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'Good,' frontal offset; 'good,' side impact; 'marginal,' rear impact; 'acceptable,' roof strength
Not yet tested
Lane Keep Assist system not only vibrates the steering wheel and emits an audible alert when you've gone astray, but also pulls the car back on course
Lexus' Wide-view Front Monitor...can give the driver a better view around blind corners and also show how close objects are to the front bumper.
SAFETY | 9 out of 10
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'Good,' frontal offset; 'good,' side impact; 'marginal,' rear impact; 'acceptable,' roof strength
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Not yet tested
NHTSA
Lane Keep Assist system not only vibrates the steering wheel and emits an audible alert when you've gone astray, but also pulls the car back on course
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Lexus' Wide-view Front Monitor...can give the driver a better view around blind corners and also show how close objects are to the front bumper.
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When the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) tested the Lexus HS 250h, it rated it "Good" (the top score available) for both frontal and side impacts. It received only a "Marginal" rating for rear impact, however, and a so-so "Acceptable" in the newly-added roof-crush test. In our road test, we felt rearward visibility from the driver's seat was better than in most small sedans, though the rear roof pillars are thick, somewhat impeding the rear three-quarter view.
Still, the 2012 Lexus HS 250h comes with a host of standard safety features, along with some optional active-safety features, that shoppers who focus on safety should feel comfortable selecting the HS. It has no fewer than 10 airbags, the most in the class, including rare side-mounted bags in the rear seats and knee bags for not only the driver but the front passenger as well. Those are rare on most cars of any class, let alone entry luxury. Anti-lock brakes, brake assist, electronic stability control, and hill-start assist are all standard. Buyers who opt for the Dynamic Radar Cruise control feature will get a Pre-Collision system packaged with it, to warn the driver if it senses an impending collision at the same time it primes the braking system and other crash-safety features.
Conclusion
The 2012 Lexus HS 250h hasn't been tested under new, more stringent crash-test rules, but it includes or offers a large number of advanced safety technology features.
