2000 Chevrolet Impala
large car / 4-door sedan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 2000-05 models
Tested vehicle: 2000 Chevrolet Impala 4-door
The Chevrolet Impala was reintroduced for the 2000 model year as a somewhat smaller front-wheel-drive sedan.
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Chest | |
| Leg/foot, left | |
| Leg/foot, right | |
| Driver restraints and dummy kinematics |
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.
During rebound, the dummy's head hit only the head restraint.
Although intrusion into the footwell area was minimal, left foot acceleration was high, indicating the possibility of injury.
Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CF99014 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 14 |
| Left (cm) | 15 |
| Center (cm) | 15 |
| Right (cm) | 11 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 10 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 6 |
| Right (cm) | 7 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 3 |
| Rearward (cm) | 3 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 5 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CF99014 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 204 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.2 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 13 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.22 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 26 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 4.7 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 3.4 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 4 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 0 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.79 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.89 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 3.5 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 4.0 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 151 |
| Right | 86 |