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Five Star FG Falcon at Jarvis Ford
The all-new FG Falcon has become the first Australian-built car to receive a 5 (five) star rating from the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP). The petrol FG Falcon sedan range was awarded the maximum 5 (five) star safety rating rating with a total score of 34.6 points (out of a possible 37 points), giving it the highest score ever recorded by a locally produced car in Australia by a significant margin. Read more>
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Toyota develops world's first rear window curtain shield airbag |
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1/10/2008
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced it has developed the world's first* SRS (Supplemental Restraint System) rear window curtain shield airbag to protect rear passengers' heads in the event of a rear-end collision.
The innovative airbag deploys from the roof lining above the rear window in the form of a curtain-like barrier.
Together with the headrests, the airbag minimises impact to the head from a colliding vehicle, or parts of the hit vehicle, thus helping to reduce the severity of injuries.
The airbag's use in the soon-to-be-launched "iQ" ultra-compact four-seat car is expected to approximately double the car's rear passenger head protection performance.
Toyota has continued to actively develop and make available its collision safety technologies - resulting in such achievements as the swift market introduction of SRS curtain shield and knee airbags - to enable its vehicles to better respond to a greater range of accidents.
As a part of its efforts to realise sustainable mobility, Toyota intends to strengthen its traffic safety initiatives in the future through:
1) Development of even safer vehicles and technologies
2) Participation in the creation of a safe traffic environment, and
3) Activities designed to educate people on traffic safety.
Toyota is thereby contributing to the complete elimination of traffic casualties, which can be viewed as the ultimate hope of a society that values mobility.
* According to TMC research, as of September 2008 |
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Toyota first to export 100,000 cars |
19/12/2008
Toyota Australia is set to become the first Australian carmaker to export 100,000 vehicles in a calendar year.
The milestone car is due to be shipped from Melbourne on Christmas Eve, bound for the Middle East.
It will be among more than 2,100 Australian-built Toyota cars leaving Australia that day aboard the Positive Leader. |
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