The Cross and 4x4 skid plates are identical, only the front bumper is different. The skid plate sits lower than the bumper, and you're less likely to catch the Cross bumper onto something than the 4x4 bumper which has a longer, lower overhang.
As a side note, anecdotal evidence suggests that if, for example, someone (that someone being this idiot right here) were to hit a rock the size of a terrier at around 45-50 mph, hard enough to launch the car in the middle of a rainy night after an 800km drive, the resulting panic and immense worry that something must be broken is largely unwarranted. The skid plate was bent, and one of the bolts came a bit loose, resulting in a clanking sound from the plate rattling from the loose bolt and the same clank from the steering rack or tie rods bumping into the bent part of the skid plate until it got straightened out with a thorough stomp of a rubber mallet and booted heel from the opposite direction of the original impact. Basically, if you can manage to bash in the OEM skid plate enough to damage the oil pan or gearbox, you've got bigger problems than needing a tougher skid plate. That being said, I've resorted to considering the skid plate to be a wear item like brake pads, tyres, fuel, and my sense of caution. Eventually, they all run out and if I break something, I'll fix it later (except my sense of caution, I've lost that ever since I drove up to a ski resort in a blizzard in the Panda while Range Rovers were flipping into ditches all around me).
. Nothing serious, and will be solved when I coat the existing sump guard again after the winter, but I'd like to install something a bit more sturdy...
