Crash Test One
1999 Ford Contour into side of 1982 Dodge Ram 50
Bullet vehicle speed ~ 47 mph
Target vehicle speed 0 mph
Crash Test Two
2000 Nissan Xterra into side of 1989 Mercedes Benz 300E
Bullet vehicle speed ~ 35-36 mph
Target vehicle speed ~ 18 mph.
Crash Test Three
50% offset head on
1996 Chrysler Concorde into 1994 Mercury Topaz
Bullet vehicle speed ~ 44-45 mph
Target vehicle speed 0 mph
Crash Test Four
1999 Dodge Intrepid (Bullet vehicle) into Right front corner of angled 1992 Ford Taurus (Target vehicle)
Bullet vehicle speed ~ 42-43 mph
Target vehicle speed 0 mph
A series of ” Low Speed” tests were conducted, some with LIVE ” dummies” , others with inanimate ” dummies”. Details of this testing follow below.
1 – Suzuki Esteem into the rear of a Pontiac Grand Am.
Impact Speed ~ 3.1 mph
Bullet delta-V ~ 2.5 mph
Target Delta-V ~ 2.2 mph
Low Speed Crash Test 1 Video Link
2 – Suzuki Esteem into the rear of a Pontiac Grand Am.
Impact Speed ~ 5.7 mph
Bullet delta-V ~ 4.6 mph
Target Delta-V ~ 3.8 mph
Low Speed Crash Test 2 Video Link
3 – Suzuki Esteem into the rear of a Pontiac Grand Am.
Impact Speed ~ 9.4 mph
Bullet delta-V ~ 7.0 mph
Target Delta-V ~ 6.0 mph
Low Speed Crash Test 3 Video Link
4 – Suzuki Esteem into the rear of a Pontiac Grand Am.
Impact Speed ~ 17.6 mph
Bullet delta-V ~ 12.5 mph
Target Delta-V ~ 10.1 mph
5 – Pontiac Grand Am into the rear of a Suzuki Esteem
Impact Speed ~ 7.7 mph
Low Speed Crash Test 5 Video Link
6 – Pontiac Grand Am into the rear of a Suzuki Esteem
Impact Speed ~ 10.5 mph
Bullet delta-V ~ 6.3 mph
Target Delta-V ~ 8.1 mph
Low Speed Crash Test 6 Video Link
7 – Pontiac Grand Am into the rear of a Suzuki Esteem
Impact Speed ~ 15.1 mph
Bullet delta-V ~ 8.5 mph
Target Delta-V ~ 10.8 mph
Low Speed Crash Test 7 Video Link
8 – Pontiac Grand Am into the side (B-Pillar) of a Suzuki Esteem
Impact Speed ~ 8.8 mph
Bullet delta-V ~ 6.4 mph
Target Delta-V ~ 4.5 mph
Low Speed Crash Test 8 Video Link
9 – Pontiac Grand Am into the side/front tire of a Suzuki Esteem
Impact Speed ~ 14.6 mph
Bullet delta-V ~ 7.2 mph
Target Delta-V ~ 8.7 mph