The Top Gear car review:Lexus RC F

Name: Lexus RC F
Item: RC F Coupe (2014)
Rating: 6
Author: Top Gear

£38,590 – £69,065

Full screen

1/5

6/10

Overall verdict

Not the M4 rival Lexus (and we) would like, but still has appeal.

For:

Headturning looks, excellent interior, oozes big-engine GT car appeal

Against:

Weight begins to show when you push it hard, not exactly cheap

Overview

What is it?

More Japanese muscle car than fine-handling coupe, the RC F has an uprated 5.0-litre naturally aspirated V8, much the same RWD chassis as the old four-door IS-F (there will be a four-door version of the RC F in due course, it is rumoured), and the unmistakable new Lexus design cues. Behind that Predator-esque grille lie a boat load of electronics, too. Most of them are designed to hide the RC F’s weight on the track and some of the systems, like the TVS torque vectoring setup, are optional.

Title	0–62	CO2	MPG	BHP	Price
The fastest 500 5.0 [463] 10th Anniversary 2dr Auto	4.5s	258g/km	25.0	463	£67,870
The cheapest 300h 2.5 2dr CVT	8.6s	114g/km	56.5	223	£38,590
The greenest 300h 2.5 Luxury 2dr CVT Auto [Premium Navigation]	8.6s	114g/km	57.6	223	£38,935