New 2010 Cadillac SRX Revealed

Robert Farago
by Robert Farago

GM’s scaling back its presence at this year’s don’t call it the Detroit Auto Show. Reports suggest a 32 percent reduction in shrimp size during press days and swag bags filled with actual brochures. You know austerity is the profligacy when Cadillac– GM’s top brand– decides to e-unveil their all-new SRX ahead of its Motown debut. Be that as it is, the formerly narrow-hipped Caddy will come in two flavors: a 3.0-liter direct injection V6 (260hp and 221 ft.-lbs. of torque) and a 2.8-liter turbocharged six (300 horsepower and 295 ft.-lbs. torque) Caddy promises that both aluminum-engined models will achieve fuel economy “in the 20s”– which is a bit like saying nothing much at all, really (low, mid or high; highway, combined?). The SRX faces stiff competition from existing players: the Lexus RX, BMW X3, Acura MDX and consumers’ existing vehicles (thanks to a moribund market for new cars). With optional 20″ wheels, LED brand boasting kick panels and the now signature cow-catcher prow, Cadillac seems to be hoping SRX’ image will move from invisible and soccer-Mom-station-wagon-on-stilts to Escalade-lite. (Low taste, less filling.) Can the SRX command a premium, or will it be another Art and Science of the deal job? They’ll announce the all-important price just as soon as the first tranche of bailout money– sorry, press coverage is spent.




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  • Kurt. Kurt. on Jan 05, 2009

    It doesn't look like a Caddy. I thought it was a Honda but then I saw the grill...

  • Lawmonkey Lawmonkey on Jan 05, 2009

    That fender vent, those lines spewing from it - is it really time to crib design cues from a Focus?

  • CanadaCraig You can just imagine how quickly the tires are going to wear out on a 5,800 lbs AWD 2024 Dodge Charger.
  • Luke42 I tried FSD for a month in December 2022 on my Model Y and wasn’t impressed.The building-blocks were amazing but sum of the all of those amazing parts was about as useful as Honda Sensing in terms of reducing the driver’s workload.I have a list of fixes I need to see in Autopilot before I blow another $200 renting FSD. But I will try it for free for a month.I would love it if FSD v12 lived up to the hype and my mind were changed. But I have no reason to believe I might be wrong at this point, based on the reviews I’ve read so far. [shrug]. I’m sure I’ll have more to say about it once I get to test it.
  • FormerFF We bought three new and one used car last year, so we won't be visiting any showrooms this year unless a meteor hits one of them. Sorry to hear that Mini has terminated the manual transmission, a Mini could be a fun car to drive with a stick.It appears that 2025 is going to see a significant decrease in the number of models that can be had with a stick. The used car we bought is a Mk 7 GTI with a six speed manual, and my younger daughter and I are enjoying it quite a lot. We'll be hanging on to it for many years.
  • Oberkanone Where is the value here? Magna is assembling the vehicles. The IP is not novel. Just buy the IP at bankruptcy stage for next to nothing.
  • Jalop1991 what, no Turbo trim?
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