Lexus RC F review – interior and tech
Somewhat troubled by a consistently horrible infotainment system, actual quality is genuinely impressive
Whatever else is said about the RC F’s interior functionality, you cannot fault how it’s built. It’s constructed to such fine tolerances and with excellent materials, so wobbles and rattles simply don’t exist.
How it all looks and works, however, isn’t as universally loved. The seats, with their many sinewy patches that look like exposed muscles, are set too high for some taller drivers, leading to restricted headroom. Meanwhile the grey centre console and hi-fi is so sparsely populated with buttons that the evo team has described it as both ‘boring’ and also the perfect example of Dieter Rams’ ‘as little design as possible’ philosophy. You’ll have to make your own mind up about it.
Programming the satnav, connecting your phone via Bluetooth or changing radio stations has been vexing for almost everyone that’s attempted to interact with the RC F’s infotainment system. As much as we may applaud Lexus for being different in certain areas, we’d rather have a more conventional and intuitive entertainment system in the RC F.
