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2015 Hyundai Genesis

large luxury car / 4-door sedan

Award applies only to vehicles with optional front crash prevention

2015 Hyundai Genesis 4-door sedan

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Small overlap front: driver-side
Moderate overlap front: original test
Side: original test
Roof strength
Head restraints & seats

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle
Optional system
Superior

Other available safety features

  • Optional blind spot detection
  • Optional lane departure warning
  • Optional lane departure prevention

Key

  • G
    Good
  • A
    Acceptable
  • M
    Marginal
  • P
    Poor
  • Superior
  • Advanced
  • Basic

Some ratings use a scale of Poor to Good. Others range from Basic to Superior.

Small overlap front: driver-side

Rating applies to 2015-16 models

Tested vehicle: 2015 Hyundai Genesis 3.8 4-door

The Hyundai Genesis was redesigned for the 2015 model year.

Hyundai created a new luxury division known as "Genesis" beginning with the 2017 model year. The Hyundai Genesis therefore was renamed the Genesis G80 in the same year. Small overlap frontal ratings carry over unchanged to the G80.

Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Hip/thigh
Lower leg/foot
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics

Action shot taken during the driver-side small overlap frontal crash test.

The dummy's position in relation to the door frame, steering wheel, and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained well.

The frontal and side curtain airbags worked well together to keep the head from coming close to any stiff structure or outside objects that could cause injury.

The driver's space was maintained well, and risk of injuries to the dummy's legs and feet was low.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CEN1419
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm) 5
Footrest (cm) 19
Left toepan (cm) 13
Brake pedal (cm) 5
Parking brake (cm)
Rocker panel lateral average (cm) 1
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column 0
Upper hinge pillar max (cm) 3
Upper dash (cm) 4
Lower instrument panel (cm) 4

Driver injury measures

Test ID CEN1419
Head
HIC-15 106
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.8
Extension bending moment (Nm) 12
Maximum Nij 0.18
Chest maximum compression (mm) 20
Femur (kN)
Left 0.4
Right 0.5
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 2
Right 2
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 0
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 0.54
Right 0.31
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 2.0
Right 1.1
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 94
Right 44

About the small overlap front test

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2015-16 models

Tested vehicle: 2015 Hyundai Genesis 5.0 4-door

The Hyundai Genesis was redesigned for the 2015 model year. Moderate overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Hyundai. (The car tested by Hyundai was designated as a 2014 model but was fully representative of the redesigned 2015 model.)

Hyundai created a new luxury division known as "Genesis" beginning with the 2017 model year. The Hyundai Genesis therefore was renamed the Genesis G80 in the same year. Moderate overlap frontal ratings carry over unchanged to the G80.

Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Leg/foot, left
Leg/foot, right
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID VTF1319
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm) 1
Left (cm) 2
Center (cm) 2
Right (cm) 3
Brake pedal (cm) 3
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm) -1
Right (cm) 0
Steering column movement
Upward (cm) -4
Rearward (cm) -6
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) 0

Driver injury measures

Test ID VTF1319
Head
HIC-15 154
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.3
Extension bending moment (Nm) 17
Maximum Nij 0.27
Chest maximum compression (mm) 30
Legs
Femur force - left (kN) 1.3
Femur force - right (kN) 1.9
Knee displacement - left (mm) 4
Knee displacement - right (mm) 3
Maximum tibia index - left 0.44
Maximum tibia index - right 0.65
Tibia axial force - left (kN) 2.1
Tibia axial force - right (kN) 3.4
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 55
Right 82

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2015-16 models

Tested vehicle: 2015 Hyundai Genesis 5.0 4-door with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front and rear seat-mounted torso airbags

The Hyundai Genesis was redesigned for the 2015 model year. Side ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Hyundai. (The car tested by Hyundai was designated as a 2014 model but was fully representative of the redesigned 2015 model.)

Hyundai created a new luxury division known as "Genesis" beginning with the 2017 model year. The Hyundai Genesis therefore was renamed the Genesis G80 in the same year. Side ratings carry over unchanged to the G80.

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
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID VTS1401
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -15.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Test ID VTS1401
Head HIC-15 172
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.4
Compression (kN) 0.6
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 22
Lateral force (kN) 1.0
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 27
Average deflection (mm) 25
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 4.14
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.45
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 1.3
Acetabulum force (kN) 1.7
Combined force (kN) 2.9
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.1
L-M moment (Nm) 98
A-P moment (Nm) 36

Passenger injury measures

Test ID VTS1401
Head HIC-15 29
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.3
Compression (kN) 0.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 15
Lateral force (kN) 0.6
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 16
Average deflection (mm) 9
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 2.47
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.15
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 0.3
Acetabulum force (kN) 1.2
Combined force (kN) 1.3
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.4
L-M moment (Nm) 50
A-P moment (Nm) 24

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2015-16 models

Tested vehicle: 2015 Hyundai Genesis 3.8 4-door

Rating applies to the 2015-16 models of the Hyundai Genesis and to the 2017 and later models of the Genesis G80.

Overall evaluation
Curb weight 4,323 lbs
Peak force 21,387 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio 4.95

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Power leather seat

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry
Technical measurements for this test
Seat type Power leather seat
Geometry
Backset (mm) 15
Distance below top of head (mm) -12
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g) 17.1
Head contact time (ms) 56
Force rating 1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N) 0
Max neck tension (N) 281

About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle

System details

  • Optional Automatic Emergency Braking

Package name

  • Optional Tech Package

Overall evaluation

Applies to 2015-16 models

Superior
Superior
with optional equipment
  • This system meets the requirements for forward collision warning.
  • In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
  • In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.

About the original front crash prevention test