2011 Honda Odyssey, 2011 Buick Enclave, 2011 Chevrolet Traverse and 2011 GMC Acadia Earn IIHS 2011 Top Safety Pick Award

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Auto Central March 10, 2011; The IIHS has reported that after earning the top rating of good for roof strength, the > Honda Odyssey minivan, and 3 large GM SUVs;
GMC Acadia
Chevrolet Traverse
Buick Enclave

have become the latest 2011 Top Safety Pick winners. The Odyssey is the second minivan to earn Top Safety Pick since the Institute tightened the criteria to include good performance for roof strength in rollover crashes (the other is the Toyota Sienna). These vehicles earlier earned good ratings for front, side, and rear crash protection.

In the latest tests, the roof of the Odyssey withstood a force more than 5 times the minivan's weight. The Acadia's roof withstood a force equal to 4 times weight. By comparison, the current federal standard is 1.5 times weight. Top Safety Pick only applies to Acadia, Traverse, and Enclave models manufactured after January 2011, because GM made running changes to improve roof strength for these models.

In addition to good crash test ratings in all 4 Institute tests, award winners must have electronic stability control (ESC), an important crash-avoidance feature.