2000 Ford Escort
small car / 4-door sedan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Tested vehicle: 1997 Ford Escort LX 4-door
Rating applies to 1997-2002 models
The Ford Escort and Mercury Tracer were redesigned for the 1997 model year. Note: 2001-02 model Escort sedans were sold when new only to fleets, and the Tracer was discontinued after the 1999 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 | CF97016 |
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 22 |
| Left (cm) | 26 |
| Center (cm) | 26 |
| Right (cm) | 18 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 16 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 8 |
| Right (cm) | 4 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 2 |
| Rearward (cm) | 2 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 6 |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CF97016 |
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 457 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 58 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.6 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 19 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.28 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 42 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 3.2 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 3.5 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 0 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 0 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.31 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 1.42 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 1.4 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 5.1 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 54 |
| Right | 101 |