Applies to 1997-2000 models
| Overall evaluation |
P
|
| Structure and safety cage |
M
|
| Injury measures |
| Head/neck |
G
|
| Chest |
G
|
| Leg/foot, left |
P
|
| Leg/foot, right |
P
|
| Restraints and dummy kinematics |
P
|
| Important: Frontal crash test ratings should be compared only among vehicles of similar weight. |
The Mitsubishi Montero Sport was introduced in the 1997 model year.
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 both tibias indicate that injuries to the lower legs would be possible. Accelerations on the feet indicate that injuries to the feet would be possible. Forces on the right knee indicate that injuries to the knee would be likely. Head accelerations from the steering wheel and B-pillar hits were low.
Restraints and dummy kinematics
Dummy movement wasn't well controlled. Special stitching on the lap belt, designed to limit belt forces by tearing and lengthening the belt, allowed too much dummy movement. There was too much upward movement of the steering wheel, which contributed to the dummy's head bottoming out the airbag and hitting the steering wheel. During rebound, the dummy moved upward and toward the driver door, hitting the B-pillar and roof rail.
Tested vehicle specifications
| Tested vehicle |
1999 Mitsubishi Montero Sport XLS 4-door 4wd |
| Weight |
4,156 lbs. |
| Side airbags |
none |
| Wheelbase |
107 in. |
| Length |
178 in. |
| Width |
70 in. |
| Engine |
3.0 L V6 |
| EPA ratings |
18 mpg city / 21 mpg highway |
How this test is conducted
Measures of occcupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID |
CF99011 |
| Footwell intrusion |
| Footrest (cm) |
30 |
| Left (cm) |
27 |
| Center (cm) |
28 |
| Right (cm) |
21 |
| Brake pedal (cm) |
25 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement |
| Left (cm) |
11 |
| Right (cm) |
10 |
| Steering column movement |
| Upward (cm) |
10 |
| Rearward (cm) |
8 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) |
13 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID |
CF99011 |
| Head |
| HIC-15 |
404 |
| Peak gs at hard contact |
67 |
| Neck |
| Tension (kN) |
2.5 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) |
48 |
| Maximum Nij |
0.50 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) |
41 |
| Legs |
| Femur force - left (kN) |
1.7 |
| Femur force - right (kN) |
4.7 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) |
9 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) |
18 |
| Maximum tibia index - left |
1.84 |
| Maximum tibia index - right |
1.24 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) |
4.7 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) |
8.9 |
| Foot acceleration (g) |
| Left |
181 |
| Right |
198 |