• Engine: 2.5L V 6 double overhead cam with VVT ( 12.0 :1 compression ratio ; four valves per cylinder)
• Fuel: premium unleaded ( 91 octane)
• Fuel consumption: city= 18 (mpg); highway= 26 (mpg); combined= 21 (mpg); vehicle range: 359 miles
• Gasoline direct injection fuel system
• 17.1 gallon fuel tank
• Power: 204 HP ( 152 kW) @ 6,400 rpm; 185 ft lb of torque ( 251 Nm) @ 4,800 rpm
Standard Safety Features
• Electronic Stability Control • 4-Wheel ABS
• Daytime Running Lights • Child Seat Lower Anchorage
• Adjustable Upper Belt - Front • Pretensioner
• Energy Management Feature • Advanced Air Bag Features
• Side Airbag - Front • Head Airbag - Front
• Trunk Release • Auto Crash Notify
• Tire Pressure Monitor
submodel and price
2010 IS250 Base RWD 4-Dr Sedan V6 $33,315
2010 IS250 Base AWD 4-Dr Sedan V6 $35,775
2010 IS250 C RWD 2-Dr Convertible V6 $40,610
source: automotive
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The world’s first compact premium hybrid if that’s not too much of a mouthful. Lexus is convinced that marrying the powertrain from the Prius to a new platform will give it a key advantage in the battle for the hearts and minds of those traditionally drawn to the likes of the BMW 1-series and Audi A3.
And it has loads of numbers to back up this contention: class leading economy and emissions and, of course, Nox and particulate emissions no diesel car could look at.
Like a Prius it will run on electricity alone but, as yet at least, there remains no sign of the plug-in version with its lithium ion batteries which all the smart money now says forms the bulk of the short to medium term future of hybrids.
What’s it like?
It depends. If you want a small executive car that’s as cheap or cheaper to run than any other – regardless of whether you measure it by fuel consumption, company car tax, vehicle excise duty or congestion charges – there’s none better.
The CT200h may not be quite as outstandingly frugal as its figures suggest but these days very few cars are. But when you drive it the sense that it’s watching your pennies even more closely than you are in inescapable.
Of course this is both good and bad. The problem with the CT200h is that it’s never better than dull to drive.
The Prius powertrain has been tweaked ever so slightly to promote smoothness and provide a bit more electrical shove in sport mode
But this is still a startlingly slow car: where it needs more than 10sec to hit 62mph, a BMW 118d needs less than 9sec while it’s 112mph top speed means acceleration at the top end is desperate. The BM will hit 130mph.
Nor does it handle that well, despite bespoke double wishbone rear suspension and clever lateral shock absorbers that damp out body vibration.
It goes where you point it but there’s no feel through the wheel, no direct response to the accelerator and, resultingly, not much fun to be had.
But at least the interior lives up to Lexus aspirations. The quality of the materials used is impressive and the list of standard goodies suggesting a level of generosity not implied by the rather high list price.
Nor can you quibble with the cramped rear cabin or small boot, not if you’re coming out of a BMW 1-series at least.
Should I buy one?
If trading environmental statistics adds up to good banter down your way, you’ll be the toast of the town. More seriously if you want a well built, cheap to run premium small executive car whose dealers complete with the legendary Lexus aftersales service, there is much to commend it.
But if the requirement that your car be quick or even reasonably brisk sits anywhere on your priority list, avoid. Likewise it will leave your thirst to enjoy yourself behind its wheel entirely unquenched.
From where we sit a BMW 118d is hardly an environmental criminal and so much better is all the areas most important to readers of a title like this, we couldn’t recommend the CT200h as even a pale substitute.
But in the admittedly unlikely event you’re reading this but dreaming of driving a posh Prius, we could not recommend it too highly.
Price: £26,996; Top speed: 112mph; 0-62mph: 10.3sec; Economy: 68.9mpg (combined); CO2: 96g/km; Kerb weight: 1370kg; Engine: 4cyl, petrol-electric hybrid; Power: 134bhp; Torque: 281lb ft (electric motor), 193lb ft (petrol motor); Gearbox: CVT auto
Source : Autocar
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Lexus ES 350 mengusung mesin V6 3.500cc yang bisa menghasilkan 272 tenaga kuda. Kecepatan 100km/jam bisa didapat dari posisi diam hanya dalam waktu 6,8 detik. Mesinnya sangat halus karena dilengkapi dengan electro-hydraulic system yang bisa mereduksi getaran.
Transmisi otomatis enam percepatan mampu menyalurkan tenaga seolah tanpa jeda di setiap perpindahan gigi ini
Pilihan panel kayu menambah elegan kabin mobil ini. Untuk model 2010, fasilitas navigasi sudah semakin baik karena bisa difungsikan dengan perintah suara.
Faktor keamanan menjadi perhatian khusus.
Di depan ada dual airbags dan dual knee airbags. Ditambah lagi airbags di samping serta curtain airbags untuk melindungi kepala dari benturan keras.
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Mari kita mereview mobil baru produkan Lexus seri CT200h. CT200h menggunakan mesin 1.800 cc 4 silinder, VVT-i dengan motor listrik digabungkan dengan mesin elektrik yang menghasilkan mesin hybrid optimal. Sistem mengemudi terdapat pilihan 4-mode: ECO dan NORMAL, bahan bakar yang irit, ngebut stabil, keamanan mantap, mode EV, motor listrik bisa digunakan untuk menempuh jarak 2 km-an melaju sampai kecepatan tertinggi 45 km per jam.
Lexus CT 200h menjadi model kedua Lexus yang benar-benar hybrid setelah HS 250h di Amerika Utara. Di kelasnya, tidak ada pesainnya yang menggunakan teknologi hybrid. Segmen premium compact di Amerika Serikat terbilang tidak banyak pemain, sehingga CT200h bisa melenggang nyaman.
Sementara di Eropa, CT200h menjadi menjadi satu-satunya Lexus hybrid-only karena HS 250h tidak dipasarkan di kawasan ini.
Panjang mobil sekitar 4.300 mm dengan Lebar 1.765 mm. Mobil keren yang mempunyai tinggi 1.430 mm ini memakai ukuran roda dan bole 17 inci. Sayangnya, kita nanti merasakan mobil ini akhir tahun 2010. (berbagai sumber)
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