- The sports activities coupe takes its final lap after a 10-year run
- The highest RC F will solely be supplied in a Remaining Version mannequin with the 472-hp V-8
- A 241-hp turbo-4 and 311-hp V-6 additionally make their closing look
The Lexus RC will be a part of the ranks of discontinued automobiles after the 2025 mannequin 12 months. Lexus confirmed on Thursday that this would be the final mannequin 12 months for the posh coupe, which has been in manufacturing for roughly a decade and not using a redesign. The ultimate automobiles are scheduled to begin arriving at dealerships within the first quarter of this 12 months.
There are few adjustments for 2025. The sportiest RC F variant will likely be supplied solely in a commemorative Remaining Version grade priced at $95,175 (all costs embrace a $1,175 vacation spot cost).
The RC F Remaining Version provides customary tools equivalent to 19-inch BBS wheels, Brembo brakes with crimson calipers, a rear wing, rear diffuser, entrance spoiler, and roof made out of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic, red-and-black inside trim, and a Mark Levinson audio system. It is accessible in 4 colours: Incognito, Radiant Pink, Sonic Iridium, and Extremely White.
Lexus claims to have made some tweaks to the RC F’s naturally-aspirated 5.0-liter V-8 to clean out revs and improve the engine’s sound, and to the rear differential to enhance responsiveness, however the specs are the identical. The V-8 makes 472 hp and 395 lb-ft of torque, which can get the RC F from 0-60 mph in a Lexus-estimated 4.2 seconds.
On the reverse finish of the lineup, the bottom RC 300 prices $47,620 and is provided with a 2.0-liter turbo-4 delivering 241 hp and 258 lb-ft of torque to the rear wheels. An all-wheel drive model can also be accessible for a further $2,690, nevertheless it makes use of a naturally-aspirated 3.5-liter V-6 producing 260 hp and 236 lb-ft of torque.
The RC 350 has the identical V-6 whether or not you select rear-wheel drive ($49,375) or all-wheel drive ($51,540), however tuned to supply 311 hp and 280 lb-ft. No matter trim degree, rear-wheel drive RC fashions have an 8-speed computerized transmission, whereas all-wheel drive fashions have a 6-speed computerized.
These different fashions carry over primarily unchanged, though orange brake calipers on rear-wheel-drive F Sport fashions have substituted for crimson. The F Sport remedy is usually beauty, however features a Torsen limited-slip differential when specified on rear-wheel-drive RC 350 fashions.
Lexus did not give a cause for the discontinuation of the RC, however low gross sales—the posh model bought simply 1,854 of the coupes within the U.S. final 12 months—doubtless did not justify the funding in a alternative. The compact luxurious coupe section is not precisely rising, both. Whereas Mercedes-Benz reaffirmed its dedication to the section with the CLE-Class, and BMW is holding regular with the 4-Sequence, Audi is changing the A5 coupe (and different physique kinds) with a sedan that additionally replaces the outgoing A4.
