Hi all,

First post. I am located in Australia and have placed an order for an RC 350 F-Sport in Ultra White with black interior. Due to the longish waiting list, the car is not scheduled to be built until March, with delivery in April. When I ordered, the dealership did not have a sample car with the black interior. I saw a different model Lexus with the red interior (called "Dark Rose" here in Australia but the same as your Rioja Red) but it didn't look quite right to me, so I went with black. When I say it didn't look quite right - I mean that there seemed to be too much red in the cabin and I was picturing what it would be like in a few years time when it came to reselling the car. Would it still look sharp, or a bit outdated?

I'm now having second thoughts, seeing how many people are choosing red with the Ultra White. Does anyone have any pictures of a black interior they are willing to share? What would your preference be between red and black? I still have time to modify my order.

 

I ordered red with white. At first I was a little nervous because I've never had red interior but I am so happy I did. The contrast is perfect and looks great with the silver carbon design. The red is very subtle and not too crazy.

It's all subjective though... I also live in south Texas where it's usually 100 degrees for months.

 

IMO go for the red interior. It makes it look very distinctive and sporty. It's definitely not a look for everyone. But if you want a more understated look, then stick with the black.

 

after having a red interior, black seems so bland and boring now

 

Black interior will always be nice but I sat in a Neb Grey/ Red and the red is out of this world, don't think it would ever get dated. Im hoping when my lease is up I can get the Infrared/ Red which you can't do in the States now. Its offered with the orange color but not Infrared, go figure

 

The red interior is sexxxxxxxxxxxxx.

Black is boring

 

 

My dealer has the white exterior with black interior and I drove the car. I didn't care for the black. Here in the US the headliner is dark and the whole interior is dark. in the black interior. I have seen the red interior on a couple of cars ... one was a white RC F and it was a nice combo. I have also seen the playa interior on a couple of cars and prefer that over the black ... but, that is just my preference.

Mod suggestion: The white with a black interior I drove had a dealer installed black roof. It was a really nice look.

 

Go with the red. It is not over done and looks great.

 

Seen both red and black interior and the red blows away the black ...

 

Red interior with white ex

It's the one

 

Thanks, everyone, for your replies. It seems the red interior is the way to go. I will contact my dealer on Monday and modify the order. I think one of the things which swayed me toward the black was when I sat in a white RC-F at the dealership. The black interior was leather with contrast stitching and it was amazing, but of course the RC 350 F-Sport doesn't get that same treatment.

As a side note, it's interesting how many RC owners seem to be from Texas and California.

 

Just to let you know my RC 350 F-Sport has the black and contrast stitching.

 

Thanks GeaHead69. My memory of the RC F was that the black was much blacker and the stitching much lighter than shown in your photo. See the RC F pic below. If you're wondering why I don't just get the RC F, the reason is that the RC350 F Sport costs about $85k here in Australia but the RC F jumps to about $145k (or $165k for the carbon fibre model). The Luxury Car Tax alone is over $20k. What a joke.

 

Rioja Red everytime, but I would consider Atomic Silver over Ultra White.