2023 Maserati Ghibli
large luxury car / 4-door sedan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Tested vehicle: 2014 Maserati Ghibli S Q4 4-door 4wd
Rating applies to 2014-24 models
The Maserati Ghibli sedan was introduced in the 2014 model year. (The name had been used decades ago for a Maserati sports car.)
| 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 | |
Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CEF1307 |
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 3 |
| Left (cm) | 3 |
| Center (cm) | 4 |
| Right (cm) | 3 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 7 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 0 |
| Right (cm) | 0 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | -1 |
| Rearward (cm) | -8 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 0 |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CEF1307 |
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 315 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 0.7 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 21 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.19 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 29 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 0.2 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 0.0 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 1 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 1 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.32 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.49 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 1.4 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 1.5 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 56 |
| Right | 84 |
Roof strength
Tested vehicle: 2014 Maserati Ghibli S Q4 4-door 4wd
Rating applies to 2014-23 models
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Curb weight | 4,629 lbs |
| Peak force | 23,290 lbs |
| Strength-to-weight ratio | 5.03 |
Head restraints & seats
Seat type: Power leather seat built after 10/31/2013
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Dynamic rating | |
| Seat/head restraint geometry |
Technical measurements for this test
| Seat type | Power leather seat built after 10/31/2013 |
|---|---|
| Geometry | |
| Backset (mm) | 31 |
| Distance below top of head (mm) | -1 |
| Seat design parameters | |
| Pass/fail | Pass |
| Max T1 acceleration (g) | 12.1 |
| Head contact time (ms) | 65 |
| Force rating | 1 |
| Neck forces | |
| Max neck shear force (N) | 89 |
| Max neck tension (N) | 333 |
About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.