2021 Lexus RC F Fuji Track Edition: The most rare Lexus made.
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- The one of 60 2021 Lexus RCF Fuji Speedway Track Edition rolls into the hangar for this combo TECH REVIEW, FIRST DRIVE REVIEW & round of our famous #OptionsGame and MotoMan tries to understand how the almost 50% price premium is justified.
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A ridiculously high quality vehicle. It's a GT car. Doesn't need a DCT at all. Long live the 2UR!
The 2UR-GSE is a great engine. One only gets an appreciation for it when you work on one. The 2UR-GSE on my 2008 Lexus ISF has over 212K miles on it and has only ever been touched by my hands and I'll tell you what, it is a joy to work on. I am a software developer not a mechanic and the fact that I've been able to change the water pump, the valve cover gaskets, high pressure fuel pump gaskets, idler pulleys, tensioner pulleys, and the radiator should tell you how user friendly this engine is. In another 25K miles I'll be changing all 16 fuel injectors and while I'm in there I'll finally get a chance to take care of the infamous valley plate leak if necessary. The 2UR-GSE is an under appreciated engine.
It's sad to think of it ever going away as an evolution of what _built_ Lexus into what they are. Hope they keep the 1UR and 3UR (or evolutions of them) in their trucks too.
Have you seen the video of a ISF V8 being cracked open? With more then 100k miles on it it was almost immaculate inside.
@@MaddNomad1015 Yes I have. As a matter of fact when I changed my valve cover gaskets I saw the exact same thing! It was just pristine in there. I just stood there and stared at it for a few minutes. It blew me a way.
There was a guy a couple years ago that bought one with @ 325k on it for I think 8500 it was an 08 and whether it is still running today I am not sure. Their transmission are also bullet proof. Not the quickest on up and down by any means but that's fine. It wasn't even back in the day the fastest. Who cares still an incredible vehicle the ISF is/was.
@@glennnichols4220 For a long time the whole "sealed transmission"/"lifetime fluid" thing really scared me away from touching the transmission. I recently said screw it and changed the transmission fluid and man what a difference! I'm just glad my transmission survived so long with the old fluid. It drives like new again.
i have seen this in person, very good looking car , loved the fit and finish
We love our 2015 RCF.... just an all around beautiful and enjoyable car.
The one rare car. You get to enjoy and just visit the dealer for an oil change once a year. And when you visit any Lexus service center. It feels like home
Do it in you garage then, polly change the rear tire once a year tho
I have to admit, I’ve always had a soft spot for the RCF. I really like what Lexus did with this car. However, if I was buying it, I would want them to tie in the F edition blue into the interior. How about white seats with F blue inlays and a matching blue F analog clock? Also find a way to give the face of the watch some blue elements and match the clock in the car. Then you would truly have a unique Lexus RCF befitting of the price of this particular vehicle. Oh and when I buy this specific car, you better give me my watch back MM!
You can take that up with the Boss of the Operation . . . :)
You Rick-Rolled me hard, M lol. I saw the thumbnail and genuinely thought Lexus sent you a JDM car.
The watch is a missed opportunity, imo. They could've matched the dial to the dashboard clock with a zaratsu finished case & maybe one of Grand Seiko prized movements. You know, make it distinctively Japanese, like the track it was named after or the Lexus LS.
As always, excellent work, M.
Good suggestion on the watch . . . so much so, I am going to bring it up to Suga-san next time I chat with him
A Grand Seiko collaboration would be the _ideal_ collaboration. Best watch quality out of Japan and fits them well
This looks like fun. Like a Japanese luxury Mustang
Great review. Love all the ideas for s future RC especially the manual, But why a “Toyota”? Next Supra?
Great video 👍
Indipendenat study shows the carbon fiber hood and regular hood weigh .5 of a lb different which is nothing especially when you can buy them aftermarket from Seibon. Especially if you already have a track pack with the carbon fiber wing and roof and TVD . Plus you can buy way lighter wheels from HRE or Brixton . All that meaning you can spend way less and get way more not to mention after market titanium exhaust that weighs less then the factory titanium option exhaust and headers .
