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Originally Posted by rayhawk
I understand what is going on and why they are making these moves. Am I allowed to be upset about it?
It is the future being forced on me, and I don't have to like it. This is not market driven, it is govt driven. I can understand Chevy or Buick offering a FWD crossover, but Cadillac is supposed to compete with BMW mid-size suv's etc, they are basically giving up on what I think made the SRX a nice combination to start with. The Lexus RX is a girl's car ONLY and now so is the SRX. I won't be buying a wrong wheel drive car anytime soon, much less anything similar to a Lexus RX. I am not saying the 3.0 DI is a bad motor, but I still don't think it is well suited to a high end crossover/SUV/whatever like the SRX.
I hope they sell the crap out of them and make a killing, I just wouldn't buy one with these changes.
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How can you say the 3.0 isn't well suited to the car if you haven't experienced it yet? It is an entirely new engine so no one yet can say for sure how it will really be. And of course the new SRX is indeed market driven. As the sales numbers above show, the RX sells, the old SRX does not. The Venn Diagram of people who want a luxury crossover and people who want RWD in an CUV has a very small sliver of overlap, and the other luxury brands have those sales locked up pretty well. AWD, even if it is FWD based, is the hot selling point in the luxury CUV market now, and Caddy is going for that. I'm with you on that not being my cup of tea either, but the really good news is Caddy is making the CTS wagon for guys like us. It is win-win. One product for the mainstream buyers and one for the enthusiasts. I personally think CUVs are silly anyway. If you want to tow and haul lots of stuff, get an SUV. If you want to transport lots of people, get a van. If you want efficient utility, get a wagon. So as long as Cadillac delivers on performance with its real cars and wagons, they can do whatever the popular market demands for CUVs as far as I care.