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2006 Audi S4
Midsize luxury car
Model year |
Small overlap front |
Moderate overlap front |
Side |
Roof strength |
Head restraints & seats |
Front crash prevention |
Headlights |
LATCH ease of use |
Driver |
Passenger |
2011 |
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G
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2010 |
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G
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2009 |
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G
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2008 |
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G
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2007 |
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G
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2006 |
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A
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2005 |
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A
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2004 |
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P
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Applies to 2005-06 models built after October 2004
Overall evaluation |
A
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Dynamic rating |
A
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Seat/head restraint geometry |
G
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Important: Ratings for head restraints & seats should be compared only among vehicles of similar weight. |
Seat type
All seats AHR manufactured after Oct 2004
How this test is conducted
Seat type |
All seats AHR manufactured after Oct 2004 |
Geometry |
Backset (mm) |
60 |
Distance below top of head (mm) |
32 |
Seat design parameters |
Pass/fail |
Fail |
Max T1 acceleration (g) |
12.2 |
Head contact time (ms) |
71 |
Force rating |
1 |
Neck forces |
Max neck shear force (N) |
97 |
Max neck tension (N) |
571 |
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