Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 1999-2003 models
Tested vehicle: 1999 Mitsubishi Galant ES 4-door
The Mitsubishi Galant was redesigned for the 1999 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 Dummy movement was reasonably well controlled. During rebound, the dummy's head moved down and toward the driver door. Then its head moved up, hitting the B-pillar and head restraint. |
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Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test.
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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.
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Moderate footwell intrusion contributed to the possibility of right leg injury.
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Mitsubishi improved the 1999 Galant's rear bumper system, reducing damage in the rear-into-pole test from $1,651 (1995 model) to only $250.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
Test ID | CF98019 |
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Footwell intrusion | |
Footrest (cm) | 17 |
Left (cm) | 22 |
Center (cm) | 25 |
Right (cm) | 21 |
Brake pedal (cm) | 23 |
Instrument panel rearward movement | |
Left (cm) | 7 |
Right (cm) | 7 |
Steering column movement | |
Upward (cm) | 8 |
Rearward (cm) | 1 |
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 5 |
Driver injury measures
Test ID | CF98019 |
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Head | |
HIC-15 | 336 |
Peak gs at hard contact | 18 |
Neck | |
Tension (kN) | 1.9 |
Extension bending moment (Nm) | 18 |
Maximum Nij | 0.34 |
Chest maximum compression (mm) | 30 |
Legs | |
Femur force - left (kN) | 3.3 |
Femur force - right (kN) | 1.8 |
Knee displacement - left (mm) | 3 |
Knee displacement - right (mm) | 1 |
Maximum tibia index - left | 0.59 |
Maximum tibia index - right | 0.67 |
Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 3.0 |
Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 5.6 |
Foot acceleration (g) | |
Left | 112 |
Right | 142 |