1998 Volvo 850/S70
midsize luxury car / 4-door sedan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 1994-2000 models
Tested vehicle: 1995 Volvo 850 4-door
The Volvo 850 (renamed Volvo S70 in 1998) was introduced in the 1993 model year.
| 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 driver's survival space was maintained reasonably well, although instrument panel and toepan intrusion was more than is desirable.
Moderate intrusion in the driver footwell area didn't cause high forces on the dummy's legs.
Volvo head restraints have consistently surpassed others. They're high enough and close enough to the back of the head for effective protection.
Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CF95005 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 18 |
| Left (cm) | 20 |
| Center (cm) | 32 |
| Right (cm) | 24 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 16 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 8 |
| Right (cm) | 7 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 4 |
| Rearward (cm) | 10 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 7 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CF95005 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 97 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.6 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 21 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.33 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 23 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 4.1 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 6.0 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 2 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 3 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.68 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.71 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 0.5 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 2.7 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 66 |
| Right | 67 |