Safety, Reliability & Mileage
Acadias built after January 2011 are Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Top Safety Picks, meaning they scored the institute's highest rating "Good" in all four crash tests the institute performs: front, side, rollover and rear, and have standard electronic stability systems.
The Acadia is predicted to have worse than average reliability.
With front-wheel drive, the Acadia gets 17/24 mpg city/highway, compared with
16/23 mpg with all-wheel drive.
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Safety
Standard safety features include:
Four-wheel antilock brakes
Electronic stability system
Side curtain and side-impact airbags ...
Rear Towing (Rear Wheels Off the Ground)
Two-Wheel-Drive Vehicles
Use the following procedure to dolly tow a two-wheel-drive vehicle from the rear:
1. Attach the dolly to the tow vehicle following the dolly manufacturer's instructions.
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Lane Departure Warning (LDW)
For vehicles with LDW, it is intended to help avoid unintentional lane departures.
It may provide a warning if the vehicle is crossing a lane without using a turn
signal. LDW uses a camera sensor ...