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12-24-13, 06:13 AM
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No need for reliability or handling when you can win the traffic light wars! As long as the engine lets go AFTER the drag race is over, it's fine 
That seems to be all anyone cares about these days unfortunately; doesn't matter if it handles like a turd, as long as it has traction off the line and gets to 60 quicker than anyone else.
That seems to be all anyone cares about these days unfortunately; doesn't matter if it handles like a turd, as long as it has traction off the line and gets to 60 quicker than anyone else.
It's a bullet. Also extremely reliable
12-24-13, 10:19 AM
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See here: http://lexus.jp/models/is/performanc...nce/index.html
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http://www.lexus.com/models/IS/specs/
Same motor in the USA will be rated 306 HP @ 6,400 & 277 lb-ft @ 4,800
V6 3.5L (2GR-FSE)
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Last edited by Joe Z; 12-24-13 at 10:23 AM.
12-24-13, 10:21 AM
#1519
Thats the way its always been in the JP / International Market since the motor launched.
See here: http://lexus.jp/models/is/performanc...nce/index.html
Same motor here in the USA will be rated 306 HP @ 6,400 & 277 lb-ft @ 4,800
V6 3.5L (2GR-FSE)
~ Joe Z
See here: http://lexus.jp/models/is/performanc...nce/index.html
Same motor here in the USA will be rated 306 HP @ 6,400 & 277 lb-ft @ 4,800
V6 3.5L (2GR-FSE)
~ Joe Z
12-27-13, 04:00 AM
#1524
Red
Just the Facts:
The 2015 Lexus RC Coupe will be available in an unusual new shade of red.
Toyota said the hue uses a combination of red and silver.
The RC Coupe is slated for launch in 2014.
TORRANCE, California — The 2015 Lexus RC Coupe will be available in an unusual new shade of red.The 2015 Lexus RC Coupe will be available in an unusual new shade of red.
Toyota said the hue uses a combination of red and silver.
The RC Coupe is slated for launch in 2014.
Toyota said the hue uses a combination of red and silver.
Pricing on the optional paint was not announced and the name of the color was not disclosed. The RC Coupe is slated for launch in 2014.
"A more dynamic red exterior paint color is made brighter and with more contrast thanks to an entirely new painting process, using a 2-color base of both silver and red," the automaker said.
The color uses 4 base coats of paint.
"Layers of colored and clear coating are used to control some of the color's reflections and establish a balance between the brightness and depth — 2 elements that traditionally work against each other," Toyota said.
The prototype 2015 RC Coupe, a 4-seater designed to serve as the next "halo" car for the Lexus brand, made its world debut at the 2013 Tokyo Auto Show.
The RC Coupe is a critical car for the upscale Lexus brand, since it is intended to fill the hole in the lineup left by the Lexus SC coupe and the Lexus LFA supercar. Production of the SC ended in 2010 and the final LFA was built last December.
Edmunds says: Yet another way to underscore the fact that the 2015 Lexus RC Coupe is set to be a head-turner.
12-28-13, 08:46 AM
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The RCF is slatted for the updated V8 pushing 460HP... (per leaked media evite site)
(Still waiting for the new motor designation)
Ballpark starting price guestimate $75-$85k
Here is the last photo put out in next months "BestCar" magazine overseas..
I did not blur the image..
~ Joe Z
(Still waiting for the new motor designation)
Ballpark starting price guestimate $75-$85k
Here is the last photo put out in next months "BestCar" magazine overseas..
I did not blur the image..
~ Joe Z
Last edited by Joe Z; 12-28-13 at 08:58 AM.
12-28-13, 09:32 AM
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