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Old 1/3/09, 10:33 PM
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2010 Cadillac SRX

3.0L 260 hp
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Front looks hot, rear is too Pacifica-ish.
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Is that an Escalade-ed (bad pun intended) Vue?
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Ahh..shades of Cimmiron (the rebadged Caddy Chevy Citation). I thought GM gave up on this approach??
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Every bit as ugly as the rest of their lineup.
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Originally Posted by BlueSkyVert
Front looks hot, rear is too Pacifica-ish.
I actually like the rear and not the front.
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CTS seems to be the only car Caddy can currently get right. The SRX began as a poor attempt to match competitors like BMW and Mercedes directly with a platypus of a car. Not quite a wagon, not quite a crossover, the original SRX was an answer to a question nobody asked.

Now they are going stright for the throat of Lexus abandoning rwd and their sttack on BMW and Mercedes in the process. To be fair this a strategy which may pay off in sales......and GM badly needs more of those without question....but it still leaves the lineup even more a hodge-podge of ideology than it was previously which is hardly promising long term. And GM still seems to have issues finishing what they start. For example, the CTS lineup should have been fully fleshed out before this was even considered, including a possible lwb version of the current CTS to replace the withering STS.

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Originally Posted by jsaylor
CTS seems to be the only car Caddy can currently get right. The SRX began as a poor attempt to match competitors like BMW and Mercedes directly with a platypus of a car. Not quite a wagon, not quite a crossover, the original SRX was an answer to a question nobody asked.

Now they are going stright for the throat of Lexus abandoning rwd and their sttack on BMW and Mercedes in the process. To be fair this a strategy which may pay off in sales......and GM badly needs more of those without question....but it still leaves the lineup even more a hodge-podge of ideology than it was previously which is hardly promising long term. And GM still seems to have issues finishing what they start. For example, the CTS lineup should have been fully fleshed out before this was even considered, including a possible lwb version of the current CTS to replace the withering STS.
This strategy works for Lexus. The RX is basically a Lexus version of the Highlander. I think that soccer moms will like this car, but only time will tell.
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This strategy works for Lexus. The RX is basically a Lexus version of the Highlander. I think that soccer moms will like this car, but only time will tell.
I think the SX will sell well enough, but long term it only serves to hamper Cadillac's continuing quest for identity and a well defined niche in the marketplace. Cadillac product is all over the place in terms of ideology with no real rhyme or reason to when product debuts. I suppose the best way to put it is to simply say, if there is a plan for the Cadillac brand as a whole it is anything but self evident.

Lexus makes a good contrast. Lexus established the ES and RX lineups, and their brand identity, long before they made any serious foray into 3-Series territory with the IS. They got one project right, fleshed it out, and then they moved on. Caddy has so many different recipes on the burner at once it's becoming hard to tell exactly what they want to be known for cookin'.
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Gorgeous interior. Each new Caddy that comes out is really nailing that part of the equation.

Too bad the parent company is so sick.
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LOOK OUT WORLD! It's THE RETURN OF THE TAIL FIN!

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When will it work for them?!
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Originally Posted by TampaBear67
LOOK OUT WORLD! It's THE RETURN OF THE TAIL FIN!

Just as you could say, "Look out world, it's the return of the tri-bar taillights."

Nothing wrong with a subtle homage to the past. I, for one, think this Caddy looks fine.
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It was a Joke, thus the Jester....
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Accadia...Outlook...Enclave....
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Originally Posted by TampaBear67
It was a Joke, thus the Jester....
That's OK...I don't mind.
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