First impressions matter, which is why – economy be damned – the Lexus RC F should start up in its feistiest Sport S+ mode. Lexus‘ hottest model, offering 467 HP and 389 lb-ft of torque from a 5.0-liter V8 that, increasingly rare, succumbs neither to turbocharging nor supercharging, it sits alongside the more practical GS F but – also like its sedan sibling – hides its magic from the start.

It’s increasingly hard these days to find a car without a “Sport” button on the dashboard. More often than not, it’s difficult to see exactly what pressing it actually does: a little more accelerator sensitivity here, a little less traction control policing there.

At times, I suspect automakers had a spare button and bulb assembly lying around, and pressing “Sport” does nothing more than light the whole thing up.

The RC F is different. Very different. Gloriously, frustratingly different, in fact.
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