Lexus RC200t F Sport 2017 review | road test
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2017 Lexus RC200t F Sport. Image credit: Peter Anderson.Image may be NSFW.Clik here to view.
2017 Lexus RC200t F Sport. Image credit: Peter Anderson.Image may be NSFW.Clik here to view.
2017 Lexus RC200t F Sport. Image credit: Peter Anderson.Image may be NSFW.Clik here to view.
2017 Lexus RC200t F Sport. Image credit: Peter Anderson.Image may be NSFW.Clik here to view.
2017 Lexus RC200t F Sport. Image credit: Peter Anderson.Image may be NSFW.Clik here to view.
- Price From $74,180
- Seats4
- Fuel cons.7.3L/100km (combined)
What we like
- Quiet
- Fine looks
- Equiptment
What we don't
- Heavy, thirsty
- Transmission reluctant to downshift
- Poorly designed entertainment system
Peter Anderson road tests and reviews the Lexus RC200t F Sport coupe, with specs, fuel consumption and verdict.
Lexus has a patchy history with sporting coupes. One particularly memorable one, for perhaps the wrong reasons, was the folding hardtop SC430 that was terrible in almost every way. It's one saving grace was the excellent build quality. And who could forget the low-volume importer's favourite, the rebadged Toyota Soarer, which also wore the SC monicker.
Things changed for the better when the RC launched. With styling based on the myriad coupe concepts that Lexus churns out with seemingly twice-annual regularity dropped on top of the sporty IS sedan's underpinnings, things were looking up.
When we drove the RC F, V8-powered IS F replacement, we nodded and said Lexus had finally done it. But not everyone wants or can afford a sports coupe with a high-revving V8, so Lexus kindly provided a whole range of cars to suit more tastes and more budgets.
And so we're here in the cheaper seats - the RC 200t F Sport.
Verdict
The RC200t is another fine car from Lexus, but it wouldn't lure me away from a BMW 4-Series (which isn't as pretty or well-equipped, I know) without some convincing. Having said that, it's an excellent car - quiet, and refined, it combines brisk performance with an effortless driving experience. The pricing seems stiff at first, but the car is absolutely loaded with stuff and looks terrific.
And if you don't need that Germanic chassis brilliance, or you like a more muscular looking thing, the RC is probably for you.
Could the RC tempt you away from a German coupe? Tell us what you think in the comments below.
Specifications
- PriceFrom $74,180
- Fuel consumption7.3L/100km (combined), 168g/km CO2 Tank 66L
- Seats4
- Warranty4 years/100,000km
- Service Interval12 months/15,000km
- Engine1.998L turbo 4-cyl premium unleaded, 180kW/350Nm
- Transmission8-spd automatic, RWD
- Turning circle10.4m diameter
- Dimensions4695mm (L), 1840mm (W), 1395mm (H)
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Lexus RC200t F Sport 2017 review | road test
What we like
- Quiet
- Fine looks
- Equiptment
What we don't
- Heavy, thirsty
- Transmission reluctant to downshift
- Poorly designed entertainment system
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