Cadillac SRX scores Top Safety Pick from IIHS
 

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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>2010 Cadillac SRX IIHS testing - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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When it comes to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's crash rating system, earning a score of "Good" is the best any automaker can hope for. And if a vehicle receives a score of "Good" for front, side, rear and and rollover crash protection and the vehicle has standard electronic stability control that car, truck or SUV becomes an IIHS Top Safety Pick. The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/srx">2010 Cadillac SRX</a> became the 15th midsize SUV to be awarded with the desirable designation after the hot-selling crossover passed the rollover crash protection test with flying colors. The SRX had already received a "Good" score for its performance in the <a href="http://www.iihs.org/ratings/ratingsbyseries.aspx?id=4 31">other crash tests</a>.<br />
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The current government standard for roof safety is that it needs to be able to support 1.5 times the overall vehicle weight. The roof of the SRX proved to be able to hold 4.14 times its weight, nearly tripling the standards required by the feds. The IIHS tests roof strength by pushing a metal plate against one corner of the roof at a constant rate of speed. The maximum force sustained by the roof before the roof collapses by five inches is compared to the vehicle weight to determine the strength-to-weight ratio. Hit the jump to read over the IIHS presser.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-cadillac-srx-iihs-testing">2010 Cadillac SRX IIHS testing</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-cadillac-srx-iihs-testing/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/000-2010-cadillac-srx-iihs-crash-1281036163_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-cadillac-srx-iihs-testing/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/001-2010-cadillac-srx-iihs-crash-1281036164_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-cadillac-srx-iihs-testing/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/002-2010-cadillac-srx-iihs-crash_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-cadillac-srx-iihs-testing/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/003-2010-cadillac-srx-iihs-crash_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-cadillac-srx-iihs-testing/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/004-2010-cadillac-srx-iihs-crash_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety]<br />
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