Lexus RC, the Glossary
The Lexus RC (Japanese: レクサス・RC, Rekusasu RC) is a compact executive two-door GT coupé manufactured by Lexus, Toyota's luxury division.[1]
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78 relations: Aichi Prefecture, Aisin, Amazon Alexa, Andrea Caldarelli, Anti-lock braking system, Atkinson cycle, Automatic transmission, BBS Autotechnik, Brembo, Car and Driver, Compact executive car, Continental AG, Continuously variable transmission, Coupe, Daisuke Itō (racing driver), David Heinemeier Hansson, Daytime running lamp, Electronic brakeforce distribution, Emergency brake assist, Emil Frey Racing, Forging, Front-engine, four-wheel-drive layout, Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout, Geneva International Motor Show, Grand tourer, Group GT3, GT World Challenge Europe, Headlamp, Heikki Kovalainen, Hybrid electric vehicle, IMSA SportsCar Championship, Jack Hawksworth, Jimmy Vasser, Kohei Hirate, Kyle Marcelli, Lexus, Lexus CT, Lexus GS, Lexus IS, Lexus IS (XE20), Lexus LFA, Longitudinal engine, Mobil 1, Naturally aspirated engine, Nürburgring, Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie, Parker Chase, Petrol engine, Robert Alon, Ryō Hirakawa, ... Expand index (28 more) »
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Aichi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū.
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Aisin
is a Japanese corporation that develops and produces components and systems for the automotive industry.
Amazon Alexa
Amazon Alexa, or, Alexa, is a virtual assistant technology largely based on a Polish speech synthesizer named Ivona, bought by Amazon in 2013.
Andrea Caldarelli
Andrea Caldarelli (born 14 February 1990 in Pescara) is an Italian racing driver who currently competes in IMSA in the GTP class for Lamborghini- Iron Lynx in the Lamborghini SC63 Hypercar alongside Matteo Cairoli and former Formula One driver Romain Grosjean.
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Anti-lock braking system
An anti-lock braking system (ABS) is a safety anti-skid braking system used on aircraft and on land vehicles, such as cars, motorcycles, trucks, and buses.
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Atkinson cycle
The Atkinson-cycle engine is a type of internal combustion engine invented by James Atkinson in 1882.
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Automatic transmission
An automatic transmission (sometimes abbreviated AT) is a multi-speed transmission used in motor vehicles that does not require any input from the driver to change forward gears under normal driving conditions.
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BBS Autotechnik
BBS Autotechnik GmbH, formerly known as BBS Kraftfahrzeugtechnik AG (English: BBS Autotechnique GmbH, previously BBS Automotive Technology AG), is a high-performance automobile wheel design company headquartered in Schiltach, Germany.
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Brembo
Brembo N.V. is an Italian manufacturer of automotive parts that most notably produces brakes and rims, especially for high-performance cars and motorcycles.
Car and Driver
Car and Driver (CD or C/D) is an American automotive enthusiast magazine first published in 1955.
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Compact executive car
A compact executive car, also known as a compact luxury car, is a premium car larger than a premium compact and smaller than an executive car. Lexus RC and compact executive car are compact executive cars.
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Continental AG
Continental AG, commonly known as Continental or colloquially as Conti, is a German multinational automotive parts manufacturing company that specializes in tires, brake systems vehicle electronics, automotive safety, powertrain, chassis components, tachographs, and other parts for the automotive and transportation industries.
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Continuously variable transmission
A continuously variable transmission (CVT) is an automated transmission that can change through a continuous range of gear ratios.
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Coupe
A coupe or coupé is a passenger car with a sloping or truncated rear roofline and two doors. Lexus RC and coupe are coupés.
Daisuke Itō (racing driver)
is a Japanese racing driver.
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David Heinemeier Hansson
David Heinemeier Hansson is a Danish programmer and racing driver.
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Daytime running lamp
A daytime running lamp (DRL, also daytime running light) is an automotive lighting and bicycle lighting device on the front of a road going motor vehicle or bicycle, automatically switched on when the vehicle's handbrake has been pulled down, when the vehicle is in gear, or when the engine is started, emitting white, yellow, or amber light.
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Electronic brakeforce distribution
Electronic brakeforce distribution (EBD or EBFD) or electronic brakeforce limitation (EBL) is an automobile brake technology that automatically varies the amount of force applied to each of a vehicle's wheels, based on road conditions, speed, loading, etc, thus providing intelligent control of both brake balance and overall brake force.
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Emergency brake assist
Brake assist (BA or BAS) or emergency brake assist (EBA) is a term for an automobile braking technology that increases braking pressure in an emergency.
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Emil Frey Racing
Emil Frey Racing is a Swiss racing team and racecar constructor.
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Forging
Forging is a manufacturing process involving the shaping of metal using localized compressive forces.
Front-engine, four-wheel-drive layout
In automotive design, an F4, or front-engine, four-wheel drive (4WD) layout places the internal combustion engine at the front of the vehicle and drives all four roadwheels.
