虽然雷克萨斯CT 200h并非市场最畅销车型，但车厂还是决定于明年推出其第二代车型。新车将采用更具动感造型以修正现行版过于呆板的设计，而最近曝光的合成图揭示了新车可能的外观风格。从图片看，新车比老款车更长，更宽，车头造型更具侵略性，采用更突出散热器格栅和向后延伸的锐利前大灯。分开设置的LED日间行驶灯和硕大进气口形成了构成了前脸更具运动风格造型。而它的侧面轮廓更具肌肉感，包括更大轮拱及其内部隐藏的硕大车轮。更大的变化是车厢内，而内装也是日本工程师关注的重点。现行版由于后排腿部空间和行李箱空间太小而备受诟病，而新车将进一步扩大空间。至于动力系统，预计仍将采用进一步提升热效率的1.8升VVT-i四缸汽油引擎和一台机械摩擦损失更小的电机。这样的组合与2016款丰田普锐斯一样，后者百公里综合油耗仅为4.5升。这两款车的内部也将共享丰田TNGA底盘架构。
New Lexus CT 200h virtually imagined ahead of 2017 debut
We won’t call the Lexus CT 200h a bestseller, but the model was definitely an interesting proposal on the market as it was the first hybrid premium hatchback. Despite its relatively low sales of 14,657 units in 2015, the Japanese manufacturer is preparing a second generation, expected to arrive sometime next year.
This new vehicle will have much more dynamic appearance to fix the current car’s boring design, and this new exclusive render from our colleagues at OmniAuto reveals a possible look.
Slightly longer and wider, the hybrid vehicle will most likely feature a more aggressive front end, dominated by a prominent radiator grille flanked by sharp headlights. A separated section of LED daytime running lights and massive air intakes complete the sporty look of the face. The redesigned model will also bring a more muscular side profile with bigger wheel arches, hiding massive wheels.
Bigger car means more interior room and this will be one of the main goals of the Japanese engineers. The current CT 200h has been highly criticized for its rear legroom and the small trunk, and the new model should fix this with more generous interior space.
According to preliminary details, the new CT 200h will retain its hybrid nature and will combine the work of a four-cylinder, 1.8-liter VVT-i gasoline engine with improved thermal efficiency, and an electric motor with low mechanical losses. This is the same setup used by the 2016 Toyota Prius, where it provides a combined fuel consumption of 52 miles per gallon (4.5 liter per 100 kilometers). The two vehicles will also share the same architecture, namely the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA).