SE-L 5dr Auto Hatchback

Vey comfortable seats, agile, economic but ride a bit harsh.

Bought this car in March 2013 as an ex-demo from a Lexus dealer. Excellent and comfortable driving position, positive handling (goes round corners flat - no lean), pokey enough with the combined engine and electric motor when needed. I had the car for 18 months and by the end was getting a genuine 55-57mpg full tank to full tank generally 2-3mpg less than the compter system was telling me. It is a compact hatchback with limited luggage space if more than 2 people, but quite adequate for 2 with back seats down. Rear view vision was very poor, though suplemented by a rear view camera, which made reversing out of a multi storey car park slot potentially dangerous. The reversing light at night was almost useless as there is only one and it is mounted on the nearside. The sat nav was very good and the mouse/pointer type control was the next best thing to a touch screen. However, its big downside is the harsh ride on 17inch/45 profile tyres. You feel every bump and ridge in the road and was the main reason for changing car. I exchanged it for a new Lexus IS300h with the same wheels and tyres but the suspension is far superior giving a greatly improved ride. However, my wife and I enjoyed owning the CT 200h and think the hybrid cvt sytem is excellent and gets a bad press.

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