Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 2005-12 models
Tested vehicle: 2005 Acura RL 4-door
The Acura RL was redesigned for the 2005 model year.
Overall evaluation | |
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Structure and safety cage | |
Driver injury measures | |
Head/neck | |
Chest | |
Leg/foot, left | |
Leg/foot, right | |
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics |
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Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test.
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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 well.
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Dummy movement was well controlled. During rebound, the dummy's head hit only the head restraint.
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Intrusion into the driver's space was minimal, and all leg and foot injury measures were low.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
Test ID | CEF0516 |
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Footwell intrusion | |
Footrest (cm) | 8 |
Left (cm) | 13 |
Center (cm) | 14 |
Right (cm) | 8 |
Brake pedal (cm) | 13 |
Instrument panel rearward movement | |
Left (cm) | 1 |
Right (cm) | 1 |
Steering column movement | |
Upward (cm) | 2 |
Rearward (cm) | 1 |
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 0 |
Driver injury measures
Test ID | CEF0516 |
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Head | |
HIC-15 | 137 |
Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
Neck | |
Tension (kN) | 0.8 |
Extension bending moment (Nm) | 12 |
Maximum Nij | 0.20 |
Chest maximum compression (mm) | 26 |
Legs | |
Femur force - left (kN) | 0.4 |
Femur force - right (kN) | 3.1 |
Knee displacement - left (mm) | 1 |
Knee displacement - right (mm) | 0 |
Maximum tibia index - left | 0.43 |
Maximum tibia index - right | 0.51 |
Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 2.0 |
Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 2.7 |
Foot acceleration (g) | |
Left | 57 |
Right | 54 |
Side: original test
Rating applies to 2005-12 models
Tested vehicle: 2007 Acura RL 4-door with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags
The Acura RL was redesigned for the 2005 model year.
Overall evaluation | |
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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 |
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View of the vehicle and barrier just after the crash test.
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View of the vehicle after the crash with doors removed, showing the side airbags and damage to the occupant compartment.
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Smeared greasepaint shows where the driver dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side curtain airbag.
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Smeared greasepaint shows where the rear passenger dummy’s head was protected by the side airbag.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
Test ID | CES0715 |
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B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) | -8.5 |
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline. |
Driver injury measures
Test ID | CES0715 |
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Head HIC-15 | 395 |
Neck | |
Tension (kN) | 0.9 |
Compression (kN) | 0.0 |
Shoulder | |
Lateral deflection (mm) | 48 |
Lateral force (kN) | 2.0 |
Torso | |
Maximum deflection (mm) | 35 |
Average deflection (mm) | 32 |
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 3.51 |
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 0.47 |
Pelvis | |
Iliac force (kN) | 2.6 |
Acetabulum force (kN) | 2.3 |
Combined force (kN) | 4.8 |
Left femur | |
L-M force (kN) | 0.3 |
L-M moment (Nm) | 102 |
A-P moment (Nm) | 52 |
Passenger injury measures
Test ID | CES0715 |
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Head HIC-15 | 176 |
Neck | |
Tension (kN) | 0.4 |
Compression (kN) | 0.2 |
Shoulder | |
Lateral deflection (mm) | 35 |
Lateral force (kN) | 1.5 |
Torso | |
Maximum deflection (mm) | 40 |
Average deflection (mm) | 26 |
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 3.73 |
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 0.48 |
Pelvis | |
Iliac force (kN) | 0.3 |
Acetabulum force (kN) | 1.4 |
Combined force (kN) | 1.4 |
Left femur | |
L-M force (kN) | 0.5 |
L-M moment (Nm) | 181 |
A-P moment (Nm) | 46 |
Roof strength
Rating applies to 2005-12 models
Tested vehicle: 2010 Acura RL 4-door
Overall evaluation | |
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Curb weight | 4,051 lbs |
Peak force | 10,419 lbs |
Strength-to-weight ratio | 2.57 |
Head restraints & seats
Seat type: All seats
Overall evaluation | |
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Dynamic rating | |
Seat/head restraint geometry |
Seat type | All seats |
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Geometry | |
Backset (mm) | 82 |
Distance below top of head (mm) | 62 |
Seat design parameters | |
Pass/fail | Fail |
Max T1 acceleration (g) | 10.5 |
Head contact time (ms) | 95 |
Force rating | 2 |
Neck forces | |
Max neck shear force (N) | 114 |
Max neck tension (N) | 1,031 |
How the head restraint & seat test is conducted
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.