2006 Lexus ES 330
midsize luxury car / 4-door sedan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 2004-06 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 |
Side: original test
Rating applies to 2004-06 models built after April 2004
Tested vehicle: 2004 Lexus ES 330 4-door with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags
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. All ES 330 models manufactured after April 2004 include modifications to the rear door trim panels to improve rear seat occupant protection in side-impact crashes. (Information about when a specific vehicle was manufactured is on the certification label typically affixed to the car on the driver door or adjacent B-pillar.)
Two tests of the ES 330 were conducted. The injury ratings for the rear passenger are based on just the second test; measures for the rear passenger in the first test were not obtained because of equipment failure. The injury ratings for the driver and the head protection ratings for both the driver and passenger are based on both tests. Structural ratings also are based on both tests.
| 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 second of two crash tests.
View of the vehicle after the second crash with doors removed, showing the side airbags and damage to the occupant compartment.
Action shot taken during the second 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 in the second test.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CES0414 | CES0415 |
|---|---|---|
| B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) | -7.0 | -7.0 |
| Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline. | ||
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CES0414 | CES0415 |
|---|---|---|
| Head HIC-15 | 322 | 321 |
| Neck | ||
| Tension (kN) | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| Compression (kN) | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Shoulder | ||
| Lateral deflection (mm) | 48 | 57 |
| Lateral force (kN) | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| Torso | ||
| Maximum deflection (mm) | 53 | 47 |
| Average deflection (mm) | 42 | 39 |
| Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 3.67 | 3.74 |
| Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 0.76 | 0.75 |
| Pelvis | ||
| Iliac force (kN) | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Acetabulum force (kN) | 3.1 | 3.0 |
| Combined force (kN) | 4.2 | 4.0 |
| Left femur | ||
| L-M force (kN) | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| L-M moment (Nm) | 163 | 159 |
| A-P moment (Nm) | 45 | 42 |
Passenger injury measures
| Test ID | CES0415 |
|---|---|
| Head HIC-15 | 184 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 0.2 |
| Compression (kN) | 0.5 |
| Shoulder | |
| Lateral deflection (mm) | 30 |
| Lateral force (kN) | 1.5 |
| Torso | |
| Maximum deflection (mm) | 50 |
| Average deflection (mm) | 36 |
| Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 4.26 |
| Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 0.77 |
| Pelvis | |
| Iliac force (kN) | 1.1 |
| Acetabulum force (kN) | 2.1 |
| Combined force (kN) | 2.8 |
| Left femur | |
| L-M force (kN) | 0.6 |
| L-M moment (Nm) | 78 |
| A-P moment (Nm) | -18 |
Head restraints & seats
Seat type: All seats
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Dynamic rating | |
| Seat/head restraint geometry |
| Seat type | All seats |
|---|---|
| Geometry | |
| Backset (mm) | 75 |
| Distance below top of head (mm) | 68 |
| Seat design parameters | |
| Pass/fail | Fail |
| Max T1 acceleration (g) | 10.9 |
| Head contact time (ms) | 102 |
| Force rating | 3 |
| Neck forces | |
| Max neck shear force (N) | 179 |
| Max neck tension (N) | 1,041 |
About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.