Nissan Townstar

The passenger compartment remained stable in the frontal offset test.  Dummy readings demonstrated good protection of the knees and femurs of the driver and passenger dummy.  Renault showed that a similar level of protection would be provided to occupants of different sizes and to those sitting in different positions.  Protection of the driver dummy’s chest was rated as marginal, based on measurements of compression during the test.  Analysis of the deformable impact barrier after the test, and of decelerations of the trolley during the test, indicated that the vehicle would be quite a benign crash partner in collisions with other vehicles.  In the full-width rigid barrier impact, protection was rated as good or adequate for all critical body regions, for both the front driver and rear passenger.  In the side barrier impact, protection was good for all critical body areas and the car scored maximum points.  In the more severe side pole test, chest protection was adequate and that of other body regions was good.  An assessment of dummy excursion (the extent to which the dummy moves to the opposite side of the car in an impact from the far side), demonstrated poor performance.  There is no counter-measure for occupant to occupant impacts in a side impact.  Tests on the front seats and head restraints demonstrated good protection against whiplash injuries in the event of a rear-end collision.  A geometric assessment of the rear seats also indicated good whiplash protection.