2010 Cadillac SRX 3.0 V6 AWD - Road Test - Car and Driver (blog)

As GM wobbled toward bankruptcy, the company’s boosters often cited Cadillac as proof that at least one division knew the secret for success. But stroll through a Cadillac showroom. The pretty but aging STS has been nudged onto the berm by at least five luxo-sports sedans, none from America. And so it was with huge anticipation that we welcomed this all-new SRX, a crossover we’ve loved since the day it was introduced in, uh, wow, 2004. In the Detroit Three’s universe, new models usually arrive bigger and heavier. Not this time, Cadillac promised. In fact, the SRX has been yanked from the $50K, V-8 luxo-ute niche, where it was nonetheless strong, finishing second to an Acura MDX in a C/D comparo in 2007. Problem is, the SRX now parachutes into the killer $40K-crossover class, where it... This latest SRX is now driven through the front wheels rather than the rears. Length is down by 4. 6 inches, height by 2. 1 inches, and wheelbase by 5. 9 inches. In either front- or all-wheel-drive iterations, three trim levels are available: Luxury, Performance, and Premium. Cadillac insists vehemently that this. Source: www.caranddriver.com