Bow your heads, readers, for yet another V8-powered sports car has gone to the great automotive graveyard in the sky.
After a whopping decade in production, Lexus has officially killed the RC lineup for the 2025 model year, which includes the beefy RC F. Lexus Japan reported that the model will cease production in November, with the 2025 Final Edition cars being the last chance to own one of these new.
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The RC F Final Edition borrows the same potent powertrain from the RC F
The Lexus RC F Final Edition will use the same naturally-aspirated 5.0-liter V8, putting out 479 hp and 395 lb-ft of torque through an eight-speed Sport Direct-Shift transmission with downshift rev-matching and paddle shifters.
That package will take you from 0 to 60 mph in 4.5 seconds on the way to a top speed of 168 mph. Stopping power for that powertrain is provided by a set of Brembo brakes, while F-tuned Adaptive Variable Suspension and a bespoke rear differential help keep that power planted.
Lexus claims that its engineers adjusted the backlash of the RC F’s differential to further improve acceleration and deceleration responses.
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Lexus designed the RC F to look as fast as it drives
Design-wise, the Final Edition sits pretty on 19-inch BBS alloy wheels wrapped in Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S tires. The body can be clad in Incognito, Radiant Red, Sonic Iridium, or Ultra White. Standard exterior additions include triple-beam LED headlamps, a carbon fiber roof, side rocker panels, a front spoiler and rear diffuser, an active rear wing, and black automatic electric folding door mirrors.
The interior is standard fare to the regular RC F, trimmed in black and red leather/Ultrasuede with a Mark Levinson audio system and a 10.3-in. touchscreen. The only way to tell a Final Edition RC F apart from its regular production siblings is by a carbon fiber “Final Edition” emblem that flexes your particular example’s production number.
The instrumentation is split between “modern” digital gauges like a G-force meter and a Launch Control status, and a good old-fashioned analog speedometer.
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Final thoughts
There is no arguing that seeing another internal combustion V8 sports car go the way of the Dodo is a sad sight. Hopefully Lexus releases something in its place, but we’re not holding our breath.
Regardless, the RC lineup as a whole had one hell of a run. Not many other models can say that they’ve been around for 10 years and sold 90,000 units across 62 countries and regions, according to Lexus.
The Lexus RC F Final Edition will thankfully come to the United States as well, with a $94,000 price tag, including delivery and handling fees. Hopefully, the people who buy them won’t store them under a tarp in a temperature-controlled garage as collectors’ items. Drive your sports cars damn it!