M Coupe, Reincarnate
The designer and photoshop-master X-Tomi may have just produced the next M Couple (Z3 M Coupe, of course). This concept of a Lexus RC-F Shooting Brake is quite frankly a masterpiece. Integrating the aggressive styling of the standard Lexus with a rakish profile and flared rear fenders, this concept is more than believable-- its downright professional. While Lexus is no fan of wagons (except for their cool but flawed IS300 Sportcross), producing a concept as bold and radical as this could bring a whole new range of active-lifestyle enthusiasts to the brand.
X-Tomi's design presumably retains all the standard kit of the RF-C, most importantly a front-mounted 5.0L V8 that cranks out 467 horses and 389 lb-ft of torque. Power is sent to the rear wheels via a competent 8-speed automatic. Weight would certainly be an issue for this as Shooting Brake, as the standard coupe begins at a portly two tons. Even with all that mass, the RF-C Shooting Brake would be able to hit sixty in 4.5 seconds and run the quarter mile in about 13 seconds.
All in all, an RF-C Shooting Brake could be one hell of a gentleman's hot hatch. Let'r Live!
November 23rd, 2014 (Source: X-Tomi)
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