5 Reasons The 2015 Lexus RC F Is Amazing
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- 5 Reasons The 2015 Lexus RC F Is Amazing. Lexus RC F Review. The Lexus RC F features a 5.0L V8 producing 467 horsepower and 389 lb-ft of torque, sending that power through an 8 speed automatic transmission to a rear Torsen differential or optional torque vectoring differential. Five of the best features of the car include the looks, technology, interior and sound system, rear differential, and the engine.
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Day 463 and I still cant figure out whether he's 25 or 52
lmao!
He's. 874 years old, that's how he picked up so much information on engineering.
+Wehiremonkeys you're right, he a vampire, or day walker I mean.
+TheAventadorSV Comment of the Year so far! :-)
Khawar Asif Thanks :)
The RC-F is the perfect luxury performance coupe. It can both go fast and remain comfortable/reliable at the same time. Even though it's looks are polarizing, when you see one on the highway (especially at night) it instantly catches your attention. Also, there's a proper N/A V8 in there, not some boring twin turbo 6-cylinder. I really love the RC-F.
Boring is subjective.
how much is it?
And it's slower than those 6's and gets worse mpg
+senorgato70 that's what you get for having a larger n/a engine, it's kinda common sense. All said an done it's the last of its kind being a n/a v8 even the c63s is twin turboed.
+senorgato70 That is true but it's likely to be more reliable, and the super usable powerband and great sound are good arguments if you really don't care much about those numbers
0:40 "Saturn doesn't exist anymore" I googled "did the planet saturn blow up?" I feel so stupid.
+VegaGT500 ROFL i googled it too and now I realized it... lol
+Isaias Tepox..... what does it mean
+Isaias Tepox nevermind found out
He's talking about the car company Saturn lol the shape is similar to a old Saturn coupe..Google the old Saturn coups
saturn is car company
Now fast-forward 4 years later most ATSV and M4 owner returned their lease and most rcf and gsf owner paid out their lease lol.
not only that but our cars are still worth 2X the RISIDUAL! lol.
Fast forward another 4yrs how's it holding up?
I’m actually wondering the same thing ??
"Look at these shapes, and these shapes." NC State English department did you well.
I only had to take one course for English. Maybe 20 with math haha.
Engineering Explained By the way, did you do the Wolfpack Motorsport club? I'm thinking of joining to do Formula SAE
+Jackisaboss1208 At least it's an actual class, unlike UNC.
+Adam Baker It's a class at the school I go to and I really wish it wasn't, really hurts the product.
Corbin Goodwin I think he was talking about English. Cuz UNC had the whole football scandal. What school do you go to that has Formula as a class though?
The fact that it is still running strong in 2020 when most BMW’s and Mercedes have VIP status at their local dealership service shops by this time.
Picked up a 17' Lexus RC-F in white with the red interior for a great deal. I am quite happy with it.
Idtelos that’s the one I’m getting! 😩😩😩 so sexy
Still like it?
Very much so. With current gas prices, my wallet not so much...still, I plan to keep it for a while longer.
@@Idtelossame here own GX460 mpg is not great but V8 is amaizing also looking for RCF just not sure if it is reliable?
@@luckyyou774it’s known to be very reliable. Lexus in general make such great cars. just picked one up the other day
Great video Jason! I'm loving the sound system in the RC350 I've been driving too!
There is no speaker playing a V8 sound. That's an intake acoustics channel that opens up into the Cabin like the LFA. You should get more information before you state that inaccurate statement.
He doesn't know what he's saying...LOL A speaker...LOL
Reference Channel how is that funny? BMW channels “fake engine noise” through speakers, VW does it too with a soundaktor which vibrates the windshield.
Americans generally tend to ignore details
Definitely real sound
He just say what he thinks, instead of doing a research before doing car reviews, which is just annoying
the new lexus design is really growing on me
Yeah, I thought the front grill was weird, but I'll admit it's growing on me too.
+Carl Sagan looks like a brz from behind
+Jaheel Frederick From which angle exactly?
the rear lights on the trunk imho
I'd disagree. FRS/BRZ's rearlights have circular, round-ish design, while RCF's are more angular and agressive.
The only similarity I could spot is the general shape of black part of rear bumpers in both cars.
I LOVE my Lexus RC! I get compliments every where I go! I have zero regrets buying it! Its such a sexy car!!!
