Lexus CT News
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Lexus is set to replace its CT with a minicar, potentially an electric crossover based on 2015's LF-SA concept.
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Lexus CT 200h updated, but discontinued in US
The Lexus CT 200h has been discontinued in the United States (2017 was the final model year), but overseas the hybrid hatch lives on. To keep it fresh, Lexus has introduced a new round of updates. Like the updates introduced for 2016, the latest changes are hard to spot for all but the...
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2016 Lexus CT 200h Debuts With Minor Changes
The 2016 Lexus CT 200h hybrid rolls into the new model year with some changes but no major updates. It remains the smallest of Lexus' many hybrids, and the brand's only hatchback. You'd be hard pressed to differentiate a 2016 CT 200h from a current 2015 model, as the only significant difference is...
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2014 Lexus CT 200h Debuts At 2013 Guangzhou Auto Show: Video
Coinciding with auto shows taking place in Los Angeles and Tokyo this week was yet another event, China’s Guangzhou Auto Show, whose doors opened today. One of the main attractions of the show is an updated version of the Lexus CT 200h, which goes on sale in the coming months as a 2014 model...
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2014 Lexus CT 200h Gets The Spindle Grille
Coinciding with auto shows taking place in Los Angeles and Tokyo next week will be yet another event, China’s Guangzhou Auto Show, whose doors open on November 21. One of the main attractions pegged for the show will be an updated version of the Lexus CT 200h, which is expected to hit...
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Lexus Cuts Production Over China Tensions: Report
Just last week we told you about increasing anti-Japanese sentiment in China, prompted by a territorial dispute over a series of uninhabited islands (this time). The Chinese are nothing if not nationalistic, and the dispute has led to the vandalism or destruction of a few Japanese car dealerships...
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After losing its sales crown in the crucial U.S. luxury auto market to BMW and Mercedes-Benz for the first time in 11 years, Lexus is now eyeing an expansion of its fleet with several new and sporty models. Already scheduled for introduction this year are nine new or updated models including the new 2013 GS 350 and GS 450h, facelifted 2013 LX 570, and tweaked versions of the ES and IS ranges. However, Lexus knows that to regain its sales crown it will have to lure in new customers to the brand and to do so it will need a sportier image. We’re already reported on Lexus considering the...
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Yokohama Demonstrates Importance Of Winter Tires Using Lexus CT 200h: Video
With the winter months now upon us in the northern hemisphere it’s now more important than ever for readers experiencing sub-zero temperatures to ensure their vehicles are properly equipped to handle the harsher conditioners. If you happen to live in areas where winter usually means driving...
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2012 Lexus LS 460, ES 350, CT 200h Get Special-Edition Treatment
While most of Lexus' range is a carry-over of a carry-over, to boost its appeal Lexus today announced three new special-edition models, available for the 2012 LS 460, ES 350, and CT 200h. For the LS 460 Sport Special Edition, it's an added dose of sport that's on order: upgrades include Brembo...
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2012 Lexus CT 200h Preview
The biggest change for the Lexus CT 200h in 2012 is the introduction of an available F Sport package.
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Jeans Staining Your Car Seats? Lexus, Chrysler Fight Stains
You might not think your jeans have the capacity for causing much damage unless you're one of the unlucky souls to have once caught part of their anatomy in the zipper, but they can actually be responsible for undue wear to your car seats. A light-colored leather interior can look absolutely...
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2011 Lexus CT 200h Named A Top Safety Pick
The high-mileage Lexus CT 200h hybrid has been named an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Top Safety Pick. The CT 200h was among a group of 13 small cars the agency recently tested; of those, six (including the Toyota Prius, Chevrolet Volt, and Nissan Leaf) received the accolade. Top...
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Lexus is out to prove the performance credentials of its latest CT 200h by entering the upmarket hybrid hatchback in the competitive VLN race series that runs on the notorious Nurburgring circuit. The CT 200h race car is being fielded by Toyota’s racing partner Gazoo Racing and actually made its official debut this weekend during the Adenauer ADAC Rundstrecken-Trophy leg of the series, contesting some six hours on one of racing’s most daunting circuits in the SP4 Class and managing to finish in 108th place overall. The driver lineup includes Kumi Sato, a female racer who competed...
