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2006 Audi S4
Midsize luxury car
| Model year |
Front overlap |
Side |
Roof strength |
Head restraints & seats |
Front crash prevention |
| Small |
Moderate |
| 2011 |
|
|
|
|
G
|
|
| 2010 |
|
|
|
|
G
|
|
| 2009 |
|
|
|
|
G
|
|
| 2008 |
|
|
|
|
G
|
|
| 2007 |
|
|
|
|
G
|
|
| 2006 |
|
|
|
|
A
|
|
| 2005 |
|
|
|
|
A
|
|
| 2004 |
|
|
|
|
P
|
|
Applies to 2005-06 models built after October 2004
| Overall evaluation |
A
|
| Dynamic rating |
A
|
| Seat/head restraint geometry |
G
|
| 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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