HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH & COMMUNICATIONS

Large luxury cars

Intrusion measures into the vehicle occupant compartment and peak injury measures recorded from the crash test dummies for the front moderate overlap tests, front small overlap tests (where applicable) and side tests, respectively, are provided in the tables below.

See our protocols page for detailed information on how to interpret these measures.

Note: All vehicles are listed alphabetically.

Front moderate overlap / Driver side occupant compartment intrusion

  Footwell intrusion Brake pedal (cm) Instrument panel rearward movement Steering column movement A-pillar rearward movement (cm)
Footrest (cm) Left (cm) Center (cm) Right (cm) Left (cm) Right (cm) Upward (cm) Rearward (cm)
Acura RL
model tested: 2005 8 13 14 8 13 1 1 2 1 0
model tested: 2002 13 15 24 17 13 5 6 9 4 5
Audi A6
model tested: 2012 1 2 2 1 3 1 2 3 -6 0
model tested: 2005 6 7 8 9 2 2 4 4 -1 0
model tested: 1999 12 20 19 13 10 7 9 10 2 3
BMW 5 series
model tested: 2011 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0
model tested: 2004 3 4 4 5 5 1 2 -4 2 1
model tested: 1997 9 13 10 6 8 4 4 8 -1 3
Buick Park Avenue
model tested: 1999 9 18 18 15 7 4 3 3 0 4
Cadillac CTS
model tested: 2008 6 9 12 10 7 1 1 2 4 4
model tested: 2003 7 11 13 11 10 0 1 3 -1 1
  8 12 16 8 8 1 2 3 -1 1
Cadillac Seville
model tested: 2000 6 17 15 16 9 4 3 4 2 3
model tested: 1997 21 31 37 31 31 16 16 15 11 9
Cadillac STS
model tested: 2005 4 6 8 7 3 0 1 3 -2 0
Cadillac XTS
model tested: 2013 4 9 12 8 4 2 1 0 -3 1
Hyundai Equus
model tested: 2011 9 12 14 10 4 2 3 3 -1 2
Hyundai Genesis
model tested: 2009 11 12 12 12 13 2 2 1 -1 1
  11 11 10 10 6 3 2 0 -1 1
Infiniti M35/M45
model tested: 2006 5 6 6 5 5 1 1 5 2 0
Infiniti M37/M56
model tested: 2012 7 9 12 12 16 1 1 0 1 0
model tested: 2011 4 8 11 11 11 1 2 5 -1 0
Infiniti Q45
model tested: 2003 12 14 16 10 3 -1 0 6 0 0
model tested: 1997 15 19 22 15 16 8 4 8 6 11
  19 25 29 20 20 10 6 9 8 12
Lexus GS
model tested: 2013 7 8 9 6 6 -1 0 1 0 1
model tested: 2006 11 11 11 8 6 4 2 5 0 1
model tested: 1999 8 14 16 12 5 3 5 3 1 3
Lexus LS
model tested: 2007 12 12 13 12 11 2 4 1 0 0
Lexus LS 400
model tested: 1997 6 16 15 11 9 3 4 1 6 5
Lexus LS 430
model tested: 2001 10 10 12 11 6 1 4 3 2 2
  8 9 10 9 9 2 4 5 3 1
Lincoln Continental
model tested: 1997 17 23 25 22 23 13 12 6 8 11
Lincoln LS
model tested: 2000 12 14 14 11 9 -1 -3 0 -4 4
Lincoln MKS
model tested: 2009 4 6 8 7 5 2 2 3 1 2
Lincoln Town Car
model tested: 2003 10 11 11 10 6 2 1 2 0 4
  10 12 14 11 6 5 5 3 3 7
Mercedes E class 2-door
model tested: 2010 1 1 2 2 3 -1 0 -4 -5 1
Mercedes E class 4-door
model tested: 2010 1 1 2 2 2 -1 -1 -4 -8 0
model tested: 2007 4 7 9 4 2 0 -2 0 -3 2
model tested: 2003 3 7 9 4 5 0 0 1 -2 1
model tested: 2001 13 11 14 9 8 2 1 5 -4 1
model tested: 1997 14 19 17 13 15 5 3 10 3 9
Saab 9-5
model tested: 2011 2 7 8 6 1 1 1 1 -3 1
Volvo S80
model tested: 2007 3 3 3 6 5 0 1 0 -5 0
model tested: 2000 10 14 17 15 10 4 2 3 2 3
  10 14 17 15 10 4 2 3 2 3

