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Traded in the Impala and got as black base SRX V6.
Drives like a car, not a SUV.
Seems to have more than enough power.
Will keep you guys updated.
I would like to see some more wood or aluminum accents but all the pieces fit and there are no creaks or rattles.
It feels stronger than the Intrigue especially off the line.
A friend and I were coming back from lunch today and I took a turn at about 5 mph and pulled the gear lever over to the right and down a couple of times to ensure it was in 1st gear.
I then accelerated hard up to about 4000 rpms then pushed the gear lever forward but it didn't shift until 4500 rpms. The car just kept accelerating.
My friend said it was definitely faster than his 528i. I wonder what it will do after it is broken in and I redline it?
Even though it weighs 4100 lbs. 700 more
than the Intrigue it is quicker.
45 more hp. 20 more lb ft of torrque.
With much more torque under the curve
and quite a bit off idle.
Also the gearing is drastically different.
SRX: 3.73 rearend times 3.52 1st gear = 13.13.
Intrigue: 3.29 gear times 2.95 1st gear = 9.70.
The SRX has 35% more torque multiplication!
That would be like giving the Intrigue 313 lb ft of torque instead of 232 lb ft.
It has great power all over the place because the transmission downshifts so readily.
It makes all the right sounds too.
A pretty impressive piece.
I don't see how anyone would need the V8.
You can ask for them. it depends if thedealer wants to use them and how many he wants to use.
i wouldn't even consider buying one without some help from the dealer.
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Took my car in friday for a rubbing/scraping sound in the engine.
Heard only under light acceleration or slow cruise.
It needed a new camshaft.
They replaced both left side camshafts and all is quiet now.
I will keep you updated.
This is the second SRX that they have fixed with this problem.
Each IVC is worth $500 and they can apply up to 4 of them depending on the vehicle.
They used 2 IVC's on my SRX for a $1,000 discount.
Ask your salesman how many Instant Value Certificates he will apply to the pruchase of
the SRX you want.
See if he bites.
I turned 2100 miles in my new SRX today. Picked up the SRX on the 10th of March, no problems yet. Averaging over 80 miles a day, burning middle grade of gasoline, and getting about 330 miles between tanks. My wife finally drove the new SRX last weekend, after we traded in her Lexus RX300, last month. She had no complains what so ever. I did buy the extended warranty to 80k miles, four years to protect me from any problem in the future. As I'm hard of hearing, and what I do hear, I love the "XM" Bose Radio.
If you love a variety of music(not the same old focus group inspired playlists aimed at the teenie bopper crowd) you will LOVE XM radio. I've had XM since November 2001 and would never want to go back to having just AM and FM radio to listen to. Before XM, I ALWAYS kept some CDs in my car so that when the crap started playing or the endless loop of commercials came on the radio, I could put in some sanity. With XM, I've gone weeks without listening to a CD in my car.
We have about 1,600 miles on our V8 SRX, not a single problem, fit and finish are great, and drives fantastic; I still enjoy it every single time I get behind the wheel of this vehicle.
turboez - I think you're right on the money with people not knowing what to expect. This is the first time we've bought from Cadillac and so far we're very satisfied.
IMO, the big uptick is due to V6's getting into the pipeline... dealer told me they sell very quickly.
At some point they'll probably just deal on the loaded V8's to move 'em out.
That loaded V8 had to compete with fairly loaded '03 Escalades at a much lower price. Not for me but works for other buyers.
The other mistake I think Cadillac made was bundling the MRC in the luxury performance package. This is the option that gets the most hype. I wanted it and would have paid the money but when I have to add the cost of the nav and all the other options it wasn't worth it. I see they're now going to offer on the RWD in '05. hat's a good move.
Haven't seen any sales numbers, but I can say that I'm starting to see SRXs on the road more and more. Most I've seen must not be V8s as the V8s have a "Northstar" badge on the rear and most of the ones I've seen do not.
If I were you I would stick with the V-6, a lot cheaper than the V-8. Now when hooked up to the AWD system, may be a little less power than my V-6, RWD SRX. Compare the mileage numbers between the two cars, with gas costing about $1.85 down here, a V-6 will go further down the road.
Yesterday I got a call from the GM call center, wanted to know if I had any problems, said none what so ever. Just turned 3,500 miles today, had the car since March 10th.
The V6 has tons of power around town.
My recent road trip showed that acceleration above 75-80 mph is not huge.
A 75 mph kickdown will only drop the trans down to 4th. At 65 mph it will drop down to 3rd and you get big acceleration.
I made a climb up a 6% grade at over 80 mph with the trans manually in 4th and was able to accelerate. I probably could have gone 90 mph up the mountain without a problem.
Lastly the hp curve of the V6 is flat as a board at higher revs. It has no upward curve like the V8 does.
So you don't get the high rpm power that one expects out of a DOHC motor.
Around town the V6 feels a strong as many V8s that I have drive and very close to a the low end power of a pushrod V8.
Also, the Slade's on the short list for a lot more "Upscale People" than those you mentioned. It probably outsells all of them combined.
It appears that the SRX is doing fine now that they've gotten V6's into the mix... sales are approaching 3K a month. The best news for Cadillac is that it doesn't seem to be affecting Slade or CTS sales at all. They both had a record month in March.
These sales are coming from somewhere else.
I prefer the SRX and did not consider the Escalade. We bought ours last November and picked it over the MDX and the XC90.
So, what do the marketing gurus say? Launch a vehicle with lean pricing and then move up by adding options and pricing levels later? Or start high to establish a price point/status level and then expand down AND up? (Like the Porche Cayenne).
So why not produce an initial run with some variety so that if you are wrong there will be some on the street?
You can buy a V8 Toureag for 42K.
A base V8 SRX is 46K.
SRX's are piling up on dealer's lots. