Thanks very much. Same thing I saw it in pictures for several months before I first saw it in a dealership back in 2015. That was my reaction that so many things cannot be seen in pictures and somewhat look odd that really are noticeable in real life especially proportions and lines etc.

 

I noticed the article says the top speed is 168mph. Did they downgrade it? I'm pretty sure prior versions are 177mph. Also, isn't the 0-60 of 4.2 a tad slower than before?

 

It was always officially limited to 169 mph. However, it could go up to 177 mph on the speed for some reason. Also, the 4.2 seconds for the standard non-TE RCF is pretty much what we had before (though, in C&D tests it was 4.1 seconds). The TE was 3.9 seconds.

 

You can retrofit power folding mirrors now as is. I did with my 2020 a year or so ago.



If nothing else, now it should be easier to get the parts to do so or at least the actuators. I'm curious IF we'd be able to get a flash now since more than likely the "auto" fold feature will work, where when you retrofit them the auto button doesn't do anything other than fold them in, but when you unlock it doesn't unfold.

Someone here also retrofitted jdm mirrors to their preface lifted RCF. I did the same to my CT200h and it was pretty much bolt on with the exception of adding two wires to each foot well. With the RCF it should be even easier due to more than likely already having all the wiring in the door. Our mirrors are super easy to take apart and swap the power actuator in it. In theory one should be able to use LC, ES mirror actuators since the mirror housing is pretty much the same through later years.

But leave it to Lexus to finally add an option to a car the last year it's being produced that should have had it from the very start of production, and that the rest of the world got...lol


Everyone else:
It's funny watching that video you can see it has CCB, Ti Exhaust and the cf package. ROW had these options on previous years as well. IE: You could get the carbon package which did include the hood/roof and other bits, CCB and BBS wheels but not have the TE fixed wing...etc. I would have actually liked that we have gotten that. I thought it looked nicer and more discrete than the TE where you lose features and comfort...etc.
I do like how it looks though; the seats look super nice! The center console lide with the dash of color, and the red seatbelts are a nice touch.
Previous JDM market got the same owner's manual case that was blue. I swapped mine out for it last year. But I wonder if there will be a part number for the red one. It does look nice. All these little details they should have done from the get-go honestly considering the price that these cars are new. It's funny that they took features away, only to then bring features to the last year.








-Nigel

 

Got a part number for that case, Nigel? Can US dealers order one? I want one too!

 

 

I'll try and find another Yahoo Japan auction link. Can't be ordered in the US. I think this was either a gsf or RCF JDM option.

Here is go on the manual holder.
https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/b456373909


-Nigel

 

 

So Lexus makes RCF Japanese variant with the front brace provision as I noticed it before when I posted my earlier thoughts during my research of RCF. This reinforces my thought of Lexus / TMC North America being absolute garbage of a company. They want to save pennies in the RCF production the sales are not up so they axed the features permanently off the RCF and even forced Japanese division to do that - TVD, RCF unique dash trim. TMC NA division did not even give the Auto close mirrors until the damn Final Edition and even in IS500 it got that functionality in the 2025 MY. Plus the lack of Lexus Driver Memory since 2022 in NA market on top of axing auto tilt mirrors, electrochromic side mirrors.

TMC really does not care much about this car nor their F division, however until the new RCF GT3 successor comes out we cannot be certain. Such a damn shame.

Ultimately RCF Final Edition is genuinely a CF Package with additional tune on LSD with special interior trim and some features, they removed the steering heating function (because Alcantara so I think that's fine, its from Track Edition steering for sure)

 

The JDM RCF final edition does not have the 4-point shock tower brace either. You can see it in the videos above. I found JDM documentation that Lexus had done more work to improve the stiffness of the RCF chassis specifically underbody in 2022 or so. Because of that, the chassis shock tower braces that our RCFs have, were no longer needed so they took them out.

 

It does not but it has the provision that's the point I was making, even in 2023 JDM also same. USDM market variants do not have provision to install those braces. They just decided to axe it from every single RCF except JDM. If you open the hood in any USDM RCF from 2023 MY you won't see that provision, we cannot simply drill holes into the firewall and get it done, it has to be done from factory with the electroplating of paint process and then torque it to spec. Aftermarket braces are fine because they mount on the factory mounting.

As for Lexus improving chassis, I did not read such things, please link it because it's interesting to know if they really made an improvement for the final years of RCF, its even discontinued across many parts of world only NA and JDM are last. Esp when I see Lexus cutting corners every damn place. Heck they put fake wood in the new GX550 unlike GX460 with real wood. And the entire point of TGNA-F is to minimize the R&D for each and every car, Lexus IS is a cut down GS body modern IS will be 100% based on TNGA-K like Lexus ES with modifications they won't ever use the existing processes of building an architecture to performance and RWD plus Emotion.

 

Ok I see what you mean. I will dig up that JDM documentation from 2022 (when the 2023 was announced) when I get back home. I read a little while back. They had done further chassis stiffness work for the model year 2023 and deleted the 4-point chassis brace as a result.

 

Another thing I noticed is the JDM version has the Ti axle back just like the track edition. Do we know if the US version will also have that or just the standard exhaust?

-Nigel

 

I found it. Here it is from 2022:

:"

RC F

• The balance between front and rear body rigidity has been revised, and the D-range paddle shift shift control has been improved to achieve a more comfortable ride.

Lexus Partially Improves RC and RC F | Lexus | Global Newsroom | Toyota Motor Corporation Official Corporate Website


I noticed that too. Was wondering about it. Does not say in the press release, but it might just be a case of lack of info from Lexus of Japan.

 

According to the RCF Final Edition Brochure on Lexus.jp, the titanium exhaust is listed as optional (triangle icon).

https://lexus.jp/models/rcf_final_ed...on_catalog.pdf