Nov. 29, 2011
Lexus 'CT 200h' Receives Maximum Rating Under New
Japanese Overall Safety Assessment
Toyota City, Japan, November 29, 2011―Lexus announces that the "CT 200h" gasoline-electric hybrid five-door hatchback has received a maximum five-star rating in automobile safety testing and evaluation for 2011 carried out under the Japan New Car Assessment Program* (JNCAP). The rating is based on a new overall safety assessment structure introduced this year.
CT 200h
The new assessment structure integrates vehicle occupant protection and pedestrian protection performance during collisions under a single assessment structure, providing an overall safety evaluation for automobiles with the assignment of one to five stars. The CT 200h was awarded five stars for achieving the highest level of safety through features including a highly rigid cabin and impact-absorbing body, state-of-the-art technology in the form of a body structure that lessens injuries to pedestrians, and the vehicle's Whiplash Injury Lessening (WIL) seats and eight airbags.
Lexus will continue to pursue the highest levels of safety performance.
*Since 1995, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) and the National Agency for Automotive Safety and Victims' Aid have been disseminating information under the JNCAP on the safety of vehicles to promote the use of safe automobiles. The information comprises results of safety evaluations for commercially available vehicles based on tests including collision safety performance tests, pedestrian head and leg protection performance tests and braking performance tests.
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