Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 1995-2000 models
Tested vehicle: 1997 Lexus LS 400 4-door
The Lexus LS, available as only one model named the LS 400, was redesigned for the 1995 model year.
Overall evaluation | |
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Structure and safety cage | |
Driver injury measures | |
Head/neck | |
Chest | |
Leg/foot, left | |
Leg/foot, right | |
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics |
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Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test.
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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.
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The bumpers are poor. This 1997 model sustained huge damage in the rear-into-pole impact.
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Rear bumper improvements to the 1998 model greatly reduced the damage in the rear-into-pole test at 5 mph. However, so much damage was sustained in other impacts that the overall bumper rating remains poor.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
Test ID | CF96031 |
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Footwell intrusion | |
Footrest (cm) | 6 |
Left (cm) | 16 |
Center (cm) | 15 |
Right (cm) | 11 |
Brake pedal (cm) | 9 |
Instrument panel rearward movement | |
Left (cm) | 3 |
Right (cm) | 4 |
Steering column movement | |
Upward (cm) | 1 |
Rearward (cm) | 6 |
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 5 |
Driver injury measures
Test ID | CF96031 |
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Head | |
HIC-15 | 414 |
Peak gs at hard contact | negligible |
Neck | |
Tension (kN) | 1.5 |
Extension bending moment (Nm) | 22 |
Maximum Nij | 0.31 |
Chest maximum compression (mm) | 37 |
Legs | |
Femur force - left (kN) | 2.8 |
Femur force - right (kN) | 5.3 |
Knee displacement - left (mm) | 3 |
Knee displacement - right (mm) | 9 |
Maximum tibia index - left | 0.40 |
Maximum tibia index - right | 0.66 |
Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 1.0 |
Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 1.9 |
Foot acceleration (g) | |
Left | 59 |
Right | 64 |