2013 Lexus GS

large luxury car / 4-door sedan

2013 Lexus GS 4-door sedan

Crashworthiness

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

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle
Optional system
Advanced

Other available safety features

  • Standard daytime running lights
  • Optional blind spot detection
  • Optional lane departure warning
  • Optional lane departure prevention

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 2013-20 models

Tested vehicle: 2013 Lexus GS 350 Premium 4-door

The Lexus GS was redesigned for the 2013 model year. Frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Toyota as part of frontal crash test verification.

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

Test ID VTF1117
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm) 7
Left (cm) 8
Center (cm) 9
Right (cm) 6
Brake pedal (cm) 6
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm) -1
Right (cm) 0
Steering column movement
Upward (cm) 1
Rearward (cm) 0
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) 1

Driver injury measures

Test ID VTF1117
Head
HIC-15 165
Peak gs at hard contact 33
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.6
Extension bending moment (Nm) 18
Maximum Nij 0.26
Chest maximum compression (mm) 26
Legs
Femur force - left (kN) 0.9
Femur force - right (kN) 1.6
Knee displacement - left (mm) 0
Knee displacement - right (mm) 4
Maximum tibia index - left 0.46
Maximum tibia index - right 0.42
Tibia axial force - left (kN) 2.1
Tibia axial force - right (kN) 3.3
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 60
Right 62

How the moderate overlap front test is conducted

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2013-20 models

Tested vehicle: 2013 Lexus GS 350 Premium 4-door with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front and rear seat-mounted torso airbags

The Lexus GS was redesigned for the 2013 model year. Side ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Toyota as part of side crash test verification.

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
The dummy's head pushed past the side curtain airbag and was hit by the window sill of the passenger door. This impact did not produce high head injury measures, but the head protection is inadequate.
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID VTS1118
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -12.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Test ID VTS1118
Head HIC-15 433
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.9
Compression (kN) 0.1
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 35
Lateral force (kN) 1.8
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 32
Average deflection (mm) 25
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 4.82
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.39
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 1.6
Acetabulum force (kN) 1.5
Combined force (kN) 3.1
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.2
L-M moment (Nm) 42
A-P moment (Nm) 51

Passenger injury measures

Test ID VTS1118
Head HIC-15 32
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.4
Compression (kN) 0.1
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 13
Lateral force (kN) 0.5
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 19
Average deflection (mm) 16
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 1.37
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.06
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 0.4
Acetabulum force (kN) 0.9
Combined force (kN) 1.3
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.3
L-M moment (Nm) 84
A-P moment (Nm) 27

How the side crash test is conducted

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2013-20 models

Tested vehicle: 2013 Lexus GS 350 Premium 4-door

Overall evaluation
Curb weight 3,743 lbs
Peak force 18,267 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio 4.88

How the roof strength test is conducted

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Power leather seats with 4-way head restraint

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry
Technical measurements for this test
Seat type Power leather seats with 4-way head restraint
Geometry
Backset (mm) 12
Distance below top of head (mm) 25
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g) 12.8
Head contact time (ms) 67
Force rating 1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N) 0
Max neck tension (N) 550

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

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle

System details

  • Optional Pre-Collision System

Package name

  • Optional Pre-Collision System with Driver Attention Monitor

Overall evaluation

Applies to 2013-15 models

Advanced
Advanced
with optional equipment
  • This system meets the requirements for forward collision warning.
  • In the 12 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 9 mph.
  • In the 25 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 6 mph.

How front crash prevention is evaluated

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