Lexus Includes RC200t and RC300 AWD to Coupe Lineup

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Lexus RC200t and RC300 AWD

Lexus is bringing its 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine right into the RC sports car, creating the RC200t; it’s likewise adding a brand-new V-6, all-wheel-drive version, the RC300 AWD. The steps increase the sports car providings and bring the RC right into line with the IS sedan. The RC200t already was presented for Europe in the summer season.

As it carries out in the IS car, the 2.0-liter turbo 4 in the RC200t puts out 241 horse power and also 258 lb-ft of torque. The RC200t, which is rear-drive only, utilizes an eight-speed automatic, just like the rear-drive RC350. Additionally like the rear-drive RC350, the RC200t provides an additional F Sport package.

For its part, the RC300 AWD makes use of the same 3.5-liter V-6 as the RC350. Whereas it delivers 306 horsepower as well as 277 lb-ft of torque in the last version, outcome is reduced to 255 horsepower as well as 236 lb-ft in the RC300. Like the AWD RC350, the RC300 obtains a six-speed automated. The RC300 is not actually an upgrade over the 200t as it is the entry-level all-wheel-drive version.

Both these new versions reduced the threshold of RC sports car possession. The RC200t begins at $40,935, versus $43,720 for the RC350 (a savings of $2785). The entrance figure for the RC300 AWD is $43,550, while the RC350 AWD checks in at $45,955 (making the lesser variation $2405 less expensive). Biding those with more cash to spend– a minimum of $63,745 for the 2016 design– is the RC-F with its 467-hp, 5.0-liter V-8.

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Rene Albert October 3, 2015 - 5:27 pm

If only the front end wasn’t so damn ugly!

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