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Lexus CT 200h joins auto amalgam club The Lexus CT 200h showcases the latest Lexus Amalgam Drive system.
The Lexus CT 200h enters the baby affluence car articulation showcasing the latest anatomy of Lexus Amalgam Drive technology which allows the disciplinarian to baddest one of four active modes, depending on the active conditions.

 

The four modes are EV (electric vehicle), ECO, NORMAL and SPORT, and the apparatus console and dials change colour in affiliation to the approach selected. The CT 200h aswell comes with a 1.8-litre VVT-i petrol engine and an electrically controlled capricious transmission.

In EV approach the CT 200h can run on its electric motor alone, at low speeds and with aught tailpipe emissions. Selecting ECO approach automatically adjusts the car’s systems to accommodate the best ability and the best ammunition consumption. Air conditioning is reduced, burke responses are moderated.

NORMAL approach configures the car in a agnate way but to a bottom extent.

Reach the accessible alley and baddest SPORT approach and the electric motor is anguish up from 500V to 650V and the burke acknowledgment is additional acceptance the disciplinarian to analyze the added activating characteristics of the CT 200h. The steeirng aswell quickens and the rev lmiter is extended.

The Lexus CT 200h will be launched at the 2010 Paris Motor Show and accessible to buy through official retailers in October.