Auto Express Dubs Lexus CT 200h As A Glorified Prius After Wrapping Up 12 Month Test

A lot can happen in 12 months, and it did to our Lexus CT 200h. In fact, it had a bit of a hard life in my custody because as head of motoring video I’ve been using it as a workhorse, lugging loads of camera gear up and down the country.

Still, this gave me plenty of time to really see what this alternative take on a premium small hatch is like to live with. And this is what I’ve learned.

If you drive mainly in town, and at a very sedate pace, you can not only achieve Lexus’ claimed economy figure, but beat it.

enthusiastx11 - 2/26/2013 4:57:53 PM

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"And so much for our car’s F Sport badging. The CT can sap all the fun out of even the most perfect twisty road, thanks to its whiney and unresponsive CVT gearbox, plus steering that’s so numb it may as well be connected to a Sony PlayStation games console rather than the front wheels."

so much for 'sporty.'

AlleVier - 2/26/2013 6:02:37 PM

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C'mon 009. Auto Express did not call it a "glorified Prius". That was a reader's opinion.

lexworld - 2/26/2013 7:35:04 PM

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...Glorified Toyota or not, you buy it, lease it or drive it with that Lexus Badge put on there by Lexus and you will pay the price for the upscale brand name. Like it or not. 25k plus you complained? Dude, that is a steal to wear that Lexus badge you clown!

Hoorayforpeepee - 2/27/2013 8:09:25 AM

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Well ... his username does say, Honor thy error as a hidden intention.

009 has single handedly managed to destroy this website's credibility

GG123 - 2/27/2013 1:43:50 PM

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Seriously...certain numbnuts should read beyond the title.

enthusiastx11 - 3/3/2013 6:48:33 PM

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what in the world does a 535 have to do with this lexus-badged little toyota?

iamdabest1 - 2/27/2013 11:03:48 PM

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even if it is just a glorified prius, it looks MUCH better than that sh*t box. the prius is one of the ugliest cars on the road.