Lake Charles Toyota Shoppers Offered Top Safety Picks

June 28, 2010 - PRLog -- Silsbee Toyota, one of the leading Beaumont Toyota dealers, has announced that two Toyota vehicles, the 2011 Toyota Sienna and the 2011 Toyota Avalon, have both received top safety pick recognition from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

The “Top Safety Pick” is the highest safety designation awarded by the IIHS.  To qualify for the award, a vehicle must earn the highest rating of “good” in the IIHS’ front, side, rollover, and rear impact tests and be equipped with electronic stability control.

The IIHS testing was made more stringent in 2010 with the addition of the rollover test. To earn a “good” rollover rating, a roof must be able to support the equivalent of four times the vehicle’s weight compared with the current federal standard of 1.5.  In the IIHS testing, the Sienna roof withstood a force equal to 4.12 times its vehicle weight.  The Avalon’s weight withstood 4.07 times its vehicle weight.

The new Sienna is the first, and currently the only, minivan to earn an IIHS Top Safety Pick since the rollover test was added.

The Avalon sedan offers similar safety features to the Sienna, but was created for Toyota sedan drivers looking for a little extra.  It has an emergency shut-off provision, in-mirror backup camera, an updated gas pedal and more.

A number of safety features come standard, including antilock brakes with brake assist, stability and traction control, driver and front passenger airbags, driver knee airbag, front side airbags, side curtain airbags and daytime running lights.

Please note that while the 2011 Sienna van and the 2011 Avalon won these “Top Safety Pick” awards, all Toyota models meet or exceed the safety requirements of the federal government and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

Silsbee Toyota boasts of the largest selections of new Toyotas in the Beaumont area, and houses a wide collection of Certified Pre-Owned Toyota vehicles.  Beaumont Toyota shoppers can visit the dealership or log on to http://silsbeetoyota.com/ for more information.

Contact Silsbee Toyota:
1396 Highway 327 East
Silsbee, Texas 77656
888-546-6593
http://www.beaumonttoyota.net