Official UK stats for the RC-F

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08-15-14, 11:42 AM

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Doesn't seem like there is AVS or leather......even as an option.
Wonder what are two motion double door locks? just a fancy name? lol

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08-15-14, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by eoph

Doesn't seem like there is AVS or leather......even as an option.
Wonder what are two motion double door locks? just a fancy name? lol

Correct.. AVS was never going to be....

Leather & Alcantara is there...

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08-15-14, 12:02 PM

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Oh geez! Not another one of those.

Does any M4 cost $113,500? The pricing in Europe has nothing to do with the North American market. All the UK pricing is telling, is that it is cheaper than the M4 spec for spec.

All I am saying is that it's a lot of USD to buy an RC F in England.

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08-15-14, 12:09 PM

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The Corvette does the 1/4 mile in 12.3 - 12.5 seconds in road tests. It is actually slower in a straight line than most sport sedans of today. Most probably because of the manual transmission.

If 0-60 mph is the biggest concern for traffic light to traffic light then buy an AWD car with a turbo on it.

C&D did a test on the new M3 sedan, same 0-60 as E90 and .2 sec faster 1/4 mile - despite losing 100 lbs and gaining 111 ft lbs of torque. Not impressive. Im sure it handles better and daily drives better with the lower end power compared to the V8

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...ed-test-review

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08-15-14, 12:32 PM

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You are right when comparing manual to manual (E90 vs F30). It has tested to be only 2/10ths quicker in similar testing conditions.

However, the M-DCT would be 1/10th - 2/10th quicker around 12.2 - 12.3 seconds. I fully expect the RC-F to be in the same ballpark in a straight line. Give or take 1 or 2 tenths.

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08-15-14, 12:33 PM

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All I am saying is that it's a lot of USD to buy an RC F in England.

Based on current FX conversion rates... lets make sure we have the right numbers

£59,135 = $98,655 in USD

£59,995 = $100,090 in USD

£67,995 = $113,436 in USD

£51,995 = $86,744 in USD

For what its worth, the base 2012 IS F in GBP was £57,105 = $95,269 in todays market

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08-15-14, 03:42 PM

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All I am saying is that it's a lot of USD to buy an RC F in England.

Don't even get started on prices...

The M4-DCT in Australia has a base price of AUD $167k. Driveaway (including duty, dealer charges etc) is $179k AUD.

Based on today's currency exchange, AUD $167k = USD $156k.

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08-15-14, 04:02 PM

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Wonder what are two motion double door locks? just a fancy name? lol

uk anti-teft thing i believe...

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08-15-14, 04:14 PM

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Torque vectoring diff is priced at 3500 in the UK?

So when the RC-F pricing is released in the US, the diff will be possibly $2-3k in US dollars? Quite a highly priced option....

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08-15-14, 04:32 PM

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Torque vectoring diff is priced at 3500 in the UK?

So when the RC-F pricing is released in the US, the diff will be possibly $2-3k in US dollars? Quite a highly priced option....

The options may be the carbon model with the TVD or the non-TVD model.

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08-15-14, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by 05RollaXRS

Oh geez! Not another one of those.

Does any M4 cost $113,500? The pricing in Europe has nothing to do with the North American market. All the UK pricing is telling, is that it is cheaper than the M4 spec for spec.

And the IS-F by comparison has been untouchably priced high in Asia and Australia--$120-140 US. Japanese exes that I met last year said they just can't afford the Fs. Why? I have aways maintained that Lexus wants to have the F association with the entire line, and this was confirmed with the launch of the F-sport. Let's face it: the F-sport and the F have little in common when it comes to performance, but folks want the F-Sport emblem on their cars.

It is rumored that the actual production cost for the LFA was near one million. The car sold for considerably less.

It's all about brand development and selling less expensive cars in the line up and reaping profits in volume sales.

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08-15-14, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe Z

Based on current FX conversion rates... lets make sure we have the right numbers

In 2012, the base IS-F sold for around $90,000 US and approximately $100,000 US loaded in the UK.

Based on what I am reading here, I would not be surprised to see the price for the carbon with torque vectoring hit the low $80ks in the US.

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