Lexus CT 200h Officially Released

Any info about the price ?? The exterior design is AWSOME!I love the interior design too!!

IM SORRY BUT WHAT? This is epic fail. Taking "a bit of this and a bit of that" should not be taken literally by the designers. Not a single line on this car matches any other line. BABOW.

Another hybrid. Now this one has what looks like a mouse on the center console. What's next?!...a scroll wheel?! Enough already. I guess the human race just doesn't know how to keep it simple (KISS). Just give me a damn diesel.

That's just outdated.

I'll take the more beautiful Alfa because this is in fact a Toyoda.

i'm really curious to see how this will work for lexus. this car will come to Europe with a knife to a gun fight. the only way they can sell it is if they make it considerably cheaper than the competition and load it with options.

talk about a bad day at Lexus

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As expected we have some of the goons coming in predicting the fate and sale of this vehicle that is yet to be released! While we are at it, does the world end in 2012??? And what are the lotto numbers for next week???

eww. That's my expert opinion.

Even "car experts" ... need to know sth VERY important first in order to "predict" the fate &sales !! IT CALLED P R I C E of CT200H ;)

Ehm... I can't stand that a person would say this Lexus hatch is more beautiful than Brera. That is disgusting... Actually it is true that the design reflects the most of Mazda 3, however this Lexus is much nicer and bolder (another way to say elegance but in boring way). The interior is not nicer than A3 or even 1 series(if you spec it up), too many plasticism on the centre which kills the classy feel. The rear end is the best from Japan's hatch ever. Hope it comes to OZ and be an alternative for 118d or A3 1.4 TSI

I like Lexus but this CT200H is the weakest effort I remember from the company. The interior is lovely and the rear is reasonably nice but the rest is... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Rebodied Prius, with a $10k badge?

Actually looks more like a re-badged Matrix with a Subaru butt and a IS front end spliced on. Otherwise, it's a humdrum design that looks like the rest of the Lexus lineup. Still, it'll sell enough to lower Lexus' CAFE (US) numbers so not to incur any financial penalties for the corporation, but not enough to be particularly popular because of it's price point. Can't really say the design issues are unusual compared to other manufacturers (BMW, Audi) who have decided to "breed" similar looks across different models to create a "unified company image". Just downright boring.

Its a crappy Toyota Matrix.

i think this Lexus will doing great in the market. it's not the looks, it's not the price, it's because it's a Lexus. yep, it's made by Toyota, but please note that Lexus is the luxury line of Toyota, & lots of efforts to bring it upscaled. pls, u people pls stop saying' "it's a Toyota", it's not fair to the name Lexus.

Is just like the Acura Civic that they sell in Canada. Not a luxury car. Who are they fooling? You can't just rebadge a tin box and call it a day. Whats next? Lexus YS, a rebadge Yaris?

I can't help but see this car as a luxurious Prius, and it's a Lexus, so you'll get the usual terrible plastic smell, so-so ride quality and feeling that why everything looks so familiar with Toyota, because it's one I'm sorry, why not a Prius? or even better, a diesel VW Golf

The steering wheel looks good. As for the rest, well I'd call it an epic fail. The dash design seems to copy BMW while missing the point by adding more buttons. As for Mazda3 comparisons, the center shot shows an IP that is completely off center, and looks lame. Mazda provides a balances interior setup, this is all misaligned. The outside, I agree looks like a dressed up Matrix, which it probably is mechanically. The Matrix is ugly, so Lexus didn't have to work to hard to make this POS. I've owned two Lexus sedans, so don't bother telling me I don't know what I'm talking about or I'm just hatin'. The fact is the so-called L-finesse design theme, lacks... finesse. If it had any finesse this would at least look as cohesive as the A1, (which I find boring) or as dynamic as the A3. This car will likely sell to people who know nothing about cars, and don't mind showing off their green image, even though production of batteries, mining, shipping, and producing the raw materials for this and other hybrid cars, make it anything but green. Ignorance is bliss I guess; I'll take a new Ford Focus over this POS any day. Oh, and can we just leave the mice on our desk. Sheesh!