Search the Auto Channel, the Official Website of the New Car Buyer(TM)
Crash Test Ratings
Crash Test Results for the 1997 Mercury Cougar 2-DR
Side impact air bags
N/A
Electronic Stability Control
No
Vehicle curb weight
3460
Driver
Passenger
FRONTAL CRASH
5
5
Head Injury Criterion
475
302
Chest Deceleration (g's)
36
37
*Femur Load (left/right) (lbs)
1452/868
848/350
*not used in calculating frontal star rating.
Front Seat
Rear Seat
SIDE CRASH
3 - SAFETY WARNING**
1
*Head Injury Criterion
1522
466
Thoracic Trauma Index
91
104
Pelvis Deceleration (g's)
132
58
*not used in calculating side star rating
**Due to the intrusion of the left front door during the side impact test, the interior door panel struck the pelvis of the driver dummy, causing a high pelvic acceleration. High pelvic accelerations, in excess of 130 g's, have a higher likelihood of Pelvic fracture.