Front moderate overlap / Driver injury measures

  Head Neck Chest maximum compression (mm) Legs Foot acceleration (g)
HIC-15 Peak gs at hard contact Tension
(kN)
Extension bending moment (Nm) Maximum Nij Femur force (kN) Knee displacement (mm) Maximum tibia index Tibia axial force (kN)
Left Right Left Right Left Right Left Right Left Right
Acura RL
model tested: 2005 137 no contact 0.8 12 0.20 26 0.4 3.1 1 0 0.43 0.51 2.0 2.7 57 54
model tested: 2002 356 136 1.8 22 0.31 37 0.8 1.4 0 0 0.43 0.86 1.1 3.2 74 79
Audi A6
model tested: 2012 266 13 1.7 10 0.31 24 1.2 1.4 1 2 0.36 0.44 2.7 1.8 66 93
model tested: 2005 220 16 1.7 14 0.32 30 7.2 6.5 10 2 0.66 0.59 2.1 3.0 58 75
model tested: 1999 168 no contact 1.1 24 0.31 29 4.2 6.9 3 2 1.02 1.03 0.9 3.3 71 84
BMW 5 series
model tested: 2011 155 no contact 1.1 9 0.22 34 1.0 1.5 3 6 0.38 0.54 2.4 3.1 52 55
model tested: 2004 258 18 1.5 10 0.33 37 1.1 2.5 0 0 0.45 0.92 2.1 3.5 64 56
model tested: 1997 299 no contact 1.4 17 0.28 37 2.4 3.2 1 1 0.72 0.26 2.9 1.2 100 58
Buick Park Avenue
model tested: 1999 306 32 1.6 22 0.29 28 4.9 2.2 1 0 0.43 0.61 1.8 2.4 83 133
Cadillac CTS
model tested: 2008 380 no contact 1.3 15 0.22 36 0.1 0.2 0 0 0.37 0.56 1.7 1.6 57 60
model tested: 2003 687 104 0.0 30 0.45 28 3.9 2.0 0 0 0.50 1.02 2.1 3.4 72 64
  232 negligible 1.2 15 0.37 33 4.5 2.2 0 0 0.31 0.63 1.9 2.2 76 65
Cadillac Seville
model tested: 2000 188 no contact 1.1 15 0.21 29 2.5 1.9 1 2 0.50 0.68 1.8 2.3 68 148
model tested: 1997 214 60 1.5 25 0.29 24 3.9 2.9 3 1 0.58 1.22 1.7 3.5 57 86
Cadillac STS
model tested: 2005 451 79 1.1 19 0.25 24 1.7 1.8 0 0 0.30 0.43 2.3 3.0 51 50
Cadillac XTS
model tested: 2013 190 no contact 0.8 19 0.20 22 0.5 2.0 1 1 0.26 0.47 1.9 4.4 44 89
Hyundai Equus
model tested: 2011 207 negligible 1.4 13 0.24 35 1.6 2.5 3 2 0.53 0.45 2.7 2.4 64 68
Hyundai Genesis
model tested: 2009 452 117 1.3 15 0.26 30 5.6 4.5 8 13 0.60 1.25 2.3 4.9 146 180
  no data no data 1.2 17 0.40 32 4.8 5.0 3 9 0.41 0.61 2.8 3.9 72 139
Infiniti M35/M45
model tested: 2006 286 no contact 1.3 18 0.27 25 2.0 3.0 2 0 0.27 0.30 2.1 1.6 53 61
Infiniti M37/M56
model tested: 2012 491 89 1.3 25 0.28 32 0.5 3.6 2 1 0.32 0.63 1.6 2.7 84 119
model tested: 2011 241 no contact 1.0 18 0.22 30 1.4 1.1 0 4 0.31 0.48 1.6 2.4 87 86
Infiniti Q45
model tested: 2003 209 no contact 1.0 18 0.19 26 3.0 0.8 0 3 0.50 0.65 1.8 2.7 59 53
model tested: 1997 786 37 2.3 24 0.41 44 3.7 2.8 2 5 0.91 0.63 1.1 1.4 73 47
  841 25 2.4 29 0.44 41 3.1 2.9 0 5 1.21 1.12 1.6 1.4 56 56
Lexus GS
model tested: 2013 165 33 1.6 18 0.26 26 0.9 1.6 0 4 0.46 0.42 2.1 3.3 60 62
model tested: 2006 251 47 2.1 24 0.33 31 1.4 2.7 1 3 0.36 0.46 2.6 2.9 46 52
model tested: 1999 207 44 1.6 28 0.57 32 4.8 2.4 12 4 0.65 0.79 1.5 2.9 65 62
Lexus LS
model tested: 2007 154 no contact 1.5 18 0.29 34 1.4 2.3 2 5 0.58 0.70 2.5 3.1 46 46
Lexus LS 400
model tested: 1997 414 negligible 1.5 22 0.31 37 2.8 5.3 3 9 0.40 0.66 1.0 1.9 59 64
Lexus LS 430
model tested: 2001 172 27 1.0 2 0.17 37 3.1 1.8 3 1 0.35 0.34 4.0 3.0 66 63
  291 11 2.0 37 0.45 44 3.3 1.9 0 0 0.32 0.40 2.8 1.9 53 63
Lincoln Continental
model tested: 1997 248 no contact 1.6 40 0.32 33 9.0 2.3 5 0 1.61 0.84 2.6 1.5 79 50
Lincoln LS
model tested: 2000 333 no contact 1.8 18 0.32 28 2.9 1.5 8 5 0.42 0.48 1.6 3.3 67 65
Lincoln MKS
model tested: 2009 189 no contact 0.1 8 0.31 30 0.9 1.4 2 0 0.33 0.72 1.9 3.2 44 58
Lincoln Town Car
model tested: 2003 294 180 1.4 46 0.46 31 6.0 2.3 6 0 0.91 0.77 3.2 2.8 84 65
  265 15 1.5 10 0.26 36 7.5 2.6 13 0 0.97 0.34 4.2 2.4 87 60
Mercedes E class 2-door
model tested: 2010 276 25 1.2 17 0.20 27 1.6 2.7 1 2 0.35 0.55 2.8 4.7 59 72
Mercedes E class 4-door
model tested: 2010 245 negligible 1.6 10 0.37 45 2.3 2.6 3 5 0.47 0.60 2.8 3.6 73 63
model tested: 2007 208 48 2.1 13 0.41 36 3.5 5.1 0 1 0.39 0.53 1.6 1.5 64 77
model tested: 2003 230 40 1.4 24 0.30 35 2.8 2.4 0 0 0.45 0.71 1.7 3.8 48 60
model tested: 2001 206 negligible 1.8 40 0.53 28 6.1 4.0 11 0 0.69 0.70 2.4 3.1 99 77
model tested: 1997 305 29 2.0 19 0.37 35 5.5 3.2 5 2 0.33 0.43 0.6 0.6 76 68
Saab 9-5
model tested: 2011 276 no contact 1.4 11 0.29 30 0.2 0.3 0 0 0.32 0.55 1.6 2.1 53 54
Volvo S80
model tested: 2007 111 no contact 1.1 9 0.21 30 1.7 2.5 0 0 0.39 0.43 1.7 1.3 50 57
model tested: 2000 188 26 1.3 38 0.33 33 2.2 3.7 0 0 0.44 0.70 0.9 3.2 54 95
  188 26 1.3 38 0.33 33 2.2 3.7 0 0 0.44 0.70 0.9 3.2 54 95

