First Test: 2010 Cadillac SRX 3.0 AWD
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First Test: 2010 Cadillac SRX 3.0 AWD
From Car and Driver
The good news: Class leading interior
The bad news: Overweight and underpowered powertrain
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/..._awd-road_test
I wonder how current SRX owners will react to the new SRX. I know for one my Dad who owns a 2008 SRX AWD V8 is very disappointed with the new SRX from a performance standpoint just because there is no Northstar V8 under the hood, and moving it off of Sigma was a mistake. Also Car and Driver was a huge fan of the previous SRX. In there last compro the SRX placed 2nd. I guess we will have to see how the turbo V6 performs when it arrives later.
The good news: Class leading interior
What you instantly notice about the SRX is that its cabin equals or exceeds anything in the class. The materials are superb: “Pearl-nickel chrome” accents that look like silver satin and spears of walnut trim that blend magically into hand-cut-and-sewn leather. The elegant compound curves in the door handles make them look like Georg Jensen jewelry. Nowhere will your elbows strike anything hard. An eight-speaker Bose stereo is standard, and there’s a clever dial on the driver’s door that controls how far the liftgate rises, preventing it from banging into your garage ceiling.
This “downsized” SRX—no V-8, no third-row seat, no spare tire—weighs 4505 pounds. That’s heavier than any of its leading competitors, namely the aforementioned Lexus and Audi, as well as the Mercedes-Benz GLK350 4MATIC, the BMW X3 xDrive30i, and the Volvo XC60 T6 AWD. The Cadillac’s V-6, as our test numbers reveal, was thus overwhelmed.
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/..._awd-road_test
I wonder how current SRX owners will react to the new SRX. I know for one my Dad who owns a 2008 SRX AWD V8 is very disappointed with the new SRX from a performance standpoint just because there is no Northstar V8 under the hood, and moving it off of Sigma was a mistake. Also Car and Driver was a huge fan of the previous SRX. In there last compro the SRX placed 2nd. I guess we will have to see how the turbo V6 performs when it arrives later.
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Always the same criticisms being brought up... either not enough power or uninspiring fuel economy.
I'm pretty sure GM would have gone for the 3.6L but in this fuel economy challenged world, the 3.0L got preference.
I'm pretty sure GM would have gone for the 3.6L but in this fuel economy challenged world, the 3.0L got preference.
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As a current 2008 SRX owner, I will guess that the new 2010 SRX will not appeal to current SRX owners in great numbers.
I am guessing it will draw an almost completely different crowd...
The pricepoint is more appealing, but it's smaller, FWD-based, lacks a 3rd row option (granted this was tight in the original SRX anyway, but at leat is was there and useable if you had to), and finally lacks the V8 option.
I've made my views pretty clear before on this, but I agree, it does have the potential to sell in higher volume, perhaps... just going to be totally different customers, IMO.
I think the upcoming CTS wagon will appeal to the current SRX owners more than the new SRX... but I still don't think that will draw a massive amount of current SRX owners when it comes time to move to a new vehicle either.
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In terms of exterior looks and interior appointments, it isn't even close. This vehicle blows away the one it replaces.
Weight is absolutely appalling however. Overall I have little doubt it will sell better, just to a different type of customer as Darth has said.
Weight is absolutely appalling however. Overall I have little doubt it will sell better, just to a different type of customer as Darth has said.
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As a current 2008 SRX owner, I will guess that the new 2010 SRX will not appeal to current SRX owners in great numbers.
I am guessing it will draw an almost completely different crowd...
The pricepoint is more appealing, but it's smaller, FWD-based, lacks a 3rd row option (granted this was tight in the original SRX anyway, but at leat is was there and useable if you had to), and finally lacks the V8 option.
I've made my views pretty clear before on this, but I agree, it does have the potential to sell in higher volume, perhaps... just going to be totally different customers, IMO.
I think the upcoming CTS wagon will appeal to the current SRX owners more than the new SRX... but I still don't think that will draw a massive amount of current SRX owners when it comes time to move to a new vehicle either.
I am guessing it will draw an almost completely different crowd...
The pricepoint is more appealing, but it's smaller, FWD-based, lacks a 3rd row option (granted this was tight in the original SRX anyway, but at leat is was there and useable if you had to), and finally lacks the V8 option.
I've made my views pretty clear before on this, but I agree, it does have the potential to sell in higher volume, perhaps... just going to be totally different customers, IMO.
I think the upcoming CTS wagon will appeal to the current SRX owners more than the new SRX... but I still don't think that will draw a massive amount of current SRX owners when it comes time to move to a new vehicle either.
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... true, and you have to wonder why they chose to name it SRX over BRX (though "BRX" doesn't exactly roll as smoothly off the tongue as "SRX" does, IMO... lol).
Maybe just for some nameplate stability?
But, it's not like "SRX" has a storied history, or is even overly recognized by the general population.
When someone asks me what kind of car I have, when I say "SRX" they look blankly at me until I say "a Cadillac".... and then they still really don't know exactly which Cadillac it is until they see it...
Choosing another name probably wouldn't have hurt anything, and would have muted some the backlash that some current SRX owners have dished out.... then again, maybe GM felt they would retain a higher percentage of current SRX owners simply by naming the new one SRX.
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... true, and you have to wonder why they chose to name it SRX over BRX (though "BRX" doesn't exactly roll as smoothly off the tongue as "SRX" does, IMO... lol).
Maybe just for some nameplate stability?
But, it's not like "SRX" has a storied history, or is even overly recognized by the general population.
When someone asks me what kind of car I have, when I say "SRX" they look blankly at me until I say "a Cadillac".... and then they still really don't know exactly which Cadillac it is until they see it...
Choosing another name probably wouldn't have hurt anything, and would have muted some the backlash that some current SRX owners have dished out.... then again, maybe GM felt they would retain a higher percentage of current SRX owners simply by naming the new one SRX.
Maybe just for some nameplate stability?
But, it's not like "SRX" has a storied history, or is even overly recognized by the general population.
When someone asks me what kind of car I have, when I say "SRX" they look blankly at me until I say "a Cadillac".... and then they still really don't know exactly which Cadillac it is until they see it...
Choosing another name probably wouldn't have hurt anything, and would have muted some the backlash that some current SRX owners have dished out.... then again, maybe GM felt they would retain a higher percentage of current SRX owners simply by naming the new one SRX.
The point of these alpha/numeric style names to to move the emphasis from the model name (Camaro, Corvette) to the brand name (BMW, Audi, Mercedes).
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I will say this about the last SRX - it was simply wonderful to drive. Call it the enthusiast's crossover.
This one looks nicer, and has a much nicer interior, but man oh man, GM needs to start getting it's vehicle weights under control.
This one looks nicer, and has a much nicer interior, but man oh man, GM needs to start getting it's vehicle weights under control.
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