Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 2001-06 models
Tested vehicle: 2001 Suzuki Gr Vitara XL-7 Plus 4-door 4wd
The Suzuki Grand Vitara XL-7 was introduced in the 2001 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 was reasonably well controlled. The driver's seat tipped toward the B-pillar. During rebound, the dummy's head hit the B-pillar. |
![](/api/ratings/images/41.jpg?w=480)
Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test.
![](/api/ratings/images/42.jpg?w=480)
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.
![](/api/ratings/images/43.jpg?w=480)
Forces on the left lower leg were just high enough to indicate the possibility of injury.
![](/api/ratings/images/44.jpg?w=480)
Smeared greasepaint indicates where the dummy's knees and shins hit the knee bolster below the steering wheel.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
Test ID | CEF0116 |
---|---|
Footwell intrusion | |
Footrest (cm) | 12 |
Left (cm) | 13 |
Center (cm) | 13 |
Right (cm) | 6 |
Brake pedal (cm) | 7 |
Instrument panel rearward movement | |
Left (cm) | 2 |
Right (cm) | 1 |
Steering column movement | |
Upward (cm) | 6 |
Rearward (cm) | -6 |
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 2 |
Driver injury measures
Test ID | CEF0116 |
---|---|
Head | |
HIC-15 | 296 |
Peak gs at hard contact | 55 |
Neck | |
Tension (kN) | 2.4 |
Extension bending moment (Nm) | 40 |
Maximum Nij | 0.57 |
Chest maximum compression (mm) | 31 |
Legs | |
Femur force - left (kN) | 4.0 |
Femur force - right (kN) | 4.8 |
Knee displacement - left (mm) | 0 |
Knee displacement - right (mm) | 7 |
Maximum tibia index - left | 0.41 |
Maximum tibia index - right | 0.38 |
Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 4.1 |
Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 2.2 |
Foot acceleration (g) | |
Left | 143 |
Right | 59 |
Head restraints & seats
Seat type: All seats
Overall evaluation | |
---|---|
Dynamic rating | |
Seat/head restraint geometry |
Seat type | All seats |
---|---|
Geometry | |
Backset (mm) | 92 |
Distance below top of head (mm) | 55 |
Seat design parameters | |
Pass/fail | Fail |
Max T1 acceleration (g) | 0.0 |
Head contact time (ms) | |
Force rating | 0 |
Neck forces | |
Max neck shear force (N) | |
Max neck tension (N) |
How the head restraint & seat test is conducted
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.