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SELF-CHARGING HYBRID JOB NO: 421356 CLIENT: Lexus CAMPAIGN: Brochure PROOF NO: 02 PUBLICATION: RC Brochure INSERTION DATE: 00-00-20 CONTENTS There is restricted availability of RC. For the availability of grades, packs, options, colours and trims please check with your Lexus Centre. View Offers View 01. BRAVE DESIGN 02. EXHILARATING 03. TAKUMI 04. IMAGINATIVE PERFORMANCE CRAFTSMANSHIP TECHNOLOGY Meet the seductive Lexus RC. Enjoy amazingly sharp handling Visit our Tahara plant where Takumi Discover innovative technologies like developed on the world’s most master craftspeople oversee the Lexus Safety System +. demanding racetrack. amazing quality of the RC sports coupé. Pages 04-07 Pages 08-11 Pages 12-15 Pages 16-19 Build Your RC RC Build Your “For the RC, we’ve created an elegant sports coupé with stunning looks. Incredibly rewarding to drive, inside it offers a Japanese ‘Omotenashi’ welcome.” 05. MODEL 06. GRADE LINE-UP 07. FEATURES 08. ACCESSORIES RC CHIEF ENGINEER NAOKI KOBAYASHI Discover more about the pioneering What kind of RC best fits your Discover the amazing level of standard Explore the great range of accessories RC Self-Charging Hybrid. lifestyle? Select from RC, F SPORT and exciting optional features available created by Lexus to enhance your and Takumi grades. for your RC sports coupé. enjoyment of the RC. Pages 20-23 Pages 24-25 Pages 26-31 Pages 32 Find a Centre 09. F SPORT 10. COLOURS 11. EQUIPMENT AND 12. THE LEXUS EXPERIENCE TECHNICAL DATA For a more dynamic experience, Select your favourite exterior colour The RC comes with a wide range Learn how we aim to treat every discover the RC F SPORT. and specify a Takumi -crafted interior of equipment as standard. Learn customer as if they were a guest in that will make you feel at home every more about the extras you can add. our own home. time you drive your RC. Study all the key RC technical Book a Test Drive Book a Test data before ordering your RC sports coupé. Pages 33 Pages 34-39 Pages 40-45 Pages 46-47 02 RC RC 03 BRAVE DESIGN BRAVE DESIGN View Offers View Build Your RC RC Build Your “Purposefully pared back to place focus on performance, the RC provides one of the purest and most exhilarating Lexus driving experiences. It is as luxurious as it is high performing,” says Kobayashi-san, and “delivers superior drivability at a higher speed or in a higher g-force environment.” The RC is very safe too – it adopts the advanced Lexus Safety System + technology. And it is also impressively rigid. Its underbody rockers and door panels have been made extra thick to support driving performance, and many of its components are glued and then welded by laser, a technique that has been perfected by Lexus to strengthen the vehicle’s chassis. Wide, bulging wings hang over 19-inch wheels. The cabin, sculpted and quiet inside, is confident and sporty. The RC looks bold and strong because it is, and it has taken a lot of hard work to make it that way. “It was very difficult to achieve an overall stiffness of the body,” Kobayashi-san says. “The challenge was, how could we achieve rigidity while staying true to Find a Centre Lexus cars’ L-finesse (L = Leading edge) design philosophy?” The answer, he says, was to take cues from acclaimed concept models — to masterfully blend beautiful, technologically advanced elements into one comfortable and RC Takumi highly functional driving environment. Sonic Red Paint In the past, many Lexus models were described as innovative and revolutionary, Inside the car, a soothing ambient lighting system illuminates upward to CREATED TO ATTRACT bold or even striking. ‘Sexy’ was an adjective few had associated with our envelope the cabin in light. Exquisite Naguri-Style Aluminium cabin trim on brand – until the unveiling of the new Lexus RC, that is. the F SPORT with Takumi pack accentuates the sculpted dashboard and provides opulent character. A sharply styled sports coupé that evokes both glamour and elegance, the RC debuted at the 2018 Paris Motor Show and takes design cues from a number “By ‘sexy,’” explains Yasuo Kajino, Chief Designer at the Lexus Design Division, of predecessors. The Lexus signature grille, now a widely recognised motif “we mean beautiful, sensuous design, a visually dynamic structure and a low and of excellence, is inspired by that of the LC coupé, as are the compact triple- wide body shape, all of which comes with state-of-the-art Lexus technology.” LED headlights and aerodynamic door mirrors. On either side of the grille sit triangular headlight casings similar to those on the Lexus LFA supercar. The RC fills a long-standing gap in the Lexus line-up. “When we looked at Book a Test Drive Book a Test the freshly carved full-sized clay model, we were immensely excited because At the rear, the combination taillights project a mirror-like effect, shaped into we were doing what hadn’t been done before: making a fully-fledged Lexus an ‘L’ to emphasise the Lexus brand identity – a subtle design treatment that coupé,” recalls Naoki Kobayashi, RC Chief Engineer. represents our meticulous attention to detail. 