Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 2006-09 models
Tested vehicle: 2007 Pontiac G6 GT 2-door convertible
The Pontiac G6 convertible was introduced in the 2006 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 Dummy movement was not well controlled. During the crash, the driver seat came loose on one of its tracks and moved forward 4 inches on the left side. The dummy's head slid around the left side of the airbag and hit the instrument panel. |
Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test.
Although intrusion measurements taken after the crash test indicate that the occupant compartment remained largely intact, the driver's survival space was compromised because of the forward seat movement.
Smeared greasepaint on the instrument panel indicates where the dummy's head hit it.
Forces on the lower right leg were high enough to indicate the possibilty of injuries.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CEF0708 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 12 |
| Left (cm) | 15 |
| Center (cm) | 14 |
| Right (cm) | 12 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 10 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 5 |
| Right (cm) | 4 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | -2 |
| Rearward (cm) | 3 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 7 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CEF0708 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 271 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 57 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.6 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 20 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.27 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 24 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 2.4 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 4.8 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 2 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 1 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.42 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.74 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 1.8 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 6.2 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 55 |
| Right | 136 |
Head restraints & seats
Seat type: Manual cloth seats
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Dynamic rating | |
| Seat/head restraint geometry |
| Seat type | Manual cloth seats |
|---|---|
| Geometry | |
| Backset (mm) | 48 |
| Distance below top of head (mm) | 52 |
| Seat design parameters | |
| Pass/fail | Fail |
| Max T1 acceleration (g) | 12.8 |
| Head contact time (ms) | 80 |
| Force rating | 2 |
| Neck forces | |
| Max neck shear force (N) | 104 |
| Max neck tension (N) | 794 |
How the head restraint & seat test is conducted
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.