The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently conducted a new round of tests, subjecting some of the most popular crossovers and SUVs to the demanding passenger-side small-overlap test. While many failed, the 2018 GMC Acadia passed.
According to the IIHS report, the 2018 Acadia received a “good” rating with a well-maintained driver’s space and minimal intrusion following the crash. Injury measurements taken from the crash dummy showed a low risk of any severe injuries in this kind of a wreck. The dummy’s movement was well controlled and the side curtain airbag deployed provided forward coverage to protect the head from contact with side structure.
Some of the Acadia’s indirect rivals, however, didn’t make out so well. The Ford Explorer and Jeep Grand Cherokee both flunked the test and received “poor” ratings from the IIHS. Other models that joined the Acadia with positive scores include the Kia Sorento and Volkswagen Atlas.
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With the new lighter weight structure this is pretty impressive.
General Motors is integrating Artificial Intelligence to engineer lighter-weight vehicles as the computer makes all of the calculations of how much mass can be removed without sacrificing structural integrity then uses a 3D rapid prototype printer to manufacture a proof-of-concept before a full prototype is built as this is how vehicles like the 2016 Acadia has a curb weight of 4,656 to the current Acadia which has a curb weight of just 3,956 lbs
Do you know how much of that weight loss was do to engineering vs. the fact that the current generation Acadia is physically smaller than the prior?
Well the Traverse LWB is 4362 pounds so it looks like about Approx. 300 pounds due to engineering.
MPG is great even with the V6 Denali as we see 21 MPG city and 27 Highways driving it like we stole it. Our Terrain was 3 MPG less on each with the 3.0 engine and only FWD. Our new Acadia is AWD 3.6 Denali.
We could lose a lot of weight if they had made the third row delete able. We never use them.