The Envision’s standard lane departure warning system alerts a temporarily inattentive driver when the vehicle begins to leave its lane and gently nudges the vehicle back towards its lane. A lane departure warning system costs extra on the XT4.
To help make backing out of a parking space safer, the Envision has a standard rear cross-path warning system, which uses sensors in the rear bumper to alert the driver to vehicles approaching from the side, helping the driver avoid collisions. Only the XT4 Premium Luxury/Sport has a rear cross-path warning system.
Both the Envision and the XT4 have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, 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, rearview cameras, available all-wheel drive and 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 Buick Envision is safer than the Cadillac XT4:
|
Envision |
XT4 |
OVERALL STARS |
5 Stars |
4 Stars |
|
Driver |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
HIC |
175 |
190 |
Neck Injury Risk |
21.3% |
28% |
Neck Stress |
195 lbs. |
218 lbs. |
Neck Compression |
25 lbs. |
43 lbs. |
|
Passenger |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
4 Stars |
HIC |
223 |
350 |
Chest Compression |
.6 inches |
.7 inches |
Neck Injury Risk |
23.1% |
34% |
Neck Stress |
111 lbs. |
131 lbs. |
Neck Compression |
61 lbs. |
77 lbs. |
Leg Forces (l/r) |
221/21 lbs. |
73/175 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 Buick Envision is safer than the Cadillac XT4:
|
Envision |
XT4 |
|
Front Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
Chest Movement |
.7 inches |
.8 inches |
Abdominal Force |
139 G’s |
185 G’s |
Hip Force |
261 lbs. |
328 lbs. |
|
Rear Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
Hip Force |
572 lbs. |
598 lbs. |
|
Into Pole |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
Hip Force |
313 lbs. |
522 lbs. |
New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.