you think about it, the RCF is the Perfect Medium just the way she is. Sure, you could tweak some things here & there, but you could do that on ANY Vehicle (i'm Completely Happy with her just as she is).
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08-30-15, 03:20 PM
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Yeah, not that much against a metal roof only. But add a heavy moonroof and It's about 75 lbs savings, for what I remember reading.
Me too, until I realized it was with a full tank of gas (like it should be, really). The figure I read before for a fully-loaded model (including the perf package) was 3,953. Since 17.5 gallons of fuel weigh 115 lbs, a car with all fluids but no gas would be 3,939 lbs. The above figure seems to be accurate too, but with only 2-1/4 gallons of gas. And yes, manufacturers love to play that stupid game of giving us figures not only without gas, but others do it without ANY fluids, AND without a battery or tools. Motorcycles are the same way. Geez. Anyway, thank you for that figure OP. Now we know fully-fueled our baby whales (ha ha) weigh 4,050 lbs.
Me too, until I realized it was with a full tank of gas (like it should be, really). The figure I read before for a fully-loaded model (including the perf package) was 3,953. Since 17.5 gallons of fuel weigh 115 lbs, a car with all fluids but no gas would be 3,939 lbs. The above figure seems to be accurate too, but with only 2-1/4 gallons of gas. And yes, manufacturers love to play that stupid game of giving us figures not only without gas, but others do it without ANY fluids, AND without a battery or tools. Motorcycles are the same way. Geez. Anyway, thank you for that figure OP. Now we know fully-fueled our baby whales (ha ha) weigh 4,050 lbs.
08-30-15, 10:09 PM
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Guys i know the moonroof/sunroof weighs more but i wouldn't want one without it. I love mine & i didn't buy this car to try & out run the fastest cars in town, so a few lbs. here & there isn't going to make that much difference to me.
08-31-15, 10:23 AM
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. There's a total of 75 lbs difference, I believe. But just like you said, that difference would be unnoticeable to most, and only when pushing the car really hard. In my case, I'm on the opposite side now. I used to make a moonroof a deal-breaker option, but now I'm against them. Can never use them, add weight at the worst place, can be broken by vandals, and I'm tired of the rattles they eventually bring with them. But at least Lexus is not using the stupid translucent cover Audi, Mercedes, Fiat, and many others are using, which not only allow an inordinate amount of heat to come into the car. But the sun can actually burn you. And prone to skin cancer now, those are an absolute deal-breaker to me now. Yeah, you could limo-tint them with ceramic material. But why pay over a grand for one, and then spend even more for that, and still have the weight penalty and prone to rattles? I'm glad Lexus offered a C/F option without a moonroof. But most people prefer a moonroof, and that's why it's included in most cars with higher trim levels. Enjoy yours
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08-31-15, 03:37 PM
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JC, it seems like more & more people are preferring Cars without them though. I have one of my Buddies in the Porsche Club that is in the Market, but it HAS to be Without the Sunroof & another one that just bought his car & he wouldn't even Consider ones that had one. May be something to that, my next car i may just have to Re-think it (some of those guys do track theirs too so i'm sure that's one factor). In the Past pretty much every vehicle i've bought had to have one though! 
09-01-15, 10:05 AM
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You guys are getting too serious about the RCF's weight, she's NOT going on a Diet anytime soon! I would imagine that's one of the reasons her ride is as good as it is, if she was 4-500 lbs. lighter it most likely wouldn't be quite as good! I guess it really depends on what you want, do you want a 10 sec. 1/4 mile car or do you want a car that's ride is pure Luxury. If you think about it, the RCF is the Perfect Medium just the way she is. Sure, you could tweak some things here & there, but you could do that on ANY Vehicle (i'm Completely Happy with her just as she is).
I love the planted feeling at high speeds. The car handles extremely well, and it puts down the power with consistency--much more than can be said for the competing rides that either lose control or give up tenths for a smoke.
The RC F is not going to lose weight. It is the by product of luxury, safety, and aspirated joy. I really appreciate the stout boy in 3-digit territory. It digs in. We all know the car does not like low RPM direct shifts with the torque converter locked, and here is where one can see the car was designed for high-speed thrills (under safe conditions/open roads, of course).
If you are seriously competing, buy the RCF-S in a couple of years--it will be lighter, yet more powerful, and mean.
I am heading in the LF-LC direction in 2017/18, if the new super car is everything it is professed to be. I like the Vanquish, but it's a lot of coin and the LF-LC may prove to be an outstanding value.
