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... but you will get a full production preview at the Australian International Motor Show. The Corolla-sized CT 200h is Lexus’s first-ever luxury hot hatch, and proves ‘green’ doesn’t necessarily mean boring – offering the choice of Normal, Sport, ECO and even emissions-free EV driving modes together with crisp, clean handling.
It mates a 1.8-litre inline four-cylinder petrol engine with intelligent continuously variable valve timing to a battery-driven high-output permanent-magnet electric drive motor, and drives the front wheels via an electronically controlled continuously variable transmission.
The CT 200h will benefit from parent company Toyota’s considerable expertise and global dominance of the hybrid market, but will add ‘Sport’ mode to the equation – as well as put the new Audi A1 and A3 plus the BMW 1 and 3 Series firmly in its sights.
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