1996 Subaru Legacy
midsize car / 4-door sedan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 1995-99 models
Tested vehicle: 1995 Subaru Legacy L 4-door 2wd
The Subaru Legacy 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 |
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.
Measures taken from the instrumented driver dummy indicates high risk of injury to the left leg.
Dummy movement was effectively controlled during the crash test.
Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CF95004 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 19 |
| Left (cm) | 19 |
| Center (cm) | 30 |
| Right (cm) | 27 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 19 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 10 |
| Right (cm) | 12 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | -1 |
| Rearward (cm) | 10 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 8 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CF95004 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 203 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.5 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 7 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.25 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 35 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 2.4 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 1.5 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 8 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 6 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 1.89 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.57 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 2.3 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 2.8 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 78 |
| Right | 77 |