Intrepidation

That's pretty low. The Caliber SRT4 makes close to 300 from the 2.4L. Then again this is the base model, and I'm sure a bigger turbo would crank up the HP.

Sixty8, awesome. When I eventually buy a Jeep I'm going to do that every time I need to part in the winter.

I work when I feel like it as long as I get it done for the deadline. From my computer. In my home. Currently drinking hot coca. Such is the life of a freelance graphic designer. Of course ocn you probably make way more money than me, I'm still working on building awareness.

Awesome

I'm not sure I understand how the new one is "markedly" more narrow. Most of the decreases are around an inch, with the exception being rear legroom. So aside from leg room out back, I don't think an inch is going to make a world of difference. 2008 Front Head Room: 40.3 in. 2010 Front Head Room: 39.7 in. 2008 Front Hip Room: 56.3 in. 2010 Front Hip Room: 55.4 in. 2008 Front Shoulder Room: 58.7 in. 2010 Front Shoulder Room: 58.3 in. 2008 Rear Head Room: 38.4 in. 2010 Rear Head Room: 38.4 in. 2008 Rear Shoulder Room: 57.6 in. 2010 Rear Shoulder Room: 56.2 in. 2008 Rear Hip Room: 56.3 in. 2010 Rear Hip Room: 54.7 in. 2008 Front Leg Room: 42.1 in. 2010 Front Leg Room: 41.2 in. 2008 Rear Leg Room: 41 in. 2010 Rear Leg Room: 36.3 in. Also, the wood thing is a matter of taste. I like the restrained use of wood.

Sorry to hear about it but at least it wasn't serious and at least it was a family member! Our driveway is on a hill, and with 2 big cars and Prizm parked next to each other, it can be tricky/scary when it's covered in snow or ice, especially backing them out. I've had one of the cars slide towards the other more than once, and only just missed grazing them.

Guess I stepped in that one.

I don't much care for explosive diarrhea.

I love how people can judge plastics from a picture, a low quality, poorly lit picture at that. It cracks me up.

Nah, Subaru's are better looking. What I think happened is that Hyundai knocked off the last RX to make the Veracruz, then the Toyota designers knocked off the Veracruz.

I liked the old RX. Especially the interior. The exterior was a nice evolution of the first gen. This looks like they just took the last gen, and Toyotafied it buy adding the latest Japanese fad of bulging, rounded surfaces and headlights. The interior looks like it was based on a child's scribble of an interior. The SRX is warming on me. The styling inside and out is more dynamic than the car it replaces, and the proportions look far better in the live photos. As long as it drives well the AWD version might be desirable to me. Still wish it was based on Sigma though.

Itf it makes you feel better The Torrent has the better looking front end of the two CUVs, but it's still a rebadge, and not enough was done to make it feel like it belonged in the Pontiac stable. Still, better than the G3 though.

What's wrong with them?

For direct comparison: Draw your own conclusions.

I can't agree with that. The new one is hideous, and the interior is a downgrade design wise from the current model.

I agree completely, however I suspect it's offered for the sake of fuel economy.

Out of curiosity, how is it a downgrade in your eyes? Based on looks I think it looks more sophisticated than the current SRX interior.

I don't, it shows of the FWD proportions of the car. It's a Cadillac, it shouldn't look FWD. The proportions look more balanced in the live photos.

The interior photo is the only flattering photo. The rest is terrible. As I said already, the live photos make it look so much better.

We've got some old cars guys.

With the changing of the guard, so to speak, YellowJacket and myself, who are now in charge of the design competition section of C&G have some changes we'd like to announce. Change #1 Fo the time being we are going to have the sketch and chopping competitions linked togther. By this we mean that they will share a common objective, as opposed to different ones. For example: Both compeitions will focus on designing a new car for flagship model for Buick. This way things will, ideally be more simple for us, and give designers who want to participate but aren't choppers, the ability to sketch their design out, and vise versa. This will begin with the next competitions. Change #2 We will be streamlining the voting system. The current one is a pain to tally up the numbers. From now on instead of voting for first, 2nd, and third, you will simply vote for the one you like most. The entry with the most votes wins. There will still be 2nd and 3rd. We will utilize the site's poll feature to make this simple and intuitive. We hope these changes will help to improve the C&G Design Competitions as we work towards bringing them back to regular working order. Thoughts are welcome.

I have to say, that it looks much better in live photos, and as usual, GM's photography is crap. I still don't like it being based on a FWD architecture, but at least it looks better now. Also that interior is slick.

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/04/detroit...lac-srx-reborn/ Almost exactly a year after revealing the Provoq Concept, Cadillac is debuting the redesigned 2010 SRX wearing essentially the same suit of clothes. At that time, the Provoq was thought to be a preview of a new smaller crossover called the BRX, but Cadillac informed us last summer that the "BRX" was actually the all-new SRX. We'll be seeing the new SRX in production form at the Detroit Auto Show, and while automakers often throw the term "all-new" around, in this case it really seems to apply. There is almost nothing carried over to this version of the SRX compared to the old one, although many of the greasy bits are shared with other GM vehicles. The biggest difference going from the Provoq concept to the production SRX is the powertrain. The Provoq used a Volt based E-Flex powertrain with a fuel cell range extender. The SRX is a far more conventional though fully modern luxury crossover. Read all about the details after the jump.

Nope, SRX

LaCrosse replacement?