2001 Mitsubishi Montero Sport
midsize SUV / 4-door SUV
Moderate overlap front: original test
Tested vehicle: 2001 Mitsubishi Montero Sport LS 4wd
Rating applies to 2001-04 models
The Mitsubishi Montero Sport was introduced in the 1997 model year and structurally modified beginning with 2001 models to improve occupant protection in frontal offset crashes.
| 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 Dummy movement was reasonably well controlled. The driver's seat tipped toward the B-pillar and during rebound, the dummy's head hit the roof rail, B-pillar, and grab handle for the left rear door. |
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Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CEF0115 |
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 13 |
| Left (cm) | 11 |
| Center (cm) | 10 |
| Right (cm) | 7 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 12 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 2 |
| Right (cm) | 4 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 3 |
| Rearward (cm) | -1 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 2 |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CEF0115 |
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 368 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | negligible |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.8 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 40 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.47 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 43 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 0.5 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 6.8 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 3 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 12 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.37 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 1.18 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 3.2 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 4.8 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 142 |
| Right | 165 |