Category: Sporting 4x4s 
Price Range: £23,345 to £25,945
Good to drive, smooth diesel engine, plenty of cabin space.
Rear seats only for occasional use, limited off-road, bland styling, lacks prestige badge.
Smart, capable and practical 4x4.
Six airbags are fitted as standard. You get two front, two side and two full-length curtain airbags. There are Isofix child seat mounting points in all three of the rear seats, and stability and traction control are standard.
The Outlander has scored a respectable four stars for overall occupant protection in the Euro NCAP crash tests, with particularly good results for side impact protection.
It also scored three (out of four) for child occupant protection. The C-Crosser hasn't been tested yet, but because it shares the same basic structure, it should achieve similar results - though it may do better than the Outlander's two stars for pedestrian protection, with its different front-end design.
Security-wise, the C-Crosser is kitted out with a rolling-code immobiliser, a Thatcham Category 1 alarm, deadlocks, locking wheel nuts and visible VIN.
