Applies to 2000-05 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 | A |
| 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 Chevrolet Impala was reintroduced for the 2000 model year as a somewhat smaller front-wheel-drive sedan.
Injury measures
Measures taken from the head, neck, and chest indicate low risk of injuries to these body regions in a crash of this severity. Forces on the right tibia indicate that injury to the lower leg would be possible. Acceleration on the left foot indicates that injuries to the foot 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 | 2000 Chevrolet Impala 4-door |
| Weight | 3,448 lbs. |
| Side airbags | driver seat-mounted combination head and torso airbag |
| Wheelbase | 110 in. |
| Length | 200 in. |
| Width | 73 in. |
| Engine | 3.4 L V6 |
| EPA ratings | 20 mpg city / 32 mpg highway |
How this test is conducted
Measures of occcupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CF99014 |
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| Footwell intrusion |
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| Footrest (cm) | 14 |
| Left (cm) | 15 |
| Center (cm) | 15 |
| Right (cm) | 11 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 10 |
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| Instrument panel rearward movement |
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| Left (cm) | 6 |
| Right (cm) | 7 |
| Steering column movement |
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| Upward (cm) | 3 |
| Rearward (cm) | -3 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 5 |
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Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CF99014 |
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| Head |
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| HIC-15 | 204 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
| Neck |
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| Tension (kN) | 1.2 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 13 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.22 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 26 |
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| Legs |
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| Femur
force - left
(kN) | 4.7 |
| Femur
force - right
(kN) | 3.4 |
| Knee
displacement - left
(mm) | 4 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 0 |
| Maximum
tibia
index - left | 0.79 |
| Maximum
tibia
index - right | 0.89 |
| Tibia axial
force - left
(kN) | 3.5 |
| Tibia axial
force - right
(kN) | 4.0 |
| Foot acceleration (g) |
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| Left | 151 |
| Right | 86 |