Archive for the ‘SRX’ Category

Let's get this straight, out of the gate: there's no Cadillac SRX-V in the works, and even though this car we're looping around GM's Milford Proving Grounds is following in the well-worn tracks of Corvettes, it's not the chest-thumping Corvette challenger that, say, Cadillac's own CTS-V might be.

The 2010 Cadillac SRX Turbo is about top-end appeal--in price and in power.

It's a new niche for Cadillac to explore--both the compact luxury crossover segment, as well as the turbocharging world. The previous crossover from Cadillac was a longer, seven-passenger car with a more awkward silhouette but with an optional V-8 stuffed under its hood. ...

I liked the 2010 Volvo XC60 from the moment I laid eyes on it earlier this year. The XC60 is the Swedish car company's first foray into the compact crossover segment—the same niche that includes a number of new entries this year; the 2010 Lexus RX350, the 2010 Cadillac SRX, the 2010 Mercedes-Benz GLK, and the 2010 Audi Q5. Volvo's entry is one of the handsomest of the bunch, comes standard with all-wheel drive and surprising off-road specs, and adds to the brand's reputation for safety with a new twist.

Earlier this year when we first drove the new crossover, pricing was announced, and with destination charges, the Volvo XC60 T6 with...

One of the things that have hurt Detroit manufacturers for the last two decades was unreasonable pricing. While over simplified, here's how companies like General Motors would arrive at the pricing for new vehicles; some marketing wonk would look at the competitive set, find the average price of similar vehicles, and price the GM model to fit somewhere in the mix, usually near the most expensive.

This gave the world Chevy Cavaliers that were priced like Toyota Corollas, even though the Cavs weren't nearly equivelant. The market knew it. One product succeeded while the other suffered.

As evidence of how things have changes, at least at...