2003 Lexus ES 300
midsize luxury car / 4-door sedan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 2002-03 models
Tested vehicle: 2002 Lexus ES 300 4-door
The Lexus ES 300 was redesigned for the 2002 model year and renamed the ES 330 for the 2004 model year because the engine size was increased.
| 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.
Smeared greasepaint indicates where the dummy's head hit the roof rail and grab handle during rebound. Head acceleration from this hit was low.
Intrusion into the driver's space was minimal, and all leg and foot injury measures were low.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CEF0207 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 8 |
| Left (cm) | 11 |
| Center (cm) | 9 |
| Right (cm) | 9 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 4 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 5 |
| Right (cm) | 5 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 0 |
| Rearward (cm) | 4 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 0 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CEF0207 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 149 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 24 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.1 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 34 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.44 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 24 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 0.8 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 2.4 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 0 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 3 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.36 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.58 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 2.1 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 3.2 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 63 |
| Right | 85 |