2006 Acura TSX
midsize luxury car / 4-door sedan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 2004-08 models
Tested vehicle: 2004 Acura TSX 4-door
The Acura TSX was introduced in the 2004 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 energy of the crash was absorbed by the front end of the car, preserving the driver's survival space very well.
Smeared greasepaint indicates where the dummy's head contacted the B-pillar, roof rail, grab handle, and head restraint during rebound. Head accelerations from these hits were low.
Forces on the lower right leg were high enough to indicate the possibility of injury.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CEF0405 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 6 |
| Left (cm) | 8 |
| Center (cm) | 9 |
| Right (cm) | 6 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 6 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 0 |
| Right (cm) | 0 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 4 |
| Rearward (cm) | -1 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 0 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CEF0405 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 179 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 19 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.0 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 9 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.25 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 28 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 0.2 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 3.1 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 0 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 0 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.30 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.99 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 2.0 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 4.6 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 75 |
| Right | 55 |
Side: original test
Rating applies to 2005-08 models
Tested vehicle: 2005 Acura TSX 4-door with standard front and rear head curtain airbags standard and front seat-mounted torso airbags
The Acura TSX was introduced in the 2004 model year. Beginning with 2005 models, changes were made to the side curtain and side torso airbags to improve occupant protection in side impact crashes.
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Torso | |
| Pelvis/leg | |
| Driver head protection | |
| Rear passenger injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Torso | |
| Pelvis/leg | |
| Rear passenger head protection | |
View of the vehicle and barrier just after the crash test.
View of the vehicle after the crash with doors removed, showing the side airbags and damage to the occupant compartment.
Action shot taken during the side impact crash test showing the driver dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side curtain airbag.
Smeared greasepaint shows where the rear passenger dummy's head was protected by the side airbag.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CES0515 |
|---|---|
| B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) | -3.5 |
| Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline. | |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CES0515 |
|---|---|
| Head HIC-15 | 383 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | |
| Compression (kN) | |
| Shoulder | |
| Lateral deflection (mm) | 50 |
| Lateral force (kN) | 2.0 |
| Torso | |
| Maximum deflection (mm) | 33 |
| Average deflection (mm) | 31 |
| Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 3.15 |
| Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 0.48 |
| Pelvis | |
| Iliac force (kN) | 3.5 |
| Acetabulum force (kN) | 2.9 |
| Combined force (kN) | 6.2 |
| Left femur | |
| L-M force (kN) | 0.3 |
| L-M moment (Nm) | 36 |
| A-P moment (Nm) | 28 |
Passenger injury measures
| Test ID | CES0515 |
|---|---|
| Head HIC-15 | 214 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 0.8 |
| Compression (kN) | 0.2 |
| Shoulder | |
| Lateral deflection (mm) | 43 |
| Lateral force (kN) | 1.9 |
| Torso | |
| Maximum deflection (mm) | 30 |
| Average deflection (mm) | 20 |
| Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 1.59 |
| Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 0.28 |
| Pelvis | |
| Iliac force (kN) | 0.2 |
| Acetabulum force (kN) | 2.2 |
| Combined force (kN) | 2.2 |
| Left femur | |
| L-M force (kN) | 0.3 |
| L-M moment (Nm) | 125 |
| A-P moment (Nm) | 37 |
Head restraints & seats
Seat type: All seats
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Dynamic rating | |
| Seat/head restraint geometry |
| Seat type | All seats |
|---|---|
| Geometry | |
| Backset (mm) | 65 |
| Distance below top of head (mm) | 52 |
| Seat design parameters | |
| Pass/fail | Fail |
| Max T1 acceleration (g) | 10.5 |
| Head contact time (ms) | 105 |
| Force rating | 3 |
| Neck forces | |
| Max neck shear force (N) | 175 |
| Max neck tension (N) | 1,253 |
About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.