Marketing Fail....---2018 Lexus RC-F Review
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
- Hey everyone, thanks for watching! This week Lexus USA sent me the 2018 RCF! This car has gotten a massive amount of hate for being too heavy and underwhelming in the torque department! While both of those are very true, I think the main culprit was Lexus's marketing department. They show this as a track car with a touch of luxury when in reality it is the complete opposite! This is a huge grand touring vehicle with a beautiful symphony of V8 noise! This is a true Lexus and puts luxury first! Should you disregard this car because it's not lighter and turbocharged? Watch and find out! :)
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I have a 2016 RCF with Carbon Package/TVD and let me tell you, this car is freakin' incredible. Handles very very well and shrinks around the driver in sport+ mode, high-revving V8 sounds amazing when it approaches redline (and downshifts), but desperately needs a catback exhaust and it attracts attention EVERYWHERE I go. People constantly fix their gaze and come and talk to me about this car. I spent $62,000 on a used 10,000 miles RCF and it is worth every penny.
Get the meisterschaft catback with the midpipe with the valves that open and close. You won't regret it.
2015 RCF with Carbon Package/TVD right here! Glad I got it and not the M4...M4 is fast..but I hate the way it sounds....plus on the street there is no launch control for the M4....which equals BYE BYE M4 BYE BYE.....LOL
Agreed. RCF noise is amazing. Yeah, I have plans to get an aftermarket exhaust as the stock exhaust is too restrictive. Good catbacks easily dyno around 30 whp higher on the RCF.
I LMAO when kids try to race me in their parents...Audi, BMW, or Mercedes.!!! " Buuuut Buuut Buuut its my Mommies Car. What? That A5, 3 series, or C250....Bwhahhahahahah! My Civic goes faster.
LOL that is funny, Jimmy. I have had a few STI, BMW and Mercedes play with me, but it looked more like admiration than being jerks. My wife and I usually laugh when we see someone getting a close up on our car or we see people pointing and talking about our car in the rear view mirror.
The only people that have been mislead on this car are the people who believe the nonsense some people say.
EXTREMTLY underrated car. A killer value on the used car market. This car is a beast and a blast to drive. It also looks mean in person and the interior design is really unique love the seat designs and dash.
Toyota4Life I knew you'd say that
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I have one and it is incredible. Extremely underrated. Absolutely a joy to drive in city driving or in spirited driving conditions.
Roger Mahajan I personally think the RCF is a better GT car then a full on balls to the wall performance car. But definitely good performance to have fun when you want.
Yes, Ryan. It does everything extremely well. Handles so well that you cannot go past 8/10ths on the street, acceleration is amazing once you are revving between 5500 rpm and 7450 rpm. If you are revving high and toss it in turns, the car shrinks around the driver and handling becomes extremely sharp. Luxury, exterior, interior, styling and attention magnet. This car has everything in healthy doses.
Jack Z That's why I say its more of a GT car than a sports car.
I remember seeing reviews about people bagging on it how it's slower compared to it's competitor because of it's weight. One thing about this car versus the others is that it's reliability vs speed. Modern cars are no longer getting cheaper buying them new or second hand. I want a sports car that can take care of itself well and doesn't require attention every month. Lexus covers this dilemma well. Now, dream car. Soon, future car.
The only thing about the lexus RCF is if you are mechanically incline you get work on this no turbo not like the bmw m4 once out of warranty it get be expensive compare to the lexus affordable
Have you got it yet?
I did! 2019 RC! @@patrickstar8480
Wow talk about progress man! Amazing video as always! Crazy to think how far you’ve come since I watched your Mazda 6 review (one of your first videos on the channel) until now. Spectacular job with the visuals, panoramic shots, and etc. (really like the visuals you added to the video, makes the video look top notch haha). Keep it going! You’re one of the most underrated car review channels on RUclips! 👍🏽🙂
I have an RC F as a daily driver and I think your review is spot on. I love the super aggressive style and I have added a Borla exhaust. Sounds super nice now and will pop and rumble when downshifting.
Really looking for one of these or gs f what’s your thoughts 2 years later?
Rcf it will turn more heads
My only beef I have with lexus is, it's so freaking gorgeous and it's a great companion that I can't afford now 😫. Great video man
I have a 2016 RCF Carbon edition/TVD in Molten Pearl. Absolutely freakin' love it. Glad I did not let the press brainwash me and I test drove it once. After that, rest was history.