04 RC RC 05 BRAVE DESIGN BRAVE DESIGN 01 Bold Lexus signature grille, triple-LED headlights and aerodynamic door mirrors 02 Ducts in the front bumper control air speed along the side of the car 03 ear combination lights promote straight line stability Fins on the r View Offers View SHAPED IN ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST ADVANCED WIND TUNNELS Build Your RC RC Build Your Find a Centre RC Takumi Sonic Red Paint 01 The first thing that strikes you about the Lexus aerodynamic laboratory is its suppresses vortex formation and enhances radiator efficiency. A grooved front size. Situated at our research and development headquarters in Japan’s Aichi wing liner helps direct airflow along the tyre and improves steering precision. Prefecture, the lab’s custom-built wind tunnel is a cavernous, 22-metre-high, Aero stabilising fins are located at the front tip of the door frame moulding 260-metre-long loop. It was at this state-of-the-art facility where our designers and on the rear combination lights, smoothing airflow along the sides of the and engineers spent hundreds of hours analysing the airflow around the RC. vehicle to promote straight line stability. Finally, rear bumper corners and “The wind tunnel’s most important function is to generate a very steady flow the lower garnish plate have been optimised to funnel air away from the car. of air towards the car so we can investigate and improve its aerodynamics,” explains Toshiyuki Murayama, Group Manager of Thermal Management Despite being hidden from sight, the coupé’s underbody aerodynamics are and Aerodynamics. no less impressive. Large covers to the engine, underfloor and aero stabilising Book a Test Drive Book a Test fins further suppress airflow turbulence. In addition, the underfloor angle rises The RC design team has worked tirelessly to perfect the aerodynamic package. to the rear of the car, creating a Venturi effect to both increase downforce Air ducts in the front bumper control the speed of air along the side of the car, and smooth the flow of air away from the rear of the vehicle. reducing turbulence. An aero stabilising guide located behind the front grille 02 03 06 RC RC 07 EXHILARATING PERFORMANCE EXHILARATING PERFORMANCE View Offers View Build Your RC RC Build Your RC Takumi Find a Centre Sonic Red Paint SHARP YET SMOOTH “The new RC provides one of the purest and most exhilarating Lexus Developed by the Lexus ‘Master Drivers’, who perfected our iconic LFA driving experiences.” supercar, the new RC is sharp and very refined to drive. Cornering agility comes from the car’s compact wheelbase and extremely rigid chassis, built using RC CHIEF ENGINEER leading-edge adhesive and laser-screw welding technology. While multi-link NAOKI KOBAYASHI rear and double wishbone front suspension combines with motorsport-inspired aerodynamics to deliver a world-class driving experience, Drive Mode Select lets you tune the RC to suit your mood. Book a Test Drive Book a Test 08 RC RC 09 EXHILARATING PERFORMANCE EXHILARATING PERFORMANCE View Offers View SPORTS DRIVING POSITION From the low sports driving position, you’ll really feel the road surface beneath you and sense how the RC responds to the slightest steering input. Using a process first developed for race cars, the front seats use an ‘integrated foaming’ construction method giving a combination of excellent comfort and outstanding lateral holding performance. Build Your RC RC Build Your HIGH RIGIDITY BODYSHELL PROVEN AT THE NÜRBURGRING The foundation of the RC’s agility, precise steering response and high levels of grip is its rigid bodyshell. This incredibly strong structure features large cross-section rocker panels, strategic bracing and is assembled using advanced adhesives, multi-spot welding and laser-screw welding. It’s the long Ascension Day weekend in Germany. as we’ve made constant improvements to the mosquitoes and dents from minor collisions with Two hundred thousand spectators are camped suspension, steering and the aerodynamic package. curbs and other competitors, the Lexus ploughs out in the woods and meadows surrounding the In fact, all season the car ran mostly trouble-free, but on. The mood is optimistic now. Steaming Japanese world’s most iconic racetrack. Charcoal fumes you can never be sure what will happen on race day. noodles are handed out for breakfast. The top from Bratwürst stands mingle with a bouquet of I hope that the whole team will be able to maintain managers from Japan look pleased despite their pitlane petroleum and candyfloss.