[Sykes]

If this article by Autocar carries any weight then we should be in for a 4 door RC F...or a new IS F... Expect it to share platforms with the RC. Also a maybe could be we'll see convertible version of the RC F...

Following the GS F is likely to be a four-door version of the RC F, the IS F, which will feature identical underpinnings to those of the coupé but a slightly lower price tag. Expect to see the IS F "sometime in 2016", according to sources. This may well be followed by a convertible version of the RC F.

 

[Lex Luther]

So it'll be cheaper than the RC F. Is that solely based on it being a 4-door instead of a coupe, or will there be other differences too in design and performance?

 

[thepro78]

Wouldn't the IS be a 4 door version of the RC350... They have the very same engine....

 

[Lex Luther]

Wouldn't the IS be a 4 door version of the RC350... They have the very same engine....

This is also what I thought. The IS basically is the 4 door version of the RC. What else is going to be different?

 

[soarer]

The RC being based on the GS platform, it's probably more correct to say the GS is a 4-door RC.

 

[Lex Luther]

The RC being based on the GS platform, it's probably more correct to say the GS is a 4-door RC.

Either way, this still begs the question, "What would a 4-door RC be if there are already a few models that could be seen as that?"

 

[soarer]

it would Lexus' performance 4 door coupe.

 

[Lex Luther]

There is already the GS 350 F Sport though. Is that not a performance 4 door coupe?

 

[soarer]

There is already the GS 350 F Sport though. Is that not a performance 4 door coupe?

It's just as much of a performance sedan as the RC 350 F sport is a performance coupe

 

[Lex Luther]

I'm confused. Though I'm sure that people will buy it. Lexus has less overlap than other brands like BMW. Don't understand their model names and structure.

 

[Sykes]

The RC being based on the GS platform, it's probably more correct to say the GS is a 4-door RC.

Are you lost or something? The RC only uses the front clip from the GS, its not based on it. The platform is a hodge podge. Not to mention the segment gap...

 

[Sykes]

Wouldn't the IS be a 4 door version of the RC350... They have the very same engine....

No it sounds like they're talking about Gran Coupes ala BMW... IS would still remain IS ...

 

[thepro78]

There is already the GS 350 F Sport though. Is that not a performance 4 door coupe?

There is no performance difference between the GS350 and the GS350 Fsport... Same engine and same power output...

It's just like people thinking that the RC350 Fsport is faster or better than the RC350....

 

[spoonful]

This is what they're talking about when they say 4 door coupe. 4 series Gran Coupe... yes there is still a 3 series sedan with a more upright roofline...