Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 2007-16 models
Tested vehicle: 2008 GMC Acadia SLE 4-door 4wd
The GMC Acadia and Saturn Outlook were introduced in the 2007 model year. The Buick Enclave and Chevrolet Traverse were introduced in the 2008 and 2009 model years, respectively. The Outlook was discontinued after the 2009 model year.
For the 2017 model year, the Acadia large SUV was renamed the Acadia Limited and sold when new only to fleets. The Acadia Limited shares no ratings with the 2017-18 GMC Acadia, redesigned for 2017, and the 2018 Buick Enclave and Chevrolet Traverse, redesigned for 2018. All three current models are now midsize SUVs.
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Chest | |
| Leg/foot, left | |
| Leg/foot, right | |
| Driver restraints and dummy kinematics |
Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test.
The dummy's position in relation to the steering wheel and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained very well.
Smeared greasepaint indicates where the dummy's head contacted the side curtain airbag during rebound.
Intrusion into the driver's space was minimal, and all leg and foot injury measures were low.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CEF0813 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 4 |
| Left (cm) | 6 |
| Center (cm) | 5 |
| Right (cm) | 4 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 4 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 3 |
| Right (cm) | 3 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | -3 |
| Rearward (cm) | -2 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 1 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CEF0813 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 168 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 0.9 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 31 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.34 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 23 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 2.6 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 3.4 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 2 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 0 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.70 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.44 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 1.1 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 2.3 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 72 |
| Right | 55 |
Side: original test
Rating applies to 2007-16 models
Tested vehicle: 2008 GMC Acadia SLE 4-door 4wd with standard head curtain airbags for all three rows of seats and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags
The GMC Acadia and Saturn Outlook were introduced in the 2007 model year. The Buick Enclave and Chevrolet Traverse were introduced in the 2008 and 2009 model years, respectively. The Outlook was discontinued after the 2009 model year.
For the 2017 model year, the Acadia large SUV was renamed the Acadia Limited and sold when new only to fleets. The Acadia Limited shares no ratings with the 2017-18 GMC Acadia, redesigned for 2017, and the 2018 Buick Enclave and Chevrolet Traverse, redesigned for 2018. All three current models are now midsize SUVs.
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Torso | |
| Pelvis/leg | |
| Driver head protection | |
| Rear passenger injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Torso | |
| Pelvis/leg | |
| Rear passenger head protection | |
View of the vehicle and barrier just after the crash test.
View of the vehicle after the crash with doors removed, showing the side airbags and damage to the occupant compartment.
Smeared greasepaint shows where the driver dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side airbags.
Smeared greasepaint shows where the rear passenger dummy’s head was protected by the side airbag.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CES0835 |
|---|---|
| B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) | -17.5 |
| Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline. | |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CES0835 |
|---|---|
| Head HIC-15 | 55 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 0.7 |
| Compression (kN) | 0.1 |
| Shoulder | |
| Lateral deflection (mm) | 33 |
| Lateral force (kN) | 1.3 |
| Torso | |
| Maximum deflection (mm) | 42 |
| Average deflection (mm) | 30 |
| Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 4.61 |
| Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 0.77 |
| Pelvis | |
| Iliac force (kN) | 1.5 |
| Acetabulum force (kN) | 2.9 |
| Combined force (kN) | 4.0 |
| Left femur | |
| L-M force (kN) | 0.9 |
| L-M moment (Nm) | 122 |
| A-P moment (Nm) | 34 |
Passenger injury measures
| Test ID | CES0835 |
|---|---|
| Head HIC-15 | 101 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 0.0 |
| Compression (kN) | 0.7 |
| Shoulder | |
| Lateral deflection (mm) | 40 |
| Lateral force (kN) | 1.3 |
| Torso | |
| Maximum deflection (mm) | 27 |
| Average deflection (mm) | 21 |
| Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 2.32 |
| Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 0.26 |
| Pelvis | |
| Iliac force (kN) | 0.2 |
| Acetabulum force (kN) | 3.1 |
| Combined force (kN) | 3.1 |
| Left femur | |
| L-M force (kN) | 0.6 |
| L-M moment (Nm) | 111 |
| A-P moment (Nm) | -25 |
Roof strength
Rating applies to 2011-16 models built after January 2011
Tested vehicle: 2011 GMC Acadia SLT 4-door 4wd
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Curb weight | 4,973 lbs |
| Peak force | 19,898 lbs |
| Strength-to-weight ratio | 4.00 |
Head restraints & seats
Seat type: Manual-power cloth seats built after March 2008
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Dynamic rating | |
| Seat/head restraint geometry |
| Seat type | Manual-power cloth seats mfg after March 2008 |
|---|---|
| Geometry | |
| Backset (mm) | 36 |
| Distance below top of head (mm) | 36 |
| Seat design parameters | |
| Pass/fail | Pass |
| Max T1 acceleration (g) | 9.1 |
| Head contact time (ms) | 71 |
| Force rating | 1 |
| Neck forces | |
| Max neck shear force (N) | 58 |
| Max neck tension (N) | 643 |
About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.