Wich year did you get?
Want the 350 F sport, def sexy coupes.
I drove this car when it first came out and I absolutely loved it. It doesn't feel heavy nor does it feel large. This thing puts a smile on your face. Just because you can find a lighter car with more power from a different manufacturer you won't care. You feel like a rockstar in this.
Actually this is one of the prettiest luxury cars
+David Grave *crickets
+David Grave -Said no one ever
+David Grave It is. IT's better than BMW/Benz for sure. I do not like how those two german brands are going.
My son had one which I drove while he was offshore. Beautiful, powerful but refined, and with exhilarating engine sound, especially at start up. Superb.
Is anyone surprised that the Escalade audio system focuses on bass?
XD
lol haha i nearly spilt my grape soda
I like that you put the extra effort into linking the relevant explained videos in the box. Thanks
Who needs BMW when this car exists? I love it
Well...Now that you mention it. The Japanese tried to again copy BMW. But again..lost. The lexus is Slower at 0-60. Is Slower in the quarter mile. Is Slower in the figure eight. Has lower G rating, Can't break as well. And last but not least...is Slower at the track. And we haven't even touched on the weirdo looks. Toyota should know by now...Copy cats never win.
+Gipstetz You know what the Germans should copy from the Japanese? Reliability
+Bach Tran savage
@gipstet lets actually see you put down a quick laptime in the M4 compared to the RCF. I'd love to see you try to get an M4 around the track and actually put down a competent lap time. Lets not forget the Camaro 1le has beat the M4 by a couple seconds consistently around multiple tracks. The M4 is slow as hell. They tout performance credentials they do not have especially when a cheap 40k camaro puts it to shame. The RCF touts nothing, provides an experience and doesn't get hung up on creating a track car and instead gives you a luxury experience.
Gipstetz oh nice, you can compare brochures. “G rating” haha, I bet you don’t even know what that entails.
purchased a 2015 rcf a couple of days ago, it's a blast to drive. even more with an aftermarket exhaust
I always hear "hello everyone and welcome" in Alex's voice now XD
Lmao same here. Hello everybody and welcome.
That IR glass thing is stupid good. I live in Phoenix, and my parent's ES350H that I drove last summer has that. In 115 degree heat, the interior didn't get no where near as hot as you'd expect. I know it's not a Lexus only thing either, so if you live in a damn hot state I highly recommend getting that stuff. Other than that, I'm pleasantly surprised by this video, other than the LFA of course I never really expected anything out of Lexus that had that 'oomph'. Good video as always.
Love the rc f just bought one and every time I drive I’m amazed it’s incredible
This channel is awesome, I have learned so much and I am still learning.Keep up the good work.
Love your car reviews - you definitely have a very dry sense of humour, something very much appreciated here in Australia 😃
Real good video! Have enjoyed all of your engineering explained and now these videos being a car guy
This review, helped my decision on my 2015 RC-F.. thank you
THANKS FOR ALL THE GREAT VIDEOS! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!
Great review thanks and keep them coming
You have the coolest job! I find it so interesting to see you reviewing all your cars on roads I drive quite often. Those are definitely nice roads for going for a drive, despite the low speed limits.
Just found this channel and in love! If you could find a way to review / test drive the 2016 Lexus GS F I'd never stop watching your videos for remainder of eternity. If you could find the red interior too.... OMG. YAAAAS
It's good to see a positive perspective on this car. I get the sense that despite Lexus making a statement of overtaking BMW, they still seem to be doing their own thing, as opposed to directly competing with the Germans. The GS-F is another example of this.
The RCF TVD and RC F LSD are two different driving experiences. With this all said, get Lexus to lend you a TVD in the spring and put that to the test on DRY roads. Unfortunately, no one will master the complexities of this car in a brief test drive. The RC F competes had-to-head with the M4 and RS5. It just may be the best luxury performance coupe in the world in its price class.
I agree. Which do you prefer between the two diffs ? I personally enjoy not having TVD
I love the aesthetics of this car, inside and out, funny video man!!!
The rocks hitting this beauty of car is like stabbing my heart with a knife.
