- The Lexus RC bows out after the 2025 model year
- An RC F Final Edition celebrates the coupe’s run
- Prices for the 2025 RC start at $47,620, including destination
Lexus has introduced Final Edition versions of the RC and its high-performance RC F flagship, signaling the upcoming end of production for the sleek coupes, expected in November.
The RC is one of the oldest vehicles in Lexus’s current lineup, having debuted as far back as 2013. The 2025 model year will be its last, and as a result, there are very few changes.
In the U.S., only the RC F Final Edition will be offered as the performance flagship’s sole version for 2025. It has a starting price of $95,175.
The RC F Final Edition is available in one of four colors—Incognito, Radiant Red, Sonic Iridium, and Ultra White—and comes standard with features such as 19-inch BBS wheels, Brembo brakes with red calipers, carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic elements for the front spoiler, rear diffuser, rear wing, and roof, a black-and-red interior trim, and a Mark Levinson audio system.
2025 Lexus RC Final Edition
No changes have been made to the mechanicals. The RC F Final Edition is powered by the familiar 472-hp 5.0-liter V-8, which is paired with an 8-speed automatic transmission that drives the rear wheels exclusively. Lexus quotes a 0-60 mph time of 4.2 seconds and a top speed of 168 mph.
Other models in the lineup carry over mostly unchanged, though orange brake calipers on F Sport rear-wheel-drive models have been replaced with red calipers.
The 2025 RC lineup begins with the base RC 300, which is priced from $47,620 and equipped with a 2.0-liter turbo-4 engine delivering 241 hp to the rear wheels as standard. An all-wheel-drive option is available for the RC 300, which swaps the turbo-4 for a 3.5-liter V-6 producing 260 hp.
2025 Lexus RC
The RC 350 sits above this, priced from $50,550 and featuring the same V-6 as the all-wheel-drive RC 300, but tuned to generate 311 hp, regardless of whether rear- or all-wheel drive is chosen. Rear-wheel-drive models feature an 8-speed automatic transmission, while all-wheel-drive versions come with a 6-speed automatic.
The 2025 RC lineup, including the RC F Final Edition, is scheduled to arrive at dealerships in the first quarter of the year. All price figures include a $1,175 destination charge.
Lexus hasn’t announced plans for an RC successor, and given the model’s low sales, it’s possible we may never see one. In 2024, Lexus sold only 1,854 RC coupes in the U.S.