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IIHS Low Speed Crash Results:Large Family Cars

LARGE FAMILY CARS

Bumpers should protect car bodies from damage in low-speed collisions, the kind that frequently occur in congested urban traffic. But many don't. The Institute conducts four 5 mph crash tests to assess bumper performance: front-into-flat-barrier, rear-into-flat-barrier, front-into-angle-barrier, and rear-into-pole. Vehicles are listed in alphabetical order by manufacturer.

NOTE: Repair costs are as of November 2001.

  Front
into
flat
barrier
Rear
into
flat
barrier
Front
into
angle
barrier
Rear
into
pole
All
four
tests
Average
damage
per test
BUICK LESABRE      
2000 models $288 $93 $1,146 $686 $2,213 $553
CHEVROLET IMPALA      
2000 models $645 $892 $751 $361 $2,649 $662
CHEVROLET LUMINA      
1995 models $259 $551 $1,165 $1,283 $3,258 $815
CHRYSLER LHS      
1999 models $731 $294 $598 $1,070 $2,693 $673
DODGE INTREPID      
1999 models $132 $307 $486 $1,384 $2,309 $577
FORD TAURUS 
2000 models $63 $0 $891 $670 $1,624 $406
1996 models $0 $0 $751 $639 $1,390 $348
1995 models $336 $346 $293 $2,443 $3,418 $855
PONTIAC GRAND PRIX      
1997 models $414 $74 $350 $1,079 $1,917 $479

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