The Cadillac SRX is a bridge between Cadillac’s premium full-size saloons and its powerful luxury SUVs.  Both the SRX Elegance and Sport Luxury models feature third row seats that enable up to seven people to enjoy travelling in the all-wheel drive crossover’s luxurious interior, attracting a stream of new and younger buyers to the brand.

First introduced in 2004, the Cadillac SRX crossover set a new trend in combining the sporty exterior and driving dynamics of a luxury estate with the off-road capabilities and interior space of an SUV sport utility vehicle.  For 2008, the right-hand drive SRX is available in the UK as a three-model range with prices starting at £28,100 (on-the-road).

The SRX expresses Cadillac's bold design vocabulary with its crisp, sharp-edged look, striking vertical headlights and taillights, bold front side sections and the V-shaped front tapering into the classic Cadillac grille.

In the UK, SRX features permanent 4-wheel drive and comes with a choice of V6 or V8 engine, Elegance or Sport Luxury equipment/trim level and a selection of 9 exterior and 3 interior colours.  The SRX is built in the USA alongside its Cadillac CTS and STS stablemates at GM’s award-winning Grand River Assembly Centre in Lansing, Michigan.

Eye-catching Exterior Design
Visually bridging the gap between Cadillac’s performance saloon and SUV, the innovative, bold styling of the SRX is truly eye-catching.  With its long, lean look, SRX stands out in a world of soft shapes.  Its head-turning design is a prime example of Cadillac's overall design theme to create vehicles that make an immediate, emotional connection with buyers.

While the raised front fascia, raised side-sills and command-view seating are themes expressed in luxury sport utility vehicles, the SRX also follows the look of CTS with its sharp lines that cascade from front to rear, imparting a sense of motion, fluidity and dynamism. 

Vertical headlamps with dual-projector lamps have a distinctive, modern, jewel-like appearance.  Their corners are rounded to enhance aerodynamics.  Tail lamps echo the vertical orientation of the headlamps and reinforce the height of the vehicle.  The lamps are ‘instant-on’ LEDs with clear red lenses revealing the light facets and echoing the jewel-like quality of the headlamps.

Visual appeal of the SRX Sport Luxury model can be further enhanced by customers specifying the optional Sport Package.  This adds a fresh exterior look with ‘sport’ front and rear fascias, a sport body-colour front grille with V-Series mesh backing, chrome roof rails and dual chrome exhaust tailpipes, plus (for Elegance buyers) 18-inch ultra-bright alloy wheels.

Luxury and Space are Interior DESIGN highlights
The interior design of the 2008 SRX benefits from significant changes and upgrades first introduced last year, with upscale materials, comfortable, ergonomic seats and thoughtfully placed controls and switches, plus softer surfaces, new flush-mounted switches and controls, together with enhanced storage capacity.

The SRX cabin now utilises Cadillac’s new ‘cut-and-sew’ interior process that combines advanced technology with the hand-rendered precision of expert craftsmen.  Coverings for components such as the instrument panel, centre console and door trim are cut, sewn and wrapped mostly by hand.  Wrap-around wood trim envelops the SRX cockpit, starting on the rear doors, continuing to the front doors and on across the instrument panel.  This blending of advanced technology with craftsmanship in vehicle interiors is a modern Cadillac trademark.

Elevated seating positions in SRX ensure that not only is the driver guaranteed a commanding view of the road, but the ‘command performance’ extends to the rows behind, where theatre-style seating provides excellent visibility for all occupants.  The second row seats are 50 mm higher than the first row, while the third row seats rise 120 mm above the second.  This arrangement allows middle and rear seats passengers to see the road or landscape – or have a better view of the rear Seat entertainment system.

The splendid view and open-air feeling of the SRX can be boosted even further with the optional ‘UltraView’ powered glass 450 cm2 sunroof (over the first and second row seats) and the ‘UltraView Plus’ option which adds a fixed glass roof over the third row seats for a total of 650 cm2 of sky.

One of the most remarkable aspects of the SRX interior is its generous space thanks to a 2957 mm wheelbase which is one of the longest in its class.  There is an exceptional amount of legroom in the rear, and added versatility with a 100 mm fore-aft middle Seat travel and class-leading 1040 mm middle-row legroom.