The Lexus RC F hasn’t been around for long at all, but that hasn’t stopped Beyond Marketing’s Gordon Ting from reimagining the exciting new chassis with the latest import flavor.
For this Lexus SEMA Show build, the RC F’s already radical styling was further enhanced with a Pandem wide-body kit – Kei Miura’s latest Rocket Bunny offering.
The RC F wears aggressive slot vents aft of the front tires, and the Pandem fenders gracefully adhere to the already functional shape.
Gordon wanted to make it clear that this is an RC F meant for the track, so a huge downforce-creating wing was added and braced to the trunk.
A small front splitter is similarly braced through the front grille.
Peering inside, we can see a 6-point rollcage from Evasive Motorsports, along with FIA-approved Sparco seats and restraints.
The RC F’s 467 horsepower, 5.0-liter V8 already has plenty of grunt, but Gordon went ahead and installed a full GReddy Supreme SP dual exhaust, if anything to amplify the sound of the glorious high-revving eight cylinder.
If you spring for the optional Performance Package when you order your RC F, you can even get a carbon fiber roof that’s made in the same Lexus workshop as the carbon bits found on the LFA.
The RC F already comes shod with 19-inch forged aluminum wheels, making an ‘upgrade’ a tricky negotiation. Very few wheels could be considered such a thing, but in this case 20×10-inch and 20×12-inch RAYS Volk Racing TE37 Ultras do the trick.
The Evasive-built cage pierces through the brand new Lexus’ dash with no mercy.
You wouldn’t typically mix the words ‘SEMA build’ and ‘track car,’ but by carefully curating the right components, I do believe Gordon and his team delivered a legit performance car right to the Lexus booth for SEMA 2015.
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Stop trying to make Lexus track cars happen, they're not going to happen.
i like this one very much. the Miura overfenders are spot on with the color and everything.
Slush box?
looks cool
Wow, I love that. Not even a Lexus fan and I have to admit that's good. Woud be better if the rollcage was painted black and was more flush with the dash, though. Also the auto box is a problem. But overall, amazing car.
This seems like a show car that takes its styling cues from the track, rather than an actual track car.
Talking about how its for track, yet no track video
Fantastic...
Nice all season tires...
Ready for the track on huge spacers?
ChrisSempek Photos were from SEMA, most likely had to have the TE's on for the show. They might have some other wheels they would use otherwise.
I've saw this car at the la auto show. the pictures do it no justice. this is an absolutely amazing build its stunning to see the cars orange color. its so vibrant and the craftsmanship is perfect and everything fits together so cleanly. great write up!
What class of racing and rules has this being built to compete in ?
Fast and furious rules.
Looks over the top for something that's going to be rubbing panels racing , I'd be worried a little withering lip, first few ripple strips it hits through the corners surrounded by a field of other angry cars lol.
Option86 Three letters: LFA
Can you say Super GT? I look forward to Super GT and DTM on the same track at the same time! This car has made it to my wish list - thank you very much!
Track car? Why no R888 or AD08 Tires? Overfenders and then weak offset wheels, Needs custom wheels, Works, HRE, or Rotoforms something.... Doesn't seem finished as is, its not going to see a track anytime soon.
I love all of these "track" cars with all season tires and brakes that have never even been used...
What are the chances of this car ever really being used on the track? =/
And I dont mean a couple sunday drive laps once a year.
Wade3566rf Right, well... The RCF is definitely not the LFA. And really, I'm just joking.
I must say that I'm a little split on this one. I agree with a lot of y'all when you say things like "all season tires" and "stretched tires". I agree that we will probably never see a video of this car actually being driven in anger on a track (or regular road for that matter). However, the car does have some impressive pedigree out of the showroom. 460+ HP is definitely nothing to snub your nose at. I guess I would have to lean more towards this being only used for show. I just can't call a car a hardcore track car when the only power increasing modification is a bolt on exhaust system. Beautiful car none the less, but call it what it is..., an advertisement.
TheGentleman yep, this thing is all show.
b_deam Would have rather seen it with the actual race wheels then.
The car looks awesome and overall build quality is high for sure, but unless it's going to be used as a track car, I just can't help but feel like it's all for show which is disappointing.
Come on now - All season tires and a trunk mounted wing for the track? Stripping an interior in a brand new car to install a cage which conforms to no racing class just confirms this is a marketing exercise.
shiftyXTI Could just be a fun track toy for someone. Just because it's pretty doesn't necessarily mean it wont see any track time.
andrewhake i "love" all of these know-it-all commenters..
All its missing is a little tint
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I like the build, but call a spade a spade. It's a track-inspired SEMA show build, just like all the other Rocket Bunny SEMA cars. The widebody kit looks great under those autoshow lights though.
