The Durango has standard Active Head Restraints, which use a specially designed headrest to protect the driver and front passenger from whiplash. During a rear-end collision, the Active Head Restraints system moves the headrests forward to prevent neck and spine injuries. The QX60 doesn’t offer a whiplash protection system.
Both the Durango and the QX60 have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver 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, daytime running lights, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras, rear cross-path warning, available all wheel drive, crash mitigating brakes, lane departure warning systems and front and rear parking sensors.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does 35 MPH front crash tests on new vehicles. In this test, results indicate that the Dodge Durango is safer than the Infiniti QX60:
|
Durango |
QX60 |
|
Driver |
|
STARS |
4 Stars |
4 Stars |
HIC |
74 |
150 |
Neck Stress |
236 lbs. |
348 lbs. |
Neck Compression |
11 lbs. |
53 lbs. |
|
Passenger |
|
STARS |
4 Stars |
4 Stars |
HIC |
295 |
312 |
Neck Injury Risk |
26% |
45.1% |
Neck Stress |
156 lbs. |
216 lbs. |
Neck Compression |
86 lbs. |
93 lbs. |
Leg Forces (l/r) |
303/32 lbs. |
236/309 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 Dodge Durango is safer than the Infiniti QX60:
|
Durango |
QX60 |
|
Front Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
HIC |
46 |
84 |
Abdominal Force |
111 lbs. |
138 lbs. |
Hip Force |
236 lbs. |
244 lbs. |
|
Rear Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
HIC |
50 |
88 |
Hip Force |
446 lbs. |
461 lbs. |
|
Into Pole |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
HIC |
194 |
234 |
New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.