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syr74 · 11-26-2009, 03:09 PM

The lack of a V8 this go 'round wasn't really something which GM was in any position to choose. To be blunt GM just didn't have the resources to develop a proper, rwd competitor to the X5/GX/ML even if they wanted to. That reality left GM with just one option, use an existing platform none of which can accommodate a V8. The truth is that we'll likely never know whether the second generation SRX is actually the vehicle GM wanted to build, and it could well be exactly that since this is a large and lucrative segment. That said, even if the new ute isn't the SRX they really wanted to build, it was well and truly the SRX that they could afford to build.

Frankly, I find nothing wrong with that. The first step on the road to recovery is acknowledging where you are in the here and now. And this vehicles shows that, at least in this instance, Cadillac understands very well where they are in the here and now.

11-26-2009, 03:09 PM	#26
syr74 Account Suspended Drives: Thunderbird Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 951	The lack of a V8 this go 'round wasn't really something which GM was in any position to choose. To be blunt GM just didn't have the resources to develop a proper, rwd competitor to the X5/GX/ML even if they wanted to. That reality left GM with just one option, use an existing platform none of which can accommodate a V8. The truth is that we'll likely never know whether the second generation SRX is actually the vehicle GM wanted to build, and it could well be exactly that since this is a large and lucrative segment. That said, even if the new ute isn't the SRX they really wanted to build, it was well and truly the SRX that they could afford to build. Frankly, I find nothing wrong with that. The first step on the road to recovery is acknowledging where you are in the here and now. And this vehicles shows that, at least in this instance, Cadillac understands very well where they are in the here and now. Last edited by syr74; 11-26-2009 at 03:52 PM.