Meh. Not horrible. Not exciting.
rice, largely
I think this is a sweet car. All of the haters on this one need to ask themselves how it compares to the honda civic they are driving. This would make a fun track car, but why not show off all the hard work before trashing on it? Of course the brakes haven't been used yet, lol.
Not too hot on orange but this one kicks ass!
A fresh breath from the "squashed" posts as of recently, great job here.
You know what? I've come to the conclusion that no matter what car is showcased on this site, someone, somewhere will find something 'wrong' with it and rally a whole herd of haters to trash it.
Does nothing please you people? You hate on the extreme camber builds, diss the disrepair of the rat rods, whine about unobtainable 'rich-people' builds, snub the affordable Honda builds, and now you are tearing apart a SEMA show car because... it probably won't ever be driven on a track and the brakes are spotless?!?
Here's an idea: try to find something you actually ENJOY, and go do that. Clearly, reading articles on this site isn't doing it for you. There is an exit door; feel free to use it.
RotaryNissan I couldnt agree more, i come to Speed hunters to get away from all the negitivity and opinions in the world, its my happy place. Really sucks seeing all the hatred lately on here...The way i see it if you dont like it then fu** off else where and take your unwelcomed comments with them
And who among us has built a car carefully analyzing every part attempting to categorize it as show or track. Personally I post a pic on instagram of the part I'm going to get and let the internet decide. So all 17 parts have been brutally shot down but I remain optimistic because teh webz knows what is best for me.
SH posts shiny car with close up shots of products from SH sponsors, claims car is racecar, commenters are offended.
What have we learned today? Don't treat the audience as if it were stupid. It's a perfectly nice car that looks awesome and is probably a hoot to drive. I'd love to take it for a rip, maybe even on a track! But the "Built For The Track" claim in the headline is just a bit rich when it was clearly built for SEMA.
I keep trying to appreciate Lexus, but those styling cues in the grill and headlights make it real hard.
They use a swan neck and then add struts that introduce flow seperation at the trailing edge. I guess it's not the worse place but, c'mon.
Awesome and nicely done. Haters can go and eat a rotten burrito and talk more $hit because they can't do better. Don't have the means to do better. And maybe lack some education; no respect. No love. No passion. Just in their own little worlds. I say build something better and then earn the right to speak. Two thumbs up for the owner and respect.
Did anyone else notice the green cable right in front of the gas pedal?
Whats that?
Needs more pictures
@open your eyes 02 sensor cable . mounted to the side . picture looks like that but is not ..
RotaryNissan thankyou, about bloody time someone pointed this out. I thought people came on here because they loved cars!! I come on here to get away from the whingy, overly negative facebook style public, not to rendezvous with them! Cars are supposed to be (to most of us) a hobby, a passion, ie something you enjoy!!!!! Allegedly....
This car is frickin awesome! I love the Super GT RCF and this tyicks all the right boxes for me as an SGT fan. Even if it never turns a wheel its a thing of beauty and should be applauded.
Great post Keith
"SH posts shiny car with close up shots of products from SH sponsors..."
Since you used the plural form of 'sponsor', perhaps you can enlighten us as to who else, besides Rocket Bunny, are Speedhunter sponsors.
Fankly, you and your kind, who are 'offended' were probably looking for a reason to be pissed to begin with.
If it's not your cup of tea, fine. You are entitled to your opinion. But if you can't find anything that resonates with your tastes on this site, feel free to log off and go build a car that matches your tastes.
Rays
I'm digging everything except the stripped interior. This is one of the few cars that actually looks better with the Rocket Bunny kit.
What's up with expensive rims. but no center caps? Seen this a lot.
MariusEngenSkinnes Cuz, track car.
andrewhake Yes, because racing slicks and different rims aren't easily put under the car. I forgot there were alternate tyres, and it's extremely hard to swap them.
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Waitress! Can i have some car with my wing??? #yesplease
The RC F is switchable to direct shift--it locks the torque converter.
Solid Build
Tacky interior lots of details not taken time to address. Wires. Plastic mounts from interior . And no repainted of interior cabin. It's obvious that they took he easy way out bu leaving it stock white and not reprinting , Footarea needs attention. Seam builds
90nissanS13@my350z Had the same observation, but maybe it is for spreading the wing load a bit when the mounting is less than ideal. I am guessing that a wing like that in dense air at top speed makes well over 1000 lbs of downforce.
I would almost agree with you because, I considered that before commenting. When you implement a swan neck for aero-efficiency and let's say, in this case the mount isn't of sufficent strutural integrity, you then add struts to supplement your weak mounting structure therefore destroying some of the advantage gained with a swan neck. That's what we call an engineering band-aid.
