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WORLD DEBUT FOR LEXUS RC F
AT DETROIT MOTOR SHOW

coupe which made its debut in Tokyo
in November.
Lexus will reveal the new RC F at the
North American International Auto
Show in Detroit on January 14, a sports
thoroughbred model based on the RC

The RC F is equipped with a new 5.0litre V8 engine with a maximum output
set to be well above 450bhp. Its status

as the most powerful V8 road-going car
Lexus has yet built is reflected in
styling optimised for stability at high
speeds, including wider wheels and
tyres, an active rear wing, air scoops,
cooling ducts and carbon fibre compo-

nents. Each element delivers what
Lexus calls “functional beauty” to the
overall design.
“The form of each component is carefully designed to contribute to perfor-