Official: Specs and Gallery for the CT 200h
05-06-10, 07:20 AM
#16
Why does everyone think that vinyl seats are more upscale than a premium cloth/velour? This seems to be a uniquely American thing, as there are plenty of high end cars in Europe with cloth seats. It grips better, requires less maintenance, is softer to sit on, and there's no need to heat or cool it.
BMW offers the fake leather in brochures just as a way to reduce the base price for marketing purposes - my dealer didn't even have any on the lot. I haven't shopped M-B, but I'll bet it's the same with them. Seems un-Lexus to mimic that.
BMW offers the fake leather in brochures just as a way to reduce the base price for marketing purposes - my dealer didn't even have any on the lot. I haven't shopped M-B, but I'll bet it's the same with them. Seems un-Lexus to mimic that.
05-07-10, 08:54 PM
#18
Ah, and how many decades of experience do you have, owning cars for 10 years a piece as I have, to back that statement up?
Cloth seats just need Scotchgard applied maybe once every 3 years, and still look new a decade later. No cracking, fading in the sun, or splitting. I'm talking the nicer cloth/velour found in $30K cars, not the el-cheapo stuff you might be thinking of in an econbox.
So in comparison, how often do you apply leather conditioner to your seats?
Cloth seats just need Scotchgard applied maybe once every 3 years, and still look new a decade later. No cracking, fading in the sun, or splitting. I'm talking the nicer cloth/velour found in $30K cars, not the el-cheapo stuff you might be thinking of in an econbox.
So in comparison, how often do you apply leather conditioner to your seats?
05-08-10, 02:11 AM
#19
Mercedes Benz and BMW both have been offering simulated leather (MB Tex, Leatherette) surfaces for many years on their cars, but no one ever complains about it. Lexus is doing it for the first time...but that's not okay? It's an entry level compact luxury hybrid which is going to have a low price point...what more can you ask for? If genuine leather was standard, the car would be too expensive and people will bish and complain about it. 
I disagree, this should not be a standard practice for carmarkers that are considered Premium Luxury. Luxury = options (and in this case, the option to have your 'colored interior' to be made out of real leather.
05-10-10, 10:16 PM
#20
Ah, and how many decades of experience do you have, owning cars for 10 years a piece as I have, to back that statement up?
Cloth seats just need Scotchgard applied maybe once every 3 years, and still look new a decade later. No cracking, fading in the sun, or splitting. I'm talking the nicer cloth/velour found in $30K cars, not the el-cheapo stuff you might be thinking of in an econbox.
So in comparison, how often do you apply leather conditioner to your seats?
Cloth seats just need Scotchgard applied maybe once every 3 years, and still look new a decade later. No cracking, fading in the sun, or splitting. I'm talking the nicer cloth/velour found in $30K cars, not the el-cheapo stuff you might be thinking of in an econbox.
So in comparison, how often do you apply leather conditioner to your seats?
05-10-10, 10:18 PM
#21
Yeah, there is no way that this thing is $35k loaded...my Prius was $35k and loaded. With Lexus, there is no way that this thing loaded will be under $38k. I bet that this thing will top out at around $42k loaded. Base price may be around $28-30k.
05-11-10, 08:04 AM
#22
OK, yeah, I'll agree leatherette is lower maintenance than cloth. My brain switched mid-thread to comparing cloth to real leather.
I still prefer cloth/velour to leather, and wish it was an option on more upscale cars like in Europe.
I still prefer cloth/velour to leather, and wish it was an option on more upscale cars like in Europe.
05-30-10, 02:12 AM
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If you want to get a glimpse at CT200h read the review of Auris Hybrid which CT shares I think all the components from
http://www.insideline.com/toyota/aur...rst-drive.html
http://www.insideline.com/toyota/aur...rst-drive.html
07-11-10, 12:20 PM
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I don't actively keep up with this forum, but came across some new (?) specs posted earlier this week:
http://pressroom.toyota.com/pr/tms/l...spx?ncid=20088
Specifically:
http://pressroom.toyota.com/pr/tms/l...spx?ncid=20088
Specifically:
With a total system output of 134 hp (100 kW), the CT 200h will accelerate seamlessly from 0-60 mph in 9.8 seconds. Conversely, the CT 200h boasts remarkably low fuel consumption – a combined EPA estimated fuel economy rating of 42 mpg.