Looks like a Seiko NH35 movement. Seiko and its grown up big brother Grand Seiko is a very underrated movement maker. However this NH35 is a bottom of the barrel movement sold to nearly all micro brands making cheap watches that are supposed to look expensive. You can buy the movement for $35 on Amazon. All in that watch has about $60 worth of material. For $100,000 you can ditch the Lexus, buy the infinitely better fully loaded M4 competition, a Royal Oak Offshore, a Patek Philippe Nautilis, and still have enough left over for a pre-owned Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control.
Some nice choices there . . . I'm more of an IWC and Brietling guy.
Answer; all 60 were sold 48 hrs after it was announced to the public
You can still find some of them for sale on autotrader.
Good review. RCF TE has a standard LSD and not the TVD. They wanted the driver to control the full balance so they opted for the LSD. I actually own a TVD/carbon RCF and i agree, the TVD is an absolute blast. Quicker time is due to lighter weight. RCF TE is lighter than the standard RCF around 3800 lbs as opposed to 3900 lbs for the standard RCF.
@@johngalt5411 Yes, look for the 'TVD' button in the center console that controls all of the modes (standard > slalom > track). That is all you need to check. I have TVD and highly recommend it especially with the carbon package as it reduces the CoG and adds rigidity on the roof. TVD makes the car feel so agile, nimble and steering response is very sharp. Cheers!
You can convert any base RCF into track edition...Carbon exterior upgrades, lighter wheels, lighter brake rotors, lighter exhaust..thats it. So many Japanese JDM vendors out there...novel, toms, etc
LEXUS 😎👍🏻
Watch guy! Respect!
I am really discussed at that price tag. Why would anyone pay 6 figures for that when they can get a LC500 and it looks better. I live Lexus, as a matter of fact I am on my fourth Lexus and I would not spend money on that RC let alone six figures.
@My Pets lol
Only 60 being made ? This can easily be classified as one of the rarest production cars ever made.
Lexus F models are the best cars out of Japan. That combine luxury and performance.
Probably better choices with much more torque and less expensive. The RC is ranked only 5th in this segment.
cars.usnews.com/cars-trucks/rankings/luxury-sports-cars
Well one could argue the latest Kia K900 is also one of the rarest cars, but mainly because few people know it exists and very few have ever sold. Who knows if there would even be a market for thousands of these at 97k... That's basically supercar money, you can buy a faster mid engine corvette for 30k less? It's a bit much.
@@normt430 I believe people who buy these things don't care about "ranking". Take what you read on the internet with a generous grain of salt.
@@ARentz07 they only can push about 300/month so not many are buying them at all.
The deriver's seat was moving quite a bit at 2:48 !
This is awesome but I would rather but the LC 500. I hope Lexus comes out with the LC F
How is this car different than the RC-F Track Edition? I have driven the RC-F Track Edition and it's a sexy street car that gets a lot of attention. Something about the white one with the carbon fiber roof and hood that you can't help but to stare at it.
It stands out
Fuji Ed = Track Ed for 2021..
:/ makes one wonder if the IS 500 automatic box will be the weak spot of what will be a very desirable sedan.
Hah, I love that MotoMan's suggestions for the next RC is literally the Supra that Toyota SHOULD have made themselves -- and could completely afford. I don't buy the collaboration excuses, but at least with their upcoming product partnership with Mazda, you may very well get your naturally aspirated I6 wish.
