Kwethulwe embukisweni waseTokyo kule nyanga, okuhlukile kwe-IS coupé kuzobizwa nge-Lexus RC, futhi njengoba kuwukuqala komkhiqizo, akukho lutho olungcono kunokuba nomthelela ngesitayela esincike kokumangalisayo.
Izifiso zomhlaba zeLexus zihamba ibanga elide ekubeni enye yezinketho ezizenzakalelayo zaseJalimane. I-Lexus RC ifuna ukwandisa ukukhanga komkhiqizo kumakhasimende amasha, noma njengoba i-Lexus ikubeka, ihlole imingcele emisha yomkhiqizo.
Izimbangi zeLexus RC ngokwemvelo ziyizithenjwa zaseJalimane ezintathu ezidlala uchungechunge lweBMW 4, i-Audi A5 kanye neMercedes C-Class Coupé. I-Lexus Coupé yokuqala kule ngxenye futhi ugqozi lwe-LF-A engavamile neyivelakancane, kanye nombono we-LF-LC ka-2012, konke kusobala kakhulu.
ILexus RC iyazihlukanisa nezimbangi zayo ngokusobala, ngesitayela. I-Lexus ingase ibize ulimi lwayo olubonakalayo ngokuthi L-Finesse, kodwa elithi “finesse” libonakala lincipha.
Lapho izimbangi zayo zembula khona ubuhle obunamandla obulawulekayo futhi obuthinjiwe, buveza nobuhle obuthile, i-Lexus RC iziveza ngokucace kakhudlwana. Zonke izici zinesibindi futhi zinolaka kakhulu, zinemigqa ebukhali, ukusikeka okubukhali nezindawo eziguqukayo. Futhi ayikho into eyisibonelo kangcono kunokutolikwa okubabazekayo nokunolaka kwe-"spindle grille" ku-Lexus yokukhiqiza kuze kube manje. Iphansi futhi ibanzi kunakwezinye iziphindaphindo, igcizelela ulaka olutholakala kuwo wonke umsebenzi womzimba.
Uthanda noma ungathandi, okungenani awuhlushwa ukunganakwa. Umbuzo ophakamayo ngowokuthi ingabe isibindi esibonakalayo sizoheha okungaphezu kwalokho esizokuxosha, noma kuzokwanela yini ukuphambukisa amakhasimende angaba khona kusukela kuzinketho ezijwayelekile nezisungulwe kakhudlwana zengxenye.
Ukuphetha ngamaqiniso athile, i-Lexus RC, esekelwe ku-IS, nayo inamasondo angemuva, injini yangaphambili isendaweni yobude nezihlalo ezi-4. E-salon yaseTokyo, sizobona izinjini ezimbili zokuqala. ILexus RC 350 iphuma ne-3.5 litre kaphethroli v6, kanti iLexus RC 300h iyihybrid, lapho ihlanganisa khona 2.5 litre inline 4 cylinder kanye nenjini kagesi efana ne-IS 300h. Kulindeleke ukuthi zombili izinjini zibe nenani lamahhashi elifanayo ne-IS, ngakho i-RC 350 kufanele ibe no-310hp kanye ne-RC 300h ibe ngu-223hp.
Uma kuqhathaniswa ne-IS, i-Lexus RC yinde futhi ibanzi ngo-3cm (4.69m by 1.84cm), ifushane ngo-4cm (1.39m) futhi ine-wheelbase emfushane ecishe ibe ngu-7cm (2.73m). Njengereferensi, indala ngamasentimitha ambalwa kune-BMW 4 series kuzo zonke izilinganiso, ngaphandle kwe-wheelbase, lapho i-BMW inama-8cm angaphezu kuka-8, ifinyelela ku-2.81m.