Side / Driver side B-pillar intrusion

  B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat* (cm)
Acura RL with side airbags
model tested: 2007 -8.5
Audi A6 with side airbags
model tested: 2012 -19.0
model tested: 2005 -12.5
BMW 5 series with side airbags
model tested: 2011 -19.0
model tested: 2008 -7.5
Cadillac CTS with side airbags
model tested: 2008 -14.0
Cadillac STS with side airbags
model tested: 2007 -7.5
Cadillac XTS with side airbags
model tested: 2013 -18.0
Hyundai Genesis with side airbags
model tested: 2010 -10.5
  -8.5
model tested: 2009 -11.0
  -10.5
Infiniti M35/M45 with side airbags
model tested: 2006 -10.0
Infiniti M37/M56 with side airbags
model tested: 2013 -10.5
model tested: 2011 -11.0
Lexus GS with side airbags
model tested: 2013 -12.5
model tested: 2006 -10.0
Lincoln MKS with side airbags
model tested: 2009 -13.5
Mercedes E class 2-door with side airbags
model tested: 2010 -19.5
Mercedes E class 4-door with side airbags
model tested: 2010 -24.0
model tested: 2007 -7.5
  -9.0
Saab 9-5 with side airbags
model tested: 2010 -22.0
Volvo S80 with side airbags
model tested: 2007 -11.5
*Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Side / Driver injury measures

