Midsize convertibles
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.
Side / Driver side B-pillar intrusion
| B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat* (cm) | |
|---|---|
| Audi A4 Cabriolet with side airbags | |
| model tested: 2007 | -17.0 |
| BMW 3 series convertible with side airbags | |
| model tested: 2007 | -16.5 |
| Chrysler 200 convertible with side airbags | |
| model tested: 2008 | -15.0 |
| Ford Mustang convertible with side airbags | |
| model tested: 2010 | -17.5 |
| model tested: 2007 | -17.0 |
| Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder with side airbags | |
| model tested: 2007 | -18.0 |
| Pontiac G6 convertible with side airbags | |
| model tested: 2007 | -14.5 |
| Saab 9-3 convertible with side airbags | |
| model tested: 2007 | -16.5 |
| Toyota Camry Solara convertible with side airbags | |
| model tested: 2007 | -8.5 |
| Volkswagen Eos with side airbags | |
| model tested: 2007 | -13.5 |
| Volvo C70 with side airbags | |
| model tested: 2007 | -14.0 |
| *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) | ||||
| Audi A4 Cabriolet with side airbags | |||||||||||||||||
| model tested: 2007 | 306 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 56 | 1.7 | 55 | 49 | 6.64 | 1.47 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 255 | 48 | ||
| BMW 3 series convertible with side airbags | |||||||||||||||||
| model tested: 2007 | 385 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 64 | 2.0 | 50 | 43 | 5.16 | 0.88 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 160 | 45 | ||
| Chrysler 200 convertible with side airbags | |||||||||||||||||
| model tested: 2008 | 359 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 60 | 1.7 | 47 | 37 | 5.64 | 0.92 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 205 | 77 | ||
| Ford Mustang convertible with side airbags | |||||||||||||||||
| model tested: 2010 | 224 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 40 | 1.8 | 44 | 36 | 3.70 | 0.83 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 123 | 28 | ||
| model tested: 2007 | 213 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 44 | 1.8 | 46 | 38 | 4.27 | 0.86 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 95 | 43 | ||
| Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder with side airbags | |||||||||||||||||
| model tested: 2007 | 235 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 57 | 2.6 | 45 | 33 | 5.44 | 1.05 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 227 | 50 | ||
| Pontiac G6 convertible with side airbags | |||||||||||||||||
| model tested: 2007 | 842 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 43 | 1.8 | 29 | 22 | 3.11 | 0.27 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 0.8 | 83 | 18 | ||
| Saab 9-3 convertible with side airbags | |||||||||||||||||
| model tested: 2007 | 523 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 40 | 1.6 | 33 | 24 | 3.09 | 0.42 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 197 | 18 | ||
| Toyota Camry Solara convertible with side airbags | |||||||||||||||||
| model tested: 2007 | 196 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 46 | 1.7 | 39 | 38 | 3.82 | 0.66 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 0.3 | 95 | 21 | ||
| Volkswagen Eos with side airbags | |||||||||||||||||
| model tested: 2007 | 128 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 47 | 1.9 | 50 | 39 | 3.91 | 0.84 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 90 | 34 | ||
| Volvo C70 with side airbags | |||||||||||||||||
| model tested: 2007 | 212 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 41 | 1.6 | 39 | 35 | 2.85 | 0.40 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 204 | 44 | ||
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) | ||||
| Audi A4 Cabriolet with side airbags | |||||||||||||||||
| model tested: 2007 | 502 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 26 | 1.3 | 18 | 13 | 1.83 | 0.18 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 73 | 21 | ||
| BMW 3 series convertible with side airbags | |||||||||||||||||
| model tested: 2007 | 261 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 33 | 1.4 | 34 | 21 | 1.99 | 0.29 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 42 | 24 | ||
| Chrysler 200 convertible with side airbags | |||||||||||||||||
| model tested: 2008 | 386 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 50 | 2.2 | 39 | 23 | 2.20 | 0.37 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 123 | 59 | ||
| Ford Mustang convertible with side airbags | |||||||||||||||||
| model tested: 2010 | 308 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 32 | 1.8 | 34 | 20 | 3.30 | 0.58 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 92 | 14 | ||
| model tested: 2007 | 287 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 29 | 1.9 | 27 | 18 | 2.85 | 0.37 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 135 | 19 | ||
| Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder with side airbags | |||||||||||||||||
| model tested: 2007 | 432 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 44 | 2.1 | 40 | 26 | 3.75 | 0.54 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 43 | 20 | ||
| Pontiac G6 convertible with side airbags | |||||||||||||||||
| model tested: 2007 | 220 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 38 | 1.7 | 31 | 19 | 2.76 | 0.39 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 49 | 34 | ||
| Saab 9-3 convertible with side airbags | |||||||||||||||||
| model tested: 2007 | 527 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 37 | 2.2 | 21 | 17 | 2.30 | 0.22 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 25 | 12 | ||
| Toyota Camry Solara convertible with side airbags | |||||||||||||||||
| model tested: 2007 | 206 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 42 | 2.5 | 36 | 21 | 5.81 | 0.83 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 71 | 34 | ||
| Volkswagen Eos with side airbags | |||||||||||||||||
| model tested: 2007 | 205 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 40 | 2.0 | 35 | 27 | 3.71 | 0.41 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 159 | 25 | ||
| Volvo C70 with side airbags | |||||||||||||||||
| model tested: 2007 | no data | 0.5 | 0.0 | 15 | 1.1 | 16 | 13 | 1.82 | 0.10 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 39 | 31 | ||
