Lexus has pushed its L Finesse design language to some weird, head-scratching extremes over the last few years, but the brand's designers seem to have found their footing with the aggressive 2015 RC F. Styling is subjective, but everyone I've asked seems to agree that this is an amazingly handsome set of wheels.
Yet as new and unfamiliar as the RC F's style may be, its underpinnings are so immediately familiar for anyone who's spent a significant amount of time with the IS. You could almost say that the RC F is a bit of a Lexus Frankenstein creation: mix the powertrain of the IS F with the front suspension of the GS, the rear suspension and chassis of the 2014 IS, and the mid-chassis stiffening of IS C, and you've got a pretty accurate description of what underpins the RC F.
However, loads of small changes and new technologies add up to a noticeable performance boost for this new model. I was handed a helmet and the keys to a silver 2015 Lexus RC F at the NOLA Motorsports Park racetrack to see just how much of a boost.
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