  Head HIC-15 Neck Shoulder Torso Pelvis Left femur
Tension (kN) Compression (kN) Lateral deflection (mm) Lateral force (kN) Max. defl. (mm) Avg. defl. (mm) Max. defl. rate (m/s) Max. viscous criterion (m/s) Iliac force (kN) Acetabulum force (kN) Combined acetabulum & iliac force (kN) L-M force (kN) L-M moment (Nm) A-P moment (Nm)
Acura RL with side airbags
model tested: 2007 395 0.9 0.0 48 2.0 35 32 3.51 0.47 2.6 2.3 4.8 0.3 102 52
Audi A6 with side airbags
model tested: 2012 614 1.2 0.2 40 1.6 45 41 4.19 0.69 2.0 1.6 3.5 0.4 34 72
model tested: 2005 252 1.2 0.3 43 1.7 27 21 3.24 0.40 2.3 2.2 4.2 0.1 62 32
BMW 5 series with side airbags
model tested: 2011 248 0.8 0.1 47 1.4 38 32 4.06 0.70 1.1 1.9 2.9 0.2 128 58
model tested: 2008 249 0.6 0.4 47 1.7 50 40 6.90 1.43 3.1 2.5 5.6 0.4 87 59
Cadillac CTS with side airbags
model tested: 2008 324 1.1 0.3 33 2.2 34 30 4.53 0.48 1.4 1.6 2.6 0.4 104 57
Cadillac STS with side airbags
model tested: 2007 340 1.0 0.2 35 1.6 42 39 5.26 1.16 3.8 3.6 7.2 0.4 144 32
Cadillac XTS with side airbags
model tested: 2013 307 1.6 0.3 33 1.7 40 37 3.57 0.67 2.0 2.2 4.0 0.2 18 53
Hyundai Genesis with side airbags
model tested: 2010 211 0.9 0.3 38 1.7 39 30 3.99 0.52 3.4 1.4 4.7 0.7 73 144
  227 1.1 0.4 45 1.9 49 42 6.75 1.09 3.1 1.4 4.4 0.3 149 36
model tested: 2009 133 0.9 0.1 45 1.3 41 35 6.45 0.69 2.4 2.4 4.6 0.3 167 59
Infiniti M35/M45 with side airbags
model tested: 2006 247 0.8 0.3 42 1.8 40 37 4.65 0.60 1.2 3.2 4.3 0.6 201 29
Infiniti M37/M56 with side airbags
model tested: 2013 267 0.9 0.4 34 1.5 30 25 2.97 0.31 1.7 1.9 3.4 0.4 28 93
model tested: 2011 235 1.3 0.3 34 1.6 35 29 5.45 0.50 1.5 1.7 3.3 0.4 18 93
Lexus GS with side airbags
model tested: 2013 433 0.9 0.1 35 1.8 32 25 4.82 0.39 1.6 1.5 3.1 0.2 42 51
model tested: 2006 227 0.6 0.2 43 2.0 29 27 4.52 0.48 0.9 2.6 3.4 0.2 94 52
Lincoln MKS with side airbags
model tested: 2009 106 0.7 0.0 25 1.2 29 23 2.85 0.42 1.9 3.0 4.8 0.3 103 46
Mercedes E class 2-door with side airbags
model tested: 2010 497 1.1 0.4 51 1.5 38 34 2.66 0.48 1.8 1.8 3.5 0.5 42 65
Mercedes E class 4-door with side airbags
model tested: 2010 177 1.0 0.4 37 1.6 38 32 2.85 0.51 1.9 2.0 3.7 0.1 80 36
model tested: 2007 132 0.9 0.3 42 1.7 53 46 5.19 1.33 3.1 2.5 5.5 0.5 147 52
  158 0.9 0.1 51 1.6 47 44 4.15 0.91 4.0 1.8 5.6 0.2 158 69
Saab 9-5 with side airbags
model tested: 2010 363 1.1 0.2 43 1.8 37 35 3.92 0.66 2.0 2.2 3.9 0.5 57 29
Volvo S80 with side airbags
model tested: 2007 194 0.7 0.1 32 1.6 31 27 3.37 0.43 2.8 2.1 4.8 0.3 26 20

