[Claude]

I looked at the Audi A3 TDI before I bought the CT200h. The Lexus gets better fuel economy, plus uses regular gas, which is at least 10% less than diesel here in N. Calif. Today, I saw a typical station with regular at $3.82 and diesel is $4.20. The handling of the A3 seems better than the Lexus, but both are fun to drive in terms of driving dynamics except both have poor acceleration, which is OK for the fuel consumption tradeoff. My last car had a 0-60 spec of 5.4 sec and the CT200h is 9.8 sec. Since I was rarely flooring my last car to use its full power, I have not found the lackluster acceleration to be a daily issue. I have owned 1 Lexus and 3 Audi's before and a major difference is in the service department. Audi dealerships that I have dealt with come nowhere near delivering the high level of attention to customer satisfaction that Lexus dealers offer. That tipped the scale for me, but either car seems to be a pretty good bet for an upscale compact sport-hatch.

Tryed the A3TDI as well before buying the CT. I personnally wasn't very comfortable in the seats, didn't like the way the car reacted when depressing the gas pedal. This is without out saying that it was more $$$ than the Ct, worse fuel economy and below average reliability.
A no brainer purchase for me and I am VERY pleased with my car.

 

[Claude]

The Ct is a much cooler car to drive, stiffer, more comfortable, tighter, nicer looking in my humble opinion. I'm willing to loose a little bit on gas saving for the rest of the advantages I'm getting in the CT

 

[Claude]

agreed Claude..btw, back in 2006, my wife and I took a vacation with our 3 kids to Mont Tremblant up in your area...beautiful in the Summertime! Enjoy your new car....now my 3+ month wait...fingers crossed

3 months is indeed a long wait! Before purchasing the car, I read everything about this coming car for 2-3 months. I know and understand the pain of waiting!

 

[Claude]

Sorry for going a little off topic here.. but I'm not sure which thread I should ask this question.
I saw a video review on YouTube and the guy timed the CT from 0-100km/hr and it took 1 min 12 secs (in ECO mode). That's gonna be a problem for me on the highways.. can somebody tell me how quick it can get up to 100km/hr in Normal or Sports mode??

This is a Audi thread where they are trying to discourage you from buying a Lexus.
Even in Eco mode, it takes a normal time to get to 100km. I always drive in Normal mode, except if I REALLY need the extra zip, which is rarely and I'm at 100km very fast. In sport mode, it's 9.6 seconds. In normal, it's probably 1 seconde higher. I use to drive a Nissan X-trail and the CT is much quicker to get to 100km. Don't worry, go and try the car and beware of who's saying what.
I'm sure you'll love the car.