That makes total sense now, right? This includes forward-collision warning and avoidance with pedestrian detection, lane-departure warning with steering assist, adaptive cruise control, and automatic high beams. The car gets standard safety and driver assist features including pre-collision warning system, a lane-departure alert system with steering assist, automatic high beams, and adaptive cruise control. More on that in a bit. See your dealer for details. You can also upgrade it with a navigation system and to a large 10.
Ostensibly, they're both 4-door sedans made by Lexus. Many automakers offer high-tech safety gear like forward-collision warning, but at a price. The suspension in particular is really balanced between soft and stiff. Braking was solid and straight, but again not quite track-ready. In addition, it now consists of extra Enter keys, one on both sides, in a preparation to perk up the ease of use. An eight-speed automatic transmission conveys power to the rear wheels. .
The best fuel-economy estimates are for the the 200t, which is rated at 22 mpg city, 32 highway, 26 combined. Most of all, the F Sport, which is the performance-centered model comes prepared with a three-dimensional F-net grille, outlined with the jet-black metallic casing and useful brake ducts. See your dealer for details. Then it became a somewhat sleepy option compared to the 3 Series or A4. See your dealer for details. The V-6 engine emits a pleasing snarl without any coarseness, and both the six- and eight-speed transmissions shift smoothly. Exterior The revised sedan wears updated headlights, which sport a flatter appearance than last year's wavier design.
It sounds like a good deal at first, but dive a bit deeper and the bargain seems to evaporate. There are more subdued interior schemes, but this one pairs rather well with the white exterior with dark wheels. I got a chance to test the latest generation in the. Lexus' available Remote Touch Interface, a knob-based controller on the center console, gets some new buttons to aid usability. Interior Changes inside are relatively minor.
Trunk space is on the small side at 10. Blind-spot monitoring comes standard on F Sport models. Drop your right hand and it plops right onto a wrist-rest more comfortable than anything in your office. It's operated via the Remote Touch controller down by the shifter, which is like a combination joystick and trackball and operates a free-floating cursor. The rear-drive car we tested weighed 3785 pounds, just 92 below the mid-size that car rides on the same platform.
However, the car is heavier and slower than many of its rivals. Blind-spot monitoring with rear cross-traffic alert remains optional. Cupholders have been modified, and a 10. See your dealer for details. But the F Sport version really emphasizes the performance nature of the car with a more aggressive grille, added vents, and available 18-inch aluminum F-Sport wheels. The allure of the turbo-4 is too strong.
As of late, you can add to that a dose of sportiness. Unusually, for a vehicle making its first emergence in China, the sedan stays behind as a single wheelbase version. That includes a forward collision warning system with automatic emergency braking, as well as a lane departure warning system with steering assist, adaptive cruise control and automatic high-beam headlights. Rear-drive cars employ an eight-speed automatic transmission, while all-wheel-drive models have a six-speed automatic. As a result, you give up a decent amount of grunt for a scant improvement in fuel economy, which makes me wonder why this middle car even exists.
Bonus Pics About Us Founded in July 2007, RightFootDown started as a simple blog. Lexus Enform Safety Connect telematics is included. There were a lot of things that I liked about the original, first and foremost how it drove. But in reality, this port- and direct-injected V-6 pushes too many pounds. Therefore it has been tuned in a better way to make the vehicle offer an enhanced performance and decreased fuel consumption. It really suits the nature of the car and the overall Lexus brand, which is less sport focused than some of its rivals. It's a tight squeeze for larger drivers, but overall a snug and sporty place to sit.