2008 Suzuki Forenza
small car / 4-door sedan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Tested vehicle: 2005 Suzuki Forenza S 4-door
Rating applies to 2004-08 models
The Suzuki Forenza was introduced in the 2004 model year. The Reno hatchback was introduced in the 2005 model year, and both cars received side airbags and advanced frontal airbags in 2005.
| 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. During rebound, the dummy's head hit the B-pillar and roof rail. |
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Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CEF0420 |
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 11 |
| Left (cm) | 16 |
| Center (cm) | 15 |
| Right (cm) | 10 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 6 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 5 |
| Right (cm) | 3 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | -3 |
| Rearward (cm) | 5 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 6 |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CEF0420 |
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 288 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 147 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.7 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 48 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.41 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 0 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 4.3 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 3.4 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 3 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 5 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.37 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 1.12 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 1.8 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 4.6 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 87 |
| Right | 133 |
Side: original test
Tested vehicle: 2005 Suzuki Forenza S 4-door with standard front seat-mounted combination head and torso airbags
Rating applies to 2005-08 models
The Suzuki Forenza was introduced in the 2004 model year. Front seat-mounted combination head/torso airbags became standard beginning with 2005 models (they were unavailable in 2004 models).
| Evaluation criteria | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall evaluation | |
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Torso | |
| Pelvis/leg | |
| Driver head protection | |
| Rear passenger injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Torso | |
| Pelvis/leg | |
| Rear passenger head protection The dummy's head was hit by the pillar behind the rear passenger door. Although this pillar is required by federal standard to provide some protection for occupants' heads, high injury forces were recorded on the dummy’s head. |
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Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CES0428 |
|---|---|
| B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) | 1.5 |
| Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline. | |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CES0428 |
| Head HIC-15 | 671 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.0 |
| Compression (kN) | 0.3 |
| Shoulder | |
| Lateral deflection (mm) | 48 |
| Lateral force (kN) | 1.7 |
| Torso | |
| Maximum deflection (mm) | 25 |
| Average deflection (mm) | 22 |
| Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 5.66 |
| Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 0.66 |
| Pelvis | |
| Iliac force (kN) | 4.5 |
| Acetabulum force (kN) | 3.4 |
| Combined force (kN) | 7.8 |
| Left femur | |
| L-M force (kN) | 1.5 |
| L-M moment (Nm) | 168 |
| A-P moment (Nm) | 36 |
Passenger injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CES0428 |
| Head HIC-15 | 1,063 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 0.6 |
| Compression (kN) | 1.5 |
| Shoulder | |
| Lateral deflection (mm) | |
| Lateral force (kN) | 2.2 |
| Torso | |
| Maximum deflection (mm) | 48 |
| Average deflection (mm) | 33 |
| Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 5.95 |
| Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 0.85 |
| Pelvis | |
| Iliac force (kN) | 2.4 |
| Acetabulum force (kN) | 4.3 |
| Combined force (kN) | 5.9 |
| Left femur | |
| L-M force (kN) | 0.5 |
| L-M moment (Nm) | 115 |
| A-P moment (Nm) | -68 |
Head restraints & seats
Seat type: All seats
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Dynamic rating | |
| Seat/head restraint geometry |
Technical measurements for this test
| Seat type | All seats |
|---|---|
| Geometry | |
| Backset (mm) | 92 |
| Distance below top of head (mm) | 80 |
| Seat design parameters | |
| Pass/fail | Fail |
| Max T1 acceleration (g) | 0.0 |
| Head contact time (ms) | |
| Force rating | 0 |
| Neck forces | |
| Max neck shear force (N) | |
| Max neck tension (N) | |
About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.