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    Image of skierpage skierpage
    08/07/09

    In reply to 2010 Cadillac SRX 2.8T: First Drive
    When you put black cladding all around the bottom five inches of the car, it shows you have no confidence in the shape you've designed. Like the Ford Edge, this car would look so much better if the blacked out bottom section wasn't there at all.
    Die tall fat cars, die!
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    Image of Dallifornia Dallifornia
    08/07/09

    @skierpage: I think it's meant to make it look sportier, like on Camaro and Cobalt SS-spec versions' rears. Like an aftermarket splitter.
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    DoctorNine's D9 Cat promoted this comment Dallifornia was starred Dallifornia was unstarred
    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    08/07/09


    @Dallifornia: Yeah, we know that it's meant to look sportier, but big fat things don't look sporty just by accessorizing.
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    Image of empowah empowah
    08/07/09

    In reply to 2010 Cadillac SRX 2.8T: First Drive
    The 2.8T uses port fuel injection, not DI.
    In terms of 0-60 figures, both engines seem to be underachievers. The 260-hp X5 does it in 7.8 seconds, while the 300-hp turbo X6 does it in 6.5 seconds. Both weigh even more than the SRX.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    08/07/09

    In reply to 2010 Cadillac SRX 2.8T: First Drive
    Just imagine, it would have handled even better as a wagon!
    /waiting for the CTW
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    08/07/09

    In reply to 2010 Cadillac SRX 2.8T: First Drive
    It's nice to see Caddy coming back. A few years ago it looked like they were flat on their back - and a better candidate for euthanasia than Oldsmobile.
    I hope the other divisions are taking notes and doing something about it.
    That said, you couldn't give me one of these things. Not even if the ashtrays were full of pure coke, and the trunk live strippers.
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    08/07/09

    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: I was considering one, but knowing that the option list includes the coke and stripper package (Option Code RPO C69, The Executive Entertainment Package), count me in! Maybe I can get it upgraded to a dealer-installed Twins package!
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    08/07/09

    @iamhoff 2.0 wants a star: You need to use the CPO build sheet for those.
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    Image of firepwr firepwr
    08/07/09

    In reply to 2010 Cadillac SRX 2.8T: First Drive
    BTW, who else starts at the bottom of the comments and works their way up still? I'm not alone, am I?
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    Al Navarro promoted this comment firepwr was starred firepwr was unstarred
    Image of Al Navarro Al Navarro
    08/07/09

    @firepwr:
    I do. Because that's how they work.
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    Image of OldeEnglishD OldeEnglishD
    08/07/09

    In reply to 2010 Cadillac SRX 2.8T: First Drive
    Cadillac has made an SUV/CUV I might actually consider. Then again, the CTS Wagon is calling me.....
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    Image of bmoreDLJ bmoreDLJ
    08/07/09

    In reply to 2010 Cadillac SRX 2.8T: First Drive
    This SRX, like the previous one, different as it was, remains the only crossover I actually like. It looks fantastic and I'm glad it has the engine it deserves.

    A V version could be fun, but as there's no X3 M (yet) or RX F (never), they'd be blazing a trail.

    My one niggle: isn't 300 horsepower a bit low for a V6 that's DI and turbo? You'd think a naturally-aspirated engine could do 300. And if it had the same horsepower-per-liter as the Cobalt SS Supercharged, for instance, it would have 364. Just sayin'.
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    Al Navarro promoted this comment Edited by bmoreDLJ at 08/07/09 1:51 PM bmoreDLJ was starred bmoreDLJ was unstarred
    Image of Wibble Wibble
    08/07/09

    @bmoreDLJ: Why? It's a 2.8 liter, and probably a fairly conservative one at that.

    It's hard to find direct comparisons these days, as most V6's have gotten so damn big (3.5L or more).

    Consider the i6 in the current BMW 328. It's normally-aspirated and puts out 230hp/200lb-ft or so.

    The 3.0 boxer in the current Subaru Legacy does a little more, but only by a few percent. The 3.0 V6 that used to be in the Audi A4 a few years back was pretty similar.

    And you know that GM's blowing the crap out of the Cobalt to get that sort of output. I really doubt that Caddy would be comfortable with that sort of thing.
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    Image of Danimal Danimal
    08/07/09

    In reply to 2010 Cadillac SRX 2.8T: First Drive
    SRX-V, anyone? I know, I know...
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    Tomsk mourns the Jezebanned promoted this comment Edited by Danimal at 08/07/09 1:41 PM Danimal was starred Danimal was unstarred
    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    08/07/09

    @Danimal - doesn't like to comment anymore: (: Did somebody say, "MOAR BOOST?"
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    Image of HDC HDC
    08/07/09

    In reply to 2010 Cadillac SRX 2.8T: First Drive
    Heh, I went to look at the specs at Caddy's site. It looks like Jalopnik got quoted in some of their materials. You guys are credible now? Hehehehe.
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    Al Navarro promoted this comment HDC was starred HDC was unstarred
    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    08/07/09

    @HDC: Somebody screwed up horrendously. Quickly, to the bad behavior!
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    Image of Psiu! Puxa!: You're right, Mopar or no car! Psiu! Puxa!: You're right, Mopar or no car!
    08/07/09

    In reply to 2010 Cadillac SRX 2.8T: First Drive

    Seems well executed enough, but I can't help but notice that all Cadillacs look the same these days and none of them look good! I mean, seriously, what happened to the good ol' days?
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    DoctorNine's D9 Cat promoted this comment Psiu! Puxa!: You're right, Mopar or no car! was starred Psiu! Puxa!: You're right, Mopar or no car! was unstarred
    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    08/07/09

    @Psiu! Puxa!: Harley Earl is dead. GM never hired an adequate replacement. And now, instead of designers building cars, they have a finance guy, chairing a committee, that is micromanaged by the government. Any other questions?
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    Edited by DoctorNine at 08/07/09 5:04 PM DoctorNine was starred DoctorNine was unstarred
    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    08/07/09


    @DoctorNine's D9 Cat: ..summbeechin new edit thingies lost my jpg..
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    Image of gman1023 gman1023
    08/07/09

    In reply to 2010 Cadillac SRX 2.8T: First Drive
    What is it with the American "luxury" brands making all of their products look like Jack Nicholson? I mean, this sounds like a great car-ish thingy, but the exterior is ugly as sin.
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    DoctorNine's D9 Cat promoted this comment Edited by gman1023 at 08/07/09 1:21 PM gman1023 was starred gman1023 was unstarred
    Image of KitRabbit KitRabbit
    08/07/09

    In reply to 2010 Cadillac SRX 2.8T: First Drive
    I wonder how this would compare to the much lighter SAAB 9-3 Aero with exactly the same drivetrain, low chassis and manual gearbox.
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    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    08/07/09

    @KitRabbit: Not Aero, Turbo X, and it does share elements, though they've been tweaked for the SRX. It performs very similarly, but it's a bit more neutral than the Turbo X, which can be fairly easily provoked into oversteer.
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    Image of Bumblebee Bumblebee
    08/07/09

    In reply to 2010 Cadillac SRX 2.8T: First Drive
    After 23 years of reading car reviews, I can safely say that "whopping" is the most hackneyed word in automotive journalism.
    It's so hackneyed I once heard the Stig use it.
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    Image of Jeb_Hoge Jeb_Hoge
    08/07/09

    In reply to 2010 Cadillac SRX 2.8T: First Drive
    I am intrigued. Well done, Cadillac.
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    08/07/09

    In reply to 2010 Cadillac SRX 2.8T: First Drive
    It's a great car, second only to the Q5 IMHO.
    Hey Ben, is the torque curve as flat-tastic as the SHO's?
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    Image of Wes Siler Wes Siler
    08/07/09

    @Syrax - in black for the Jezebanned: Whoa, whoa whoa. You need to go give yourself 10 lashings with the All Crossovers Should Die rod.
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    Image of Wes Siler Wes Siler
    08/07/09

    @Syrax - in black for the Jezebanned: Whoa, whoa whoa. You need to go give yourself 10 lashings with the All Crossovers Should Die rod.
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    08/07/09

    @Wes Siler: What can I say, I like it. Not the most Jalop option, but there are people that needs something like this. We had wagons before and I can understand why someone would choose a CUV over a wagon. And I have a Range Rover that has seen the Pantanal, I do understand what they can do.
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    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    08/07/09

    @Syrax - in black for the Jezebanned: The Pantanal... Isn't that a place in Brazil that looks and smells like the crotch of a set of trousers worn by a very fat man with diarrhea?
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    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    08/07/09


    @DoctorNine's D9 Cat: Traversing the Pantanal...
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    DoctorNine was starred DoctorNine was unstarred
    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    08/07/09


    @DoctorNine's D9 Cat: ..and surviving...
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    08/07/09


    @DoctorNine's D9 Cat: You forgot the alligators
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    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    08/07/09

    @Syrax - in black for the Jezebanned:
    Tends to decrease the mileage one can expect to get on a set of tires, no?
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    08/07/09

    @DoctorNine's D9 Cat: No such thing as runflats with those guys.
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