Fuji Edition/TE is my fav iterations of the platform. They made Fujis in Matte White , Grey and the Blue Matte colors or Satin. Don't forget 2019+ models have different gear ratios with 2.97 to 3.13 which helped with acceleration and better track performance. The TVD was removed due to the weight not outweighing TVDs benefits on a track. Many thought it had to do with cost but after speaking with Lexus at events it was purely weight savings from my findings. They found the Torsen fit the track characteristics of the car better than the TVD did for the Track models+. TVD works well in RCFs but comes with a penalty. The DS transmission also requires a warm up period which is something unusual for a modern car. However, it rewards you when it is ready in Sport+ mode or expert mode. Those Carbon Ceramics also are derived from the LFA. This is a fantastic unique package. Place 275s in the front in some Cup2s, rear seat delete headers and a tune and you have a very fun track car. So much fun that i negated a M4CP for this car and honestly zero regrets due to the feeling you get with pushing this car thats absent from the German alternatives in my findings. It's a car you appreciate more and more as you drive it. Shout-out to all RCFs. I do think they should've done a rear seat delete agreed and Cup 2s 275s in the front.
@@gaijinhalfwit I test drove both extensively before driving let’s just say if there wasn’t a TE/Fuji and just the standard TVD version I wouldn’t have bought a RCF coming from M cars. Love my Fuji so TE/Fuji all the way it’s how it should’ve come from factory.
Love this car and spec. This is the fastest RCF made to date. This car grows on you it makes you appreciate it as you take it in and experience it. I was in the market for many track cars. This was the most fun i have had in terms of just the mechanical sounds and experience so much so I end up taking it home.
You are not wrong about the RCF, necessarily. The RCF is not designed to be the absolute fastest car, as it’s not really to be compared to the M class and others. It’s kind of its own class. A nearly bulletproof Toyota reliability, that can run with the rest of the pack, and only falls at the absolute edge of performance, where if we are honest, will almost never be used. It is an amazingly reliable, very high performance, luxurious Lexus. One that you can easily go 100,000 miles without any major problems. It’s tame when you want it, but an absolute beast when you push the right buttons. That being said, the technology available to the driver via the center screen could be improved. Ive owned mine for two years, have over 50K on the clock, and is an absolute joy. Zero squeaks, zero mechanical drama, quiet as a whisper when you drive like a human. And on the freeway at 70 MPH you’ll see 30 mpg. (If you can keep your foot off the skinny pedal) Personally, id leave the “track addition” behind. 120 pounds of weight savings and a spoiler for a 30,000 dollar upgrade? Please…..
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Fuji Edition/TE is my fav iterations of the platform. They made Fujis in Matte White , Grey and the Blue Matte colors or Satin. Don't forget 2019+ models have different gear ratios with 2.97 to 3.13 which helped with acceleration and better track performance. The TVD was removed due to the weight not outweighing TVDs benefits on a track. Many thought it had to do with cost but after speaking with Lexus at events it was purely weight savings from my findings. They found the Torsen fit the track characteristics of the car better than the TVD did for the Track models+. TVD works well in RCFs but comes with a penalty. The DS transmission also requires a warm up period which is something unusual for a modern car. However, it rewards you when it is ready in Sport+ mode or expert mode. Those Carbon Ceramics also are derived from the LFA. This is a fantastic unique package. Place 275s in the front in some Cup2s, rear seat delete headers and a tune and you have a very fun track car. So much fun that i negated a M4CP for this car and honestly zero regrets due to the feeling you get with pushing this car thats absent from the German alternatives in my findings. It's a car you appreciate more and more as you drive it. Shout-out to all RCFs. I do think they should've done a rear seat delete agreed and Cup 2s 275s in the front.
I have a ‘20 TE. Never had a regular RCF, so I can’t compare. But I love my TE
@@gaijinhalfwit I test drove both extensively before driving let’s just say if there wasn’t a TE/Fuji and just the standard TVD version I wouldn’t have bought a RCF coming from M cars. Love my Fuji so TE/Fuji all the way it’s how it should’ve come from factory.
Love this car and spec. This is the fastest RCF made to date. This car grows on you it makes you appreciate it as you take it in and experience it. I was in the market for many track cars. This was the most fun i have had in terms of just the mechanical sounds and experience so much so I end up taking it home.
Gotta love the last of the V8s!
RCF and Road America. Color me jealous! Great content as usual Matt!
It was a dream 🥰
I want this car. Not the track edition but a red version of the RCF. Maybe with the carbon package.
You are not wrong about the RCF, necessarily. The RCF is not designed to be the absolute fastest car, as it’s not really to be compared to the M class and others. It’s kind of its own class. A nearly bulletproof Toyota reliability, that can run with the rest of the pack, and only falls at the absolute edge of performance, where if we are honest, will almost never be used. It is an amazingly reliable, very high performance, luxurious Lexus. One that you can easily go 100,000 miles without any major problems. It’s tame when you want it, but an absolute beast when you push the right buttons. That being said, the technology available to the driver via the center screen could be improved. Ive owned mine for two years, have over 50K on the clock, and is an absolute joy. Zero squeaks, zero mechanical drama, quiet as a whisper when you drive like a human. And on the freeway at 70 MPH you’ll see 30 mpg. (If you can keep your foot off the skinny pedal) Personally, id leave the “track addition” behind. 120 pounds of weight savings and a spoiler for a 30,000 dollar upgrade? Please…..
176 lbs. weight savings.
Good comments! And it’s cause the lsd! Is a better car! It’s more fun andn raw and drifts lol
Lexus engineers did very well making the fastest RCF they can without sacrificing their ethos which people have to remember is their thing.
repeat. yourself
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Nardo grey is horrendous along with the rest of all the gloss primers out there🤮
Passionless Toyotas... At least it does have a V8 though
passionless?
@@dwnshft Agreed the car has literally a total emotional experience when driving it. Clearly a troll comment lol
Does it have heads up display on the windshield? Does it have android auto wireless?