IIHS awards Top Safety Pick to 2011 Honda Odyssey, GM Lambda CUVs
 

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IIHS roof test on 2011 Honda Odyssey - Click above for high-res image gallery</div>
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The <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/iihs">Insurance Institute for Highway Safety</a> has announced that the <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/odyssey">2011 Honda Odyssey</a>, <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/enclave">Buick Enclave</a>, <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/traverse">Chevrolet Traverse</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/acadia">GMC Acadia</a> have all been namedTop Safety Picks, the organization's highest honor.<br />
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The Odyssey is the second minivan to earn the award since IIHS added roof strength requirements to its criteria for earning the Top Safety Pick designation, the other being the <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/sienna">Toyota Sienna</a>. Since the <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/honda">Honda</a> minivan had already been tested and rated Good for front, side and rear crash protection, only the roof strength measurement was required this time around.<br />
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Similarly, the GMC Acadia was only tested for roof strength as it had already passed the previous crash-testing regimen. The Odyssey's roof withstood a force more than five times the minivan's weight; the Acadia managed four times its weight. To put this in context, a vehicle's roof must be able to withstand 1.5 times its weight to pass the more lenient federal testing standards.<br />
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Because the Chevrolet Traverse and Buick Enclave share their architecture with the tested GMC Acadia, those vehicles were also awarded Top Safety Picks. See the photos of the roof testing below and the press release <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/11/iihs-awards-top-safety-pick-to-honda-odyssey-gm-lambda-cuvs/#continued">after the break</a>.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/iihs-roof-test-on-2011-honda-odyssey-and-gmc-acadia">IIHS roof test on 2011 Honda Odyssey and GMC Acadia</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/iihs-roof-test-on-2011-honda-odyssey-and-gmc-acadia/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/00-2011-gmc-acadia-iihs-roof_thumbnail.jpg" alt="IIHS roof test on 2011 GMC Acadia" title="IIHS roof test on 2011 GMC Acadia" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/iihs-roof-test-on-2011-honda-odyssey-and-gmc-acadia/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/00-2011-honda-odyssey-iihs-roof_thumbnail.jpg" alt="IIHS roof test on 2011 Honda Odyssey" title="IIHS roof test on 2011 Honda Odyssey" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/iihs-roof-test-on-2011-honda-odyssey-and-gmc-acadia/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/01-2011-gmc-acadia-iihs-roof_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/iihs-roof-test-on-2011-honda-odyssey-and-gmc-acadia/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/01-2011-honda-odyssey-iihs-roof_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/12/iihs-awards-top-safety-pick-to-2011-honda-odyssey-gm-lambda-cuv/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>IIHS awards Top Safety Pick to 2011 Honda Odyssey, GM Lambda CUVs</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/12/iihs-awards-top-safety-pick-to-2011-honda-odyssey-gm-lambda-cuv/">IIHS awards Top Safety Pick to 2011 Honda Odyssey, GM Lambda CUVs</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Sat, 12 Mar 2011 14:07:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/12/iihs-awards-top-safety-pick-to-2011-honda-odyssey-gm-lambda-cuv/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19876687/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/12/iihs-awards-top-safety-pick-to-2011-honda-odyssey-gm-lambda-cuv/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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