Part 1 – Overview
Part 2 – Our test car
Part 3 – Exterior and Design
Part 4 – Interior and Electronics
Part 5 – Ride and Performance

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It is impressive how well Cadillac’s design language translates into multiple segments. We all know how well it has worked in previous products, but who knew it would work on a crossover this well. Also as or more impressive is how much the look has grown and matured in the second round of Cadillac’s Art & Science design language inspired products (we have to thank Bob Lutz who came on board and publicly panned the original look that the first SRX shared with the original CTS and the XLR and forced the designers to work this hard). However, the language, post-Lutz, is certainly still recognizable as being from the same overall theme in the new cars – the execution is just a quantum leap better.

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Part 1 – Overview
Part 2 – Our test car
Part 3 – Exterior and Design
Part 4 – Interior and Electronics
Part 5 – Ride and Performance

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Cadillac certainly didn’t pull any punches with the car they provided for us to test, a 2.8l turbo AWD with the Premium package.

While it is technically possible to get into an SRX for a touch over $33k – if you are willing to accept front-drive, 3.0l DI engine, no wood trim, standard nav w/ bluetooth, power liftgate, etc. many of which are not even available a la carte on the base trim – then that is an alternative for you..if you can find one. For folks walking into a showroom after seeing the starting price – it could be a bit of a shock to the system.

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Part 1 – Overview
Part 2 – Our test car
Part 3 – Exterior and Design
Part 4 – Interior and Electronics
Part 5 – Ride and Performance

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What we are looking at here is the automotive equivalent of a Hollywood franchise ‘reboot’ – where the name and basic story stay the same, but all the actors, director, etc. are replaced to take things in a different direction.. In terms of risk, the shift Cadillac took with the SRX for its second generation would be like the Harry Potter movies dropping Daniel Radcliffe for one of the Jonas brothers. Sure it might look to the execs like you would get benefits such as pulling in a different demographic – but the previous fans might just come after you with torches and pitchforks for screwing with ‘their baby’.

So, what has Cadillac done, why did they do it, and will they need to raise the drawbridges to keep out the angry hordes?

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While we finish up our review of the new 2010 SRX turbo – it seemed like a good time to go over how and where the Caddy Edge tests cars – just to give some context to our upcoming discussion from how the SRX works/looks/drives in that world.

Where we test

tCE headquarters is located in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains north of Denver, CO (somewhere on the left side of this map).

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This area is ideally suited to stressing the suspension and powertrain aspects of most cars and especially any vehicles with sporting intentions like the modern Cadillacs. Softly sprung or lumbering vehicles will feel decidedly out of their element with the sweeping curves and sharp switch-backs found on the rural highways up and down the northern and central foothills of Colorado. Anything with questionable traction will be exposed by the occasional sand covered corners that result from either winter prep of the roads or from the runoff from the warmer months’ rains. It is a challenging, real-world test track if ever there was one.

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Our review Grey Flannel 2010 SRX Turbo has been delivered and the review is in progress.

Initial impressions…

• The UltraView roof is huge, extending well past the rear seats.
  
• Pairing with my iPhone via BlueTooth was painless (though I don’t seem to have a way to control the phone, etc. with the voice controls – I’ll be looking through the manual later to see if that is correct).
  
• The beltline is awfully high, which impairs visibility a bit, especially if you are used to sedans.
  
• Power liftgate is a nice option
  
• Rearview camera with guidance lines is much cooler in practice than I thought it would be (showing not only what is behind you, but where you’ll go given the angle you have the wheel at).
  

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