Funny you mention the gearbox, I found it pretty great actually. In auto in Sport+ mode it would shift really close to redline, downshift early and the shifts themselves were quite quick, especially upshifts (well, not as fast as a DCT, but the difference wasn't day and night). While cruising it was really smooth, but in the sportest setting it would kinda kick you in the back. Now what I found weird was that the gearing is quite long for a 8-speed car. I mean, 160kmh/100mph in third gear is pretty long, and you have 5 more gears to play with. Anyways, I really liked the car, I drove it in similar conditions and wasn't scary at all. You couldn't really feel the weight on the street. I really don't get why people shit on this car so much.
I think he was talking about shifting it in manual mode.
+BoiFast ^Correct, the response time for shifting in manual mode is slow.
+camryt Most of the people shitting on this car are just reading the numbers from the specs and don't have any money to purchase it anyway.
JimRaynor2001
True, especially on the money part.
it would be perfect if it had a six speed manual
+SeverdSeouL NO No No No... stop the bashing of Dual clutches... it's probably more difficult to operate in perfection. one has to know the individual cars... gear shift points, behavior.
+weirdshibainu agreed, but Lexus hasn't put a manual transmission in their vehicles (at least in the US) since the last gen IS 250, and that presumably had a very low take rate. Even Acura (once known as an enthusiast manual transmission loving brand) has removed manual transmissions from their entire lineup of vehicles.
+Alex George I'm over 40, and it's amazing to me how many people under 30 hate manuals....too bad, I think it enriches the driving experience
+weirdshibainu I totally agree, and sincerely hope that at least a few manufacturers continue to make the effort to provide the public with manual transmission equipped vehicles, or better yet, vehicles with no automatic option. If there was an automatic offered, often it's a huge burden when purchasing secondhand to find a clean manual-equipped example. At least cars like the Mustang GT350 and Cayman GT4 offer some hope that the enthusiast community is still very much interested in purchasing manual-equipped vehicles new.
Automatics are boring to drive. I feel much more in control driving a manual as well. Shame.
Love the rants!!
totally agree with you it s a fine car! But how can you compare it to the IS F ?
The looks are beautiful. I'd buy one for a comfortable luxury car with aggressive styling. BMW is getting boring to me nowadays. That's just my personal opinion though. Although, given the chance, I'd take an SL500 over the RCF. However the grill of the RCF gets me everytime. Looks bad on camera but much better in real life. Also, the grill has slight design changes from the RC F-Sport model and the RCF which is pretty nice. I enjoy the RX F Sport that I currently have as well as the IS350C. Definitely will get the RCF (or LC500) in the near future. Great review dude!
I have a rc 350 f sport, it's a nice car, aggressive but not fast. Litterally everything is the same with the rc f, except the engine. It's unique that's the only thing that it has going for it. I hope to get a faster car later on because speed is king
"I've got the rear wing up so I've got a lot of downforce". Haha, made my day, nice one.
Should say this when testing a Honda though, next time!
Had my '16 RCF 14 months now. Love it :) The standard audio ain't bad either...
Older&Wiser there’s no option other than the mark levinson
The styling is awesome. I was just at the Lexus dealer yesterday and saw it in person.
Amazing car. Excellent video. Regards from Argentina
This guy (Presenter) is increadibly informative. Great Work!!!
The humor on this video is off the chart. Love it
GREAT REVIEW MORTY!
I take my car to the track and the 8spd trans works awesome! No, it’s not a dual clutch transmission but they have their own issues. In sport or sport+ modes the trans up shifts quite quickly and positively when hard on the throttle. I track it all day and no issues. Lexus reliability.
i'm only 1:10 into the video, and I've already had to pause this TWICE after bursting out laughing! Love the review mate!
"You know what else looks amazing? This jacket. My parents got it for me for xmas. Thanks Guys".
Best thing on this channel ever. Literally Lol'ed.
I really like this car and appreciate a review that doesn't knock it for not being some hard riding track beast. Since not many performance vehicles will see any track time, I feel it's road manners are extremely important. As far as the looks go, I find it to be unmistakably Asian in a very good way.
Excellent. You review and present very well. Your speech is super clear and fast packed with data. Impressive.
+M DOSD Thanks!
"You're not fooling me, the Atkinson cycle is cool." I loved this bit, why shouldn't we like having our cake and eating it too?
“I am in no way gifted at artful speech” couldn’t have been said any better look at these good shapes lmao great job🤙🏻
Oh I just love this vehicle...
