1997 Lexus LS
large luxury car / 4-door sedan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 1995-2000 models
Tested vehicle: 1997 Lexus LS 400 4-door
The Lexus LS, available as only one model named the LS 400, was redesigned for the 1995 model year.
| Evaluation criteria | Rating |
|---|---|
| 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.
The bumpers are poor. This 1997 model sustained huge damage in the rear-into-pole impact.
Rear bumper improvements to the 1998 model greatly reduced the damage in the rear-into-pole test at 5 mph. However, so much damage was sustained in other impacts that the overall bumper rating remains poor.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CF96031 |
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 6 |
| Left (cm) | 16 |
| Center (cm) | 15 |
| Right (cm) | 11 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 9 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 3 |
| Right (cm) | 4 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 1 |
| Rearward (cm) | 6 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 5 |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CF96031 |
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 414 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | negligible |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.5 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 22 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.31 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 37 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 2.8 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 5.3 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 3 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 9 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.40 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.66 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 1.0 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 1.9 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 59 |
| Right | 64 |