Roger Mahajan likewise but I have a liquid silver with the performance package carbon roof and wing with TVD and orange calipers I was constantly back and forth on the buy then I was at lexus of Austin and they had a deal on one of the demo cars which happens to be the one I bought having only been used by the owner of the dealership it only had 1500 miles on it and no issues they sold it to me for $59000 with all the options TTL included . It was a 2016 and also L certified so they also gave me two years free maintenance.
People always forgets how reliable it is, almost maintenance free.
The double chevron button you mentioned at 13:14 below the touchpad is a sub function button, when it is displayed on the screen, a function screen assigned to the screen can be
displayed.
Honestly this car is the true successor to what embodies the SC300/400 (Toyota Soarer) GT plushy with great handling the car should’ve frankly been called the RC500. I still own a 04 GS430 and for all the hate the RC-F is getting I don’t mind at all it will make the car at least attainable down the road for us die hard Lexus V8 guys and you can trust the RC-F like all the great Lexus V8 can easily push 200K Miles.
My main criticism is that they are so darned expensive. You have to make so much in order to drive something that's more unique and exciting putting it out of reach of many enthusiasts. Sounds terrific.
The RCF is my dream car. Same with the GSF.
I don't mind the engine its a nice linear revving NA engine not everything needs to have a big midrange punch like a turbo
cardude1992 true👍🏻
People that think this car is ugly have poor taste
One of the best videos I've seen thus far on the RCF
nice car and nice review!
free tip: shoot the interior details on an overcast day or in complete shade. you will have more even lighting instead of washed out areas and dark areas.
yeah, i get it. overcast is best, but not always possible. i used to shoot a lot of interiors and the next best was parking next to a large building in late afternoon. still plenty of light but 100% shaded.
The base RC has that same LFA gauge cluster as the IS and LC. This was a special design for the RCF with more functions available designed for the RCF (later shared with GSF).
Just bought one with white interior. I haven't even seen it as I ordered it online. Thanks for the video as this gives me a good idea of what to expect.
Awesome review you went very into detail about the little things that no one else have gone into with this car! I.E. holding down unlock button,the door handle lights, interior lights, and etc
Nice review - the RCF is definitely a stunner. I’d go with a RC350, the V8 would be nice if I had more open room to drive. 😆
Lets not forget about Lexus build quality and reliability and its important to mention that as so many expensive sports cars are unreliable these days, my girlfriend has an 05 RX 300 she won't part with it lol It's done 68k and drives like new never ever breaks down everything works on it and its way ahead of its time on technology, I can only imagine that a 2018 Lexus would be a very nice car and very well built, you didn't mention the MPG but I would imagine that its good for a naturally aspirated motor and not so much low down torque, maybe that was the goal of Lexus to build a nice sporty cruiser with reasonable gas mileage...
Yes. You're right. In my opinion Japanese are excellent in engineering but horrible in marketing. No one is perfect. :-)
Donald Lin the better the engineer the worse the marketer
The button under the touchpad (With the two up arrows) is a "more options" button that appears on some screens, such as in the climate menu, individual phone contacts, recent addresses menu, when you move to a spot on your map. It's an odd little button but a quick way to access extras when you need them. The button icon appears at the bottom of the screen when accessible
Epic review =D
BlindMango THANKS!💯👍🏻
People should show some appreciation that Lexus is still giving us a NA V8 instead of a Turbo V6. Keep in mind I've only ever driven V6 (minus my early 4-bangers), but even I can see the benefit of still having a 5.0L V8 as an option; also realize that this is Toyota we are talking about, would have been easy (almost expected) for them to go Eco-warrior on us, but they didn't forget about the car-people. Now where the F*ck is a Honda rep, want to scream at them some more for taking away our V6 motors >:-(
what phone do you use for your videos? very crisp image!!! Keep the good work!
Great review hit most of the important points but the car weights less than 4000lb not more as you stated just shy at 3958 lb to be exact and the carbon although mostly for looks weights 200 less than that. I just hate the fact the new 2018 mustang gt has same hp but more torque and yes it’s ford but has a lot more power upgrades available and some with warranty such as the roush kit which even after that being added and the car being payed off is cheaper than the fully loaded carbon Lexus stock.
