Car and Driver ranks Cadillac SRX

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Oct 16, 2003 | 05:00 PM

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redzed

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Originally posted by 99SilverSS
I think Caddy already makes the Escalade, and with EXT and ESV variants its seems like they have the Luxo SUV thing covered. The SRX wasn't made to be a RX330 or M-B M-class beater, it was made to cross the lines of a CTS, Seville, DeVille, sport wagon and the Escalade. Either way it has a niche that will garner it some sales that traditional SUV or Wagon customers may want.

Unless you are totally blinded by the bling-bling, the Escalade is just a Tahoe (... or Suburban ... or Avalanche) in drag.

It's been a huge success, but it just taps into the same vein of "Pimp Juice" as the mid-70's Eldorados. Cadillac has already been there, and it isn't going to work forever.

The SRX was a chance to find a new path, although most people agree that the way forward is going to involve some huge rebates. Okay, maybe it's time that the SUV morphed back into the station wagon. It's just that the SRX is just way too little station wagon for the money.

Oct 16, 2003 | 05:42 PM

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Z28Wilson

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Originally posted by redzed
It's (Escalade) been a huge success

Hard to argue with that if you're Cadillac.

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but it just taps into the same vein of "Pimp Juice" as the mid-70's Eldorados. Cadillac has already been there, and it isn't going to work forever.

The Escalade image took on a life of it's own. Caddy did not market the Escalade to athletes and "thug-wannabes".