2010 Cadillac SRX – Neither A Car, Nor An SUV

First Look

The best term to describe the 2010 Cadillac SRX will be “underestimated” or “unnoticed”, and that’s how we would like to introduce the all new SRX. Though, we always have had high regards for it, but the consumers never particularly fanatical about it. Even from Cady’s point of view, the sales figures for SRX were disappointing. But still company is taking a chance on it and is offering a completely redesigned version of SRX in the form of 2010 Cadillac SRX.

The main game plan of Cadillac with SRX is to be a smallish extravagant crossover, which can compete with the other models from Infiniti, Audi, Volvo and Mercedes-Benz etc. Let’s see whether the SRX has enough things up its sleeves to keep pace with its Japanese and European competition.

What’s New for 2010 Cadillac SRX?

The 2010 Cadillac SRX is a completely redesigned all-new luxury crossover SUV. Some other highlights for the car include enhanced new styling, additional luxury features, a smaller size and some really high-quality interiors.

Body Styling and Features

The 2010 Cadillac SRX will be available in single body style of small luxury crossover SUV. It further will be offered in four trim levels: base, Luxury Collection, Performance Collection and Premium Collection.

The best thing about the SRX is that, all the trim levels here have almost the same features, and even the base model comes with a solid list of typical equipments. The equipment list for the base model includes 18-inch alloy wheels, a leather-wrapped tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel, an electronic parking brake, an eight-way power driver seat, leatherette upholstery, reclining rear seatbacks, 60/40-split-folding, rear climate vents along with separate fan control, Bose sound system with eight-speaker and a CD player, USB jack and satellite radio, dual-zone automatic climate control.

Move on to luxury trim and you’ll get a panoramic sunroof, LED headlight accents, an modifiable-height power liftgate, rear and front parking sensors, remote engine start, a extra flexible rear cargo area, an auto-dimming rearview mirror, driver memory functions, heated power-folding exterior mirrors having driver-side auto-dimming, leather upholstery, power-adjustable pedals, heated front seats, an eight-way power front passenger seat, Bluetooth and wood interior trim.

The Performance trim further adds 20-inch alloy wheels, foglamps, xenon headlamps with washers, a Bose surround-sound audio system with 10 speakers, variable-assist power steering and a hard-drive-based navigation system with a back-up camera.

The range topping Premium Collection brings in tri-zone automatic climate control, keyless entry/ignition, ventilated front seats, rear-seat audio controls, and heated rear outboard seats.

Apart from the base models, there are plenty of optional features available for SRX as well. Though, the base SRX trim doesn’t have any available option, but for the Luxury trim you have the navigation system and surround-sound stereo. You can also get a rear-seat DVD entertainment system on any of the specified SRX with navigation system.

Under The Hood

The power for 2010 Cadillac SRX comes from a standard 3.0-liter V6 engine developed for generating 265 horsepower of maximum power and 223 pound-feet of maximum torque. The engine is mated with a six-speed automatic transmission and it is the only transmission available. The standard drive option for this wheel is front-wheel drive, while you can get all-wheel drive for all the models except for the base.

Powering the all-wheel-drive Premium and Performance trims is a 2.8-liter V6 engine generating 300 hp of maximum power and 295 lb-ft of maximum torque. It also has a six-speed automatic transmission and it’s comparatively more receptive than the base unit.

The estimated EPA fuel economy for the V6 powered SRX is 21 mpg combined for front-drive models, while for all-wheel drive it goes to 19.

Safety Equipments

The 2010 Cadillac SRX gets stability control, antilock disc brakes, side curtain airbags, front seat side airbags and OnStar as its standard safety equipments.

Verdict

The 2010 Cadillac SRX all-new symbolizes economizing for Cadillac’s luxury crossover SUV. The resultant here is a decent, luxury crossover SUV, which is far away from being class-leading.

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