2007 Mercury Montego

Tested vehicle: 2005 Ford Five Hundred SE 4-door
Rating applies to 2005-07 models

The Ford Five Hundred and Mercury Montego were introduced in the 2005 model year. The cars were re-engineered with a new engine for the 2008 model year and renamed the Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEF0513
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	5
Left (cm)	8
Center (cm)	10
Right (cm)	5
Brake pedal (cm)	6
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	3
Right (cm)	2
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	0
Rearward (cm)	1
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	1

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEF0513
Head
HIC-15	162
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.9
Extension bending moment (Nm)	21
Maximum Nij	0.33
Chest maximum compression (mm)	0
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	2.4
Femur force - right (kN)	0.5
Knee displacement - left (mm)	0
Knee displacement - right (mm)	0
Maximum tibia index - left	0.26
Maximum tibia index - right	0.24
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	1.4
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	1.5
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	41
Right	58

About the original moderate overlap front test

Tested vehicle: 2006 Ford Five Hundred SEL 4-door with optional front and rear head curtain airbags and optional front seat-mounted torso airbags
Rating applies to 2005-07 models

The Ford Five Hundred and Mercury Montego were introduced in the 2005 model year. The cars were re-engineered with a new engine for the 2008 model year and renamed the Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable. In addition, electronic stability control was introduced as an option beginning with the 2008 models. The engineering changes do not affect side impact performance.

Side airbags were made standard in all 2007 Montego models and in 2007 Five Hundred models manufactured after September 2006. Beginning with 2008 models, all Taurus and Sable models also have standard side airbags.

Two tests of a 2006 Five Hundred were conducted, one with optional side airbags for the driver and rear passenger, and one without. These vehicles are rated separately, except that the structural ratings for both vehicles are based on both tests.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID	CES0528	CES0613
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-11.5	-10.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CES0528
Head HIC-15	273
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.7
Compression (kN)	0.0
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	48
Lateral force (kN)	2.0
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	46
Average deflection (mm)	39
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	4.29
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.87
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	2.2
Acetabulum force (kN)	3.5
Combined force (kN)	5.5
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.7
L-M moment (Nm)	34
A-P moment (Nm)	26

Passenger injury measures

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CES0528
Head HIC-15	316
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.5
Compression (kN)	0.6
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	13
Lateral force (kN)	1.2
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	34
Average deflection (mm)	26
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	3.98
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.64
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	0.7
Acetabulum force (kN)	3.3
Combined force (kN)	3.7
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.6
L-M moment (Nm)	81
A-P moment (Nm)	12

About the original side crash test

Seat type: Manual cloth seats

Technical measurements for this test

Seat type	Manual cloth seats
Geometry
Backset (mm)	42
Distance below top of head (mm)	45
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail	Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g)	9.1
Head contact time (ms)	65
Force rating	1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N)	44
Max neck tension (N)	435

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