Moderate overlap front: original test
Tested vehicle: 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix GT 4-door
Rating applies to 1997-2005 models
The Pontiac Grand Prix and Buick Century and Regal were redesigned for the 1997 model year, and the Oldsmobile Intrigue was introduced in the 1998 model year.
The Intrigue was dropped after the 2002 model year, the Regal after the 2004 model year, and the Century after the 2005 model year. The Grand Prix was redesigned for the 2004 model year.
| Evaluation criteria | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall evaluation | |
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Chest | |
| Leg/foot, left | |
| Leg/foot, right | |
| Driver restraints and dummy kinematics | |
Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CF96027 |
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 14 |
| Left (cm) | 23 |
| Center (cm) | 20 |
| Right (cm) | 15 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 16 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 9 |
| Right (cm) | 9 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 13 |
| Rearward (cm) | 5 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 6 |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CF96027 |
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 627 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 66 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 2.2 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 46 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.47 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 34 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 2.4 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 3.7 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 0 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 0 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.61 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.75 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 1.6 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 2.5 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 71 |
| Right | 61 |