1998 Isuzu Amigo
small SUV / 2-door SUV
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 1998-99 models
Tested vehicle: 1998 Isuzu Amigo 2-door 4wd util.
The Isuzu Amigo was redesigned for the 1998 model year after a three-year absence from the market.
| 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. During rebound, the dummy's head went through the door frame (the door was sharply bowed). There also was too much rearward and far too much upward movement of the steering wheel. Late in the crash, the dummy moved toward the driver door and its head hit the B-pillar. |
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 space wasn't maintained well.
Intrusion in the footwell area trapped the dummy's left foot under the clutch pedal and contributed to the possibility of lower leg and foot injuries.
The upward movement of the steering wheel compromised control of the dummy's movement.
Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CF98016 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 36 |
| Left (cm) | 29 |
| Center (cm) | 23 |
| Right (cm) | 17 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 29 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 17 |
| Right (cm) | 11 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 18 |
| Rearward (cm) | 12 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 17 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CF98016 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 475 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | negligible |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 2.0 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 31 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.43 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 36 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 2.8 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 3.0 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 10 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 9 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 1.03 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.40 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 7.2 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 3.4 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 205 |
| Right | 85 |