Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 1995-2000 models
Tested vehicle: 1995 Ford Contour GL 4-door
The Ford Contour and the Mercury Mystique were introduced in the 1995 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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Despite excessive intrusion into the footwell area, the driver's survival space was maintained reasonably well.
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Footwell intrusion produced a gash almost 14 inches long in the metal floor. The dummy's right foot finished wedged in a pocket created by the intrusion.
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High forces on both legs contributed to the likelihood of lower leg injuries.
Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
Test ID | CF95010 |
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Footwell intrusion | |
Footrest (cm) | 18 |
Left (cm) | 29 |
Center (cm) | 32 |
Right (cm) | 20 |
Brake pedal (cm) | 23 |
Instrument panel rearward movement | |
Left (cm) | 7 |
Right (cm) | 8 |
Steering column movement | |
Upward (cm) | 9 |
Rearward (cm) | 4 |
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 5 |
Driver injury measures
Test ID | CF95010 |
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Head | |
HIC-15 | 268 |
Peak gs at hard contact | 22 |
Neck | |
Tension (kN) | 1.3 |
Extension bending moment (Nm) | 22 |
Maximum Nij | 0.29 |
Chest maximum compression (mm) | 35 |
Legs | |
Femur force - left (kN) | 3.0 |
Femur force - right (kN) | 3.4 |
Knee displacement - left (mm) | 2 |
Knee displacement - right (mm) | 6 |
Maximum tibia index - left | 1.72 |
Maximum tibia index - right | 1.59 |
Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 3.4 |
Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 3.4 |
Foot acceleration (g) | |
Left | 72 |
Right | 52 |