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Old 08-02-14, 02:51 PM
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Unless the RC F is different, AVS is not the say all be all. What's important is tuning it right from the start
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Originally Posted by 05RollaXRS
Clearly, you are not looking hard enough, if you can't see it. There were numerous hints made to you in the thread such as, "mouse over on the plus sign at the rear", which reveals a bubble with information in it on AVS. Click on the RC-F to get the 3 plus signs to display.
Soo far I'm not seeing it...!!! (don't care what the site shows, it's been known to be wrong)

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...8&postcount=26

We will just have to wait for the NCF files from Lexus..



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Originally Posted by Joe Z
Soo far I'm not seeing it...!!! (don't care what the site shows, it's been known to be wrong)

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...8&postcount=26

We will just have to wait for the NCF files from Lexus..



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Regardless, I just want to know what sport+ does, if they went through the trouble of designing the cluster for it!
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I was only helping him spot it on the site since he said he could not see it. Certainly, no easter egg by any stretch on the site.


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Soo far I'm not seeing it...!!! (don't care what the site shows, it's been known to be wrong)

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...8&postcount=26

We will just have to wait for the NCF files from Lexus..


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Old 08-02-14, 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by LexFather
Unless the RC F is different, AVS is not the say all be all. What's important is tuning it right from the start

Lexus definitely needs to get the suspension tuning done right with the RC-F for its initial release if it's going to make a lasting impression for its class of competition. When the 2008 IS-F made its debut, its initial suspension tuning was too harsh, the car was prone to heavy understeer, and it lacked a mechanical differential, making it a lesser performance car to the e9x M3 (according to the majority of car reviews). By the time Lexus finally got the tuning right for the 2011 model, the improvements had gone mostly unnoticed by the general car community. This is why the first impression is critical if Lexus wants to convert more //M, AMG, and RS enthusiasts to the F marquee.

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Originally Posted by redspencer

Lexus definitely needs to get the suspension tuning done right with the RC-F for its initial release if it's going to make a lasting impression for its class of competition. When the 2008 IS-F made its debut, its initial suspension tuning was too harsh, the car was prone to heavy understeer, and it lacked a mechanical differential, making it a lesser performance car to the e9x M3 (according to the majority of car reviews). By the time Lexus finally got the tuning right for the 2011 model, the improvements had gone mostly unnoticed by the general car community. This is why the first impression is critical if Lexus wants to convert more //M, AMG, and RS enthusiasts to the F marquee.
Great post. "You never get the chance to make a second first impression" or however that goes
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understeer should be greatly reduced with 255 tires in the front. ISF tire size was an utter joke. TVD should help out a lot too
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understeer should be greatly reduced with 255 tires in the front. ISF tire size was an utter joke. TVD should help out a lot too
The Multiple TVD settings is going to be very good..

And I agree on the tires.. I fixed that part of my IS F as soon as I bought it

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talked to lexus, no adjustable suspension (avs) on rc f

S+ changes powertrain response, vdim, eps
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yea im starting to realize it doesnt have it. Even on the press release back in Jan it doesnt mention AVS but for the RC350 they mentioned it
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talked to lexus, no adjustable suspension (avs) on rc f

S+ changes powertrain response, vdim, eps
Thanks for making the call... I've been a bit to busy to do so myself..

But I wasn't surprised when I saw the empty shock tower covers..


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Originally Posted by rominl
talked to lexus, no adjustable suspension (avs) on rc f

S+ changes powertrain response, vdim, eps

Well that sucks. Quite surprising Lexus made such a big blunder on their website by advertising it as a feature of the RC-F. The AVS is a good feature to have while driving over crappy roads.
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Originally Posted by 05RollaXRS
Well that sucks. Quite surprising Lexus made such a big blunder on their website by advertising it as a feature of the RC-F. The AVS is a good feature to have while driving over crappy roads.
like i said this is a good feature for regular cars like rc350. for a hard core sports car? i can care less. on my m3 i never bother to change settings and i never had problems with any kind of roads, coz' i knew what kind of car i was getting into already. and the lfa doesn't have any setting changes either
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Originally Posted by 05RollaXRS
Clearly, you are not looking hard enough, if you can't see it. There were numerous hints made to you in the thread such as, "mouse over on the plus sign at the rear", which reveals a bubble with information in it on AVS. Click on the RC-F to get the 3 plus signs to display.
Yeah...we'll all know soon enough.
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Originally Posted by ISF001
Yeah...we'll all know soon enough.
Let me confirm rominl's confirmation ...

NO AVS in the RC F

See my photo up above


Also, in Sport + Mode only things Highlighted are Engine, Steering & Brakes



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