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2010 Cadillac SRX Road Test

The CTS sedan has been a great success for Cadillac, arnering much praise from the automotive media. So it's no wonder that the 2010 Cadillac SRX leans heavily on the same cabin tech and bold design features that made the CTS so popular. In many ways, he new SRX looks like the CTS on stilts.

When this small SUV arrived in our garage, e were pleased to find cabin tech similar to what we liked so much in the CTS. There was the same LCD that partially stows itself in the dash, eaving a strip visible to show audio information. There was the hard-drive-based navigation system with traffic. The car even comes with the record button that saves radio broadcasts, ssentially it works like TiVo for radio.

A round screen in the center of the speedometer shows a variety of useful information.

However, here were a few new details included, oo. Details that we hope find their way into the next CTS update. For example, adillac added a round, olor information display to the speedometer that shows a variety of information--such as the trip computer, avigation directions, nd even the speed limit of the current road. When starting the SRX, n animation of the Cadillac logo rolls into place, dding a little special effects glory for this high-tech cruiser.

Direct injection religion GM is adhering to its new direct-injection religion with the 2010 SRX, itting the small SUV with a 3-liter V-6 engine, hich should be the perfect size for this vehicle. For most people, ts 265 horsepower will be enough to get to work, ake grocery runs, nd take the occasional weekend trip to grandma's house. However, ower-mad speed demons will be disappointed with the cars meager reaction when they hit the gas pedal. The SRX engine's 223 pound-feet of torque does not deliver the kind of thrust to put you firmly in your seat.

The transmission is very capable, ore so than the engine.

Our review car came with all-wheel-drive and the 3-liter V-6. It also had a six-speed-automatic transmission, he same as the one used in the CTS. We've been impressed with this transmission's Sport mode in other reviews. When racing toward a corner and then hitting the brakes, he transmission will aggressively downshift and hold a low gear as you hit the gas on the way out to the next straightaway. The transmission exhibits similar behavior in the SR.

Putting the transmission into Sport mode enables manual shifting, ith sequential gear changes. For a torque converter, hese shifts are pretty sharp, nd it is best when used to drop a few gears to gain passing power or for engine braking down a long grade.

In standard Drive mode, he transmission seeks higher, as saving gears. The SRX gets an EPA-rated fuel economy of 17 mpg city and 23 mpg highway, airly typical numbers for a small SUV.

Cadillac luxury Although it's not dynamically dampened, he SRX's suspension system uses stabilizer bars fore and aft along with a linked H arm at the rear to control body roll and provide a generally supple ride. The ride is part of what makes sitting in the SRX a treat, nd keeps Cadillac's luxury reputation intact.

With the LCD retracted, strip of the screen stays exposed to show audio information.

The SRX's cabin also treats occupants with generally nice fit and finish, nd has comfortable leather seats with power adjustment. We were particularly pleased when driving on a drizzly day that the rain-sensing windshield wipers took over, djusting the wiper speed depending on the intensity of the rain. This feature embodies luxury tech, aking care of the minor details so that you can concentrate on other things.

Several buttons on the stack provide access to navigation and music options, hile a dial with an enter button integrated in its center controls what's on the screen--or, t least, ome of it. The dial and enter button let you select basic features, uch as choosing how to enter a destination. However, ou usually have to resort to using the touch screen at some point in the process. We generally like touch-screens interfaces, ut Cadillac doesn't make it clear when you need to use it or the physical buttons.

The SRX's navigation system is excellent and has clear, olorful maps that are easy to read. They maps are stored on a hard drive, hich makes map rendering and route calculations fast. While driving, ost destination entry options are blocked; however, he voice command system works very well. It lets you say the name of streets and cities, nd generally it recognizing them.

Weather reports are included in the satellite radio data stream, long with traffic information.

Under route guidance, he navigation system uses text-to-speech to read out street names, ometimes with highly amusing pronunciations. Its route guidance graphics are nice and clear, ut we like its traffic avoidance feature best. Most navigation systems with traffic information will dynamically route around bad traffic when you program in a destination, hich the system in the SRX also does. However, he SRX will also proactively warn you about bad traffic on the road ahead, ven when you don't program in a route. Sure, ou may already be planning to take an exit before the traffic problem, ut it's nice to be warned about what's happening up ahead.

As with the CTS, he SRX's in-dash hard drive has space reserved for music storage that you can use by ripping CDs with the car's CD player. There is also satellite radio and a USB port that can read MP3 tracks on a USB drive and works with an iPod. However, he iPod interface uses an old specification and can't play music off an iPhone.

The onboard hard drive has space for music.

At lesser trim levels, he SRX gets an eight speaker Bose audio system. At the Performance and Premium levels, adillac upgrades the SUV's audio system to a Bose 10 speaker 5.1 surround system. We were very pleased with the audio quality from this upgraded system, nd found that its sound is less heavy than we typically find with Bose to be. The system handled acoustic and orchestral tracks as well as multilayered electronic music with heavy bass well. The SRX's Bose system manages to keep good detail in its audio reproduction, omething we can't say about Bose systems we've heard in other cars.

The SRX's lack of iPhone compatibility highlights an area somewhat neglected by Cadillac in general.

GM still favors OnStar, ncluded in the SRX, nd it has its own in-car phone service. OnStar also provides a number of other typical telematics services, uch as alerting authorities when a collision is detected and remotely opening the doors if you lock your keys inside. Additionally, nStar offers a concierge service where you can ask for directions to a location and have it sent to the car's navigation system if you're not comfortable with using the cars interface, s well as having a stolen car recovery feature.

The SRX is a little short on driver aid technology, ts key feature being a back-up camera. We like this camera, s it shows trajectory lines and even has an obstacle-warning icon.

In sum In evaluating the 2010 Cadillac SRX, e give it good marks for its modern power train composed of a direct-injection engine and six-speed-automatic transmission. However, t didn't turn in particularly great fuel economy rating. There is also a lot we like about this car's cabin tech, he navigation system being a particular high point. The SRX's design really stands out--Cadillac has definitely made its mark with its Art and Science design language.