Lexus RC Coupe Prototype Spotted!

Posted by Kevin on February 28th, 2013

By way of Mag-X, here’s the very first spyshot of the Lexus production coupe based on the LF-CC concept:

The camouflage is effective, deforming the car so completely that it’s impossible to see any real detail — however, the very fact that this prototype exists is a very positive sign. Also referenced is the RC designation, which is expected to be the new badge of this coupe.

Here’s the full page with all the Japanese details:

Lexus RC Spyshot

Update: Edited for clarity.

[Source: Mag-X via Club Lexus]

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    Crux
  • February 28, 2013
What is an RC? Is this a brand new model that will borrow from the IS platform?  
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      Jerry
    • February 28, 2013
    Yes, the RC is the new name given to the upcoming IS C replacement. Kind of like how Audi calls the coupe version of the A4 the A5 rather than the "A4 coupe" or how BMW is going to call the new 3-series coupe the 4-series. 
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      krew
    • February 28, 2013
    It's believed that RC will be a new designation for this coupe -- it won't just be badged as an IS. I've added a link to the post for clarity.
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    Jerry
  • February 28, 2013
The RC350 can't be far away then, right? Maybe introduced next year as a 2015 model?  I have a feeling its going to be very similar to the LF CC concept. 
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      Carmaker1
    • February 28, 2013
    It is now so obvious that Lexus starts testing new models locally in Japan, WAY before you see prototypes in the North America or Europe. Yet no one there snaps them, which is why you only catch them in late, pilot production testing. This car did not start development in January, as the IS C mule we saw last summer is indicative of a car well into development.  Basically "starting development" meant building Japanese RC coupe RHD prototypes scheduled to test from February 2013, which is what we've seen now. The 3IS was testing back in 2011, but no one in Japanese put up photos of it(only stupid renders) and instead we waited until last September to see the NA/European LHD prototypes.
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      Carmaker1
    • February 28, 2013
    Correction: but no one in *Japan* put up...
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      Brad
    • March 1, 2013
    I sure hope it looks the same & I hope it comes soon!...It's going to be golden!
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    WildNg
  • February 28, 2013
The article shows a date of August, 2014. My guess is that is their guess on its release.
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    F1orce
  • February 28, 2013
The RC350 should be cool But the IS350C is a classy vehicle
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    Chris
  • March 1, 2013
Will there be a convertable as well, is the question that now remains....
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    Thomas
  • March 1, 2013
Fake prototype! It's not the so called Lexus "RC".  
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    MT
  • March 1, 2013
I don't know all the fuzz about those useless coupes. Wagons are the bodystyle everybody wants in this part of the world :-)
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      F1orce
    • March 1, 2013
    You're in the wrong part of the world.. The money is where da Coupe's be at
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      MT
    • March 1, 2013
    Money is not the issue. I see more RS6 and E63 AMG wagons than any kind of coupes.
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      Brad
    • March 1, 2013
    You can have my Outback wagon...I'll take the coupe!
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Best. Spyshot. Pics. Ever.
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    Erich Kerner
  • March 1, 2013
Take a look at the model names they are talking about in this magazine! RC 350 - RC 300h and RC 200t!! Means this new Coupe will get the new turbo engine Toyota is talking about since a few months......

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