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As a radio or CD player, the system is easy to use, but the small, green-backlit LCD display (the same one Toyota has been putting in cars for some twenty years now) isn't sufficient for iPod song-hunting
impressive configurable dash
If you actually want to see your iPod playlists as you scroll, the optional top-of-dash navigation unit is a must.
A clever device holder plugs into the dash near the power and stereo input ports and adjusts to hold everything from an iPod Nano to a Droid X.
The optional navigation system takes care of the display problem but adds Lexus's polarizing, console-mounted joystick.
FEATURES | 9 out of 10
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As a radio or CD player, the system is easy to use, but the small, green-backlit LCD display (the same one Toyota has been putting in cars for some twenty years now) isn't sufficient for iPod song-hunting
Automobile Magazine
impressive configurable dash
Autoblog
If you actually want to see your iPod playlists as you scroll, the optional top-of-dash navigation unit is a must.
Edmunds' Inside Line
A clever device holder plugs into the dash near the power and stereo input ports and adjusts to hold everything from an iPod Nano to a Droid X.
Motor Trend
The optional navigation system takes care of the display problem but adds Lexus's polarizing, console-mounted joystick.
Automobile Magazine
There's plenty of potential for options, and we predict that choosing liberally from the list will drive the CT's sub-$30,000 base sticker price up over the $40k mark. Possibilities include LED headlamps with washers, a power moonroof, heated front seats, an in-mirror backup camera, rain-sensing wipers, and a couple of substantial packages that bundle premium audio with a moonroof and/or hard-drive based navigation. Nav systems also include the Lexus Enform information system. A device holder for iPhones and the like is on the way, as are several F-Sport performance accessories.
So do we like the CT? In short: yes, very much—and even though the Honda CR-Z offers a manual gearbox, we'd rather be driving the Lexus for its better handling, better ride, and very functional design. You get almost all of the benefits of the Prius—including a hybrid-exclusive shape, without the Prius's aversion to corners.
Conclusion
Lexus has given the 2011 CT 200h a standard feature set that’s a good value—as well as an options list that won’t leave shoppers wanting.