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Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout
A front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout (FR) is an automotive design with an engine in front and rear-wheel-drive, connected via a drive shaft.
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Geneva International Motor Show
The Geneva International Motor Show was an annual auto show held in March in the Swiss city of Geneva.
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Grand tourer
A grand tourer (GT) is a type of car that is designed for high speed and long-distance driving with performance and luxury. Lexus RC and grand tourer are grand tourers.
Group GT3
Group GT3, known technically as Cup Grand Touring Cars and commonly referred to as simply GT3, is a set of regulations maintained by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) for grand tourer racing cars designed for use in various auto racing series throughout the world. Lexus RC and Group GT3 are grand tourers.
GT World Challenge Europe
GT World Challenge Europe (known as the Blancpain GT Series between 2014 and 2019) is a sports car racing series organised by SRO Motorsports Group.
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Headlamp
A headlamp is a lamp attached to the front of a vehicle to illuminate the road ahead.
Heikki Kovalainen
Heikki Johannes Kovalainen (born 19 October 1981) is a Finnish racing driver competing in the Japan Rally Championship for Rally Team AICELLO.
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Hybrid electric vehicle
A hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) is a type of hybrid vehicle that combines a conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) system with an electric propulsion system (hybrid vehicle drivetrain).
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IMSA SportsCar Championship
The IMSA SportsCar Championship, currently known as the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship under sponsorship, is a sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada and organized by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA).
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Jack Hawksworth
Jack W. Hawksworth (born 28 February 1991) is a British professional racing driver from Bradford, West Yorkshire.
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Jimmy Vasser
James "Jimmy" Vasser Jr. (born November 20, 1965) is an American former racing driver who competed primarily in the CART series and Champ Car.
Kohei Hirate
is a Japanese race car driver.
Kyle Marcelli
Kyle Marcelli (born 23 February 1990) is a Canadian racing driver who currently competes in the Michelin Pilot Challenge.
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Lexus
is the luxury vehicle division of the Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corporation.
Lexus CT
The is a hybrid electric automobile sold by Lexus, a luxury division of Toyota, as a premium compact hatchback. Lexus RC and Lexus CT are 2020s cars and Lexus vehicles.
Lexus GS
The is an executive car (E-segment in Europe) manufactured and marketed by Lexus across four generations — launched in 1991 as the Toyota Aristo in Japan and as the Lexus GS for markets outside the Japanese market beginning in February 1993. Lexus RC and Lexus GS are 2020s cars, Lexus vehicles and rear-wheel-drive vehicles.
Lexus IS
The is a compact executive car (D-segment in Europe) sold by Lexus, a luxury division of Toyota, since 1998. Lexus RC and Lexus IS are 2020s cars, compact executive cars, Lexus vehicles and rear-wheel-drive vehicles.
Lexus IS (XE20)
The Lexus IS (XE20) is the second generation of the Lexus IS line of compact executive cars. Lexus RC and Lexus IS (XE20) are compact executive cars, Lexus vehicles and rear-wheel-drive vehicles.
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Lexus LFA
The is a two-door sports car produced between 2010 and 2012 by the Japanese carmaker Toyota under its luxury marque, Lexus. Lexus RC and Lexus LFA are coupés, Lexus vehicles and rear-wheel-drive vehicles.
Longitudinal engine
In automotive engineering, a longitudinal engine is an internal combustion engine in which the crankshaft is oriented along the long axis of the vehicle, from front to back.
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Mobil 1
Mobil 1 is a brand of synthetic motor oil and other automotive lubrication products.
Naturally aspirated engine
A naturally aspirated engine, also known as a normally aspirated engine, and abbreviated to N/A or NA, is an internal combustion engine in which air intake depends solely on atmospheric pressure and does not have forced induction through a turbocharger or a supercharger.
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Nürburgring
The Nürburgring is a 150,000-person capacity motorsports complex located in the town of Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie
The Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie (NLS) is an organisation of motorsport clubs of which each hosts one event of a nine-race series held on the Nürburgring Nordschleife.
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Parker Chase
Parker B. Chase (born February 22, 2001) is an American professional racing driver who competes full-time in the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) Michelin Pilot Challenge and driving the No.
Petrol engine
A petrol engine (gasoline engine in American and Canadian English) is an internal combustion engine designed to run on petrol (gasoline).
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Robert Alon
Robert Orr Alon (born July 10, 1990, in Santa Monica, California) is an American racing driver.
Ryō Hirakawa
is a Japanese racing driver who is currently competing for Toyota Gazoo Racing in the FIA World Endurance Championship.
S-segment
S-segment cars are a European car segment class for sports coupés. The equivalent Euro NCAP class is called "roadster sport".
Sage Karam
Sage Rennie Karam (born March 5, 1995) is an American professional racing driver.
SARD
is a Japanese tuning company and racing team from Toyota, Aichi, mainly competing in the Super GT series and specializing in Toyota tuning parts.
Scott Pruett
Scott Donald Pruett (born March 24, 1960) is an American retired racing driver who has competed in numerous disciplines of the sport.
Semi-automatic transmission
A semi-automatic transmission is a multiple-speed transmission where part of its operation is automated (typically the actuation of the clutch), but the driver's input is still required to launch the vehicle from a standstill and to manually change gears.
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Spoiler (car)
A spoiler is an automotive aerodynamic device whose intended design function is to 'spoil' unfavorable air movement across the body of a vehicle in motion, usually manifested as lift, turbulence, or drag.
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Sportsland Sugo
is a motorsports facility in the town of Murata, Shibata District, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
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Straight-four engine
A straight-four engine (also referred to as an inline-four engine) is a four-cylinder piston engine where cylinders are arranged in a line along a common crankshaft.
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Super GT
Super GT (stylized as SUPER GT) is a sports car racing series that began in 1993.
Super Taikyu Series
Super Taikyu (スーパー耐久, Super Endurance), formerly known as the Super N1 Taikyu Series prior to 2005 and N1 Endurance Series prior to 1995, and currently named the Eneos Super Taikyu Series Empowered by Bridgestone for sponsorship reasons, is a Japanese endurance racing series that began in 1991.
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Synchronous motor
A synchronous electric motor is an AC electric motor in which, at steady state, the rotation of the shaft is synchronized with the frequency of the supply current; the rotation period is exactly equal to an integer number of AC cycles.
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Tahara, Aichi
is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
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TOM'S
is an automotive aftermarket parts manufacturer and tuner of Toyota and Lexus vehicles, as well as a factory-backed racing team.
Torque
In physics and mechanics, torque is the rotational analogue of linear force.
Torque vectoring
Torque vectoring is a technology employed in automobile differentials that has the ability to vary the torque to each half-shaft with an electronic system; or in rail vehicles which achieve the same using individually motored wheels.
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Torsen
Torsen Torque-Sensing (full name Torsen traction) is a type of limited-slip differential used in automobiles.
Townsend Bell
Townsend Lorenz Bell (born April 19, 1975) is an American professional motor racing driver competing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and also as a motorsports commentator for NBC Sports’ IndyCar Series coverage.
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Toyota
is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan.
Toyota Motor Corporation Tahara plant
The is an automobile plant in Tahara, Aichi, Japan owned by Toyota Motor Corporation.
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Turbocharger
In an internal combustion engine, a turbocharger (also known as a turbo or a turbosupercharger) is a forced induction device that is powered by the flow of exhaust gases.
V6 engine
A V6 engine is a six-cylinder piston engine where the cylinders share a common crankshaft and are arranged in a V configuration.
V8 engine
A V8 engine is an eight-cylinder piston engine in which two banks of four cylinders share a common crankshaft and are arranged in a V configuration.
Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management
Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management (VDIM) is an integrated vehicle handling and software control system developed by Toyota.
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2016 Super GT Series
The 2016 Autobacs Super GT Series was the twenty-fourth season of the Japan Automobile Federation Super GT Championship including the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC) era, and the twelfth season under the name Super GT.
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2017 24 Hours of Daytona
The 55th Rolex 24 at Daytona was an International Motor Sports Association (IMSA)-sanctioned 24-hour automobile endurance race for prototype and grand touring sports cars held at the Daytona International Speedway combined road course in Daytona Beach, Florida, from January 28 to 29, 2017.
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2018 Paris Motor Show
The 2018 Paris Motor Show took place from 4 October to 14 October 2018.
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2024 FIA World Endurance Championship
The 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship is the twelfth season of the FIA World Endurance Championship, an auto racing series organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO).
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3GT Racing
3GT Racing is an American racing team formed by Paul, Tony and John Gentilozzi.
See also
Lexus vehicles
- BTC-T Lexus IS200
- Lexus CT
- Lexus ES
- Lexus GS
- Lexus GS (S190)
- Lexus GX
- Lexus HS
- Lexus IS
- Lexus IS (XE20)
- Lexus LBX
- Lexus LC
- Lexus LFA
- Lexus LM
- Lexus LS
- Lexus LS (XF40)
- Lexus LX
- Lexus NX
- Lexus RC
- Lexus RX
- Lexus RZ
- Lexus SC
- Lexus TX
- Lexus UX
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexus_RC
Also known as Lexus RC (XC10), Lexus RC 200t, Lexus RC F, Lexus RC F GT3, Lexus RC-F, Lexus RCF, Lexus RCF GT3.
, S-segment, Sage Karam, SARD, Scott Pruett, Semi-automatic transmission, Spoiler (car), Sportsland Sugo, Straight-four engine, Super GT, Super Taikyu Series, Synchronous motor, Tahara, Aichi, TOM'S, Torque, Torque vectoring, Torsen, Townsend Bell, Toyota, Toyota Motor Corporation Tahara plant, Turbocharger, V6 engine, V8 engine, Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management, 2016 Super GT Series, 2017 24 Hours of Daytona, 2018 Paris Motor Show, 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship, 3GT Racing.