{"id":34655,"date":"2014-01-14T15:35:40","date_gmt":"2014-01-14T15:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.influx.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=34655"},"modified":"2023-07-26T12:24:33","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T11:24:33","slug":"lexus-rc-f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/blog\/lexus-rc-f\/","title":{"rendered":"Lexus RC F"},"content":{"rendered":"

The mood music is bullish from the American manufacturers at the Detroit Motorshow<\/a>, which gets under way this week. <\/strong><\/p>\n

But we’re excited by the launch of the Lexus RC F, the top spec version of Lexus’s Mustang-like coup\u00e9.<\/p>\n

The RC F is equipped with a new 5.0-litre V8 engine with a maximum output set to be well above 450bhp. It’s the most powerful V8 road-going car Lexus has built to date – and that status is reflected in the styling \u2013 including wider wheels and tyres, an active rear wing, air scoops, cooling ducts and carbon fibre components.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe form of each component is carefully designed to contribute to performance,\u201d said Yukihiko Yaguchi, RC F Chief Engineer. \u201cUnique air outlets in the bonnet and rear section of the front wings contribute to optimum engine cooling and handling stability. They create a powerful look that immediately conveys the expectation of a dynamic driving experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

The technical blather in the Lexus press release is offset by the pure and simple phatness of the thing. It’s not quite as Godzilla as Nissan’s GTR V-Spec – but it’s just striking enough to stick out there on its own and compete for a unique slice of Japanese brawn.<\/p>\n

If any Japanese motor is going to appeal to the rank and file of patriotic American revheads, then this is it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nice video from C & D<\/strong><\/a> below.<\/em><\/p>\n