It's not a shared platform across brands. What I'm referring to is a shared design philosophy across everything Toyota owns / builds. Bland, dependable, uninspired, odd styling. I just don't lust after anything Toyota makes.

 

It's not a shared platform across brands. What I'm referring to is a shared design philosophy across everything Toyota owns / builds. Bland, dependable, uninspired, odd styling. I just don't lust after anything Toyota makes.
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You're making it seem as though "dependable" is a bad thing. What's wrong with knowing that a car won't leave you stranded? Furthermore, I'm sure that you are probably referring to the mass produced vehicles from the Toyota umbrella, but with that being said I think the LFA is pretty lust worthy. To that point I think it's pretty incredible what the Toyota special teams can come up with if they are not restricted by the status quo. The LFA proved that Toyota has the know-how to make something pretty exciting. I'm thrilled to learn more about the RC F, because I think a lot of the LFA philosophy is going to be found in it. We all have to remember that this is just a starting point. If cars like the RC F can succeed then other manufacturers will offer their versions too (maybe Honda will even eventually jump on board). It's pretty bold to step out of what's working to try something entirely new. I say kudos to Toyota, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the RC F will be a smashing success that leads to many other future iterations.

 

It's not a shared platform across brands. What I'm referring to is a shared design philosophy across everything Toyota owns / builds. Bland, dependable, uninspired, odd styling. I just don't lust after anything Toyota makes.
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You're making it seem as though "dependable" is a bad thing. What's wrong with knowing that a car won't leave you stranded? Furthermore, I'm sure that you are probably referring to the mass produced vehicles from the Toyota umbrella, but with that being said I think the LFA is pretty lust worthy. To that point I think it's pretty incredible what the Toyota special teams can come up with if they are not restricted by the status quo. The LFA proved that Toyota has the know-how to make something pretty exciting. I'm thrilled to learn more about the RC F, because I think a lot of the LFA philosophy is going to be found in it. We all have to remember that this is just a starting point. If cars like the RC F can succeed then other manufacturers will offer their versions too (maybe Honda will even eventually jump on board). It's pretty bold to step out of what's working to try something entirely new. I say kudos to Toyota, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the RC F will be a smashing success that leads to many other future iterations.
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No not at all. Toyota was the first Japanese manufacturer to really raise the quality bar in the US market and legitimize Japanese brands here. They make good, dependable, cars and trucks. It's just that they all seem to share the same blandness. The same odd styling. To me Toyota are sort of the Japanese "80's" Chevy with Lexus being the Japanese Buick. Love the quality, hate the understeer, the steering, the generic engines, and the either bland or just plain odd styling.

Hell, even GM "gets it" today. Chevy and Cadillac have resurrected their brands with good looking cars that include some attainable real world performance variants. And their quality is competitive (finally). The LFA while quite the performance car is still odd looking to me and at $400K is not a car for the real world. And quite frankly it's not that impressive. Any manufacturer could produce a hell of a performance car at a $400K price point. Can you imagine what Chevy could do with the Vette at that price point? You could have a Ferrari 458 Italia for less money. Or a 911 Turbo. Or 4 equally ugly GT-R's.

Personally, I like the new Infiniti Q50 sedan better and their Eau Rouge model promises to beat this Toyota at the performance game with 500 HP 600 lb / ft of torque. For some reason I've always liked Infiniti styling better than Lexus.

Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge

 

 

Anyone who thinks that is bland and uninspired is either completely nuts or just trolling.

 

So much not a selling point.

 

I am not so sure about the front grill, but other than that it looks pretty fantastic! Maybe it looks better in person.

 

Agreed. You may not like the look but there's nothing boring or bland about it.

 

I said "either bland or just plain odd styling". Well call me a Hazelnut Troll but that front end is hideous and the tail looks like an FRS/BRZ clone. So yes, uninspired. This one falls into the just plain odd bucket. The hood looks bulbous from the side view. The front and rear overhang is huge for a modern performance coupe.....right out of the family sedan playbook. I guess I'm just not a fan of the Lexus design aesthetic. For me, these are what 65 year old men buy simply because of the Lexus brand name.

 

I basically feel the same way. The front grill is a bit overdone, but the overall package is pretty darn good. The cars do look good in person.