2020 Buick Regal
large car / 4-door hatchback
Small overlap front: driver-side
Tested vehicle: 2018 Buick Regal Sportback Preferred 4-door 2wd
Rating applies to 2018-20 models
The Buick Regal was redesigned for the 2018 model year. There are two variants, the Sportback 4-door hatchback and the TourX wagon.
Driver-side small overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by General Motors. The ratings apply to both the Sportback and TourX.
| Evaluation criteria | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall evaluation | |
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Chest | |
| Hip/thigh | |
| Lower leg/foot | |
| Driver restraints and dummy kinematics | |
Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | VTN1807 |
| Lower occupant compartment | |
| Lower hinge pillar max (cm) | 12 |
| Footrest (cm) | 7 |
| Left toepan (cm) | 1 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 5 |
| Parking brake (cm) | |
| Rocker panel lateral average (cm) | 0 |
| Upper occupant compartment | |
| Steering column | 1 |
| Upper hinge pillar max (cm) | 4 |
| Upper dash (cm) | 4 |
| Lower instrument panel (cm) | 4 |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | VTN1807 |
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 87 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.2 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 11 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.23 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 22 |
| Femur (kN) | |
| Left | 1.2 |
| Right | 0.1 |
| Knee displacement (mm) | |
| Left | 1 |
| Right | 1 |
| Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%) | |
| Left | 0 |
| Right | 0 |
| Maximum tibia index | |
| Left | 0.63 |
| Right | 0.49 |
| Tibia axial force (kN) | |
| Left | 3.9 |
| Right | 0.7 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 46 |
| Right | 51 |
Moderate overlap front: original test
Tested vehicle: 2018 Buick Regal Sportback Preferred 4-door 2wd
Rating applies to 2018-20 models
The Buick Regal was redesigned for the 2018 model year. There are two variants, the Sportback 4-door hatchback and the TourX wagon.
Moderate overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by General Motors. The ratings apply to both the Sportback and TourX.
| 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 | VTF1814 |
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 2 |
| Left (cm) | 1 |
| Center (cm) | 4 |
| Right (cm) | 3 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 5 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 1 |
| Right (cm) | 1 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 1 |
| Rearward (cm) | 1 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 0 |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | VTF1814 |
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 222 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.2 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 10 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.22 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 27 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 0.5 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 0.6 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 1 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 1 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.44 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.33 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 1.8 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 1.5 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 66 |
| Right | 76 |
Side: original test
Tested vehicle: 2018 Buick Regal Sportback Essence 4-door 2wd
Rating applies to 2018-20 models
The Buick Regal was redesigned for the 2018 model year. There are two variants, the Sportback 4-door hatchback and the TourX wagon. Side ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by General Motors and apply to the Sportback.
| Evaluation criteria | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall evaluation | |
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Torso | |
| Pelvis/leg | |
| Driver head protection | |
| Rear passenger injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Torso | |
| Pelvis/leg | |
| Rear passenger head protection | |
Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | VTS1811 |
|---|---|
| B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) | -10.5 |
| Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline. | |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | VTS1811 |
| Head HIC-15 | 440 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.3 |
| Compression (kN) | 0.5 |
| Shoulder | |
| Lateral deflection (mm) | 46 |
| Lateral force (kN) | 1.1 |
| Torso | |
| Maximum deflection (mm) | 43 |
| Average deflection (mm) | 40 |
| Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 4.70 |
| Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 0.93 |
| Pelvis | |
| Iliac force (kN) | 2.4 |
| Acetabulum force (kN) | 1.6 |
| Combined force (kN) | 3.9 |
| Left femur | |
| L-M force (kN) | 1.1 |
| L-M moment (Nm) | 27 |
| A-P moment (Nm) | 140 |
Passenger injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | VTS1811 |
| Head HIC-15 | 87 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 0.5 |
| Compression (kN) | 0.2 |
| Shoulder | |
| Lateral deflection (mm) | 31 |
| Lateral force (kN) | 1.0 |
| Torso | |
| Maximum deflection (mm) | 33 |
| Average deflection (mm) | 20 |
| Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 2.41 |
| Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 0.45 |
| Pelvis | |
| Iliac force (kN) | 0.3 |
| Acetabulum force (kN) | 1.9 |
| Combined force (kN) | 2.2 |
| Left femur | |
| L-M force (kN) | 0.7 |
| L-M moment (Nm) | 24 |
| A-P moment (Nm) | 196 |