2014 GMC Acadia remains a popular choice

WITH its reputation for comfort, performance and efficiency, GMC Acadia has "remained a popular choice" since it was introduced as the brand’s first crossover SUV in 2007. Its luxury-minded Denali model, which came to market in mid-2010, has widened this midsize crossover's appeal to customers looking for a high level of style, power and functionality.
The 2014 Acadia continues a tradition of offering the latest in safety developments with Forward Collision Alert and Lane Departure Warning standard on Denali and available on SLT-2 models. The crash-avoidance systems employ a high-resolution camera mounted on the windshield to determine if the driver is too close to vehicles ahead. There are visual signals, as well as audible alarms, to warn the driver of a possible collision. Sensors also can detect if the vehicle is changing lanes without a turn signal to give the driver time to correct.
Side Blind Zone Alert and Cross Traffic Alert are standard on Acadia Denali and SLT-2. They match smart engineering with driver-centric safety, using radar to help watch where drivers might not see. When a vehicle enters the blind zone or approaches in cross-traffic, the systems warn of a possible collision.
Acadia is claimed to be the leader of the segment with a front center air bag system, which was created to protect drivers and front passengers in far-side impact crashes where the affected occupant is on the opposite, non-struck side of the vehicle. It deploys from the inboard side of the driver’s seat and positions itself between the driver and front passenger.
The front center air bag is part of a 360-degree safety system that helps protect passengers before, during and after a crash, including anchor pretensioners for outboard occupants and pelvic-thorax seat-mounted side air bags.
The structure is reinforced in numerous areas with high-strength steel, including a stiff steel cross-car beam welded across the floor between the B-pillars.
It also uses dual-phase steel in select areas, such as the lower engine compartment rails. Dual-phase steel is strengthened in the paint oven and offers easier formability, reduced mass, greater strength and better crash energy absorption than most high-strength steels.
Additional safety features include:
* Standard head curtain side air bags with rollover protection for all seating rows
* The roof-mounted head curtain air bags include design features that provide increased rollover protection and occupant containment. These head curtain side air bags stay inflated longer than air bags developed only for side impacts, since rollover incidents can last longer. The deployment duration and other design features of the air bags combine to provide increased occupant protection and the ability to help keep occupants inside the vehicle
 
* StabiliTrak electronic stability control system with rollover mitigation technology is standard on all models and incorporates full-function traction control
 
* Rearview camera system is standard on all models. It is designed to provide the driver with a view of people or objects in the rearward path of the vehicle
 
* Standard four-wheel-disc brake system with ABS featuring smooth, quiet operation, longer pad life and more resistance to brake pulsation
 
* Pretensioners minimize forward movement during a collision and are standard on the front safety belts. Load-limiting retractors cinch the belt more tightly
 
* LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren) child seat attachment system is included in all second-row seating positions
 
* Standard tire pressure monitoring system
 
* Standard remote keyless entry system provides a second function for the red panic button. Drivers can use it to locate their vehicle without sounding the panic alarm
 
* Strong body structure to absorb crash energy and provide a protective ‘safety cage’ around occupants.