Brake Assist measures the speed with which the brake pedal is depressed, which can reveal if the driver is in a panic situation. But statistics show that drivers often don’t brake quite hard enough, even in emergencies. In which case, Brake Assist adds that extra bit of stopping power, that can help bring your car to a stop up to 20% faster than without it.

Meanwhile, should you happen to hit the brakes hard, indicating a panic stop, ABS helps prevent your wheels from locking up and sending your car into a skid.

But how your car responds to braking can change, depending on a lot of different factors, including road conditions, how fast you’re driving, and even the weight distribution of passengers and cargo within the car. So, to further enhance your control of the car, the Azera comes with Electronic Brake-force Distribution, which uses sensors to calculate the appropriate amount of brake pressure to apply to each individual wheel.

The Azera’s active front head restraints move forward and up to protect your neck from overextending during a rear-end collision. They do so without motors—no pieces or parts to wear out or maintain. Instead, the ingenious design uses the impact forces to activate the head restraints.

But no matter which car you end up buying, make sure you position the head restraints properly—the top of the head restraint should be even with the top of your head, and the distance between the back of your head and the head restraint should be as small as possible.