I think it's a beautiful car...
The interior and center console look almost identical to my is250. I wish I had those seats as well They look sweet.
you give the best reviews...I
I have the rc 350 f sport. Definitely one of the best cars I've ever owned, underpowered, but it is an amazing car. Definitely want to get a quick 5k together and trade it in for the RC F
310 hp isn't bad. But for the style of the car. It deserves more power
Upgrade to the RCF- I went from a RC 350 f sport to an RCF- I huge difference. I still drive my GS350 as my daily commute. My Fj Cruiser is kool too
I am curious to know how the engine switches between the Otto cycle and the Atkinson cycle. If you could do a video on that, it would be great!
lol I cannot unhear Alex now every time he says "Hello everyone."
Nice review! You should review GS F next time. I know they use the exact same engine they put in RC F and it's more expensive than RC F which makes me a bit disappointed. But it's the fastest GS they ever produced periodically after all. The refined GS exterior is really nice too!
Great video ! Loving it ! Do u realized that ur logo 王 means king in Chinese?
+C Wai EE da king! Haha, someone mentioned this to me earlier, quite epic!
Lovin’ those shapes bro
nice, I think your jacket looks amazing too
this review is on point LOOOL
I like the "comedy" in this video, keep it up!
that Water Fall Dash looks like it's from the 90's. sweeet!
The shout out to your parents for the jacket was HILARIOUS!
I have the RC 350 F Sport AWD. Primarily to drive in snow. Although the BMW I had was faster. This car is reliable and looks and feels amazing on the inside, and the Mark Levinson System sounds great. I just felt the BMW repairs made me feel that people enjoyed the appearance of it more than I did owning it.
Yes Lexus vehicles my favorite!
me too
My friend had a RC F 350 and it's trim is goals
great funny review thanks
Hey Engineering Explained,
I saw a Picture on Car Throttle of two Turbos in a row. The Outputs (air) were together though.
I´d like to know if it would be any good if you have two Turbos and the Output (air) of the first one is connected to the input (normally exhaust gas) of the second one. My thought behind this theory is that you power the second 2nd Turbo with compressed air. Thank you in advance.
LC 500!!! Best looking car since LFA and RX!!!
yeah
This is the best intro EE has has ever done!
"Look at these shapes, and these shapes." Very nice. Very Clarkson-esque.
What a car. Thx for doing the review. Think my neighbor just got one. Damn him...
This car is brilliant. it's am Amazing Car
Ma'Am?
Are you going to be doing the GS-F too? Would be a really nice review. The car looks amazing
Have you made a video on the Atkinson cycle etc?
Lexus has the best traction and stability control.
I have a 2007 IS300 and I thought that it's traction control would be mediocre but its far from that, its really aggressive and doesn't let that back end get an inch sideways.
how do you tell which rcf have torque vectoring lsd?
i like that little outro there lol "oh cmon is the whole road just covered in rocks?!"
DAMN THE SHAPES.
That Mark Levinson's sound system.. Wish we could have that kind of sound quality in our subies
+ChristopherJS Considering how much it cost, replace all your stock speakers with Hertz and get some quality amps and a sub; it would cost less.
+ChristopherJS Check out Acura's ELS system. I'd say it's better than the Levinson sound system. Its not too hard to buy the hardware and tune your sound accordingly to get it to be similar. Not as good but close.
i like this guy's explanation
lmao, hilarious monologue! Reminded me of Doug DeMuro. btw, that is a compliment.
can you do a video on how magnetic suspension works
lol, I remember 800watts was crazy, that was in 1996. Now it comes in a car. This car is 4000 pounds, wow. I saw a 2010 caddy DTS in this snow storm, it was going pretty fast with no problems
I would love to see some more videos on performance upgrades, whether or not they work, under what conditions they are beneficial and the degree of benefit they offer. Also if you know any references that we could look at that would guide us to figuring out how to implement the modifications in order to get the most benefit(i.e. articles or books on choosing appropriate exhaust diameter on an exhaust video or choosing the right cam timing etc.), I'd love to see that as well. I can usually find some good ones, but maybe you know better ones or ones you like. I have a lot of friends come to me and say they want to install certain parts on their vehicles, and often enough I have to explain to them that everything people are telling them on forums is probably not very accurate and why that is. I can't count how many times I've been told "I'm just going to put a cold air intake and maybe a cat back on it and that's all. Everybody on the forums says that gives you a pretty healthy power increase." Sometimes I am able to refer them to one of your excellent videos, and other times I may have a good article from a car magazine where tests were conducted and quantitative results were obtained, but often enough it is just me explaining why I suspect that something does or does not work or why I think they need additional modification and expense in order to make it work. After a while, it just sounds like me being negative. For that reason and also because I'd like an engineers perspective on modifications I am curious about, I'd love to see more videos exploring common modifications people are likely to make.
