2001 Lexus RX
midsize luxury SUV / 4-door SUV
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 1999-2003 models
Tested vehicle: 1999 Lexus RX 300 4-door 4wd
The Lexus RX was introduced in the 1999 model year as the RX 300. This design remained in production until the end of the 2003 model year.
| 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 frontal offset crash test.
The dummy's position in relation to the steering wheel and instrument panel after the crash test indicates the driver's upper survival space was maintained well, but there was more footwell intrusion than is desirable.
A welded seam across the driver footwell was torn open, allowing intrusion into the center of the footwell.
During rebound, the dummy's head hit only the head restraint. The design of this restraint is good when it's adjusted to the highest vertical position.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CF98022 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 12 |
| Left (cm) | 28 |
| Center (cm) | 26 |
| Right (cm) | 17 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 15 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 3 |
| Right (cm) | 4 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 3 |
| Rearward (cm) | 3 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 1 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CF98022 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 184 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.0 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 12 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.22 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 32 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 5.1 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 2.7 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 0 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 6 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.72 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.45 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 1.2 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 2.1 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 61 |
| Right | 51 |