Review and specifications
2025 Lexus RC
The new RC is an aggressively styled sports coupe with seating for four. Essentially a coupe version of the IS sedan, it uses a standard 3.5-liter V6 engine hooked up to an eight-speed automatic. An all-wheel-drive version is available with a six-speed automatic. Top-trim RC F versions, fitted with a 467-hp, 5.0-liter V8, target the BMW M4. That prodigious output is routed to the rear wheels with a torque-vectoring differential, which sends power to the wheel that has the most grip. The RC F is super-quick, with a loud exhaust bark. The various driving modes sharpen throttle and steering response, but the car's weight ultimately compromises agility. The 2018 model brought lots of standard safety equipment. 2025 is the final year for the RC.
- Market value
- $43,950
- Fuel
- Conventional
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Seats
- 4
At a glance
Model data
Overview
- Powertrain
- Conventional
- Body style
- coupe
- Drive type
- AWD
- Transmission
- Automatic, 8-speed
- Category
- Sports cars 4/5-seat
- Generation began
- 2015
Pricing
- Current retail median
- $43,950
- Retail value range
- $38,125 - $85,650
- Original MSRP range
- $45,620 - $92,825
- Trade-in range
- $34,700 - $77,280
Fuel economy
- EPA city
- 20 MPG
- EPA highway
- 28 MPG
- EPA combined
- 23 MPG
Road tests
- Test status
- Not Tested
Dimensions
- Length
- 185 in
- Width
- 72 in
- Height
- 55 in
- Wheelbase
- 108 in
- Weight
- 3,750 lb
- Maximum load
- 700 lb
- Towing capacity
- 0 lb
Interior
- Seating
- 4 people
Environmental impact
- Air pollution score
- 5/10
- Greenhouse gas score
- 5/10
- SmartWay
- No
Brand context
About Lexus
<p>Lexus, Toyota’s upscale sub-brand, is among the few luxury automakers that successfully merge technologically advanced designs with consistently great reliability. Interiors are quiet and finished with finely-crafted materials. The engines are generally smooth and powerful. Many of its cars and SUVs are available with more fuel-efficient hybrid powertrains. Lexus continues to sell sedans, although it continues to shift its focus toward SUVs of all sizes. Most of its SUVs have done well in our testing, including the NX, RX, and TX. The brand’s first all-electric vehicle, the RZ, is a luxury version of the Toyota bZ EV. Multiple Lexus models have earned Consumer Reports’ recommendation for used cars.</p><p><br/></p>
Vehicle ID: 35063 First published: January 16, 2025 Updated: June 4, 2026
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