Lexus CT coming to the US next year.
This will be the smallest and cheapest Lexus model.
So far, it uses the same 1.8 Liter engine as the Prius. Unlike the HS sedan which uses a larger 2.4 Liter, and only gets a 35mpg rating.
(Unless they decide to go with the larger engine for the US.)
Let’s hope the smaller CT gets closer to the Prius’s 50mpg.
Otherwise, it will be a flop. Which is pretty much what happened to the HS.
They have to understand the main reason why people buy hybrids: gas mileage.
Not because they’re the best cars in the world.
So a 35mpg hybrid is sure to fail.
By the way, most people who have driven the Audi A3 diesel in the US average almost 40mpg.
The A3 is a few years old (new design coming withing a year or 2), and it still looks so much better than the “not out yet” Lexus.
We’ll see….