Considering the RCF in general doesn’t sell well it makes sense why Toyota collaborated. The Zupra a bmw is outselling the RCF even though people swear up and down the RC is better. Lol. RCF is going to be a legendary car in its own right though
@@MaddNomad1015 Toyota didn't make the new Supra on it's own for the same basic reason Toyota doesn't do a lot of things: it's cheap. It arguably even cheaped out when it made the RC, using a hodgepodge of preexisting design work from the IS and GS platforms. They haven't done much to keep it competitive, low volume is to be expected. I can't say I've read elsewhere the RCF is better than the Supra, but perhaps it's redeeming value is that it's distinctly Japanese through and through
@@JDubbs07 yeah I get that but at the end of the day Toyota as a company cares about sales. They usually don’t change things competitively to their own detriment (ie not updating the RC etc.) but that’s always how they kinda always did things. With the Supra doing okay and them not spending a lot of money developing, they should have enough faith to build something in house again.
This car would have been perfect with a manual. Thanks for driving it and bringing this to us. I eagerly await the IS500F, the last 4 door na V8 sedan in the world. If price comes in under 60K I'm going to buy that one, sight unseen, old automatic transmission notwithstanding.
The is500 should be fine
Is500 will be atleast 75k
they had to put in an auto to stay under gas guzzler tax category...thats why it always also starts up in normal or eco mode.
Damn and I thought the standard track edition was dope
nice
Question is.....what’s going to happen to the RCF after Lexus announced the F Sport Performance line? Will it become a F Sport Performance RC 500?
There will continue to be full "F" models.
@@ARentz07 yeah I understand this, but if rumor has it, we’re talking twin turbo v8 F models possibly. I’m curious on what these F Sport Performance models are all going to be.
60 in total or 60 just in the US?
Pricy Fuji. The CF looks nice and wish you had the white one; but not sure about the spoiler and I like the made in Germany ceramic rotors lol
I love what Lexus has been doing and they have a promising product pipeline but how do you build a "track edition" with a crappy transmission like this?
wow for that price increase they should add a supercharger !!
Reliability reasons
Gee. I got a Gs f sport Blackline line. Not in the company of this. But one of 210 made and I got free luggage. I do feel cheated now ☹️😢😂😂
GSF is best handling of all F's. I could not afford the extra 15k for 2 more doors.
3 are in Hawai’i!
Slightly disappointed that Honda didn't throw in one of those yellow watches with every purchase of the Civic Type R Limited Edition...
Toyota should make a least one 6 speed that is not a limited production car that has power.
The next Celica????
I don't care how much money I have, if I had that car, I would put atleast one turbo and/or supercharger on that car. Screw stock lol
They could do it with a inline 6 because of the affiliation with Mazda. A Lexus RC F with a twin electric ⚡️ turbo inline 6
Yeah Baby !!!
Can't Believe the Japanese Engineers Couldn' t at Least Put a High Performance Exhaust ,Like the GT Haus Street Demon Exhaust ,W/ Open & Closed Valves on the exhaust ,So City Driving could be Enjoyed With out Bring out all the Police in the Area + the Dealers Could do a Supertune ,& Along w/ the Exhaust,Customer Could enjoy 30-40;,more h.p.After All it is a Fuji Track Car.Then it's More than just a Dressed up Reg.RCF.
The biggest drawback of the RC-F (and base RC line in general), is the egregiously cheap looking interior. Although I wish I had the RC-F seats in my LC-500, my interior is light years away from the RC.
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There fanatics Lexus out there that have put a downpayment the minute they her RC-F were coming out. So money is not a problem but for me a little bit to much, there great quality and engineering in them Lexus.👏👌👍
Does that watch even have a genuine Miyota movement? Looks like a clone from the angle shown. That watch company's products are way overpriced. They use $30 movements like the NH35 mostly.
Ok what am I missing. The whole point of the track edition was the 200 lbs range of weight reduction or so. I know the 2020 Track edition weight what 3700 or near it. He said the 2021 was 4000lbs just like a regular RCF. So does he just not know much about what he is reviewing? Lol 🙈🙊🏁
A beautiful car and great color combo inside/outside. Since we don't have them hear 2nd best is getting the experience through Georges eyes and words. It looks to be like a great GT. I am not sure about the back design - large spoiler etc. - pass - thank you.
