Mitsubishi Mirage

Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Motors Corporation

Mirage 1996

No airbag

Category: Small Car

Built: July 1996

Full Frontal Impact: "The driver's head and chest hit the steering wheel... The driver's knees hit the steering column and lower dash. The passenger's knees hit the glove box and dash."

Offset Frontal Impact: "The driver's head and chest hit the steering wheel. The passenger's head hit the dash ... The driver's knees hit the lower dash. The passenger's knees hit the glove box and dash. On rebound, the driver's head hit the centre pillar with moderate force... All doors remained closed during the crash. Afterwards, moderate force was required to open the driver's door. "

Overall Mitsubishi Performance: Acceptable. "Protection from serious head injury was marginal for the driver in the full frontal crash... In the offset crash test there was moderate intrusion into the driver's floor space, which meant poor protection from leg injury. "

Note: A test was conducted on the above model with driver side airbag. Driver was more protected .

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