Toyota ‘Crown Royal’ and ‘Crown Athlete’ Receive
Highest-ever Japanese Safety Score

Toyota City, Japan, May 9, 2014―Toyota Motor Corporation’s "Crown Royal" and "Crown Athlete" sedans have received the Grand Prix award for highest-ever safety performance under the Japan New Car Assessment Program (JNCAP) vehicle-safety evaluation tests. The vehicles received the top score from among 40 vehicles tested since the program was introduced in April 2011.

The Crown Royal and Crown Athlete also received the JNCAP Five-Star Award in November last year.

With an impact-absorbing body, a high-rigidity cabin, seven airbags, and front- and rear-seatbelt reminders as standard features, the Crown Royal and Crown Athlete offer a superb level of occupant protection. In addition, in the unfortunate event of a collision with a pedestrian, the body structure helps reduce injury to the head and legs, and a pop-up hood (on hybrid models) further reduces potential injury to the head.

The vehicles also have many advanced preventative safety features such as a Pre-collision System with enhanced brake assist, Intelligent Clearance Sonar to help mitigate potential damage resulting from pedal misapplication, and the Adaptive High-beam System that blocks out certain portions of high beams to aid the visibility of drivers of preceding or oncoming vehicles.