2003 Mitsubishi Montero Sport
midsize SUV / 4-door SUV
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 2001-04 models
Tested vehicle: 2001 Mitsubishi Montero Sport LS 4wd
The Mitsubishi Montero Sport was introduced in the 1997 model year and structurally modified beginning with 2001 models to improve occupant protection in frontal offset crashes.
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Chest | |
| Leg/foot, left | |
| Leg/foot, right | |
| Driver restraints and dummy kinematics Dummy movement was reasonably well controlled. The driver's seat tipped toward the B-pillar and during rebound, the dummy's head hit the roof rail, B-pillar, and grab handle for the left rear door. |
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 made multiple hits during rebound with the B-pillar, roof rail, grab handle, and head restraint.
A strong safety cage helped keep the tire out of the driver footwell area, maintaining the integrity of the occupant compartment. Crumpled structure in front of the occupant compartment indicates where the crash energy was absorbed.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CEF0115 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 13 |
| Left (cm) | 11 |
| Center (cm) | 10 |
| Right (cm) | 7 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 12 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 2 |
| Right (cm) | 4 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 3 |
| Rearward (cm) | -1 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 2 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CEF0115 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 368 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | negligible |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.8 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 40 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.47 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 43 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 0.5 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 6.8 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 3 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 12 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.37 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 1.18 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 3.2 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 4.8 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 142 |
| Right | 165 |