1998 Hyundai Elantra
small car / 4-door sedan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Tested vehicle: 1997 Hyundai Elantra 4-door
Rating applies to 1996-2000 models
The Hyundai Elantra was redesigned for the 1996 model year. Bumpers were improved starting with 1999 models.
| 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 Dummy movement was reasonably well controlled. During rebound, the dummy moved toward the driver door, which had bowed outward, and its head hit the B-pillar. |
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Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CF97020 |
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 13 |
| Left (cm) | 22 |
| Center (cm) | 20 |
| Right (cm) | 15 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 10 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 8 |
| Right (cm) | 6 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 1 |
| Rearward (cm) | 5 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 8 |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CF97020 |
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 301 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 97 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 2.1 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 28 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.39 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 37 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 3.9 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 5.0 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 1 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 13 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.33 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.76 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 1.1 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 1.9 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 45 |
| Right | 66 |