New Lexus CT 200h

The new Lexus CT 200h hybrid small luxury car has four driving styles moods that will match your driving mood. The Lexus CT200h car will be officially unveiled at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, from Thursday the 30th September in Hall 4 and this is the first debut car for Toyota in this sector.

Instrument panel in hybrid blue

The new car is powered by a 1.8-litre VVT-i petrol engine, an electric motor and an electrically controlled continuously variable transmission (E-CVT) and offers four selectable driving modes for a Dynamic or Relaxed driving character.

SPORT mode allows full exploitation of the CT 200h’s agile sports handling or there is ECO mode which delivers maximum efficiency. EV (electric mode) offers zero tailpipe emissions and NORMAL places the emphasis on a relaxed drive.  The look of the instrument panel also changes when you select a more dynamic performance changing from hybrid blue to red, plus the hybrid power meter changes to a tachometer.

Green Motion

Green Motion, is the UK’s first green vehicle Hire Company and has opened for business in the centre of Leicester. This new green daily rental company gives corporate and retail customers the opportunity to drive the latest green car models.

If you are local to Leicester and want to try out the Bluemotion range from Volkswagen, Blue Efficiency from Mercedes, Eco Drive from Fiat, Eco2 from Renault and green and other low CO2 emission ”eco-friendly” models from Citroen and Hyundai then visit their site at www.greenmotion.com

Hiring a low CO2 car for a time is an excellent way of test driving a vehicle before you perhaps take the plunge into a longer term arrangement, like contract hire.