I bet the spoiler mount is bolted right to the top of the trunk-lid and not through to the frame like it should be. It makes me think it's just a race inspired show car.
So is this the fit RC F that we all wanted?
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Cars come from the factory with stretched tires these days...camaro just to name one
MariusEngenSkinnes Google TE37 Ultra. There are no center caps in any of them.
90nissanS13@my350z "race inspired show car" - no shame in that if you are showcasing your body kit. I can also imagine not getting everything done in final form in time for a show.
So interesting to see the odd corners that were cut. Like the roll cage downtubes that follow the a-pillars...that flat piece of steel that ties into the car's a-pillar should have a matching piece on the otherside of the tube to create a stiff box section. The way it is now is just for show when looking thru the front window.
Not really a race car build. Just a stripped out car trying to look like a race car.
this is a track inspired SEMA car...it's not a track car until it actually sees a track.
Wide body kits on a track car are dumb in my opinion. Unless you're actually running wider rubber (not using spacers), all you're doing with the wide body is adding outboard weight. Even running wider rubber without upgrading the power train is a waste.
And without proper track day sessions to push the car to its limit, there is no evidence to suggest the massive wing actually reduces lap times. It could just as likely be a giant anchor, or upset the balance of the car.
After one day at the track, hammering curbs and dropping tires, this body kit would be destroyed.
It's a cool looking car and all, but let's not disrespect a true track car, with actual research and development into it, by labelling this show car a track car simply because it has some racecar inspired styling ques.
Just to add, the pictures make it tough to tell, but I can't tell if the rear wing is attached to the actual frame of the car, or just the trunk lid. The extra struts indicate that the wing is just for show, and they defeat the purpose of a swan neck.
If your track is in a state where it will actually benefit from a swan neck rear wing, I'm pretty sure the builder would go to the lengths to make sure the wing is set up properly, otherwise what's the point in adding it.
Sure, that's fine with displaying a product. A proper trunk mount could have been fabricated in the same time or less and would have been correct.
The quality of this car doesn't come across as a deadline built show car. This car is amazing other than those struts lol.
ProDriver still lame.
I love this car and the color, one of my favorite colors. It's crazy when stories like this are posted, because it brings out all the (internet) race car engineers experts and people who clearly know more about the car then the people who built it lol. Anyways, this car looked so mean at the show.
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pret-ty snazzy but isn't this a bit tacky?
That is for you to decide.
My post got deleted...hurt some feelings?
Beautiful and functional.. Love it!
I got a shot of my own at LAAS, definitely a unique car!
I was told to only use a single sided gusset on my car as with a double sided boxed gusset it's easy to crack the screen hitting curbs etc, and I don't have funds to keep replacing a heated front screen if that turns out to be true. But anyway, single sided still ties the cage into the monocoque, so it doesn't strictly have to be a complete box to perform this function
It's labeled as a track car, not claiming it's an FIA GT3 spec racecar... Hardly a wild claim, and how do you know it won't hit the track?
Oh, and most track cars I know of are stock 10+ year old road cars with uprated brake pads, adjustable coilovers and a loud exhaust, without any genuine development at all!
I have to agree with John here, a single side gusset is very common. A full box gusset may be overkill, I find it odd to call that a short cut.
A, B and C pillar are typically one sided. Boxed sections are usually supplemented structural braces like the door bars or main hoop X.
Nice shot, what did you shoot with?
MariusEngenSkinnes Those wheels are built to not accept centre caps, in the aim of weight reduction.
90nissanS13@my350z Nikon D3300
Ah, no problem. Thanks for sharing. I knew that came from a quality camera.
There is good composition in this shot, not something an amateur would produce. If there is post processing, it's very tasteful.
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90nissanS13@my350z Thank you! Hopefully I can make something of photography, but for now its just a self-taught hobby of mine.
Right on man. Keep it up but, do it for youself. Not anyone else, you will never please everyone.
Im nine years in and only started digital photography last year. It's taught me how to work without editing and how to be patient.
90nissanS13@my350z That's some great advice, I hope to see some of your own work soon!
I love this car! When I saw it at the Lexus booth at the SEMA show during set-up, I was like "DAMN!! That's fresh".
At this point, it's a show car that looks like a race car.. Who cares??!! Enjoy it, it's awesome.
I love the orange color that was selected. It really shows off the lines, and I love the wheel choice and color.
Nice to see the specs and pics from the inside.
Nice feature Keith!
I aslo saw a Rocket Bunny RCF at WinterDrive 2015 in So-Cal. This one had a molded kit, instead of the bolt on. Also very nicely done..
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