5 Cars the RC-F is Faster Than
Lexus recently introduced its RC-F brand of vehicle. It retails for $64,165 and is considered by many experts to be a fantastic blend of sports car and luxury automobile. Here’s how the RC-F compares to five of the other fast cars you see on the roadway:
1. Audi RS5
The RC-F is powered by a 5.0L V8 engine that gives it 467 horsepower and 389lb-ft of torque. Per “Car and Driver,” it can go from zero-to-sixty in 4.3 seconds, and cover a quarter mile’s distance in 12.8 seconds.
The RS5, on the other hand, is powered by a 4.2L V8 with 450 horsepower and 317lb-ft of torque. In track tests, it went from zero-to-sixty in 4.4 seconds; it covered a distance of a quarter-mile time in 12.8 seconds—the same as Lexus’s RC-F.
Audi’s RS5 retails for $70,900.
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4. Ford Mustang GT Premium
The Mustang GT has a 5.0L V8 engine under its hood, giving the car 435 horsepower and 400lb-ft of torque. Of the American “muscle cars” on this list, it is the slowest, with a zero-to-sixty time of 4.5 seconds, and a quarter-mile time of 13 seconds.
Ford’s Mustang GT Premium is the most affordable of the bunch, with a starting price of $36,920.
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5. Jaguar F-Type
The F-Type is powered by a 3.0L V6 with 380 horsepower and 339lb-ft of torque. The other “luxury” car on this list, in addition to the Audi RS4 and, obviously, the Lexus RC-F, Jaguar was by far the slowest, with a zero-to-sixty recording of 4.9 seconds, and a quarter-mile time of 13.4 seconds.
The Jaguar F-Type starts at $61,400.
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