Chris Harris Reviews the 2015 Lexus RC F

Papers stated that RCF is too heavy.:(

Its like an onion being pealed away over time until you get to the core.

Who decided BMW is the standard? Oh wait, just another reviewer who studied at the BMW school......

You know what. I'm reading a lot of those reviews and unfortunately they have not done anything to persuade me that the RC is the car Lexus should have made. I am a Lexus fan but I'm also a fan of innovation, character, build quality, performance, etc ... I look at all cars equally and study them for what they are, not who the manufacturer is. If you visit most of the auto sites out there and read their review of Lexus vehicles then patiently scroll through the comments, you notice something disturbing; the amount of Lexus haters. However, you will also notice the exact same thing when they review other vehicles. There are 3 types of people out there; the lovers, the neutral (can go either way, persuaded by the majority), the haters (passionately hate Japanese). Lexus has no problem with the lovers, Lexus cannot really persuade the haters (haters follow haters/neutral) but they need to work on the neutral. I have to say, Lexus is not changing the neutral mindset. They do something great and then mess it up with something like the RC. Yes the interior is nice, yes it has some cool and nifty features but stop following and stop it with the soft or over the top styles. Spindle grill needs to be smaller, it seriously does; disconnect the top from the bottom. The body looks soft, I'm not sure if it's the paint job or the style but it looks like a Styrofoam wall would break it apart. The power needs to be delivered instantaneously and I want to be thrown into the back seat. But most importantly, change your god damn navigation, entertainment GUI. OMG that thing is a decade old. It is hideous. Just compare it to what's out there. Screw it, drop the team and outsource it to a cell phone manufacturer. It's so ugly it's embarrassing when you realize you're in 2014. To some it all up, hate me all you want and down vote me but I really think Lexus needs to revise their design strategy. Hire someone (non-Japanese) to head Design. Bring in a new culture. We love your food, we love your people, we love your culture but the new Asian fusion vehicle designs are not and may never be for everyone. P.S I know everyone isn't who they are targeting but how many people out there have said, "God, that S class is just hideous!"

Not a bad review in my opinion, shame it doesn't live up to the hype and that being mainly because of it's weight. Shed some weight and it's a class leader is what I'm reading.

Chris Harris is BMW biased, he is a huge BMW fan. All reviews started out with prejudice. Sure their reviews aren't glowing.

When I read some of these reviews I try to keep in mind that car journalists have biases, and are like food critics, they find fault in everything; its their job... Is any car perfect? No, but we must weight long term considerations when truly judging them... The M4 seems great, buut IMHO... 1. I am tired of the same BMW styling year after year, no reviewers comment on this or hold BMW/Audi to task. 2. The turbo-charged engine, although torquey seems like it may be characterless after the initial kick at 1850 rpm; some reviewers have stated this. Also there may be turbo lag to deal with however slight, and I much prefer razor sharp throttle response if possible, long term. The sound is also flat, boring and anemic, the fake stereo sound is even worse on a long term basis. All deal breakers for me. 3. I like its low weight; on the street where I will be 100% of the time, does this matter? Not so much that it will be noticeable, especially with power. 4. It is available with manual, a huge plus. 5. Interior is nowhere as high-tech or stylish as the RC-F; this is where I will be spending 100% of my time so is very important long term. 6. IMHO, I don't think 0-60 times matter once you get past the 5 second range, you are probably going more than fast enough for the street so I am happy with that and dont need super car 3 second times which I will not probably use much in real life of crawling in traffic 70% of the time. The RC-F 1. I like the design, need to see it in real life to make sure. Some people dont like it but you cant please everybody. I always like housed headlight units like on the first gen SC400, but the disconnected ones look okay in real life. The L shaped neons need to go completely, they are tacky. At least make them one strip unbroken if you insist on using them, the dotted thing is dated and unappealing imho. Some are complaining about the new design language. Lexus needs to keep evolving it and try to go back to being sexy like with the original SC coupe. In your face does not always mean good or pleasing. Simplicity and curvy shapes beat straight lines, the LFA is a good model to keep following, but keep the models sexy, not polarizing or in your face. 2. I love the V-8 on the RC-F. The sound is great, dont understand the need for a synthesizer for this model however? For the street, and long term, I think it will be enough for me. Already going fast enough in my current car which is not as powerful. 3. Need to test drive, dont think the weight will be a problem long term on the street if it performed so well on all the track videos I have seen, good enough for me. 4. The RC-F needs a manual option; a huge negative, not a deal breaker for me. 5. From what I have seen the nav screen needs to be widened in the RC-F to fit the whole bay, other than that no complaints about the interior. 6. Need to test drive the RC-F to see if it feels fast enough, i suspect it will be for me. If you like the M4 better get the M4, like the RC-F? get it. Just see and test drive for yourself, and get what you like or suits your needs; dont rely on the opinions of biased journalists. They can be biased in your favor or against, were humans so thats just how it is. Also, were supposed to be car lovers so brands should matter less than the actual products. If something is good it will show over time, like the LFA. "Everybody" hated on it at the beginning, "its too expensive", "not fast enough", "not light enough". Now what are they saying about it? Top 5 of all time. Numbers and figures dont always add up to what makes something great; it is the sum of the parts.

I started to care what these reviewers say about the RCF but honestly, $&@# it. Lexus will NEVER satisfy journalists. Even the LFA That only weighed 1400KG and did 0-60 in 3.7 sec and set one of the fastest production lap times on the 'Ring was still flawed in journalists eyes and they found every other reason not to like the car. Weight is not an issue with this car, it's heavy but still by no means is it slow. The issue is, its a Lexus. I guarantee It could weigh only 500KG and do 0-60 in 1.0 sec and they would still say its no good because of something else lol The almighty challenger hellcat is 1995KG... But who cares? Its a "challenger" ...5 yeas later with a supercharger and 150hp more to put down numbers Lexus accomplished- let's compare that lol bet they won't.

I wonder how a jounalist writes off a car against another when hes never driven them back to back? one thing i have seen the M4 cant put the power down on exit of corner the way the lexus does. If the weight is such a big problem, where is the understeer? Guys until a back to back review. take a salt of grain reading these. This car is probably too easy to drive they think it slow.

When the RC start to beat the M4 they will blame the race track they first tested the RC. Mark my words!

AGAIN WITH THIS ANNOYNG SPINDLE GRILLE COMPLAIN...WHEN AUDI DID THE SAME THING 10 YRS AGO PEOPLE HATED IT SO MUCH THAT AFTERMARKET KITS WERE AVAILABLE TO SPLIT THE GRILLE IN HALF LIKE THE OLD ONE. A DECADE LATER, NO ONE CARES.