Lexus has released first pictures of the updated CT 200h ahead of its debut at the 2013 Guangzhou Motor Show in China on November 21.

The CT 200h was introduced in 2010 as the world’s first full hybrid luxury compact car and for the 2014 model year it gets a refreshed exterior design including the adoption of the Lexus signature ‘spindle grille’, along with new alloy wheels and changes to the rear.

The 98bhp 1.8-litre petrol engine and a 80bhp electric motor for a combined output of 134bhp is expected to carry over with minor changes.