Five-Point Inspection: 2015 Lexus RC 350 F-Sport

This coupe is pretty aggressively styled, with a massive hour glass-shaped grille well as some interesting design elements sprinkled across its body. Generally the RC 350 F-Sport is a lot more in your face than, say, the Audi A5 or even BMW’s 4 Series.

Setting it apart from the basic model are things like a mesh grille, unique 19-inch wheels, aluminum pedal covers, LFA-inspired gauges, unique interior stitching and more.

I like the look of this car but don’t love it. The design is just a bit too much for my modest tastes, though I understand why Lexus took this route. They needed to break through the clutter and to do that they couldn’t afford to take half steps. From a design perspective they had to go all in, which is exactly what they did.