Lexus LS 400

1995-2000 models

FRONTAL OFFSET TEST

OVERALL EVALUATION: Good

Structure/safety cage	Injury measures				Restraints/dummy kinematics
Structure/safety cage	Head/neck	Chest	Leg/foot, left	Leg/foot, right	Restraints/dummy kinematics

Important: Frontal crash test ratings can be compared only among vehicles of similar weight.

Good Good Acceptable Marginal Poor Poor

Test details:

The Lexus LS 400 was redesigned for the 1995 model year.

Restraints/dummy kinematics — Dummy movement was well controlled. After the dummy moved forward into the airbag, the seatback moved forward so that the head restraint hit the dummy's head. During rebound, the dummy's head hit the B-pillar .

Injury measures — Measures taken from the dummy indicate a low risk of any significant injuries in a crash of this severity. Head acceleration from the B-pillar hit was too low to record.

Left to right:

Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test.
The dummy's position in relation to the steering wheel and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained well.
The bumpers are poor. This 1997 model sustained huge damage in the rear-into-pole impact.
Rear bumper improvements to the 1998 model greatly reduced the damage in the rear-into-pole test at 5 mph. However, so much damage was sustained in other impacts that the overall bumper rating remains poor.

Additional features:

Side airbags: front seat-mounted torso airbags (beginning with 1997 models)
Antilock brakes
Daytime running lights (beginning with 1999 models)

Tested vehicle specifications:

1997 Lexus LS 400 4-door
Class: Large luxury car
Weight: 3,794 lbs.
Side airbags: front seat-mounted torso airbags
Wheelbase: 112 in.
Length: 197 in.
Width: 72 in.
Engine: 4.0 L V8
EPA ratings: 19 mpg city | 25 mpg highway

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Last updated: September 2, 2005