View Poll Results: What variants of the CT do you think Lexus should make?
CT Coupe, please.
6
14.29%
It's about F'in time. We need a CT F, pronto.
3
7.14%
Why can't we have a CT Coupe AND a CT F?
16
38.10%
CT F Coupe for me!
3
7.14%
WTH? The IS doesn't even have a Coupe?!
5
11.90%
RSX much? Who in the world wants a FWD Coupe/F?
5
11.90%
I hate polls
2
4.76%
none of the above?
2
4.76%
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CT Coupe, CT F, Anyone?
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I seriously pray the LFA trickles down coupes.....I'll be ready in about 3 years.
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I wanted to bump this as this crossed my mind.
We found out recently that 70% of BMW 1 series owners think their car is FWD. Which again shows us the market mostly is about badge and other items.
BMW was smart to protect its image and bring us ONLY the 1 series coupe (and to a lesser extent the convertible). They do not sell their 1 series 3 or 5 door here as Americans do not like luxury hatches, period and small hatches= cheap crap to most Americans.
Lexus is going against conventional wisdom here. While trends show small luxury and higher MPG is in, I am not convinced that we still want small luxury hatches.
So I am really thinking Lexus should have followed BMW here and made the CT a small coupe and leave the Hatch to Europe. Hatches sell in large quantities there and are loved by many. Here not so much.
With the HS and now CT, I am just not convinced these are the right moves. Bring us REAL COUPES!
We found out recently that 70% of BMW 1 series owners think their car is FWD
. Which again shows us the market mostly is about badge and other items. BMW was smart to protect its image and bring us ONLY the 1 series coupe (and to a lesser extent the convertible). They do not sell their 1 series 3 or 5 door here as Americans do not like luxury hatches, period and small hatches= cheap crap to most Americans.
Lexus is going against conventional wisdom here. While trends show small luxury and higher MPG is in, I am not convinced that we still want small luxury hatches.
So I am really thinking Lexus should have followed BMW here and made the CT a small coupe and leave the Hatch to Europe. Hatches sell in large quantities there and are loved by many. Here not so much.
With the HS and now CT, I am just not convinced these are the right moves. Bring us REAL COUPES!
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