1996 Hyundai Sonata
midsize car / 4-door sedan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 1995-98 models
Tested vehicle: 1996 Hyundai Sonata GL 4-door
The Hyundai Sonata was redesigned for the 1995 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 Dummy movement wasn't well controlled. After moving forward into the airbag, the dummy's head moved to the left, sliding around the side of the airbag toward the A-pillar. |
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Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test.
Post-crash damage shot.
Intrusion in the driver footwell area contributed to the high injury measures on the dummy's left lower leg.
Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CF96017 |
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 18 |
| Left (cm) | 30 |
| Center (cm) | 31 |
| Right (cm) | 27 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 24 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 16 |
| Right (cm) | 14 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | -8 |
| Rearward (cm) | 16 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 17 |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CF96017 |
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 257 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.9 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 15 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.39 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 42 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 8.1 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 4.7 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 1 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 2 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 1.22 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.74 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 3.1 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 2.2 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 63 |
| Right | 65 |