Limited-Edition Lexus RC F Will Bear Fuji Speedway Name

Tim Healey
by Tim Healey

There’s no doubt the Lexus RC F is one of the better-performing luxury sports cars out there. Now the brand is cooking up a special edition for just 60 buyers.

Dubbed the Fuji Speedway Edition, this car will boast 472 horsepower and 395 lb-feet of torque from its 5.0-liter naturally-aspirated V8.

Lexus is claiming a 0-60 spring of 3.96 seconds and the Fuji Speedway nomenclature is a homage to the track in Japan where Lexus has done development work.

It’s not just about power with this car. Weight is an enemy of performance, and Lexus, understanding this, has festooned the car with a titanium exhaust, carbon fiber, and Brembo carbon-ceramic brakes.

Should you be lucky enough to snag one, you’ll get a free limited-edition watch with the car. You’ll also have just two exterior color choices – gray or a semi-matte white that Lexus claims is automatic car-wash safe. Either way, you’ll get red leather seats with Alcantara accents and carbon-fiber trim.

New across the board for all RC F trims is standard blind-spot monitoring with rear cross-traffic alert, heated exterior mirrors, and a memory driver’s seat, although the memory seat won’t be available on the Fuji. There are minor interior tweaks, and Android Auto joins Apple CarPlay, Amazon Alexa, and in-car Wi-Fi as standard tech. Finally, Lexus’ Intuitive Park Assist is added to the optional Premium Package.

If you have the means, speak now or forever drive …. a non-Fuji RC F.

[Image: Lexus]

Tim Healey
Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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  • Pig_Iron Pig_Iron on Sep 11, 2020

    This story reminds me of the GI accounts of the Camp Fuji malevolent shadow people which are like the Japanese samurai version of djinn, but I don't know if it's just creepypasta. Antway, that's quick for a Lexus.

  • Chris724 Chris724 on Sep 11, 2020

    Fuji raceway! I remember the day our arcade got Pole Position. I waited in line for hours to play it 3 times. I can still hear that little song at the beginning of each race. It was the first game I remember in stereo.

  • Lightspeed Lightspeed on Sep 11, 2020

    Cool car, but Lexus needs to make their other cars more compelling.

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