Lexus is closing the chapter on its rear-wheel drive coupe, the RC. The Japanese premium brand has announced that both the RC and RC F will cease production by November of this year. And in celebration, they’ve come up with the limited run Final Edition model for both the RC and its high-performance derivative, the RC F.
Sold in 62 countries and regions around the world, more than 79,000 Lexus RCs have found homes since its introduction in 2014. Out of that number, 12,000 are the RC Fs.
The Lexus RC Final Edition comes with exclusive aesthetic changes including 19-inch Enkei wheels with a “sputtering” finish, red brake calipers, and side view mirrors in a black + smoke painted finish. Inside, the two-tone Black/Flare Red paint job is heightened by the Ultrasuede finish on the seats. The same material finds its way onto the meter hood, shifter knob, and door cards, while the 8-inch TFT meter cluster itself has a special animation sequence.
The RC Final Edition will be available, at least in Japan, with three powertrain options: the range starts with the RC 300 with its turbocharged 2.0-liter 4-cylinder, the RC 300h and its 2.5-liter hybrid 4-cylinder, and the RC 350 and its 3.5-liter V6.
On the other hand, the Lexus RC F Final Edition and its 5.0-liter 2UR-GSE V8 bids farewell with a limited 200-unit run. It comes with a special engine cover badge, 19-inch forged BBS alloy wheels with Metal Star Gloss Black paint, red brake calipers (front and rear), the same black + smoked paint finish on the side view mirrors, and a retractable carbon rear wing. This carbon wing matches the RC F’s carbon diffuser and roof. Inside, the RC F Final Edition also gets a Black and Flare Red color motif, Ultrasuede finish on the seats, carbon interior accents, and a special “Final Edition” meter cluster animation.
Both models also sport special courtesy lamps and carbon fiber interior accents.
No word if either of these two Final Edition models will be offered outside in Japan. Regardless, if you are in the market for the RC or RC F, consider this as a sign to place an order right now.
If Toyota were to take over its fellow Japanese carmakers Honda, Nissan and Mitsubishi, then what could happen to Lexus?
ReplyDeleteUnlikely to happen due to anti-monopoly and anti-trust laws in Japan
Deleteanything can happen especially when the country's automotive industry is threatened
DeleteOutdated and hard to sell anymore
ReplyDeleteThere are more GR Supras in the Philippines than RC350 and RCF
Sad that there are less and less motorists buying coupes. It's a dying breed, like manuals.
ReplyDeleteCoupes nowadays have shifted the definition to cars with four or five doors instead.
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