Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 1996-2004 models
Tested vehicle: 2002 Acura 3.5 RL 4-door
The Acura RL was introduced in the 1996 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 | |
Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test.
The dummy's position in relation to the steering wheel and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained reasonably well.
Smeared greasepaint indicates where the dummy's head hit the B-pillar and shoulder belt upper anchorage during rebound, producing a high head acceleration.
Forces on the lower right leg were high enough to indicate the possibility of injury.
Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CEF0224 |
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 13 |
| Left (cm) | 15 |
| Center (cm) | 24 |
| Right (cm) | 17 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 13 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 5 |
| Right (cm) | 6 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 9 |
| Rearward (cm) | 4 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 5 |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CEF0224 |
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 356 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 136 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.8 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 22 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.31 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 37 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 0.8 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 1.4 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 0 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 0 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.43 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.86 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 1.1 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 3.2 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 74 |
| Right | 79 |