Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 1998-2004 models
Tested vehicle: 1999 Audi A6 quattro 4-door 4wd
The Audi A6 was redesigned for the 1998 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 well controlled. After moving forward into the airbag, the dummy rebounded into the seat without its head coming close to any stiff structure that could cause injury. There was too much upward movement of the steering wheel. |
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, although there was too much upward movement of the steering wheel.
Smeared greasepaint shows where the dummy's head hit the head restraint after rebounding from the airbag. The good dummy motion throughout the crash was marred only by excessive upward movement of the steering wheel.
Intrusion contributed to the possibility of injury to both lower legs.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CF99017 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 12 |
| Left (cm) | 20 |
| Center (cm) | 19 |
| Right (cm) | 13 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 10 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 7 |
| Right (cm) | 9 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 10 |
| Rearward (cm) | 2 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 3 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CF99017 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 168 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.1 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 24 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.31 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 29 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 4.2 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 6.9 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 3 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 2 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 1.02 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 1.03 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 0.9 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 3.3 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 71 |
| Right | 84 |