![]() It is also highly susceptible to fingerprints. I found the screen to be beautiful and responsive, including the haptic feedback – the screen pulses to let you know the command has been received. It handles media, navigation, phone and vehicle settings. The center stack puts Cadillac’s 8″ CUE touchscreen system front and center. The center can display what’s playing on your sound system (including cover art!), a compass, vehicle settings or your phone menu. The left and ride sides can show you a variety of driving-related displays – speedometer, fuel economy, range, tire pressure, trip meters, etc. Each one can be programmed to display what you want to see. The screen has separate, independently-controllable sections for the left, the center and the right. I found the layout to be too busy and it took me a while to get used to. Behind the wheel sits a bin of gauges as well as the driver information screen. There’s a very nice heated steering wheel with buttons for media, phone, handsfree, cruise control and driver information screen functions. I would have preferred more bolstering here – the seats definitely lean toward comfort and they’re great in that department. The driver’s side has two memory settings. The power-adjustable seats are upholstered in a supple leather and are both heated and cooled. Although there are a few splashes of brightwork to dress things up, it’s still a pretty dark cabin. Materials are excellent – soft-touch plastics cover almost every surface (many of them with stitching) and the fit and finish appeared to be very good. ![]() The SRX’s interior is luxurious, modern and has a premium feel to it. I found the shape as interesting today as it was a couple of years ago when it was introduced, and I think it’s aged well. The details make it look upscale, including the jewel-like HID headlights which integrate the waterfall LED strip (a la the ATS), sweet vertical LED tail lights, chunky integrated exhaust outlets and some lovely 20″ rims shod in 235/55-sized rubber. The angular look gives it a bit of an avant garde hunchback silhouette, and although it’s a polarizing styling exercise, almost everyone who checked it out this week said they liked it. The bold creased look isn’t for everyone, but I like it and I think it allows the SRX hold its own in a world of crossovers that all start to blend together. Visually, it shares a number of cues with its Cadillac stablemates and sticks closely to the corporate design philosophy. I like that the SRX dares to stand apart with its exterior styling, not just from its mechanical triplets but from other companies’ offerings as well. The fuel tank holds 80 litres, and thankfully it swills regular fuel. I averaged a sobering but unsurprising (for a 4442 pound CUV) 15.8 L/100 km (15 mpg) during this time. It did plenty of taxi duty, commuting, a number of freeway drives and even a couple of short highway sprints. ![]() Our week with it gave it quite a work-out as we took it almost everywhere. It’s rated at 13.2 L/100 km (18 mpg) in the city and 8.8 L/100 km (27 mpg) on the highway. It’s paired with a 6-speed automatic transmission, and sends the power out to all four corners via a torque-vectoring Haldex all-wheel drive system.įuel economy isn’t the SRX’s (or any powerful crossover’s for that matter) strong suit. The torque (265 lb.ft of it) is available at a surprisingly low -for a normally-aspirated engine – 2400 RPM. Here you’ll find a 3.6-litre V6 churning out 308 horsepower at 6800 RPM. Options: $1295 Platinum Ice Tri-Coat paint $130 block heater $1190 20″ chrome aluminum wheels $465 bright finish grille $130 all-weather floor mats $175 custom-moulded splash guards $655 trailering provisions $140 U-Rail D-ring package Let’s have a closer look at what Cadillac does to set their model apart.īase price (Premium Collection AWD): $55,795 Cadillac’s SRX is the upscale cousin of the mechanical family that includes the Chevy Equinox and the GMC Terrain. If you want a Cadillac SUV and you don’t want an Escalade, your only choice is the SRX.
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