When descending a steep, off-road slope, the Sportage’s standard Downhill Brake Control allow you to creep down safely. The Corsair doesn’t offer Downhill Brake Control.
Both the Sportage and the Corsair have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, front wheel drive, 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, rearview cameras, driver alert monitors, available all wheel drive, blind spot warning systems, rear parking sensors and rear cross-path warning.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does 35 MPH front crash tests on new vehicles. In this test, results indicate that the Kia Sportage is safer than the Lincoln Corsair:
|
Sportage |
Corsair |
|
Passenger |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
Neck Stress |
151 lbs. |
181 lbs. |
Leg Forces (l/r) |
33/16 lbs. |
220/169 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 Kia Sportage is safer than the Lincoln Corsair:
|
Sportage |
Corsair |
|
Front Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
HIC |
87 |
197 |
Chest Movement |
.7 inches |
.9 inches |
Abdominal Force |
104 G’s |
191 G’s |
|
Rear Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
Hip Force |
465 lbs. |
816 lbs. |
|
Into Pole |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
HIC |
301 |
344 |
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 Sportage is 1.4% to 2.7% less likely to roll over than the Corsair.