Applies to 1992-95 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 | A |
| Chest | G |
| Leg/foot, left | G |
| Leg/foot, right | G |
| 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 Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable were introduced in the 1986 model year. Frontal airbags for both the driver and passenger were introduced as options beginning with the 1992 model year and were made standard for the Sable in 1993 and for the Taurus in 1994.
Injury measures
Measures taken from the neck, chest, and legs indicate low risk of injuries to these body regions in a crash of this severity. A high head acceleration occurred when the dummy's head hit the B-pillar, indicating that injuries to the head would be possible.
Restraints and dummy kinematics
Dummy movement was well controlled. During rebound, the dummy's head hit the B-pillar.
Tested vehicle specifications
| Tested vehicle | 1995 Ford Taurus GL 4-door |
| Weight | 3,159 lbs. |
| Side airbags | none |
| Wheelbase | 106 in. |
| Length | 192 in. |
| Width | 71 in. |
| Engine | 3.0 L V6 |
| EPA ratings | 20 mpg city / 30 mpg highway |
How this test is conducted
Measures of occcupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CF95013 |
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| Footwell intrusion |
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| Footrest (cm) | 10 |
| Left (cm) | 13 |
| Center (cm) | 17 |
| Right (cm) | 15 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 13 |
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| Instrument panel rearward movement |
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| Left (cm) | 4 |
| Right (cm) | 4 |
| Steering column movement |
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| Upward (cm) | 10 |
| Rearward (cm) | -1 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 4 |
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Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CF95013 |
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| Head |
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| HIC-15 | 183 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 72 |
| Neck |
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| Tension (kN) | 1.5 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 22 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.26 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 23 |
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| Legs |
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| Femur
force - left
(kN) | 3.8 |
| Femur
force - right
(kN) | 2.8 |
| Knee
displacement - left
(mm) | 3 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 0 |
| Maximum
tibia
index - left | 0.37 |
| Maximum
tibia
index - right | 0.34 |
| Tibia axial
force - left
(kN) | 0.7 |
| Tibia axial
force - right
(kN) | 1.1 |
| Foot acceleration (g) |
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| Left | 71 |
| Right | 52 |