Toyota vehicles earn top marks in JNCAP

By CARSIFU | 31 May 2019


TOYOTA CITY: Toyota models Alphard/Vellfire, Crown, and Corolla Sport received the highest score of Advanced Safety Vehicle (ASV) in the FY2018 preventive safety performance assessment conducted by Japan New Car Assessment Program (JNCAP).

The Alphard/Vellfire received the Grand Prix Award in preventive safety performance after gaining the highest score in the assessment.

The Crown, Corolla Sport, and Camry received the highest rank of five stars in the JNCAP collision safety performance assessment for FY2018. The Crown received the Grand Prix Award in collision safety performance.

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JNCAP revises its testing methods and assessment standards meticulously, every year, taking into account actual traffic accidents that have occurred in Japan and the importance of establishing countermeasures.

JNCAP added the collision damage mitigation brake system that detects pedestrians at night in the list of items for assessment in its FY2018 preventive safety assessment, in consideration of the fact that, in Japan, pedestrian fatalities from road accidents frequently occur at night.

The Alphard/Vellfire, Crown, and Corolla Sport equipped with the latest Toyota Safety Sense―a pre-collision safety system that detects pedestrians at night―received the highest rank of ASV in JNCAP's assessment of preventive safety performance.

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JNCAP revised its damage assessment criteria for the FY2018 collision safety assessment in accordance with the need to address the aging population, and adopted new crash test dummies that more accurately represent the human body.

Against this backdrop, the above-mentioned cars equipped with a TNGA platform received five stars, the top ranking in the collision safety performance evaluation.

With the development of safer cars, Toyota continues to promote educational activities for people, including holding awareness-raising activities at Toyota dealers that introduce customers to "Sapo-Toyo" (vehicles that support a safe and comfortable life with cars).

 

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