I wasn't. Bought my '16 new for $65K, and love it. Use sport+ mode if you want to have some fun. BTW, Randy Pobst did back to back hot laps in the RCF and M4 (video on YT), and the times were very close, less than what you would expect from tire differences, so the media boobs complaining about track performance and weight are clowns. The RCF is a luxury GT, that I've seen beat late model vettes in the quarter. The RCF is not a track car (unless you can afford gate fees and track insurance, or to wad up a $75K car), because it's suspension is a firm road tune, not a track tune. These same twits are the ones that call any new styling cues "ugly", until they figure out it's not a few years later. For some reason, Toyota seems to get beat on by the auto press like no other brand. Maybe they're not passing out as many long term press loaners as BMW. Any reviewer that compares them to other makers without mentioning Toyota reliability and resale, is doing his audience an dis-service. Here's a link to the pro driver hot laps, showing the .3 second difference in lap time, so practically tied with the M4. Timed hot laps start at 15:45 ruclips.net/video/i9A3eY8PRtQ/видео.htmlm44s
My dream car
Different categories but I’m stuck between choosing an RCF and a 2021 Toyota supra 3.0 premium. In five years after I retire I plan on buying either one of these. I currently on a 2002 Lexus ES 300 which gives me all the luxury I need quietness and reliability but I also don’t want issues with long-term reliability with a basically a BMW supra so I believe that’s gonna be my decision to choose RCF. A great used one or 2 owner 2015-2017 RCF. Besides I’m not tracking it
This and the LC 500. Very soon they'll be mine
No one takes their car to the track.... way overrated stat...
Great review...I has own many other sport car and just got the 2016 Lexus rcf and it’s amazing to drive...the best looking sport car and very reliable Lexus
To understand why this RCF is not up to other performance cars level is to look up the Bathurst production endurance 6 hour race run every Easter. The Euro cars such as BMW Ms are much faster and in higher categories based on performance levels, enough said.
Best review ever!!👌👌👌
Used is good. But new for the price you can get used GTR for price and better overall car.
Blue body and red interior that's perfect but why is breaks caplier are orange??
Dream Car
This is a very nice vehicle but I think I'll be investing into the 300 F Sport after I pass National State Boards. However, I'll definitely will be keeping a look out on this model after a few years.
Looks good bro
I call the side vent "the speed vent" It's all I look for when I see an RC,IS. I wish they made an LSF with the "speed vent"
Why are you driving on EVO Mode?
Looks great that vehicle!!
Looks so good in blue! Gdamn
this car failed because most compared it against a BMW, and it lost. By itself it is nice
Would driving in sport mode helps with torque? I mean with a touch to the pedal would it drop to correct gear ?
Solid review
thats worth a subscribe 😁
The only problem I have with Lexus IS the lackluster tech in the interior; it’s so bland for a car to be so sexy
...he says on a RC F review
Lexus Toyota reliable. What is the cost of this car?
What year RCF does it come with the updates 10” infotainment screen?
Best way to make reputable car reviews, put emoticons in the thumbnail!
these look crazy dropped to the ground has that beetle look kinda like that panamera or cls
25 years from now this is going to be what the 2jz is.
my RX450h has a nice HUD....where is it in tha RC ? or RC-F ??
It should not weigh as much as it does PERIOD. Especially since it’s slotted in the same class as something like an M4. The RS5 is awd and still weighs much less than this car.
Can't you just put it into sport + and downshift for the lack of torque.
vaajchang yes you can👍🏻
I dont see a difference with the last one
Such a underrated car. Capitalism at it's finest.. how people can buy m4s s4s etc id have this all day lol. Amazing machine
Could you review the 2018 Alfa Romeo Ti Sport rwd and the 2019 Genesis G70 (when available), maybe a comparo?
ZL1 1LE > everything else
I love the body, buy the interior isn't doing it for me 😭
L shaped rear lights
Does anyone know if they’re coming out with another IS F?
Amazing.
Have anyone had experience driving this car in our potholes filled city roads? The thing that concerns me is the low ground clearance (5.1" ??) and the exhaust pipes underneath hang even closer than the 5.1" from the ground.
This is not a good car to drive if your commute involves a lot of lousy roads. The low profile tires and firm suspension will make you miserable. Its great on better roads but no, not good with pot holes and rough roads.
How are the headlights?
too many colors on the interior, but its a nice car
Lets say Dr. s and M.B.A. s will never take their beautiful rc f to the track
Nam Le you mean grandpas 😂
Rain Santiago you know you want one
Nam Le one thing about getting used Lexus is your certain there less likely to get trashed unlike the M’s or the AMG’s
Rain Santiago reality is that 99% of people who buy high end cars are well educated, well mannered and won't abuse their expensive investments
Anyone notice the speedometer and tach displays froze at 18:49 for a bit when he hit the gas? Quite disconcerting!
