1998 Mazda Protege
small car / 4-door sedan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 1995-98 models
Tested vehicle: 1997 Mazda Protege LX 4-door
The Mazda Protege was redesigned for the 1995 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 wasn't well controlled. The belt lengthened excessively, allowing the dummy's right knee to hit the ignition switch. During rebound, the dummy moved toward the driver door. Its head went through the open window and, as the dummy's head re-entered the vehicle, it hit the window frame. |
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.
The dummy's right knee hit the ignition during the offset test. This can cause serious lacerations or increase crash forces on the leg.
Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CF97017 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 21 |
| Left (cm) | 28 |
| Center (cm) | 29 |
| Right (cm) | 19 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 20 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 6 |
| Right (cm) | 2 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 9 |
| Rearward (cm) | -1 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 7 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CF97017 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 324 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 9 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.6 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 22 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.32 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 30 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 3.3 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 2.9 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 9 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 7 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.75 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 1.18 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 1.1 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 3.9 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 59 |
| Right | 124 |