One I'd love to see is cold air intakes. I have long been certain that they don't offer any benefits without changing cam timing, lift, valve size and/or increasing exhaust capacity. I'm certain that without further modification, they actually decrease performance in some applications. I am not an engineer though and I've been known to be wrong. They continue to be one of the most popular bolt-ons though and from what I've seen, more often than not, they are added without changing anything else(because people who are not nerds read forums and accept what they say without question then proceed to drop money on a "20 min easy power adder") and it remains popular "knowledge" that they increase performance without any other modification. Maybe I'm wrong, but to me it does not make sense. I'd love to get your take and if it is indeed a myth, I'd love to see people start to understand that.
I guess I should explain my thought process though because I just realized that I didn't do a good job of that and it sounds retarded. I understand cold air intakes are supposed to draw colder air which is more dense and therefore packs more air(and in turn fuel) in the cylinder. Aside from the fact that most of those kits don't actually draw from an area with significantly lower temperatures, my thought process is that the engineers who built the vehicle would have built the engine to perform the best way possible for the factory configuration. If it was such a significant benefit for the car to breathe colder air, the engineers would have made it that way from the start. So my thoughts are that cold air intakes, if they offer any benefits at all, probably only benefit you under certain circumstances(like high rpm), and if the way the engine breathes isn't set up to accommodate the change in intake style, it is no longer optimal and either reduces the benefits potentially gained or hinders performance.
I know you did state in text at the lower corner of screen but don't do a 0 to 60 on a hill! Other than that, keep doing your reviews! I really love the way you explain things and are unbiased and you seem to have a passion for any vehicles you test ,good or bad! That's what I like to watch anyway!
+Thomas Gardner You'll enjoy this: czcams.com/video/tfQNl52CjfQ/video.html
Blackpanthaa, you made a good choice, mate! :)
I love this car
You were driving on a scenic route in Oregon, weren't you? I think I remember that exact area when I passed through Oregon on a road trip a few months ago. Fantastic area.
Can you make a video of the RC 200t F Sport, I'm planning to buy one but I'd like to check your video first. Thanks awesome channel!!
+Irwin Cruz i just bought mine its pretty sick.
+John sierra how is the boost? I think I made a mistake, I took a 2015 250 F sport 3 series AWD the last one in that dealer, it was a good deal, but now I'm regretting the fact of the turbo and gas mileage, What do you think so far?
I personally love it, the turbo really is nice man, its basically a twin turbo 4 cyl lol, I'm getting like 34-35 mpg on the highway but i pay for premium gas, do you use premium gas? (kinda nice, i can get 40 mpg if i use cruise control at 45-50mph and its flat) for me sadly i might add at this stage in my life gas was an issue so i got the rc200t , if not i woulda bought the rc f. the turbo silently picks up to speed, its kind of weird, i also really face no turbo lag or either timed everything nicely now. it excels the best imo when your going like 30-50 and your speeding up to pass on someone , its got a quick pick up. but if you got a good deal on the 250 man than thats fine keep that and save, i could just beat ya in a race lol ;) , also with a cai you can hear the turbo whoosh its pretty dope.
WOW Lexus, great shapes.
Have you ever listened to a Bang and Olufsen system in an A8? I've not listened to a new Lexus yet, but the B&O system is heaven.
I haven't seen your sti in a long time!! Do an update video 😆
Are you driving on the old scenic byway in the Gorge?
Buying one soon 😀
The pavement was wet when you were accelerating in the atsv. Whereas here it was dry. I’m also curious what tires were on both cars. The v8 in the Lexus brings on power a little less in your face than the caddy. Either way I love this rcf and would buy it before I ever bought a caddy. Only because of Toyota’s famous reliability.