Actually I wonder if the audio and video on this portion is just out of sync.
nice lexus, but unlike front vector's ugly :D i like sport
Certified one is a good buy right now. But keep in mind, they are not a true sports car more like a sporty coupe.
The RCF is a great Gran Touring luxury coupe with that natural V8 and you could get a great deal on the used market. Performance wise, for me, it's price is too close to better performing cars like the M2 or C7 grand sport. Still, an awesome car.
Jabba The M2 is not the competition... it's the M4...
C7 is a 2 seater plus RCF has a high-revving small V8 making the same amount of power. Yes, RCF is heavier, but is far more luxurious than the C7 so I purchased an RCF for all those reasons.
There great if you get them used prices for this car are dropping.
Yeah, much less than brand new, but still holding their value very well especially the carbon/TVD models with all optional packages on them.
Roger Mahajan I actually saw couple of 15 Models in the the low 40’s even one at 39K for a car almost 75K to drop that fast is insane gotta love luxury car depreciation.
The spindle grill really ruins it for me... Why couldn’t they just use the LFA for inspiration
Nice shorts
Here is how it SHOULD sound and LOOK! ruclips.net/video/G56Sb5Ul7Os/видео.html
it is a good looking car
Lol, that exhaust.
Mustang 10 speed is faster and cheaper
Nope
16:00 people complain no matter what it is.. Aww boo turbos lag lag lag don't get to go.. Aww boo naturally aspirated have to let thee ngine spin to pump the air and make power. Pick one jesus.
2:53 yess XD
18:51 your right hand ok?
Hey bro, You have a very nice Toyota Camry!! haha!!!
For my personal thinking Lexus RCF is really not worth the money at all , hey i owned the RC 2015 and my friends do have at least 4 RC and 2 RCF at the time 2015 but going up to 2017 we all decided to move to Germany brands all done with Lexus . Fun to drive yeah i would say it but not really cool anymore :)
Teddy Doan I’m a Lexus guy myself I agree with this especially the price there asking for especially the GS-F. Maybe I can’t wait till this car reaches a certain depreciation point .
Right now you can buy the RC-F 2015 around 30k miles for 42-45k easy . I dont drive Sedan much i have no idea with the GS-F prices . But for the RC-F yeah same with everything between 2015 to 2018 :)
Teddy Doan with so many great choices for performance coupes it really hurts the RC-F overall. My hunch is the ones that will pick these up eventually are the die hard Lexus guys that will keep these up to 200K miles
Mustang GT xd
I love Lexus my favorite car but Acura TLX has better interior tech and overall tech appeal
What is the regular one called? RC350? That's all lexus should've made, the RCF is a joke, why pay extra for a "sporty'' car that is leaps and bounds slower than a m4, c63 amg, rs5 etc, it's even slower than a mustang GT, Camaro ss and challenger srt, so I don't see the point of paying extra for the RCF, just save the money and get the rc350 for the looks because neither model offers any type of decent performance
Quick JAW I guess people buy it for the V8?
Quick JAW The RCF 0 to 60 is 4.3sec (motor trend). So it's just as fast as a challanger srt8. Faster than 2011-2017 mustang GT (auto and manual), 2010-2015 Camero SS (auto and manual). Yes it can't beat the New 5.0 and SS, But the RCF is a luxury GT car NOT a dedicated muscle car.💯🤓
@@great159 excellent points
but the cheap Mustang GT with 10speed auto is faster !
Prove it
RCF +++seat, ride. ---too heavy, understeer, steer lack feel, shift slow in low rpm.
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Still like q50 more
Trash chicks family sedan
@@davidwade7681 lexus for beckie's
@@henrynavarrete9754 Not the RCF its a mans car.why not choose a q60 the heck would you choose a womens/family sedan with feminine looks SMH just lost your man card
@@davidwade7681 lol you may be right but my card is always certified not based on material things but the dick lol
@@henrynavarrete9754 lol
Sorry for the thumbs down, but not sorry... for 3 reasons. 1 - The camera sucks. if you're going to have 13k subscribers, use something more professional than an iPhone, or at least buy an app that allows you to control your focus and exposure. It blows my mind that people get companies, like Lexus, to loan them cars and they're using an iPhone to film it. 2 - Wear pants. NOBODY wants to see your hair legs while your gym shorts are riding up. kinda gross. 3 - the POV angle was a better quality, but extremely shaky and needs to be lower, not mounted on top of your head.
I like the car though.
This car does nothing for me.. sorry