Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 1997-2005 models
Tested vehicle: 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix GT 4-door
The Pontiac Grand Prix and Buick Century and Regal were redesigned for the 1997 model year, and the Oldsmobile Intrigue was introduced in the 1998 model year.
The Intrigue was dropped after the 2002 model year, the Regal after the 2004 model year, and the Century after the 2005 model year. The Grand Prix was redesigned for the 2004 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 |
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.
There was too much upward movement of the steering wheel.
The head restraint/seatback combination is specially designed to mitigate whiplash injury. This restraint has proven effective in crash tests.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CF96027 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 14 |
| Left (cm) | 23 |
| Center (cm) | 20 |
| Right (cm) | 15 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 16 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 9 |
| Right (cm) | 9 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 13 |
| Rearward (cm) | 5 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 6 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CF96027 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 627 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 66 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 2.2 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 46 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.47 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 34 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 2.4 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 3.7 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 0 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 0 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.61 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.75 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 1.6 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 2.5 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 71 |
| Right | 61 |
Head restraints & seats
Seat type: Cloth seats
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Dynamic rating | |
| Seat/head restraint geometry |
| Seat type | Cloth seats |
|---|---|
| Geometry | |
| Backset (mm) | 65 |
| Distance below top of head (mm) | 110 |
| 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) | |
Seat type: Leather seats
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Dynamic rating | |
| Seat/head restraint geometry |
| Seat type | Leather seats |
|---|---|
| Geometry | |
| Backset (mm) | 90 |
| Distance below top of head (mm) | 125 |
| 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.