signdetres

I was searching for crash test videos of the 4GS and it doesn't look like any exist. Has anyone seen any? There are plenty of the ES, RC, IS, etc. but no GS. I'm curious to see how our cars perform in the standardized batch of crash tests.

I see IIHS tested the 4GS and it got the highest possible rating in nearly every category, at least at the time of testing, but they don't have any videos of the tests and it looks like no one else does either.

signdetres

Does anyone know if the Toyota Crown in this video is based on the 4GS platform? If so, would it be safe to assume our GS would perform similarly as shown in the video?

IntrinoX

iTrader: (1)

Wow, I didn't know this.

chinee

Remember... I lived my crash test... lol.

Front offset collision.


Side impact:



Overall Evaluation: Very, very, super-duper good!

signdetres

@chinee What a nightmare. Glad to see these things hold up well in the real world. Were you the one who said it was the comfiest car to crash in? Haha

Im2bz2p345

I think it's the other way around - the 4GS is actually based on the Toyota Crown platform. I remember reading this on this forum many years ago and just had to look it up again.

I'll give credit to the expert on this, @peteharvey . You can see his awesome, detailed post on the topic here: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...ml#post9934151

One of the more knowledgeable/consistent posters on ClubLexus forum. Thanks for your contributions Pete!

P.S. - @chinee, we hope you don't have to be CL's crash test dummy again!

~ Im2bz2p345

peteharvey

I think these days, rather than saying "based", they like to say that both 2012-18 S210 Toyota Crown and current 2012-onwards L10 Lexus GS - "share" the same platform called a Toyota New N Platform.
Because the platform is called a "Toyota" New N Platform, then may be the 4GS is based on the Toyota Crown?
Just semantics really.
All means the same thing.

I suspect the crashworthiness would be the same.

er34

Dang... the crash test dummy in the car is a smart dummy to buy himself another 4GS after this.

eddie420

@chinee - I lived through my test also! And to think my teachers thought I would never go anywhere in life.

chinee

Not comfy but definitely cozy after ALL the airbags deployed. Saved me and my 15 yr old from serious injury.



Damn... yours makes mine look like a walk in the park. This must have happened before I joined CL because I don't remember this crash at all. I'm assuming you and everyone else was okay...


Yep this dummy bought himself another GS... and it's better than the first!

peteharvey

Update.

Actually, the old 2012-18 Toyota Crown crash tested in the video above used the old Toyota N Platform.
While the current 2012-onwards Lexus GS uses the newer Toyota New N Platform!
So the Toyota New N Platform may be superior to the old Toyota N Platform...

More here:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...l#post10617957