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Old 04-28-14, 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by 4TehNguyen
3IS is 183.7" long, 71.3" wide, 110.2" wheelbase, 56.3" height. Wonder why its longer. The hood must be longer for that V8 because the wheelbase is shorter
Yeah, I also wish the RC-F was the same length as IS. I think it might have something to do with a shortened GS platform being used for the RC.

185 inches is still not too bad considering the M4 is about the same length.

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Originally Posted by 4TehNguyen
no the RC is about the same length as the 2IS which is a few inches shorter than the 3IS. FRS is a little bigger than a miata

The FRS is 166 in Length, 70 Width and 51 in Hieght

The RC is 185 In Length, 72 width and 54 in Hieght.

Thats close.
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Originally Posted by ISFWes
The FRS is 166 in Length, 70 Width and 51 in Hieght

The RC is 185 In Length, 72 width and 54 in Hieght.

Thats close.
thats two sizes bigger, not one... it is not even remotely close.
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20 inch difference in length is not close. I can tell the difference in length from the 2IS and 3IS which is just a few inches. Imagine how obvious 20 inches is
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not liking it, reminds me of a traffic cone. If the shade was a little darker it would be nice
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Love it. My new favorite color. Reminds me of new Mclaren Tarroco Orange.
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IMHO Orange only works if its a deep metallic shade almost red-orange metallic as opposed to a bright orange. Will reserve final judgment until I see it in the flesh.
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Originally Posted by spwolf
thats two sizes bigger, not one... it is not even remotely close.
The point I was trying to make is the FRS and RC are close. Almost the same width and Height. With 18 inches longer in length. To cover the Turbo 6 or V-8.

Someone said it was the size of a Miata. Which is 156 length, 66 width and 47 in height. The IS is 183 length, 71 width and 56 in height.

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Originally Posted by ISFWes
The point I was trying to make is the FRS and RC are close. Almost the same width and Height. With 18 inches longer in length. To cover the Turbo 6 or V-8.

Someone said it was the size of a Miata. Which is 156 length, 66 width and 47 in height. The IS is 183 length, 71 width and 56 in height.
FR-S is definitely close to Miata than RC.
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Originally Posted by ISFWes
The point I was trying to make is the FRS and RC are close. Almost the same width and Height. With 18 inches longer in length.

Someone said it was the size of a Miata. Which is 156 length, 66 width and 47 in height.
Style wise they both look very Japanese. I won't say the RC looks like the FRS/BRZ but they share many style elements. The FRS/BRZ actually looks great in person except for the small wheels and tiny exhaust tips which look bizarre on an otherwise good design. The RC being much bigger size wise than the FRS/BRZ should make it look pretty formidable on the road with great presence.
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Love it. My new favorite color. Reminds me of new Mclaren Tarroco Orange.
it was posted on Facebook today
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Originally Posted by ISFWes
The point I was trying to make is the FRS and RC are close. Almost the same width and Height. With 18 inches longer in length. To cover the Turbo 6 or V-8.

Someone said it was the size of a Miata. Which is 156 length, 66 width and 47 in height. The IS is 183 length, 71 width and 56 in height.
difference is bigger then between Matrix and Camry for instance... literally two sizes.
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Cannot believe how tiny the Lexus LFA looks. At 177 inches, it is as short as a Toyota Yaris (yeah, I know it is a 2 seater).

As much as I love the RC-F, from the front the steep chunky nose is still something that keeps bothering me. Next to the LFA with an ultra low hood line, it looks exaggerated.

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Well it looks like the extra 18 inches longer that an FRS is from the headlights to the front grill.

You can set a 12 pack on the ledge in front of the headlights.
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