For enhanced safety, the front and middle seat shoulder belts of the Chrysler Pacifica are height-adjustable to accommodate a wide variety of driver and passenger heights. A better fit can prevent injuries and the increased comfort also encourages passengers to buckle up. The Audi Q8 e-tron Sportback has only front height-adjustable seat belts.
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 Pacifica are reminded to check the back seat if they opened the rear door before starting out. The Q8 e-tron Sportback doesn’t offer a back seat reminder.
Over 200 people are killed each year when backed over by motor vehicles. The Pacifica has standard Rear Park Assist with Stop that uses rear sensors to monitor for objects to the rear and automatically applies the brakes to prevent a collision. The Q8 e-tron Sportback doesn’t offer automatic braking for stationary objects directly to the rear.
Both the Pacifica and the Q8 e-tron Sportback have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver and front passenger knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, front 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, 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 Chrysler Pacifica is safer than the Audi Q8 e-tron Sportback:
|
Pacifica |
Q8 e-tron Sportback |
OVERALL STARS |
5 Stars |
4 Stars |
|
Driver |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
4 Stars |
HIC |
168 |
212 |
Neck Stress |
230 lbs. |
253 lbs. |
Leg Forces (l/r) |
75/194 lbs. |
137/335 lbs. |
|
Passenger |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
4 Stars |
HIC |
196 |
323 |
Chest Compression |
.4 inches |
.5 inches |
Neck Injury Risk |
25% |
38% |
Neck Stress |
117 lbs. |
157 lbs. |
Neck Compression |
51 lbs. |
67 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 Chrysler Pacifica is safer than the Audi Q8 e-tron Sportback:
|
Pacifica |
Q8 e-tron Sportback |
|
Rear Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
HIC |
66 |
123 |
|
Into Pole |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
Spine Acceleration |
50 G’s |
60 G’s |
Hip Force |
616 lbs. |
631 lbs. |
New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.
For its performance in IIHS driver-side and passenger-side small overlap frontal, moderate overlap frontal, updated side impact, headlight, and daytime pedestrian crash prevention testing, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety grants the Pacifica the rating of “Top Safety Pick” for 2023, a rating granted to only 98 vehicles tested by the IIHS. The Q8 e-tron Sportback has not been fully tested, yet.