Acton Toyota Serving Boston Announces Top Safety Picks

July 1, 2010 - PRLog -- Acton Toyota of Littleton, a premier Toyota dealership serving Boston, MA metro-west, conveniently located just south of Nashua, NH, is proud to announce 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 must also 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 to the criteria.

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.

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

For more information, consumers can call Acton Toyota at 800-530-1079 or email sales@actontoyota.com.

About Acton Toyota of Littleton:

Located in Littleton, Massachusetts, Acton Toyota has won Toyota's President's Award for 19 consecutive years, and Toyota Sales, Service & Parts Excellence Awards.  Additionally, the dealership is #17 in Ward's e-Dealer 100 ranking of leading retailers of vehicles on the Internet.

In addition, Toyota Motor Sales, USA has recognized the Toyota dealership for achieving the #1 rank for Prius sales and #1 retailer of Toyota Certified Used Vehicles in the Boston Region.

DealerRater.com has also named Acton Toyota of Littleton its 2009 DealerRater.com Dealer of the Year.

For more information:
Justin Brun
eCommerce Manager
Acton Toyota of Littleton
221 Great Road
Littleton, MA 01460
978.431.5852
e: justin.brun@actontoyota.com

http://www.actontoyota.com
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