2015 Lexus IS
midsize luxury car / 4-door sedan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 2014-24 models
Tested vehicle: 2014 Lexus IS 250 4-door
The Lexus IS was redesigned for the 2014 model year. Moderate overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Toyota.
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Chest | |
| Leg/foot, left | |
| Leg/foot, right | |
| Driver restraints and dummy kinematics |
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | VTF1310 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 8 |
| Left (cm) | 8 |
| Center (cm) | 8 |
| Right (cm) | 4 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 8 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 0 |
| Right (cm) | 0 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 0 |
| Rearward (cm) | -6 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 1 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | VTF1310 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 187 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.9 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 8 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.31 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 30 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 1.9 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 2.0 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 3 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 3 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.68 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.54 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 3.2 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 3.0 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 62 |
| Right | 54 |
Side: original test
Rating applies to 2014-24 models
Tested vehicle: 2014 Lexus IS 250 4-door with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front and rear seat-mounted torso airbags
The Lexus IS was redesigned for the 2014 model year. Side ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Toyota.
| 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 | |
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | VTS1306 |
|---|---|
| B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) | -17.0 |
| Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline. | |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | VTS1306 |
|---|---|
| Head HIC-15 | 345 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 0.7 |
| Compression (kN) | 0.2 |
| Shoulder | |
| Lateral deflection (mm) | 46 |
| Lateral force (kN) | 1.2 |
| Torso | |
| Maximum deflection (mm) | 26 |
| Average deflection (mm) | 23 |
| Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 4.04 |
| Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 0.37 |
| Pelvis | |
| Iliac force (kN) | 1.4 |
| Acetabulum force (kN) | 1.6 |
| Combined force (kN) | 3.0 |
| Left femur | |
| L-M force (kN) | 0.4 |
| L-M moment (Nm) | 110 |
| A-P moment (Nm) | 72 |
Passenger injury measures
| Test ID | VTS1306 |
|---|---|
| Head HIC-15 | 67 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 0.3 |
| Compression (kN) | 0.5 |
| Shoulder | |
| Lateral deflection (mm) | 21 |
| Lateral force (kN) | 0.9 |
| Torso | |
| Maximum deflection (mm) | 12 |
| Average deflection (mm) | 12 |
| Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 1.26 |
| Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 0.05 |
| Pelvis | |
| Iliac force (kN) | 1.2 |
| Acetabulum force (kN) | 1.2 |
| Combined force (kN) | 2.4 |
| Left femur | |
| L-M force (kN) | 0.4 |
| L-M moment (Nm) | 93 |
| A-P moment (Nm) | 35 |
Roof strength
Rating applies to 2014-23 models
Tested vehicle: 2017 Lexus IS 300 4-door 4wd
(Curb weight from 2017 Lexus IS 200t 4-door 2wd)
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Curb weight | 3,726 lbs |
| Peak force | 17,513 lbs |
| Strength-to-weight ratio | 4.70 |