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Supercharged Lexus CT 200h By Fox Marketing: 2011 New York Auto Show Preview
Back at the 2011 Chicago Auto Show Lexus unveiled a modified version of its new CT 200h that was prepared by the guys at tuning firm Five Axis. Now, just a few weeks out from the 2011 New York Auto Show, Lexus has announced that another, more highly modified version of the luxury hybrid hatchback...
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Toyota Resumes Production of Lexus Hybrids
Toyota has resumed production of the Lexus CT 200h and HS 250h hybrids following a shutdown after the massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami that rocked the northern part of the country. At issue is the battery supply. The batteries for the vehicles -- as well as the ever-popular Prius -- are...
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Lexus Dumps The Dark Side, Sponsors Charity Race With Baron Davis & The CT 200h
First Kylie Minogue comes onboard as a spokesperson for the Lexus CT 200h, and now point guard for the LA Clippers, Baron Davis, is hosting a charity race in the luxury hybrid? It looks like Lexus may have finally dumped that "Dark Side of Green" campaign. Cue the sighs of relief. Davis' event is...
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2011 Chicago Auto Show: Lexus Project CT By Five Axis Live Photos
Lexus has taken the wraps off one of its CT 200h hybrid vehicles that has been customized by longtime tuning partner Five Axis. The vehicle made its debut this week at the 2011 Chicago Auto Show and has been designed to appeal to the hot-hatch tuner scene, a segment typically dominated by Honda but...
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2011 Chicago Auto Show Preview: Lexus Project CT By Five Axis
Lexus is certainly going to great lengths to emphasize the sportiness of its upcoming hybrid hatchback, the all-new 2011 Lexus CT 200h. After previewing an F-Sport endowed concept version of the car at last year’s Sydney Motor Show, Lexus has now called upon longtime tuning partner Five Axis...
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So, Kylie Minogue is shilling the Lexus CT 200h. Let's discuss: PRO: This could mean that Lexus has finally given its confusing "Darker Side of Green" campaign the Old Yeller treatment. CON: Old Yeller made us cry. (The "Darker Side of Green", on the other hand, made us rabid, like Old Yeller.) PRO: If the "Darker Side of Green" is over, those bogus climate-change debates are, too. CON: Those bogus climate-change debates may have been the only thing keeping Sarah Silverman in rent money. PRO: Kylie has a lot of appeal for Generations X and Y, which are the CT 200h's target demographics. CON...
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Lexus CT 200h Competing In Hybrid-Only Race At 2011 Australian GP
Each year, in the days prior to the Australian GP in Melbourne, there is a demonstration race known as the Celebrity Challenge. The event pits a group of Aussie celebs in a one-make race around the Albert Park F1 circuit and in the past has included cars such as the MINI Cooper and Fiat 500. This...
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Play Around With The 2011 Lexus CT 200h’s New Configurator
Earlier today we saw news of a configurator for the Bugatti Veyron supercar and its Grand Sport open-top sibling, and on a separate note we also found out that pricing for the new 2011 Lexus CT 200h will start at $29,995 (including delivery) when the luxury hybrid hatch goes on sale early next...
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2011 Lexus CT 200h Priced From $29,995
Lackluster is perhaps the best description for Lexus' hybrid offerings thus far, with the RX 450h and HS 250h returning unimpressive efficiency and high prices. The 2011 CT 200h aims to change that with a starting price of $29,995 including delivery. At 42 mpg combined EPA-rated fuel economy, the...
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Video: Building The 2011 Lexus CT 200h
Lexus has consistently rated at the top of studies for vehicle quality over the past several years, which is not surprising considering that one of the marque’s main slogans is “The Pursuit of Perfection”. Here’s an inside look at Lexus’ Kyushu plant in Japan where the...
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Lexus CT 200h F Sport Debuts At 2010 Sydney Motor Show
The 2011 Honda CR-Z was meant to be the car that showed hybrids could be sporty as well as green, but sadly, its lowly 122 horsepower and dismal 0-60 times meant it was never going to be taken seriously in performance circles. Fortunately, there’s another hybrid vehicle on the horizon that...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran