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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.


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.