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This is my fourth drive in the Lexus RC F. For a car that’s been around since 2014, incremental update has been key to keep it fresh and it’s no surprise the number of times I have been behind the wheel – essentially after each update. With key rivals BMW …

Slapping a Track Edition badge on a car is no easy task. Usually this involves extracting more power, reducing weight, strengthening the chassis, firming up the suspension and improving aerodynamics. If done right, the end product should be a couple of notches quicker, louder and sharper. And if the company’s …

The Lexus RC F is the Japanese luxury marque’s baddest and most potent offering since the ballistic LFA supercar. It’s rivals are all Germans, namely the BMW M4, Mercedes-AMG C 63 Coupe and Audi RS 5 Coupe. And instead of trying to be one of them, Lexus chose to forge …

The updated Lexus RC F has officially launch in Australia with the range now gaining a more affordable entry price plus sharp specification for the first RC F Track Edition. In addition to a series of dramatic enhancements targeting reduced weight and even more dynamic handling, the entry price of …

Lexus has launched limited-edition models of its RC F coupe and GS F sedan to mark the 10th anniversary of the luxury brand’s F Line of high performance vehicles. The powerful lines and sculpted surfaces of the limited-edition models are accentuated by a matte paint finish that is also applied …

Lexus’ performance-oriented RC F sports coupe has been updated for 2018 with dynamic improvements, premium interior appointments and expanded safety technology. The RC F is newly equipped with Lexus’ Drive Start Control, a launch control function that ensures smooth starts and optimum acceleration by managing power and torque delivery from the coupe’s high-revving …

The New South Wales Police Force has added a potent new weapon to its arsenal – a 5.0-litre V8-powered Lexus RC F coupe. The RC F will be a multi-purpose vehicle for the NSW Police, playing an active role in roadside campaigns to promote road safety while also featuring as …

Lexus today announced its motorsports partnership with racing driver Paul Gentilozzi and newly formed F Performance Racing to field the RC F GT3 in a soon to be announced sports car series. This new racing venture is part of the Lexus’ global motorsports effort that will see the Japanese luxury …

Lexus Australia has showcased the world’s first vehicle with a heartbeat display on its exterior body. Developed to demonstrate the company’s innovative technology and the connection between man and machine, Lexus Australia collaborated with creative agency M&C Saatchi to produce a one-off RC F sports coupe that integrates a series …

Lexus’ new RC F GT3 racecar underlined its competition credentials on the weekend with class victory on debut in Germany’s VLN endurance series at the legendary Nurburgring circuit. Two RC F GT3s, campaigned by European teams Farnbacher Racing and Emil Frey Racing, finished first and second in the SPX prototype …

Lexus has announced it will compete in this year’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with a the new RC F GT Concept race car. The RC F GT Concept, which builds on the legacy of the IS F CCS-R that last ran at the legendary Pikes Peak International in 2013, …

The realm of ultra-high performance coupes has been a heavily defended territory of the Germans, fortified with such nameplates as BMW M4, Mercedes-AMG C 63 and Audi RS 5. Now, the German establishment is about to get a taste of ‘waku doki’ – Japanese for ‘heart pumping, adrenalin racing’. That’s …

The recently launched Lexus RC F is arguably the most aggressive sports car we have seen from the Japanese marque since the hyperactive LFA supercar. Packed with a 5.0-litre V8 with 351kW and 530Nm melting its crank, it will, no doubt, be a tuner’s best friend. Vossen seemed to agree …

We have seen the 5.0-litre V8 Lexus RC F smoking around a race track. Now Lexus is taking it to a whole new scale – a much smaller scale that is. Remote control expert Drift44 puts his skills behind the ‘wheel’ of a 1/10 scale model of the RC F, …