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Toyota is committed to vehicle safety. That’s why we established the Global Outstanding Assessment (GOA) passive safety assessment programme for new cars. First we find the toughest safety standards in the world, then we exceed them.
Better stability as standard
Now standard across the entire LandCruiser 200 line-up, Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) is one of the many technologically advanced active safety features Toyota has built in to protect you and your family. Designed to enhance driver control on slippery or loose surface bends, VSC uses sensor input to dampen understeer (loss of front wheel grip) and oversteer (loss of rear-wheel grip), ensuring smooth, safe cornering. Greater stability equals greater safety—simple.
Traction control gets more active
Active Traction Control (ATRC) helps set world-beating standards in traction performance and comes standard across the LandCruiser 200 range. ATRC dynamically distributes the torque to each wheel as well as regulates brake pressure, eliminating wheel-spin and ensuring that the tyres with the best grip always help the driver to keep the vehicle in motion. The system automatically adjusts to the transfer range selected. No matter what sort of driving conditions you tackle, ATRC helps give you the superior sense of 4WD driving control that only LandCruiser delivers.
Passive safety in the bag
The new LandCruiser 200 is more serious about passive safety than ever before, with up to 10 airbags (VX & Sahara) strategically positioned to protect you and your passengers in the event of an accident. Standard driver and passenger front airbags have dual-stage deployment based on collision speed. Also standard are side airbags and full-length curtain shield airbags, which also deploy to third row seat occupants. In addition, second row side airbags and driver and passenger knee airbags are available on VX & Sahara. No other comparable vehicle has taken such an initiative in passive safety—in fact; it’s a level of safety that even many luxury vehicles in the Australian market can’t match.
Impact protection on your side
To make sure the new LandCruiser 200 sets the highest of standards in safety on and off the road, we’ve built into it plenty of features we hope you never have to rely on. In creating the stronger, lighter frame structure, we’ve included improved frame and underbody reinforcements to help absorb side impact and lessen damage both inside and out.
ABS that enjoys the terrain as much as you do
LandCruiser 200 comes with our newly developed multi-terrain anti-lock braking system (ABS) for even greater control, safety and confidence in difficult braking situations. The new control logic senses when the vehicle changes driving conditions and alters ABS performance to suit, adjusting brake pressure to each tyre depending on its relationship to the road surface. Be it bitumen, dirt, ice, mud or sand, multi-terrain ABS lives up to its name by giving you controlled deceleration no matter where your next journey takes you. LC200 also incorporates Brake Assist (BA) which supplements your braking effort in an emergency, so your brakes are applied with optimum force and Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD) which intelligently distributes brake-force between the front and rear and the left and right wheels. EBD adjusts dynamically for straight-line driving and cornering, which is critical when negotiating rough terrain.
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