Safety Features

Safety Features

1. General

The impact absorbing structure of the '04 RX330 can effectively help absorb the energy of impact in the event of a front or side collision. This structure also realizes high-performance occupant protection through the use of reinforcement and member that help minimize cabin deformation.

2. Impact Absorbing Structure for Front Collision





^ Reinforcements have been optimally allocated to the inner and outer rocker panels, front pillars, and roof side rails in order to minimize cabin deformation during a collision.

3. Impact Absorbing Structure for Side Collision





^ Impact energy of a side collision directed to the cabin area is dispersed throughout the body via pillar, reinforcement, side impact protection beams, floor cross members, thus helping minimize the impact energy finally directed to the cabin.





^ A Head Impact Protection Structure has been adopted. With this type of construction, if the occupant's head hits against the roof side rail and pillar in reaction to a collision, the inner panel of the roof side rail, roof area and pillar collapses to help reduce the impact.

4. Impact absorbing Structure for Rear Collision





Rear floor members and reinforcements have been optimally allocated to reduce body deformation during a collision. By reducing the deformation of the fuel tank and the fuel pipe to the smallest possible extent, this construction minimizes the possibility of fuel leakage.