Applies to 1999-2003 models
| Overall evaluation | G |
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| Structure and safety cage | G |
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| Injury measures |
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| Head/neck | G |
| Chest | G |
| Leg/foot, left | G |
| Leg/foot, right | A |
| Restraints and dummy kinematics | G |
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| Important: Frontal crash test ratings should be compared only among vehicles of similar weight.
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The Acura TL was redesigned for the 1999 model year.
Injury measures
Measures taken from the head, neck, chest, and left leg indicate low risk of injuries to these body regions in a crash of this severity. Forces on the right tibia indicate that injuries to the lower leg would be possible.
Restraints and dummy kinematics
Dummy movement was well controlled. After the dummy moved forward into the airbag, it rebounded into the seat without its head coming close to any stiff structure that could cause injury.
Tested vehicle specifications
| Tested vehicle | 2002 Acura 3.2TL 4-door |
| Weight | 3,475 lbs. |
| Side airbags | front seat-mounted torso airbags |
| Wheelbase | 108 in. |
| Length | 193 in. |
| Width | 71 in. |
| Engine | 3.2 L V6 |
| EPA ratings | 19 mpg city / 29 mpg highway |
How this test is conducted
Measures of occcupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CEF0206 |
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| Footwell intrusion |
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| Footrest (cm) | 8 |
| Left (cm) | 17 |
| Center (cm) | 21 |
| Right (cm) | 18 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 12 |
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| Instrument panel rearward movement |
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| Left (cm) | 1 |
| Right (cm) | 2 |
| Steering column movement |
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| Upward (cm) | 5 |
| Rearward (cm) | 3 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 1 |
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Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CEF0206 |
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| Head |
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| HIC-15 | 191 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
| Neck |
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| Tension (kN) | 0.0 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 12 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.23 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 29 |
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| Legs |
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| Femur
force - left
(kN) | 2.4 |
| Femur
force - right
(kN) | 1.5 |
| Knee
displacement - left
(mm) | 0 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 4 |
| Maximum
tibia
index - left | 0.57 |
| Maximum
tibia
index - right | 1.00 |
| Tibia axial
force - left
(kN) | 1.5 |
| Tibia axial
force - right
(kN) | 3.6 |
| Foot acceleration (g) |
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| Left | 60 |
| Right | 116 |