https://www.torquenews.com/1083/brin...ear-zero-sales

Lexus RC Sales
The Lexus RC is much more of a mainstream vehicle for Lexus. It is intended to go head to head with the BMW 4 Series. For a while it did. However, for November the RC found just 239 buyers. That is down from 826 one year ago. Among the Lexus cars, the RC is now the weakest performer with sales only half of last year's number.

The RC didn't find much love among the BMW-centric automotive enthusiast press. It was labeled as "overweight" early on, despite being lighter than Audi's segment model and almost identical in weight to the Mercedes in the group. Since its introduction, Lexus has been adding weaker engines and all-wheel drive to both push down the price point of entry and to expand the marketability of the RC, all to no avail.

Those shopping for a new Lexus car may want to shop around and look for a dealer willing to heavily discount an RC or LC. With sales dropping to such amazing lows, it is likely there are dealers willing to make a deal.

As parent Toyota begins to focus on reducing its car model offerings and is concurrently introducing a new generation of the Supra Sports coupe (branded a Toyota), it is easy to see the writing on the wall for the Lexus coupes.

In Australia, there are still 2017 new ‘demo’ models for sale at 2/3 the price of a new 2018.
The result is they now have 2 model years of New RC’s sitting on lots.
Unsurprsingly, they haven’t been advertising the facelift on the Australian website, let alone any appearing at dealerships.

I’m with you and agree, I wouldn’t be to sad if they discontinued production of the F. Lesser the production number the better for current owners and us long term owners, in the future these cars will hold their value, I have no doubt. To be fair though the climate is changing across the board for rwd sports coupes in general.

I can't say that i'm surprised by this in a market that is being dominated by trucks and SUV's. Coupes in multiple segments are struggling as well as smaller sedans. But...

I didn't buy my RCF because i was worried about the market or where the car would stand in a few years. I bought the RCF because i wanted the reliability and quality of a Lexus, but the roar of a V8 under me in a 2 door car. All cars take a hit eventually and not all cars are going to be coveted like an MKIV for example, but that shouldn't stop you from driving what you want. It would be nice if that happened, but too rare to bet on. Also i don't feel like i'm waiting around for the maintenance what ifs associated with other brands in the segment.

Do i think Lexus will scrap the RCF after 6 or 7 model years? It's very possible if the car no longer sells and it's not profitable for them. It's a business. Look how many ISF's were sold in 2014 and you can see it was an easy decision for them. But if that happens it only makes my car even more rare, which is fine by me.

At Dallas cars and coffee the other day i was the only RCF in a sea of mustangs, challengers, vettes and R35's. You can look at that both ways, but i'm going to take the high road and enjoy the rarity and uniqueness of my car.