In the past twenty years hundreds of infants and young children have died after being left in vehicles, usually by accident. When turning the vehicle off, drivers of the Crown are reminded to check the back seat if they opened the rear door before starting out. The TLX doesn’t offer a back seat reminder.
The Crown has standard Whiplash Injury Lessening Seats, which use a specially designed seat to protect the driver and front passenger from whiplash. During a rear-end collision, the Whiplash Injury Lessening Seats system allows the backrest to travel backwards to cushion the occupants and the headrests move forward to prevent neck and spine injuries. The TLX doesn’t offer a whiplash protection system.
The Crown has a standard Secondary Collision Brake, which automatically applies the brakes in the event of a crash to help prevent secondary collisions and prevent further injuries. The TLX doesn’t offer a post collision braking system: in the event of a collision that triggers the airbags, more collisions are possible without the protection of airbags that may have already deployed.
Over 200 people are killed each year when backed over by motor vehicles. The Crown Limited/Platinum/Nightshade has a standard Parking Support Brake that uses rear sensors to monitor for objects to the rear and automatically applies the brakes to prevent a collision. The TLX doesn’t offer backup collision prevention brakes.
To provide maximum traction and stability on all roads, All-Wheel Drive is standard on the Crown. But it costs extra on the TLX.
The Toyota Crown offers an optional Bird’s Eye View Camera and it also offers an optional rear camera washer to make backing always safe, regardless of road dirt or grime, while the Acura TLX doesn’t offer a camera washer, requiring manual cleaning.
Both the Crown and TLX have rear cross-traffic warning, but the Crown Limited/Platinum/Nightshade has Parking Support Brake (automatically applies the brakes) to better prevent a collision when backing near traffic. The TLX’s Rear Cross Traffic Monitor doesn’t automatically brake.
Both the Crown and the TLX 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, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, 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 Toyota Crown is safer than the Acura TLX:
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Crown |
TLX |
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Passenger |
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| STARS |
5 Stars |
4 Stars |
| HIC |
179 |
358 |
| Chest Compression |
.6 inches |
.6 inches |
| Neck Injury Risk |
26.1% |
32% |
| Neck Stress |
174 lbs. |
186 lbs. |
| Neck Compression |
31 lbs. |
66 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 and into a post at 20 MPH, results indicate that the Toyota Crown is safer than the Acura TLX:
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Crown |
TLX |
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|
Front Seat |
|
| STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
| HIC |
32 |
128 |
| Chest Movement |
.7 inches |
.8 inches |
| Abdominal Force |
130 lbs. |
188 lbs. |
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Rear Seat |
|
| STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
| HIC |
157 |
181 |
|
|
Into Pole |
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| STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
| HIC |
293 |
464 |
New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.