Lexus RC

Transmission, start-stop, premium fuel and flex-fuel by model year, 2015–2025

TransmissionThe 2025 Lexus RC is offered with a 6-speed automatic or an 8-speed automatic, depending on configuration.

Auto start-stopNo. EPA lists no auto start-stop on any 2025 Lexus RC configuration it tested.

Premium fuelEPA tested the 2025 Lexus RC on premium fuel; your owner's manual or fuel-door label is the authority.

Flex-fuel (E85)No. EPA does not list any 2025 Lexus RC configuration as a flex-fuel vehicle (FFV).

2025 at a glance

5 configurations tested by EPA

CVTNone

0 of 5

No CVT

ManualNone

0 of 5

Not offered

Auto start-stopNone

0 of 5

Premium fuelAll

5 of 5

EPA test fuel

Flex-fuel (E85)None

0 of 5

No FFV versions

EPA lists no manual transmission for any Lexus RC from 2015–2025.

Lexus RC features by model year

Which Lexus RC model years have each feature. Each cell links to that year's configurations.
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CVT	2015 CVT: None	2016 CVT: None	2017 CVT: None	2018 CVT: None	2019 CVT: None	2020 CVT: None	2021 CVT: None	2022 CVT: None	2023 CVT: None	2024 CVT: None	2025 CVT: None
Manual	2015 Manual: None	2016 Manual: None	2017 Manual: None	2018 Manual: None	2019 Manual: None	2020 Manual: None	2021 Manual: None	2022 Manual: None	2023 Manual: None	2024 Manual: None	2025 Manual: None
Automated manual	2015 Automated manual: None	2016 Automated manual: None	2017 Automated manual: None	2018 Automated manual: None	2019 Automated manual: None	2020 Automated manual: None	2021 Automated manual: None	2022 Automated manual: None	2023 Automated manual: None	2024 Automated manual: None	2025 Automated manual: None
Automatic	2015 Automatic: All	2016 Automatic: All	2017 Automatic: All	2018 Automatic: All	2019 Automatic: All	2020 Automatic: All	2021 Automatic: All	2022 Automatic: All	2023 Automatic: All	2024 Automatic: All	2025 Automatic: All
Start-stop	2015 Start-stop: None	2016 Start-stop: None	2017 Start-stop: None	2018 Start-stop: None	2019 Start-stop: None	2020 Start-stop: None	2021 Start-stop: None	2022 Start-stop: None	2023 Start-stop: None	2024 Start-stop: None	2025 Start-stop: None
Premium fuel	2015 Premium fuel: All	2016 Premium fuel: All	2017 Premium fuel: All	2018 Premium fuel: All	2019 Premium fuel: All	2020 Premium fuel: All	2021 Premium fuel: All	2022 Premium fuel: All	2023 Premium fuel: All	2024 Premium fuel: All	2025 Premium fuel: All
Flex-fuel	2015 Flex-fuel: None	2016 Flex-fuel: None	2017 Flex-fuel: None	2018 Flex-fuel: None	2019 Flex-fuel: None	2020 Flex-fuel: None	2021 Flex-fuel: None	2022 Flex-fuel: None	2023 Flex-fuel: None	2024 Flex-fuel: None	2025 Flex-fuel: None

All configurationsSome configurationsNoneNot reported by EPA

Configurations by year

2025 Lexus RC

5 configurations

EPA model name	Engine	Transmission	Drive	Start-stop	EPA test fuel	Flex-fuel
RC 300	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	8-speed automaticS8	Rear-Wheel	No	Premium	No
RC 300 AWD	3.5L 6-cyl	6-speed automaticS6	All-Wheel	No	Premium	No
RC 350	3.5L 6-cyl	8-speed automaticS8	Rear-Wheel	No	Premium	No
RC 350 AWD	3.5L 6-cyl	6-speed automaticS6	All-Wheel	No	Premium	No
RC F	5.0L 8-cyl	8-speed automaticS8	Rear-Wheel	No	Premium	No

2024 Lexus RC

5 configurations

EPA model name	Engine	Transmission	Drive	Start-stop	EPA test fuel	Flex-fuel
RC 300	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	8-speed automaticS8	Rear-Wheel	No	Premium	No
RC 300 AWD	3.5L 6-cyl	6-speed automaticS6	All-Wheel	No	Premium	No
RC 350	3.5L 6-cyl	8-speed automaticS8	Rear-Wheel	No	Premium	No
RC 350 AWD	3.5L 6-cyl	6-speed automaticS6	All-Wheel	No	Premium	No
RC F	5.0L 8-cyl	8-speed automaticS8	Rear-Wheel	No	Premium	No

2023 Lexus RC

5 configurations

EPA model name	Engine	Transmission	Drive	Start-stop	EPA test fuel	Flex-fuel
RC 300	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	8-speed automaticS8	Rear-Wheel	No	Premium	No
RC 300 AWD	3.5L 6-cyl	6-speed automaticS6	All-Wheel	No	Premium	No
RC 350	3.5L 6-cyl	8-speed automaticS8	Rear-Wheel	No	Premium	No
RC 350 AWD	3.5L 6-cyl	6-speed automaticS6	All-Wheel	No	Premium	No
RC F	5.0L 8-cyl	8-speed automaticS8	Rear-Wheel	No	Premium	No

2022 Lexus RC

5 configurations

EPA model name	Engine	Transmission	Drive	Start-stop	EPA test fuel	Flex-fuel
RC 300	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	8-speed automaticS8	Rear-Wheel	No	Premium	No
RC 300 AWD	3.5L 6-cyl	6-speed automaticS6	All-Wheel	No	Premium	No
RC 350	3.5L 6-cyl	8-speed automaticS8	Rear-Wheel	No	Premium	No
RC 350 AWD	3.5L 6-cyl	6-speed automaticS6	All-Wheel	No	Premium	No
RC F	5.0L 8-cyl	8-speed automaticS8	Rear-Wheel	No	Premium	No

2021 Lexus RC

5 configurations

EPA model name	Engine	Transmission	Drive	Start-stop	EPA test fuel	Flex-fuel
RC 300	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	8-speed automaticS8	Rear-Wheel	No	Premium	No
RC 300 AWD	3.5L 6-cyl	6-speed automaticS6	All-Wheel	No	Premium	No
RC 350	3.5L 6-cyl	8-speed automaticS8	Rear-Wheel	No	Premium	No
RC 350 AWD	3.5L 6-cyl	6-speed automaticS6	All-Wheel	No	Premium	No
RC F	5.0L 8-cyl	8-speed automaticS8	Rear-Wheel	No	Premium	No

2020 Lexus RC

5 configurations

EPA model name	Engine	Transmission	Drive	Start-stop	EPA test fuel	Flex-fuel
RC 300	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	8-speed automaticS8	Rear-Wheel	No	Premium	No
RC 300 AWD	3.5L 6-cyl	6-speed automaticS6	All-Wheel	No	Premium	No
RC 350	3.5L 6-cyl	8-speed automaticS8	Rear-Wheel	No	Premium	No
RC 350 AWD	3.5L 6-cyl	6-speed automaticS6	All-Wheel	No	Premium	No
RC F	5.0L 8-cyl	8-speed automaticS8	Rear-Wheel	No	Premium	No

2019 Lexus RC

5 configurations

EPA model name	Engine	Transmission	Drive	Start-stop	EPA test fuel	Flex-fuel
RC 300	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	8-speed automaticS8	Rear-Wheel	No	Premium	No
RC 300 AWD	3.5L 6-cyl	6-speed automaticS6	All-Wheel	No	Premium	No
RC 350	3.5L 6-cyl	8-speed automaticS8	Rear-Wheel	No	Premium	No
RC 350 AWD	3.5L 6-cyl	6-speed automaticS6	All-Wheel	No	Premium	No
RC F	5.0L 8-cyl	8-speed automaticS8	Rear-Wheel	No	Premium	No

2018 Lexus RC

5 configurations

EPA model name	Engine	Transmission	Drive	Start-stop	EPA test fuel	Flex-fuel
RC 300	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	8-speed automaticS8	Rear-Wheel	No	Premium	No
RC 300 AWD	3.5L 6-cyl	6-speed automaticS6	All-Wheel	No	Premium	No
RC 350	3.5L 6-cyl	8-speed automaticS8	Rear-Wheel	No	Premium	No
RC 350 AWD	3.5L 6-cyl	6-speed automaticS6	All-Wheel	No	Premium	No
RC F	5.0L 8-cyl	8-speed automaticS8	Rear-Wheel	No	Premium	No

2017 Lexus RC

4 configurations

EPA model name	Engine	Transmission	Drive	Start-stop	EPA test fuel	Flex-fuel
RC 200t	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	8-speed automaticS8	Rear-Wheel	No	Premium	No
RC 300 AWD	3.5L 6-cyl	6-speed automaticS6	All-Wheel	No	Premium	No
RC 350	3.5L 6-cyl	8-speed automaticS8	Rear-Wheel	No	Premium	No
RC 350 AWD	3.5L 6-cyl	6-speed automaticS6	All-Wheel	No	Premium	No

2016 Lexus RC

4 configurations

EPA model name	Engine	Transmission	Drive	Start-stop	EPA test fuel	Flex-fuel
RC 200t	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	8-speed automaticS8	Rear-Wheel	No	Premium	No
RC 300 AWD	3.5L 6-cyl	6-speed automaticS6	All-Wheel	No	Premium	No
RC 350	3.5L 6-cyl	8-speed automaticS8	Rear-Wheel	No	Premium	No
RC 350 AWD	3.5L 6-cyl	6-speed automaticS6	All-Wheel	No	Premium	No

2015 Lexus RC

2 configurations

EPA model name	Engine	Transmission	Drive	Start-stop	EPA test fuel	Flex-fuel
RC 350	3.5L 6-cyl	8-speed automaticS8	Rear-Wheel	No	Premium	No
RC 350 AWD	3.5L 6-cyl	6-speed automaticS6	All-Wheel	No	Premium	No

Check before you buy or refuel Confirm on the window sticker, owner's manual or with the dealer. Trims and options can differ from the configurations EPA tested.

About premium fuel EPA data shows the fuel a vehicle was tested on. It does not say whether premium is required or only recommended. Your owner's manual or fuel-door label is the authority.

Before using E85 Confirm the vehicle is a flex-fuel vehicle (FFV) in the owner's manual, or look for a yellow gas cap or an "FFV" badge. Not every version of a model is flex-fuel.

Source: U.S. EPA / Department of Energy vehicle data fromFuelEconomy.gov, data as of September 29, 2026.See how we classify vehicles.

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