Midsize luxury/near 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.

Side / Driver side B-pillar intrusion

	B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat* (cm)
Acura TL with side airbags
model tested: 2009	-13.5
model tested: 2004	-6.5
Acura TSX sedan with side airbags
model tested: 2009	-12.5
model tested: 2005	-3.5
Audi A4 with side airbags
model tested: 2009	-13.0
model tested: 2005	-11.0
BMW 3 series with side airbags
model tested: 2012	-16.5
model tested: 2006	-10.0
Infiniti G with side airbags
model tested: 2007	-10.5
Infiniti G35 with side airbags
model tested: 2006	-0.5
Jaguar X-Type with side airbags
model tested: 2004	-0.5
Lexus ES 330 with side airbags
model tested: 2004	-7.0
	-7.0
Lexus ES 350 with side airbags
model tested: 2013	-14.0
Lexus HS 250h with side airbags
model tested: 2010	-13.5
Lexus IS 250/350 with side airbags
model tested: 2006	-12.5
Lincoln MKZ with side airbags
model tested: 2010	-8.5
model tested: 2006	-8.0
Mercedes C class with side airbags
model tested: 2009	-20.5
model tested: 2005	-8.0
Saab 9-3 with side airbags
model tested: 2004	-11.0
Saab 9-5 with side airbags
model tested: 2004	-2.5
Volkswagen CC with side airbags
model tested: 2009	-14.5
Volvo S60 with side airbags
model tested: 2012	-15.5
model tested: 2005	-6.5
*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 TL with side airbags
model tested: 2009	245	1.0	0.0	56	1.6	47	41	3.96	0.81	2.7	2.1	4.5	0.7	122	50
model tested: 2004	461	0.9	0.4	39	2.0	46	41	5.00	0.95	2.7	3.3	5.0	0.9	103	53
Acura TSX sedan with side airbags
model tested: 2009	345	1.3	0.0	44	1.9	33	30	2.83	0.51	2.6	2.1	4.5	0.4	126	43
model tested: 2005	383	no data	no data	50	2.0	33	31	3.15	0.48	3.5	2.9	6.2	0.3	36	28
Audi A4 with side airbags
model tested: 2009	234	1.2	0.0	39	1.5	46	37	3.58	0.89	2.9	1.7	4.4	0.5	150	42
model tested: 2005	237	0.8	0.4	48	1.6	29	25	2.91	0.33	1.4	1.7	2.9	0.2	54	22
BMW 3 series with side airbags
model tested: 2012	323	1.2	0.2	41	1.8	40	36	3.37	0.72	2.8	1.7	4.5	0.3	157	64
model tested: 2006	214	0.9	0.4	33	1.6	47	38	4.11	0.78	2.1	3.5	5.3	1.2	186	23
Infiniti G with side airbags
model tested: 2007	158	0.9	0.1	40	1.6	28	26	3.59	0.37	1.3	3.0	4.2	0.3	215	39
Infiniti G35 with side airbags
model tested: 2006	267	0.9	0.1	43	2.0	35	31	5.85	0.87	3.6	3.3	6.7	1.3	387	91
Jaguar X-Type with side airbags
model tested: 2004	326	1.7	0.3	45	2.4	58	57	8.22	2.14	3.4	2.3	5.6	0.5	177	48
Lexus ES 330 with side airbags
model tested: 2004	322	1.2	0.2	48	1.9	53	42	3.67	0.76	1.1	3.1	4.2	0.7	163	45
	321	1.0	0.3	57	1.7	47	39	3.74	0.75	1.1	3.0	4.0	0.8	159	42
Lexus ES 350 with side airbags
model tested: 2013	379	0.6	0.2	44	1.5	30	25	3.56	0.33	1.9	1.5	3.4	0.5	23	53
Lexus HS 250h with side airbags
model tested: 2010	384	0.9	0.2	50	2.2	39	23	2.75	0.63	1.4	1.3	2.4	0.7	191	47
Lexus IS 250/350 with side airbags
model tested: 2006	187	0.6	0.2	47	1.6	33	28	6.41	0.53	2.4	2.6	4.5	0.3	76	37
Lincoln MKZ with side airbags
model tested: 2010	263	1.7	0.6	37	2.3	27	20	2.46	0.36	2.8	3.2	5.6	0.8	32	128
model tested: 2006	180	1.5	0.3	37	2.2	28	25	4.96	0.66	3.8	3.5	7.2	0.7	81	37
Mercedes C class with side airbags
model tested: 2009	165	0.8	0.4	44	1.6	35	30	2.97	0.45	2.0	2.2	3.8	0.1	74	40
model tested: 2005	288	1.5	0.4	59	2.2	54	45	5.93	1.28	0.7	1.6	2.3	0.2	78	48
Saab 9-3 with side airbags
model tested: 2004	205	1.0	0.6	41	1.7	45	33	5.16	0.95	1.9	2.9	4.5	1.0	91	27
Saab 9-5 with side airbags
model tested: 2004	186	1.1	0.2	39	1.7	26	20	3.73	0.39	2.9	3.0	5.7	0.8	63	34
Volkswagen CC with side airbags
model tested: 2009	143	0.9	0.4	24	1.1	31	28	3.49	0.37	2.0	2.3	4.0	0.9	144	27
Volvo S60 with side airbags
model tested: 2012	94	1.1	0.5	25	1.4	29	27	6.68	0.83	1.4	0.8	1.8	0.9	124	16
model tested: 2005	73	1.0	0.2	37	1.4	36	32	4.26	0.59	3.3	3.0	6.2	0.9	82	27

