Finally some great tires from the factory!!!!

 

don't think there's any way of really knowing. on lexus' facebook page, the comments are all over the map about their vague announcement, some saying it's rc-f, others saying rc f-sport, others saying other things.

 

Looks pretty legit to me.

 

Party!

I can't wait to see the specs.

 

they released PR saying it is new F model, and picture has a RC front lights... so it is RC-F.

 

if they are releasing the RC-F next year, they better not release the RC350 a year after that.

an RC350 model has to be released next year, or im gonna rage hard.

 

I think that would be a very clever strategy, to release the flagship model first in this case F, only to have consumer model follow it up year after. Kind of makes us mortals drool on F and waiting for affordable version.

 

Pilot Super Sport....! Lexus is finally here to compete with the top dawgs.

 

that would work if the RC-F was an M4 killer. better handling, better accel, etc.

if its not, it would make us second guess if the 350 version would be able to hang with the bmw 2/4 series

 

They've already said that the RC350/300h would be released late 2014. We can presume the RC-F would be released a short time after that. They may announce the F-Sport versions at Detroit too, in which case we'll expect those to be released at the same time as the base RC350/300h models.

And the RC really shouldn't be compared with the 2 series; it's a different class size-wise and interior spec-wise. It's target is the 4 series/A5.

 

yeah, RC is actually between 4 and 6, as it is based on GS platform, with shortened wheelbase.

 

Considering the fact that the IS350 out-slaloms the current 335i and both RCF and M4 are based on their respective IS and 3 series platforms, looks like a pretty good bet that the RC-F may be more than the M4 can handle.

The M4 is already operating from an inferior base platform compared to the RC-F (handling-wise). Now it remains to be seen how their respective powertrains stack up to each other : NA V8 vs turbo IL6.

 

I've never raced a 335i

But this video gives me confidence lol

Stock IS350 vs modded 335i

 

That...Is not an IS350.

That is an I-S-F (IS-F). You can clearly see the F emblem. It is two different animals. ISF is also almost twice the price of an IS350.

 

...That's an F-Sport emblem, on an IS 350.