Subaru Legacy

1995-99 models

FRONTAL OFFSET TEST

OVERALL EVALUATION: Acceptable

Structure/safety cage	Injury measures				Restraints/dummy kinematics
Structure/safety cage	Head/neck	Chest	Leg/foot, left	Leg/foot, right	Restraints/dummy kinematics

Important: Frontal crash test ratings can be compared only among vehicles of similar weight.

Test details:

The Subaru Legacy was redesigned for the 1995 model year.

Restraints/dummy kinematics — Dummy movement was well controlled. After the dummy moved forward into the airbag, it rebounded into the seat without its head coming close to any stiff structure that could cause injury.

Injury measures — Measures taken from the head, neck, chest, and right leg indicate low risk of injuries to these body regions in a crash of this severity. Forces on the left tibia indicate that injuries to the lower leg would be likely. Forces on the lower left leg were even higher than recorded because one of the data channels reached the maximum reading.

Left to right:

Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test. Larger photo
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 reasonably well. Larger photo
Measures taken from the instrumented driver dummy indicates high risk of injury to the left leg. Larger photo
Dummy movement was effectively controlled during the crash test. Larger photo

Additional features:

Antilock brakes (optional on 1995-96 models, standard beginning with 1997 models)

Tested vehicle specifications:

1995 Subaru Legacy L 2WD 4-door
Class: Midsize moderately priced car
Weight: 2,818 lbs.
Side airbags: none
Wheelbase: 104 in.
Length: 181 in.
Width: 68 in.
Engine: 2.2 L 4-cylinder
EPA ratings: 23 mpg city | 31 mpg highway

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Last updated: September 2, 2005