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 TL with side airbags
model tested: 2009	230	0.0	0.4	41	1.2	33	27	2.64	0.44	0.3	1.6	1.7	0.9	159	31
model tested: 2004	251	0.7	0.3	25	1.0	26	20	4.02	0.41	0.1	0.5	0.5	1.9	215	28
Acura TSX sedan with side airbags
model tested: 2009	244	0.1	0.2	39	1.6	32	29	4.13	0.61	0.8	1.6	2.3	0.2	119	43
model tested: 2005	214	0.8	0.2	43	1.9	30	20	1.59	0.28	0.2	2.2	2.2	0.3	125	37
Audi A4 with side airbags
model tested: 2009	114	0.3	0.4	24	1.1	24	21	1.66	0.21	0.1	2.6	2.6	1.2	163	58
model tested: 2005	190	0.3	0.5	48	2.1	37	32	4.57	0.72	0.6	3.0	3.4	0.6	70	20
BMW 3 series with side airbags
model tested: 2012	125	0.4	0.2	14	0.8	21	17	1.69	0.18	1.2	0.6	1.8	0.5	128	44
model tested: 2006	61	0.6	0.2	9	0.6	35	24	2.98	0.42	0.7	1.8	2.4	0.9	90	16
Infiniti G with side airbags
model tested: 2007	72	0.5	0.2	21	1.2	30	21	2.76	0.37	0.7	1.6	2.2	0.2	73	28
Infiniti G35 with side airbags
model tested: 2006	121	1.0	0.2	24	1.4	18	15	1.46	0.14	0.7	2.4	3.1	0.4	128	38
Jaguar X-Type with side airbags
model tested: 2004	139	0.9	0.2	36	1.8	30	25	3.63	0.41	0.1	2.7	2.7	0.7	193	32
Lexus ES 330 with side airbags
model tested: 2004	184	0.2	0.5	30	1.5	50	36	4.26	0.77	1.1	2.1	2.8	0.6	78	18
Lexus ES 350 with side airbags
model tested: 2013	66	0.1	0.3	14	0.7	23	20	4.66	0.23	0.4	0.9	1.1	0.9	39	137
Lexus HS 250h with side airbags
model tested: 2010	32	0.2	0.4	10	0.6	20	15	1.52	0.14	0.4	2.3	2.6	0.4	149	18
Lexus IS 250/350 with side airbags
model tested: 2006	149	0.1	0.3	32	1.7	26	17	1.99	0.24	0.6	2.2	2.6	0.4	72	21
Lincoln MKZ with side airbags
model tested: 2010	359	0.2	0.7	46	2.2	38	32	3.66	0.59	0.2	2.5	2.6	0.5	54	98
model tested: 2006	152	0.1	0.2	55	1.6	49	39	4.10	0.93	0.5	2.2	2.5	0.7	104	66
Mercedes C class with side airbags
model tested: 2009	155	0.5	0.5	15	0.9	17	13	2.17	0.19	1.6	1.0	2.6	0.6	89	48
model tested: 2005	142	0.2	1.0	24	1.0	27	23	2.62	0.30	3.3	1.7	5.0	0.6	59	22
Saab 9-3 with side airbags
model tested: 2004	204	0.1	0.4	40	1.8	36	29	3.22	0.35	0.1	1.4	1.4	1.7	180	18
Saab 9-5 with side airbags
model tested: 2004	281	0.9	1.3	40	1.8	44	33	3.75	0.62	1.1	2.8	3.3	1.0	161	48
Volkswagen CC with side airbags
model tested: 2009	308	0.2	2.3	33	1.6	39	31	3.16	0.57	0.7	2.4	3.0	0.4	19	86
Volvo S60 with side airbags
model tested: 2012	434	0.4	0.2	44	1.6	36	31	3.56	0.52	0.4	1.9	1.9	0.6	249	27
model tested: 2005	277	1.2	0.3	39	1.8	34	28	3.94	0.52	0.9	3.3	3.9	0.9	103	32