Crash Test 2002 - 2006 Honda S2000 euroncap

Comments The S2000 has been on sale since 1999 and so predates Honda latest pedestrian-friendly designs. It is though, a strong car that suffered little damage to the occupant compartment, with the door remaining straight and substantially undamaged. The car was tested in the frontal and side crash with its top left up to check for head injury risks for the driver. Although no child restraints were fitted during testing, it is possible to place one on the passenger's seat, so the fitting and labelling requirements were checked. Protection for pedestrians was proved by tests to be very poor. Front impact The body structure performed exceptionally well. The door opening and surrounding body suffered minimal distortion and afterwards the door could be opened and closed as normal. The driver's airbag was judged to have given stable support to his head. The area around his knees could cause serious damage if his legs struck unforgiving components such as the shroud screw turrets, mounting bracket, and column lock. Finally, the driver's footwell added to injury risks because of spot weld release and its loss of stability during impact. Side impact The driver suffered a glancing head contact with the hood frame that could have posed injury risks for a taller occupant. There was no side protection airbag but the driver was still well protected. The S2000 has a dense foam block within the door which helped to protect him from the side impact. The S2000 has very strong sills, which ...