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Pedestrian test rating |
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Test Scores: Front 6(38%) Side 11(61%) Overall 17(50%)
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Detailed
improvements made to side impact and driver knee
protection from May 1997. Rating given here applies to
cars built before 30 April 1997. |
Impact
Protection
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| Driver
Front Impact |
Passenger
Front Impact |
Driver
Side Impact |
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Frontal
Impact
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The
driver's screen pillar was pushed backwards by 145mm
(5.7in). The driver's door could not be opened by hand
after the test and tools had to be used. The passenger's
door could be opened normally. The steering wheel moved
backwards by 94mm (3.7in) and downwards by 42mm (1.7in).
There was moderate footwell intrusion, with the brake
pedal being displaced rearwards by 200mm (7.9in).
The driver's head protection would have been judged as
good on the basis of the instrumentation, but was
down-rated because head contact on the airbag was
unstable. Neck protection was good, however, and the
restraint system was effective in keeping the driver's
chest away from the steering wheel. Load-limiting seat
belt mounts worked effectively and the dummy measured a
low risk of chest injury, although intrusion into the
cabin at facia level posed a hazard to different-sized
drivers or those seated much nearer to or farther away
from the steering wheel. The driver's left knee hit the
steering column cladding and the column adjustment lever,
posing a significant level of injury risk, though this
would not have increased had the knee struck in a slightly
different position horizontally or vertically. However the
column adjuster bracket could have caused localised damage
to the knee. The driver's right knee hit the facia near
the fuse box. He ran a major risk of knee, thigh and
pelvis injury. If that knee had hit slightly to the left,
the column support beam or the ignition lock could have
been struck. A slightly higher knee position would also
have led to contact with the ignition lock. If the knee
had penetrated slightly further, the column lock and
support beam could have been hit and both of these could
have produced localised damage to his knee. Readings from
the test dummy suggested 'poor' protection for its left
lower leg and 'weak' protection available for its right
lower leg. The amount of footwell intrusion suggested a
likelihood of both feet and ankle injury.
The passenger in the front impact rated as a low injury
risk generally, although there was a slightly higher
chance of left lower leg injury noted. The results for the
passenger dummy were not modified on the basis of any
structural damage to the car. |
Side
Impact
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forces from the Laguna's side were measured by the dummy's
ribs, resulting in protection to the chest being assessed
as poor. Head and pelvis protection for the driver were
judged as good, while protection for his abdomen was
assessed as 'adequate'. |
Child
Restraint
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dummy experienced high head accelerations during the side
impact. There is strong evidence that the dummy's head hit
the wing of its seat. The position of the belt anchorages,
the shape of the child restraint and how well it matches
the car's seat, where the adult belt's buckle lies and
also the springiness of the car seat cushion were all
factors that Euro NCAP assessed. |
Pedestrian
Protection
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Child
head impact
Only one of the six test locations met proposed
legislation, above the air intake housing. However, two
were better than average, one of which came close to
meeting legislative standards. Three were worse: one above
the coolant reservoir cap, one above a suspension strut
and another above the bonnet stay support.
Upper leg impact
None of the tests met proposed legislation. Two were
better than average, one was worse: in line with the
headlight centre.
Adult head impact
Three tests met proposed legislation: above the wiper
blade, on the bonnet lip and at a chosen point. One other
point was above average and came close to meeting
requirements. Two points were worse than average: one over
the bonnet hinge was particularly hazardous.
Leg impact
None of the three tests met the requirements. One of the
tests on the bumper was better than average, two were
worse. |
Model
history and safety equipment
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| Introduced
in January 1994. The 1997 model year features door beams,
a driver airbag, height-adjustable front seat belts with
pre-tensioners and load limiters and a three-point centre
rear belt as standard. A front passenger airbag is
standard/optional in some European markets but was not
fitted. Anti-lock brakes were optional and were fitted. |
| Make,
model and hand of drive |
Renault
Laguna 2.0 RT RHD |
| Body
type |
5-door
hatchback |
| Model
year |
1997 |
| Kerb
weight |
1313
kg |
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