| An air bag that inflates as two bags was | | | | sophisticated safety features to boost brand |
| developed by Toyota and is safer than | | | | image. |
| standard air bags in crashes. Available on | | | | |
| Lexus IS luxury sedans the twin-chamber air | | | | Other features Toyota showed were VGRS |
| bag decreases damage to the neck by | | | | (Variable Gear Ratio Steering). It controls |
| distributing the impact of a collision more | | | | steering and braking to reduce spinning and |
| evenly not only to the head but also to the | | | | skidding when braking and turning on slippery |
| shoulders. | | | | surfaces. It includes anti lock brakes and |
| | | | power steering. |
| In the intense global competition among auto | | | | |
| manufacturers, Toyota offers more than simple | | | | The feature became available in the United |
| reliability and reasonable pricing to gain an | | | | States on the Lexus GS luxury car earlier |
| edge over rivals been focusing on services | | | | this year, and will be available in Japan |
| such as a mobile-phone operator link that | | | | this summer. |
| kicks in when an air bag inflates as well as | | | | |