Moderate overlap front: original test
Tested vehicle: 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt LS 2-door
Rating applies to 2007-09 models
The Chevrolet Cobalt was introduced in the 2005 model year, and the Pontiac G5 (available only as a 2-door) was introduced in the 2007 model year. The Pontiac G5 was discontinued after the 2009 model year and the Cobalt after the 2010 model year.
| 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 | CEF0907 |
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 10 |
| Left (cm) | 12 |
| Center (cm) | 17 |
| Right (cm) | 15 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 11 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 7 |
| Right (cm) | 6 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 6 |
| Rearward (cm) | 5 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 7 |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CEF0907 |
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 172 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | negligible |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 0.9 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 41 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.38 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 26 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 0.9 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 0.8 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 0 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 0 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.59 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.88 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 2.1 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 2.6 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 72 |
| Right | 82 |