Beautiful car but for $100k? Overpriced to me.
This is cool and all but I'd rather just take an LC500 for that price.
Franken Car: GS front, IS-C middle, and IS rear end.
Torque-converters and carbon brakes don't go together
I have a hard time understanding who would buy this over the new M4 or the C63 AMG
Perhaps someone who wants Lexus reliability matched with an NA V8? It being a limited edition certainly doesn’t hurt
@@DougC83 to be honest, someone who is going to buy these type of cars brand new and eating the depreciation well not care about reliability
a lexus guy of course. a fan of the brand. also na v8.
@@DougC83 not even ranked high for three Lexus cars combined to make the RC.
cars.usnews.com/cars-trucks/rankings/luxury-sports-cars
@@FerasAlhawas I have to disagree here. Reliability issues will inevitably take up time. Time is something that the more demands you have of it, the greater value you assign to it. So if a car doesn’t work as it should, it’s opportunity cost could be unbearable. That can be offset by an air of prestige only to a degree. But even then, the idea of buying an M4 or C63 for prestige is rather comical unless you want to impress mainly some enthusiasts. Which is a small group. TH-cam’s own watch time analytics might have automotive content around 1% of its activity.
Most OEMs these days tend to make cars that sell well in the automotive equivalent of a Pepsi taste test challenge. A small sample has most people selecting Pepsi, but if they were given a whole can of each, by the time they are done each can statistically most people select Coca-Cola.
Lexus as a brand, and how they set up their cars tend to focus on the long term ownership experience than chasing outright numbers or initial driving impressions.
That said, I would neither buy this nor an M4/C63 for the money. I would maybe look at a GSF and add a supercharger to it to give it Hellcat pace. It would be a great inconspicuous daily, and hilarious in the fleeting moments where I manage to use near 800hp.
I’m crazy about my rc f it’s an amazing car
The only appealing feature is the analog clock on the dash, much nicer than the $102,000 watch. I wish more cars came with this...I am always searching for the clock location on any new car, even after driving it for years - digital clocks just get lost in the array of data presented in the modern dash.
Back in the mid 2000's, I liked the Lexus line-up and products, but lately they seem to just be missing something. Granted, they have their outstanding reliability record, but still seem to fall short on the intangibles.
missing something? ever heard of the lc lineup....
@@hazardeur Yup...sure have. That is a nice car.
I was thinking that this car's rarity was because it's a 2021 with a CD player!
I'm not a Japanese car enthusiast, so $100k for this is mind-boggling to me. I don't know why anyone would take this over a much cheaper M4 Competition, C63 S, or even RS5... at least brand new. I'm sure the Lexus, like all Lexuses, will prove its mettle over the next couple of decades on the used market, but I've always thought even $65k for the base RC F was about $10k too much with its comparatively middling performance. But then again that seems to be the MO for Lexus in general.
still a toyota though.
Seems like a Japanese Thunderbird. A lot of better performance cars for the price.
Interesting analogy.
@@MotoManTV "Interesting" indeed!
Carbon + Pig = Pig
RC F was an incredible disappointment, even at launch. This one is even more so. Outdated. Heavy. Ugly.
Toyota is all about profits and cost cutting these days.
You have to be joking. Please be joking.
I drove a 2016 RC F a few years ago and was impressed at how it handled and yet, remained very comfortable. Lexus pulled off a really nice balance. Oh, and it chirps the tires shifting from first to second gear. It's the little things!
I love my rcf. Wouldn’t trade it for the world. It’s fast af on the street and super smooth. Plus it’s got a badass adaptive wing and that V8 purs like a big cat. To each their own tho !
Video 10. Car 3. Lexus is a total WANNABE. Nothing original on that car. And if they made more than 60 would they sell them?
What exactly are they copying (i.e., unoriginal)?