Passive Safety
With a bodyshell which incorporates a high percentage of high tensile sheet steel to combine light weight with maximum rigidity, the Lexus CT 200h has been engineered to achieve the highest safety performance in terms of full-frontal, offset, side and rear collisions.
Beyond securing the safety of its occupants, the new premium compact hybrid has also been designed to offer the best possible pedestrian impact protection.
The new Lexus CT 200h is fitted with eight Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) airbags, as standard: driver and front seat passenger front, knee and side airbags, and side curtain airbags. All front and rear seats feature threepoint, ELR (Emergency Locking Retractor) seatbelts. The driver, front passenger and rear outer seatbelts are also equipped with a pre-tensioner and force limiter function.
The new Lexus full hybrid also features the second generation Whiplash Injury Lessening (WIL) seat concept. The revised system features a new seat back structure and headrest design. The new headrest is designed to sit as close as possible to the passenger's head during normal use, closing the gap between occupant head and headrest in the event of rear impact to significantly reduce the risk of whiplash through excessive head movement.
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Suspension
The Lexus CT 200h features a bespoke suspension design which combines an
L-arm type MacPherson strut front system with a new, fullyindependent double
wishbone and trailing arm architecture to the ...
Vehicle Details
Interior
Refinements to the interior of the 2011 ES 350 include 10-way power seats up
front. Although the ES 350 may not be the first thought when purchasing a family
vehicle, the 60/40 split-fo ...
Safety, Features & Pricing
The CT 200h achieved top scores in all four crash tests by the Insurance
Institute for Highway Safety, earning the car a Top Safety Pick designation. The
CT has not been tested by the National Hig ...
