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Top safety pick awarded to the Lexus RX 350 by IIHS

July 19, 2010 Featured No Comments

It has been proven time and time again that safety is the number one concern for consumers when purchasing a new car. Customers want the satisfaction of knowing that their car will be able to protect them in a crash. With a million cars on the market today how do you really know which will provide the most protection in an actual crash?  That is why every year the Institute for Highway Safety  conducts various tests to see which vehicles are the safest and every year chooses the car that performs the best. According to IIHS President, Adrian Lund, “Recognizing vehicles at the head of the class for safety helps distinguish the best overall choices without having to sort through multiple test results.” This year the Chicago Lexus RX 350 was chosen as the IIHS’s Top Safety Pick because of the excellent protection it provides to its drivers.

Lexus headquarters tells the Chicago used Lexus dealer that the IIHS chooses the car that is the top safety pick by running four different tests on vehicles who have Electronic Stability Control. These tests include high-speed front, side and rear impact tests that test the protection against neck injuries that the seat and head restraints provide. The last test is the roof strength test, which measures how well the car will hold up in a rollover crash. The Top Safety Pick award is then given to the vehicle that gets the highest possible rating, which is “good” in these four tests.

It’s no surprise that the Chicago Lexus RX 350 was chosen as the Top Safety Pick it has many different safety features. These features include, Vehicle Stability Control, traction control, an adaptive front-lightening system, and a back-up camera embedded in the rear-view mirror. Also, the RX 350 has 10 airbags, driver and front passenger airbags, knee airbags for the driver and front passenger, front and rear side airbags with curtain shields.

If you want to be driving the safest car on the market today and if you want the satisfaction of knowing your car will protect you and your passengers during a crash then go to your Chicago used Lexus dealer to get more information about the RX 350!

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