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Hi Alex. Happy to help. PM me the details.

I recently acquired a new 2015 CT, and spec-ed a downgrade to 16" on the basis of the many reviews I read. Consensus seems to be ride is better on the post-facelift ones, better still on 16" wheels, but still not on par with the class leaders. FWIW, I think the ride's pretty good on mine, so would recommend the downgrade to 16". It's certainly better than my old 2011 Prius ever was. 17" wheels on cars of this size are absurd.

Hi Stompe, I remember you from the Prius forum! I too have gone Lexus and picked up my new Luxury last month. Small world. :-)

Yep. My company Prius just went back at 4 years, 50K miles, and the original brakes and tyres still on it.

That's what it's about. If you want anywhere near the published economy figures for a hybrid, you need to adapt your driving style accordingly, and that means staying below 60 (preferably 50 to 55) on the motorways. I regularly got over 70mpg in my Prius on long motorway runs in good weather with cruise on at 55.

If you're hooning a hybrid you're getting it wrong.

I used to use Fuelly in my Prius, so I know the computer is always going to overstate economy. Point for me is that it's on par with expectations.

Just completed my first 1000 miles. Reported 64.5 mpg. Pretty much what I used to get from my Prius.

I'm just about to hand back my company Prius for a CT200h. Over the lifetime of the car, I've averaged just over 60mpg in 45,000 miles of mixed driving. My tankful record is just over 73mpg. You do have to adapt your driving style, but the claimed mileage of Toyota/Lexus hybrids is perfectly achievable.

I've had factory fitted nav on my last couple of cars and made the decision not to spec it on my new CT. No OEM system is as good as TomTom on my iPhone, nor kept as up to date.