Low, Highly Focused Driving Position
Key to the new premium compact full hybrid's sporting driving experience is its highly focused driver's environment. It features an optimised seating position which combines a low hip point height with enhanced lateral and lumbar support.
Support wires have been built into the seat side bolsters to improve lateral holding performance, and lumbar support may be power adjusted through a 30mm range. The front edge of the base cushion has been shaped to provide a large contact area, reducing fatigue on long drives, and the cover incorporates a support pleat to better coordinate the motion of the driver's body with the vehicle.
The driver further benefits from a sporting, 370mm diameter, wide-grip wheel with a lowered, 21 degree steering angle, accelerator and brake pedal angles optimised to suit the low hip point, and a driver-focused instrument binnacle housing three large, high-visibility dials.
Maximising forward visibility, the bonnet has also been lowered in conjunction with the hip point. In order to maintain the appropriate spacing between bonnet and engine componentry for optimum pedestrian impact performance, this, in turn, required the design of a completely new air intake system unique to the Lexus CT 200h.
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Engine compartment
1. Power steering fluid reservoir.
2. Engine oil filler cap.
3. Engine oil level dipstick.
4. Brake fluid reservoir.
5. Battery.
6. Fuse box.
7. Electric cooling fans.
8. Condenser.
9. Radia ...
Doors
The vehicle can be locked and unlocked using the entry function, wireless
remote control or door lock switch.
Door lock switch
1. Locks all doors.
2. Unlocks all doors.
Inside lock button
1. ...
Lateral Performance Damper System
Because any high rigidity body has a tendency to transmit vibrations, the
Lexus CT 200h also features a premium compact segment-unique, front and rear
lateral performance damping system designed t ...