2009 Hyundai Genesis

large luxury car / 4-door sedan

2009 Hyundai Genesis 4-door sedan

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Moderate overlap front: original test
Side: original test
Head restraints & seats

Key

  • G
    Good
  • A
    Acceptable
  • M
    Marginal
  • P
    Poor
  • Superior
  • Advanced
  • Basic

Some ratings use a scale of Poor to Good. Others range from Basic to Superior.

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2009-14 models built after November 2008

Tested vehicle: 2009 Hyundai Genesis 3.8 4-door

The Hyundai Genesis was introduced in the 2009 model year.

Two tests of the Genesis were conducted. In the first test, the dummy's head hit the steering wheel through the airbag, producing a high head acceleration. Also, forces on the dummy's right lower leg, knee, and foot indicated that injuries would be likely to the leg and possible to the knee and foot. In response, Hyundai modified the airbag and added padding behind the knee bolster in the area of the push-button ignition switch. In the second test, the right leg/foot injury rating improved to good. Most injury data from the head were not obtained, but after the Institute reviewed comparable test data from Hyundai, the head/neck injury risk was rated good in the second test.

The airbag and knee bolster modifications apply to all 2009 and later models manufactured after November 2008. (Information about when a specific vehicle was manufactured is on the certification label typically affixed to the car on the driver door or adjacent B-pillar.) The cars manufactured before and after being modified are rated separately, except that the structure ratings for both vehicles are based on both Institute tests.

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 second of two frontal offset crash tests.

In each 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 (second test shown).

Smeared greasepaint indicates where the dummy's head hit the roof rail during rebound in the second test.

Intrusion into the driver's space was minimal, and all leg and foot injury measures were low in the second test.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CEF0817 CEF0901
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm) 11 11
Left (cm) 12 11
Center (cm) 12 10
Right (cm) 12 10
Brake pedal (cm) 13 6
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm) 2 3
Right (cm) 2 2
Steering column movement
Upward (cm) 1 0
Rearward (cm) -1 -1
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) 1 1

Driver injury measures

Test ID CEF0901
Head
HIC-15 no data
Peak gs at hard contact no data
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.2
Extension bending moment (Nm) 17
Maximum Nij 0.40
Chest maximum compression (mm) 32
Legs
Femur force - left (kN) 4.8
Femur force - right (kN) 5.0
Knee displacement - left (mm) 3
Knee displacement - right (mm) 9
Maximum tibia index - left 0.41
Maximum tibia index - right 0.61
Tibia axial force - left (kN) 2.8
Tibia axial force - right (kN) 3.9
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 72
Right 139

Rating applies to 2009 models built before December 2008

Tested vehicle: 2009 Hyundai Genesis 3.8 4-door

The Hyundai Genesis was introduced in the 2009 model year.

Two tests of the Genesis were conducted. In the first test, the dummy's head hit the steering wheel through the airbag, producing a high head acceleration. Also, forces on the dummy's right lower leg, knee, and foot indicated that injuries would be likely to the leg and possible to the knee and foot. In response, Hyundai modified the airbag and added padding behind the knee bolster in the area of the push-button ignition switch. In the second test, the right leg/foot injury rating improved to good. Most injury data from the head were not obtained, but after the Institute reviewed comparable test data from Hyundai, the head/neck injury risk was rated good in the second test.

The airbag and knee bolster modifications apply to all 2009 and later models manufactured after November 2008. (Information about when a specific vehicle was manufactured is on the certification label typically affixed to the car on the driver door or adjacent B-pillar.) The cars manufactured before and after being modified are rated separately, except that the structure ratings for both vehicles are based on both Institute tests.

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's head moved partway out the open side window and hit the roof rail and B-pillar.

Action shot taken during the first of two frontal offset crash tests.

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 (first test shown).

In the first test, a high head acceleration occurred when the dummy's head hit the steering wheel through the airbag.

Forces on the lower right leg were high enough to indicate the likelihood of injuries in the first test. Knee and foot injuries were also possible.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CEF0817 CEF0901
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm) 11 11
Left (cm) 12 11
Center (cm) 12 10
Right (cm) 12 10
Brake pedal (cm) 13 6
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm) 2 3
Right (cm) 2 2
Steering column movement
Upward (cm) 1 0
Rearward (cm) -1 -1
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) 1 1

Driver injury measures

Test ID CEF0817
Head
HIC-15 452
Peak gs at hard contact 117
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.3
Extension bending moment (Nm) 15
Maximum Nij 0.26
Chest maximum compression (mm) 30
Legs
Femur force - left (kN) 5.6
Femur force - right (kN) 4.5
Knee displacement - left (mm) 8
Knee displacement - right (mm) 13
Maximum tibia index - left 0.60
Maximum tibia index - right 1.25
Tibia axial force - left (kN) 2.3
Tibia axial force - right (kN) 4.9
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 146
Right 180

How the moderate overlap front test is conducted

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2009-10 models built before February 2010

Tested vehicle: 2009 Hyundai Genesis 3.8 4-door with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front and rear seat-mounted torso airbags

The Hyundai Genesis was introduced in the 2009 model year. Two tests of the Genesis were conducted. In the first test, the side curtain and side torso airbags deployed late, contributing to high forces recorded on the driver dummy's torso. These measures indicated that rib fractures and/or internal organ injuries would be likely.

As a result, Hyundai modified the side airbag programming on all 2009 and later Genesis models manufactured after November 20, 2008. A second test was conducted to assess the effect of the fix. In the second test, the airbags deployed normally, and the torso injury measures were much improved. Hyundai implemented a service campaign to reprogram the side airbags on all 2009 models produced before the change was made on the production line.

The evaluation of the Genesis is based on the second test, except for the structural rating, which is based both tests.

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

View of the vehicle and barrier just after the second of two crash tests.

View of the vehicle after the crash with doors removed, showing the side airbags and damage to the occupant compartment (second test shown).

Smeared greasepaint shows where the driver dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side airbags in the second test.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the rear passenger dummy’s head was protected by the side airbags (second test shown).

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CES0836 CES0904
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -11.0 -10.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Test ID CES0904
Head HIC-15 133
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.9
Compression (kN) 0.1
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 45
Lateral force (kN) 1.3
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 41
Average deflection (mm) 35
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 6.45
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.69
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 2.4
Acetabulum force (kN) 2.4
Combined force (kN) 4.6
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.3
L-M moment (Nm) 167
A-P moment (Nm) 59

Passenger injury measures

Test ID CES0904
Head HIC-15 35
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.3
Compression (kN) 0.3
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 12
Lateral force (kN) 0.7
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 17
Average deflection (mm) 12
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 1.52
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.07
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 0.3
Acetabulum force (kN) 1.6
Combined force (kN) 1.7
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.3
L-M moment (Nm) 47
A-P moment (Nm) 17

How the side crash test is conducted

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Power leather seats AHR

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry
Technical measurements for this test
Seat type Power leather seats AHR
Geometry
Backset (mm) 42
Distance below top of head (mm) 41
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g) 11.6
Head contact time (ms) 58
Force rating 1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N) 1
Max neck tension (N) 208

How the head restraint & seat test is conducted
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.