The XC40’s pre-crash front seatbelts will tighten automatically in the event the vehicle detects an impending crash, improving protection against injury significantly. The Nautilus doesn’t offer pre-crash pretensioners.
The XC40 has a standard Whiplash Protection System (WHIPS), which use a specially designed seat to protect the driver and front passenger from whiplash. During a rear-end collision, the WHIPS allows the backrest to travel backwards to cushion the occupants and the headrests move forward to prevent neck and spine injuries. At the same time the pretensioning seatbelts fire, removing slack from the belts. The Nautilus doesn’t offer a whiplash protection system.
When descending a steep, off-road slope, the XC40’s standard Hill Descent Control allows you to creep down safely. The Nautilus doesn’t offer Hill Descent Control.
Both the XC40 and the Nautilus have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, front and rear seatbelt pretensioners, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, post-collision automatic braking systems, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras, rear cross-path warning, driver alert monitors and available around view monitors.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does 35 MPH front crash tests on new vehicles. In this test, results indicate that the Volvo XC40 is safer than the Lincoln Nautilus:
|
XC40 |
Nautilus |
|
Driver |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
Neck Stress |
209 lbs. |
317 lbs. |
Neck Compression |
25 lbs. |
33 lbs. |
|
Passenger |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
4 Stars |
Chest Compression |
.5 inches |
.5 inches |
Neck Injury Risk |
31% |
35.1% |
Neck Stress |
156 lbs. |
192 lbs. |
Leg Forces (l/r) |
397/411 lbs. |
434/440 lbs. |
New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does side impact tests on new vehicles. In this test, which crashes the vehicle into a flat barrier at 38.5 MPH, results indicate that the Volvo XC40 is safer than the Lincoln Nautilus:
|
XC40 |
Nautilus |
|
Rear Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
HIC |
119 |
169 |
Spine Acceleration |
48 G’s |
59 G’s |
New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.
Instrumented handling tests conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and analysis of its dimensions indicate that the XC40 is 1.4% less likely to roll over than the Nautilus.