Lexus configures ideal driving position for new CT 200h

With the upcoming premium hybrid from Lexus, the CT 200h, you’d be guaranteed to drive in the ideal driving position. Lexus has calculated the seat design and location, steering wheel position as well as the angle of the pedals to get the best possible results.

Lexus created a new engine air intake design so that the bonnet profile is low enough to get a clear view from the low-set driver’s seat, without sacrificing pedestrian safety performance.
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WorldofLuxury - 8/19/2010 12:12:25 AM

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The benefits of being part of a big company.

Joe_Limon - 8/19/2010 12:15:16 AM

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I like how intake design was optimized not to ensure best performance or fuel economy, but to be the most compact possible.

Also, lots of vehicles have adjustable seats/pedals/steering columns. The only thing different here is that they are advertising it as being perfection? :-/

t_bone - 8/19/2010 1:14:15 AM

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LOL, are they implying that they've never done this little exercise on their previous models? Please tell me this isn't pretty much covered in the first week of automotive design 101A.

WorldofLuxury - 8/19/2010 2:59:03 AM

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lol
Lexus has great ergonomics, and when watching their recent videos with the chief designer explaining important fundamentals with great emphasis, I kept saying, "No duh," and, "Haven't other models been like that for years?" But that's just me.

The general public can't understand the more complicated stuff. If Lexus doesn't make a dramatic ad campaign about these basics, another company will, and that's a big marketing loss.

My friends somehow found out about the new night vision stuff, and it's a shame that Cadillac doesn't get any credit. Not many people acknowledge Infiniti for voice command and Lexus for Lane Keeping Assist, and I don't even know who to acknowledge for hidden rear windshield wipers and doors that extend to the bottom of the car (Range Rover?). But apparently, Ford beat everyone with some of these simple features in terms of advertising. Remember their smart move by patenting something as simple as their "Easy Fuel-Filler" thing?

thstone - 8/19/2010 12:42:53 PM

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I bet that their idea of a perfect driving position and my idea of a perfect driving position (or anyone else's) are not the same.

blackbr - 8/19/2010 12:44:49 PM

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I am 6'1". There are very few Lexae that I fit in, due to extreme lack of headroom. Even the LS is tight. ES and IS are both unthinkable. Lexus designs cars for ginger midgets!!!

r15mohd - 8/20/2010 9:57:51 AM

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lol... I can understadn the IS, but the LS and ES?

to be fair to the LS and ES, are you obese??? ;)

MSP6 - 8/19/2010 12:45:42 PM

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They are completly wrong. The ideal position in a Lexus is laying horizontally asleep on the rear seat with a pillow and a blanket.

1BadMan - 8/19/2010 3:58:01 PM

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Headline should have read: Toyota configures ideal driving position for new Lexus CT 200h. "Lexus" does not build cars nor do they employ one designer or engineer. Be honest with your headlines, as they tend to be misleading a lot of the time!