While it’s a convincing victory against the Infi niti,
you wouldn’t quite write off the Lexus
LEXUS RC350 F SPORT BMW 440i INFINITI Q60 RED SPORT
BODY 2-door, 4-seat coupe 2-door, 4-seat coupe 2-door, 4-seat coupe
DRIVErear-wheel rear-wheel rear-wheel
ENGINE3456cc V6, DOHC, 24v 2998cc inline-six, DOHC, 24v, turbo 2997cc V6, DOHC, 24v, twin-turbo
BORE/STROKE 94.0 x 83.0mm 82.0 x 94.6mm 86.0 x 86.0mm
COMPRESSION 11.8:1 11.0:1 10.3:1
POWER 233kW @ 6400rpm 240kW @ 5500rpm 298kW @ 6400rpm
TORQUE 378Nm @ 4800rpm 450Nm @ 1380rpm 475Nm @ 1600rpm
POWER/WEIGHT 139kW/tonne 154kW/tonne 167kW/tonne
TRANSMISSION 8-speed automatic 8-speed automatic 7-speed automatic
WEIGHT 1680kg 1555kg 1784kg
SUSPENSION (F) A-arms, adaptive dampers, anti-roll bar Struts, adaptive dampers, anti-roll bar A-arms, adaptive dampers, anti-roll bar
SUSPENSION (R) Multi-links, adaptive dampers, anti-roll bar Multi-links, adaptive dampers, anti-roll bar Multi-links, adaptive dampers, anti-roll bar
L/W/H4695/1840/1395mm 4640/1825/1377mm 4685/2052/1395mm
WHEELBASE 2730mm 2810mm 2850mm
TRACKS 1580/1570mm (f/r) 1547/1593mm (f/r) 1599/1580mm (f/r)
STEERING Electrically assisted rack-and-pinion Electrically assisted rack-and-pinion Electrically assisted
BRAKES (F) 357mm ventilated discs, 4-piston calipers 340mm ventilated discs, two-piston calipers 355mm ventilated discs, 4-piston calipers
BRAKES (R) 310mm ventilated discs, single-piston calipers 330mm ventilated discs, single-piston calipers 350mm discs, 2-piston calipers
WHEELS19.0 x 8.0-inch (f); 19.0 x 9.0-inch (r) 19.0 x 8.0-inch (f); 19.0 x 8.5-inch (r) 19.0 x 9.0-inch (f/r)
TYRE SIZES 235/40 R19 (f); 265/35 R19 (r) 225/40 R19 (f); 255/35 R19 (r) 245/40 R19 94W (f/r)
TYRE Bridgestone RE050 Pirelli P Zero Dunlop SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT
PRICE AS TESTED $78,451 $105,380 $88,900
PROS Sonorous six; bargain price; quite agile Turbo punch; balanced handling; good looks Grunt, everywhere; feelsome brakes
CONS Feels digital, underpowered and overweight Price; silly options Terrible ride; distant steering; spooky handling
STAR RATING 11123 11123 11133The Specs
Similiar brief, diff erent outcomes
110 january 2018 motormag.com.au