By Andrew Ganz
Tuesday, Aug 26th, 2008 @ 8:53 am

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has given the GMC Acadia crossover its highest award, the “Top Pick” for the vehicle’s performance in front, side and rear-impact crash testing. The Acadia, essentially the the same vehicle as the new Chevrolet Traverse , Buick Enclave and Saturn Outlook, is tied at the top of the pack for large SUVs, according to IIHS.
IIHS used a GMC Acadia SLE 4WD model for testing, though the agency says that the rating will apply to the very similar Lambda-platform Traverse, Enclave and Outlook. The Acadia tested aced the front barrier, side moving barrier and rear impact tests and features standard electronic stability control. Of the three full-size vehicles in the “Large SUV” class, the Acadia and Audi ’s Q7 are tied at the top with “Top Pick” status. The Mercedes-Benz GL-Class , the final vehicle in the class, earned “acceptable” side-impact results.

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