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Despite gliding into the luxury segment nearly three decades ago, Lexus only unveiled its first fixed roof coupe a couple of years back.

There have been Lexus convertibles before but the marque's first bona fide two-door coupe was the RC - a model based on the IS platform but with more sensuous bodywork incorporating a long bonnet and muscular rear haunches.

Like the IS, the RC also has a classic front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout. It debuted with two big naturally aspirated petrol engines - a 5.0-litre V8 and 3.5-litre V6. The former is a blast for its beefy torque delivered in wonderfully linear fashion.