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01-08-14, 06:30 PM
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what i cant get over is lexus taking one step forward and two steps back. 460-480 hp sounds great, but it means little when the weight also increases to 4000 lbs. i really hope its a mistake. how can this car weigh so much? is the RCF just a V8 shoehorned into the RC350? really lexus, really?
dont get me wrong this car has a lot of great attributes, but the weight is a killer. you can mask it, but that doesnt change its detrimental effects...
dont get me wrong this car has a lot of great attributes, but the weight is a killer. you can mask it, but that doesnt change its detrimental effects...
Plus it looks like Lexus hasn't really skimped on the "luxury" either, so a certain level of weight comes from that too. I wonder if Lexus will do a "racing" model with most of the comfort bits taken out. That'd be an interesting car to drive for those that are concerned about the weight for pure track performance.
01-08-14, 06:32 PM
#1682
Lead Lap
I agree. But no car is perfect, so yes, gluttony is the RCF's deadly sin. 
You can't denying this is shaping up to be one spectacular effort on Lexus' part though.
You can't denying this is shaping up to be one spectacular effort on Lexus' part though.
01-08-14, 06:35 PM
#1683
Lexus Test Driver
the fuss is that this car was built from the ground up. they obviously didnt care enough about weight if the end product is such a pig. on the other hand, with the M4 all the engineers talked about was weight. they didnt talk about the engine or about more power. they talked about weight. do i think the M4 will end up weighing 3300 lbs or something like that? no. but at least they tried. the RCF seems like a half assed job, shoehorning a 460-480hp V8 into the RC350 and calling it a day. tada-san, the lead engineer of the FRS should be the lead engineer for all future toyota/lexus/scion models cuz he cares about what enthusiasts want....
Not sure why u hating on it. This is a GT car, not a LFA, Lotus or 911.
You do realize this car has NA V8 with 480hp.....thats special in itself PERIOD!
NA V8 is dead - even Ferrari is going turbo.
01-08-14, 07:13 PM
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im not hating. im severely disappointed. everything was looking great until i saw the curb weight. and weight is very important. even though it puts up great lap times, the GTR will never be considered a great handling car. its weight holds it back. who knows how the weight will affect the RCF...
01-08-14, 07:22 PM
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More New RC-F pics!!!!
This looks so much better than the regular RC350.. WOW.. Sign me up, take my deposit now!!
http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2...-revealed.html
http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2...-revealed.html
01-08-14, 07:26 PM
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im not hating. im severely disappointed. everything was looking great until i saw the curb weight. and weight is very important. even though it puts up great lap times, the GTR will never be considered a great handling car. its weight holds it back. who knows how the weight will affect the RCF...
01-08-14, 07:31 PM
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01-08-14, 07:33 PM
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01-08-14, 07:35 PM
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It should be noted the m4 is listed at 420. If you use 420 then it jumps to 7.86 lb per hp.
Also, the m4 is estimated to be between 3300 and 3500. It's not confirmed to be exactly. 3300 iirc.
But there's no question the 3970 lb curb weight is disappointing.
Also, the m4 is estimated to be between 3300 and 3500. It's not confirmed to be exactly. 3300 iirc.
But there's no question the 3970 lb curb weight is disappointing.
