Style And Finesse Culminate In The New CT 200h
The brand new CT 200h which all set for production in the later part of 2010 is the first five door compact car from Lexus designed primarily for the European market. The powerful 1.8 liter VVT – I petro engine and the permanent magnet electric-drive motor combine with a generator, a control unit for the power, a high performance battery and a power split device to render unheard of performance at maximum fuel efficiency.
The CT 200h has three driving modes. The SPORT mode is for an aggressive mode of driving while someone who is out for a relaxed drive can go for ECO and NORMAL mode. If you want to shut down fuel consumption, then EV mode, which is ultra quiet, is the best option which runs using the electric power motor without consuming fuel or emitting carbon dioxide.
The high visibility gauges on the instrument panel too change for different modes, so you know what you are using at any given point of time. The car automatically goes to the EV mode for lower speeds and the power adjustment between the motor and petrol engine are adjusted and allocated accordingly.
The car has 17 inch alloy wheels with Macpherson struts in the front and an independent double wishbone construction. The new CT 200h also has sporty overhangs in the front and the back and LED rear lighting. It also has a spoiler which is well placed but overall the car is slightly smaller than the Prius from Toyota. The front wheels receive the power from ECVT or electrically controlled continuously variable transmission. The high voltage battery of the car uses nickel hydride.
The Lexus Hybrid drive features a controlled brake regeneration where the generator acts during deceleration and when there is braking to optimize the power used and for energy management. The kinetic energy lost due to braking is converted to electric energy that charges the battery. Apart from this kind of technological consumption of energy, the car also has an amazing feature of not emitting any particulate matter or carbon dioxide for 2 km driving at less than 45 kmph.