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Chuck33079 · 03-29-2018, 07:11 AM

I'm a fan. It's heavy, but the trick e-diff makes it turn a lot better than you would expect. Plus, it sounds fantastic. It's like 90% of an M4 with Lexus reliability.

Nixin · 03-29-2018, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

I'm a fan. It's heavy, but the trick e-diff makes it turn a lot better than you would expect. Plus, it sounds fantastic. It's like 90% of an M4 with Lexus reliability.

I agree Chuck. Plus it costs about 20% less than an M4 and you do not get to wear the "BMW I own the Road/Douche Bag" lapel pin in the RC F.

ZCanadian · 03-29-2018, 11:59 AM

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I agree Chuck. Plus it costs about 20% less than an M4 and you do not get to wear the "BMW I own the Road/Douche Bag" lapel pin in the RC F.

True, but you have to swap it for an "I drive a Lexus" pin!
(which is fine - if you are a retired doctor, you will fit right in).

Kidding, of course. A lot of Lexus product is under-rated. I drove my boss' 2001 LS430 saloon the other day, and had a total blast. It's basically a V8 Camry with every conceivable luxury, but there's this one button on the dash called "sport" which was VERY compelling. ;-) Bet HE's never hung the tail out while turning left through an intersection, but the car was quite capable of it.

If you just want a car that looks different, sounds good, has some performance stats that won't knock your socks off but aren't bad either, then you could do a lot worse than the RC-F. I wouldn't take it in any trim below the F-Sport, though.

But I'd still cross-shop it against the (V6) Jag.

Chuck33079 · 03-29-2018, 12:03 PM

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But I'd still cross-shop it against the (V6) Jag.

Then make sure you test drive whatever they hand out as loaner cars. The Jag is better looking, sounding, handling, etc. But it's a Jag. They're more reliable than they were, but that's not a huge step.

ZCanadian · 03-29-2018, 12:14 PM

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Then make sure you test drive whatever they hand out as loaner cars. The Jag is better looking, sounding, handling, etc. But it's a Jag. They're more reliable than they were, but that's not a huge step.

With due respect, I think they've come leaps and bounds since Tata bought them out - in terms of product, and reliability. There are a few issues, but they seem to be fiddly things like paint wearing off the paddle shifters. Not even in the league of the problems with old E-Types from days of yore! (and a lot of those were over-blown by the press, although no question that older Jaguars were far from trouble-free, and sometimes the problems were worth walking away from the car for)

BlackZeda · 03-29-2018, 12:50 PM

I love the grill and that it is a Toyota. Unfortunately Toyota is killing me by sandbagging the introduction of the Supra. After all this wait and teasing it better be something special!

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