Side / Passenger injury measures

  Head HIC-15 Neck Shoulder Torso Pelvis Left femur
Tension (kN) Compression (kN) Lateral deflection (mm) Lateral force (kN) Max. defl. (mm) Avg. defl. (mm) Max. defl. rate (m/s) Max. viscous criterion (m/s) Iliac force (kN) Acetabulum force (kN) Combined acetabulum & iliac force (kN) L-M force (kN) L-M moment (Nm) A-P moment (Nm)
Acura RL with side airbags
model tested: 2007 176 0.4 0.2 35 1.5 40 26 3.73 0.48 0.3 1.4 1.4 0.5 181 46
Audi A6 with side airbags
model tested: 2012 180 0.4 0.4 38 1.5 31 24 2.93 0.44 0.3 2.6 2.8 0.5 26 46
model tested: 2005 119 0.0 0.5 38 1.8 27 16 3.73 0.39 0.2 1.9 2.1 0.5 131 23
BMW 5 series with side airbags
model tested: 2011 184 0.4 0.4 23 1.1 20 15 1.90 0.16 0.7 0.6 1.3 0.5 59 42
model tested: 2008 133 0.0 0.8 22 1.5 22 16 2.38 0.22 0.7 1.4 2.0 0.4 79 53
Cadillac CTS with side airbags
model tested: 2008 231 0.2 0.4 20 1.2 21 18 3.11 0.33 0.3 2.2 2.2 0.7 117 53
Cadillac STS with side airbags
model tested: 2007 81 0.7 0.2 16 1.2 27 19 2.75 0.24 0.1 1.8 1.8 0.3 65 21
Cadillac XTS with side airbags
model tested: 2013 93 0.3 0.8 11 0.6 17 14 2.19 0.20 0.4 2.9 3.0 0.4 32 80
Hyundai Genesis with side airbags
model tested: 2010 27 0.3 0.1 11 0.7 19 13 1.92 0.13 0.2 1.2 1.3 0.5 15 26
  35 0.3 0.2 12 0.7 18 12 1.61 0.07 0.3 1.6 1.7 0.7 101 16
model tested: 2009 35 0.3 0.3 12 0.7 17 12 1.52 0.07 0.3 1.6 1.7 0.3 47 17
Infiniti M35/M45 with side airbags
model tested: 2006 305 0.1 1.1 37 1.7 23 20 2.20 0.22 0.5 1.5 1.9 0.3 48 22
Infiniti M37/M56 with side airbags
model tested: 2013 176 0.1 0.9 52 2.0 35 22 3.95 0.52 0.5 1.3 1.7 0.4 25 76
model tested: 2011 194 0.2 0.8 48 2.0 32 20 3.56 0.40 0.5 1.5 1.9 0.4 34 68
Lexus GS with side airbags
model tested: 2013 32 0.4 0.1 13 0.5 19 16 1.37 0.06 0.4 0.9 1.3 0.3 84 27
model tested: 2006 109 0.1 0.5 27 1.4 21 17 1.93 0.20 0.1 2.6 2.6 0.3 106 20
Lincoln MKS with side airbags
model tested: 2009 163 0.1 0.3 25 1.2 24 18 2.75 0.22 0.3 1.9 2.1 0.5 222 33
Mercedes E class 2-door with side airbags
model tested: 2010 415 1.0 0.2 11 0.5 16 13 1.55 0.13 3.3 0.6 3.9 0.3 20 38
Mercedes E class 4-door with side airbags
model tested: 2010 82 0.4 0.3 17 1.3 28 20 2.79 0.31 0.6 1.8 2.3 0.3 40 38
model tested: 2007 42 0.2 1.0 15 0.9 31 26 2.59 0.32 0.5 2.5 2.8 0.7 88 25
  48 0.1 0.4 15 1.0 30 26 3.41 0.31 0.5 2.4 2.8 0.8 67 28
Saab 9-5 with side airbags
model tested: 2010 97 0.3 0.5 19 no data 13 10 3.92 0.66 0.3 2.3 2.2 0.2 63 17
Volvo S80 with side airbags
model tested: 2007 215 0.6 0.2 43 1.6 33 26 3.65 0.56 0.5 2.8 3.3 0.7 138 26

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