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Lexus showed a blue-color 2015 NX200t FSport at the Orange County Auto Show the past weekend.

Some observations:

1. Both front seats and the 2nd-row seat has plenty of legroom, the RX owners probably won’t feel it to be cramped
2. Lots of cargo space, which suggests Lexus may want to use the NX to replace the RX, and the RX will be upgraded to compete in SUV with 3-row seating;
3. Interior materials and build quality is first-class, with leather wrapped and fine stitching dashboard, plus the center console and armrest
4. LED headlights are fantastic
5. Exhaust tips looks quite sporty

Here are a set of photos I have taken in the 2014 Orange County Auto Show, for the 2015 Lexus RC-F.

The interior of the RC-F is very similar to the latest IS sedan, and some of the panels on the door are made of hard plastic. I am pretty sure for the upcoming GS-F sedan, this issue will be addressed.

Several photos show the under-body and we can see the rear suspension parts are made of aluminum; and we can also see the limited-slip rear differential.

Today, Motor Trend released its road test numbers of the production version 2015 RC-F (the one previously published by MT is the test of a pre-production prototype). Key performance results are:

– 0-60 mph: 4.3s
– 1/4 miles: 12.7s @ 112.2mph

The result is slightly worse than its German competitors such as the BMW M4, Audi RS5 (the new Mercedes-Benz W205 C-coupe AMG has not arrived yet). The reason is because the heavier weight of the RC-F, which exceeds 4,000 lbs.

Compared to the German luxury brands, what Lexus currently lacks behind is the use of high-strength light-weight advanced material in the car body construction...

For the 2013 and 2014 model year Lexus GS models, the F Sport package can only be selected on GS350.

Beginning from the 2015 model year, Lexus will also offer the same F Sport treatment to the GS hybrid trim: the GS450h. When selecting the F Sport pkg, you will not only get more aggressive exterior styling, but also most importantly, you get revised adaptive suspension, larger front brake rotors with high-friction brake pads, 19-in wheels; and by selecting the F Sport pkg, you can further add the active rear wheel steering to the list too.

However, no change is made to the powertrain, which has a combined total output of 338hp.

Besides mechanical changes, the 2015 GS als...

Lots of Lexus RC-F news today. Here are the package options and their corresponding pricing information:

– Base MSRP: $63,325 (including $925 S/H)
– Standard features: NuLuxe material interior, 10-way power driver (8-way passenger) front seat, 10-speaker 256 watt audio system, 7-inch VGA center screen, 19-in forged alloy wheels
– Premium Package ($4,400): carbon fiber interior trim, power rear spoiler, heated and ventilated seats, 3-position seat memory, rain-sensing wipers, blind spot monitor and rear cross traffic alert, auto dimming mirrors with reverse auto tilt, water repellent side windows
– Performance Package ($5,500): Torque Vectoring Differential (TVD) for rear ...