Was at the showroom to check out the CT200h. The luxury edition certainly feels nice, but the back seat is very small, it felt as small as my old Peugeot 206 and much smaller than typical B-segment sedan. Nice car but it's just not for me.

To the new/future owners, enjoy your car!

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and many others from Google. I think we get tom yam Prius, but sushi CT200h and Insight.

There are units for test drive.  However, even the test drive units were sold off.

The battery can last whopping 15 years as in the case of 1st generation prius. However we only have 3 years warranty here. In US, Lexus gave 8 years warranty.

Just a note, CT200h is a full hybrid unlike insight which is not.

Hybrids is new trend right now, but it has a long way to go to proved that it's a very reliable engine in a long term run.. maintenance wise is wide costly as less people are driving hybrids these days

Hybrids is new trend right now, but it has a long way to go to proved that it's a very reliable engine in a long term run.. maintenance wise is wide costly as less people are driving hybrids these days

There are more & more people driving hybrid, not less!

It has been proven in US that the battery can last 15 years. Hybrid is only new to Malaysia but not to the world. In Japan, it is very sellable.

Roughly, 5 years saving in petrol cost at current price (assuming saving RM300 per month) is enough to cover your battery cost of about RM20k. In the end, we are still buying. Lexus without Tax. Just think about it , worth or not ?

The price of CT200h (full spec)in japan is 4.3m yen (RM146,360 ) for full spec and 3.5m yen (RM130,000) basic spec/..., while in Malaysia RM200,000 for full spec and 168k for basic spec.

The different in 38k-RM55k++. Eventhough the tax is lower this year, but it still subject to 10% tax, transportation cost, UMW profit, and AP cost (I heard now RM10k per AP), no more free like before. After Dec this year, the price will back to normal unless government extend the tax exemption.

In japan, green car like prius /ct200h also enjox some incentive from their government in the form of tax etc...

So for me the price is ok if you can afford to have it. If you can't afford it, RM140k you will still say expensive.

Be a brand new luxury car, if we take the 168k tag price as compared to many who buy recon car, we take example Caldina ZT 5 years old at RM125k. which one expensive/cheaper ? Pls note, recon car come with 1 month warranty only. If you are luck you get a good car

And pls note, this is hybrid. Prius is the leader in this segment. The day will come where many will appreciate Hybrid then normal car.

Was at the showroom to check out the CT200h. The luxury edition certainly feels nice, but the back seat is very small, it felt as small as my old Peugeot 206 and much smaller than typical B-segment sedan. Nice car but it's just not for me.

The price of CT200h (full spec)in japan is 4.3m yen (RM146,360 ) for full spec and 3.5m yen (RM130,000) basic spec/..., while in Malaysia RM200,000 for full spec and 168k for basic spec.

The different in 38k-RM55k++. Eventhough the tax is lower this year, but it still subject to 10% tax, transportation cost, UMW profit, and AP cost (I heard now RM10k per AP), no more free like before. After Dec this year, the price will back to normal unless government extend the tax exemption.

In japan, green car like prius /ct200h also enjox some incentive from their government in the form of tax etc...

So for me the price is ok if you can afford to have it. If you can't afford it, RM140k you will still say expensive.

Be a brand new luxury car, if we take the 168k tag price as compared to many who buy recon car, we take example Caldina ZT 5 years old at RM125k. which one expensive/cheaper ? Pls note, recon car come with 1 month warranty only. If you are luck you get a good car

And pls note, this is hybrid. Prius is the leader in this segment. The day will come where many will appreciate Hybrid then normal car.

The similarity between prius and ct200h is only the powerplant and system. The comfort, handling etc totally different(i have test drive prius but not ct200h) based on internet review.

Also interior prius is like a cheap car (compared to my caldina), and this is CT 200h ie very much better and luxury. I have seen Insight interior too, sorry to say...its just like a saga from japan...look2 cheap interior and its not full hybrid.
go here http://www.ct200hclub.com and here for price in Japan http://autoc-one.jp/lexus/ct/grade/
Dont compare in UK/US price, they are different for what ever reason. We take price from the origin country

So I hope I can get to look at the car when im in west msia next week.. Flew from east msia to see the car.. Tpleong, r u a sales advisor there ? Would love if theres a unit there for me to see

Why not wait for the Camry Hybrid instead of this ? Conflict Of Interest, may be