Wrapping the CT 200h
I think that Lexus is onto something here, something quite satisfying but only if frugality and environmental care outweigh acceleration and speed in one’s hierarchy of automotive needs. The CT 200h is a highly enjoyable vehicle to drive in everyday traffic or out on the open road, lest you live life in the passing lane.
It delivers a quiet, stable ride that’s absorbent yet sufficiently taut to give credibility to its “fun to drive” claim while inspiring confidence in corners and switchbacks. Thanks to its hybrid technology, the CT 200h is rated at a most impressive 4.6L/100km of combined city and highway driving.
My experience in such environments was more in the range of 6.6L/100km. Some of the offset is due to my less than frugal driving habits and I suspect some may be attributable to the shiny newness of the cars we drove. They weren’t fully broken-in and had not likely reached their peak of efficiency. Still in all, the differential between the posted and realized figures is significant.
There’s plenty of competition in the $30-40K range of upscale compact wagons and sportbacks. Lexus has just upped the ante and put the others on notice with their luxury hybrid sportback, an industry first.
I think that Lexus is onto something here, something quite satisfying but only if frugality and environmental care outweigh acceleration and speed in one’s hierarchy of automotive needs. The CT 200h is a highly enjoyable vehicle to drive in everyday traffic or out on the open road, lest you live life in the passing lane.
It delivers a quiet, stable ride that’s absorbent yet sufficiently taut to give credibility to its “fun to drive” claim while inspiring confidence in corners and switchbacks. Thanks to its hybrid technology, the CT 200h is rated at a most impressive 4.6L/100km of combined city and highway driving.
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| The CT 200h is tagged in Canada at $30,950, and depending on option packages, ascends to $39,350 for the chart topping Technology version. (Photo: Rob Rothwell/Auto123.com) |
My experience in such environments was more in the range of 6.6L/100km. Some of the offset is due to my less than frugal driving habits and I suspect some may be attributable to the shiny newness of the cars we drove. They weren’t fully broken-in and had not likely reached their peak of efficiency. Still in all, the differential between the posted and realized figures is significant.
There’s plenty of competition in the $30-40K range of upscale compact wagons and sportbacks. Lexus has just upped the ante and put the others on notice with their luxury hybrid sportback, an industry first.
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