Crash tests performed on final model year

[Acrad]

I had missed that they had performed crash tests on the 460 for 2023. A member on CL pointed me to them.



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2014-2023 Lexus GX 460 NHTSA MDB Side Crash Test

A Moving Deformable Barrier impact at 38.5 Mph/61 Km/h. Driver is a 50th Percentile Male, and the rear passenger is a 5th Percentile Female. The MDB weighs 3...

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Final Report

https://nrd-static.nhtsa.dot.gov/reports/vehdb/v10000/v14300/v14394R001.pdf

Vehicle Detail Search - 2023 LEXUS GX 460 SUV AWD | NHTSA

www.nhtsa.gov

 

[Banandalorian]

Only 3 stars for the front!? (runs to tell wife how metal off road bumper and winch are definitely for safety)

 

[r2m]

It hurts to see all that carnage.

 

[re_guderian]

"my insurance company wants to total this. what do y'all think???"

 

[Rednexus]

What happens to the crash-tested GXs? Are there 8.2's available for me to swap into my 470? Or do they go to the crusher whole?

My wife and neighbor were disgusted with me a few months ago when a 5th gen T4R was totaled in front of our house (another driver pulled out in front of them - zero injuries for either party luckily). After realizing that everyone was safe and emergency responders had arrived, I quietly uttered "ooh there is a good 8.2 that I can use".

 

[jgalt]

Those corner weights and heights are interesting. No lean!

 

[Roody]

5216.137 lbs as delivered, good reference point. 52.4% front / 47.6% rear isn't too bad at all, either.

169 pages will take me a long time to actually dig through but it looks like a lot of the data I'm seeing from a quick look is very good in favor of the results. I.e., not that likely to sustain injury from a common impact.

 

[jonshonda]

Pretty cool to see the graphic w/ all the air bags inflated. I dd a 2009 Honda Fit and have planned for our son/daughter to use as their first car in 3 years, but the lack of mass and physical size have always been a concern.

 

[jgalt]

Those G loads on the neck! I guess the short duration is what makes this a survivable situation.

 

[jefe]

What happens to the crash-tested GXs? Are there 8.2's available for me to swap into my 470? Or do they go to the crusher whole?

My wife and neighbor were disgusted with me a few months ago when a 5th gen T4R was totaled in front of our house (another driver pulled out in front of them - zero injuries for either party luckily). After realizing that everyone was safe and emergency responders had arrived, I quietly uttered "ooh there is a good 8.2 that I can use".

 

[Bang Bang]

What happens to the crash-tested GXs? Are there 8.2's available for me to swap into my 470? Or do they go to the crusher whole?

My wife and neighbor were disgusted with me a few months ago when a 5th gen T4R was totaled in front of our house (another driver pulled out in front of them - zero injuries for either party luckily). After realizing that everyone was safe and emergency responders had arrived, I quietly uttered "ooh there is a good 8.2 that I can use".

The real question is did you have the balls to ask the T4R driver about buying that 8.2 from him / her?

 

[Rednexus]

The real question is did you have the balls to ask the T4R driver about buying that 8.2 from him / her?

I most definitely did not

Another option would be to rent a 5th gen T4R (Enterprise does have them sometimes) and swap the 8" for the 8.2" in my driveway.

Would anyone ever even know?