The Land Cruiser’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.
When descending a steep, off-road slope, the Land Cruiser’s standard Downhill Assist Control allows you to creep down safely. The Nautilus doesn’t offer Downhill Assist Control.
The Toyota Land Cruiser offers an optional Multi-Terrain Monitor and it also offers an optional rear camera washer to make backing always safe, regardless of road dirt or grime, while the Lincoln Nautilus doesn’t offer a camera washer, requiring manual cleaning.
Both the Land Cruiser and the Nautilus have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver and front passenger knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, front and rear seatbelt pretensioners, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, all wheel drive, 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 Toyota Land Cruiser weighs 634 to 1096 pounds more than the Lincoln Nautilus. The NHTSA advises that heavier vehicles are much safer in collisions than their significantly lighter counterparts.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does 35 MPH front crash tests on new vehicles. In this test, results indicate that the Toyota Land Cruiser is safer than the Lincoln Nautilus:
|
Land Cruiser |
Nautilus |
|
Passenger |
|
STARS |
4 Stars |
4 Stars |
HIC |
238 |
333 |
Leg Forces (l/r) |
414/404 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 Toyota Land Cruiser is safer than the Lincoln Nautilus:
|
Land Cruiser |
Nautilus |
|
Front Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
HIC |
25 |
60 |
Chest Movement |
.3 inches |
.7 inches |
Abdominal Force |
82 lbs. |
121 lbs. |
Hip Force |
109 lbs. |
154 lbs. |
|
Rear Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
HIC |
19 |
169 |
Spine Acceleration |
20 G’s |
59 G’s |
Hip Force |
217 lbs. |
491 lbs. |
New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.