2003 Subaru Legacy
midsize car / 4-door sedan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 2000-04 models
Tested vehicle: 2000 Subaru Legacy L 4-door 4wd
The Subaru Legacy was redesigned for the 2000 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 well.
Good control of dummy movement allowed the dummy to rebound into the seat without its head coming close to any stiff structure that could cause injury.
A strong safety cage helped keep the tire out of the driver footwell area, maintaining the integrity of the occupant compartment. Crumpled structure in front of the occupant compartment indicates where the crash energy was absorbed.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CF00005 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 7 |
| Left (cm) | 10 |
| Center (cm) | 18 |
| Right (cm) | 10 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 14 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 0 |
| Right (cm) | 1 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 0 |
| Rearward (cm) | 0 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 1 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CF00005 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 209 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 2.1 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 21 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.43 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 32 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 2.5 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 2.8 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 8 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 13 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.53 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.46 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 1.7 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 2.3 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 103 |
| Right | 62 |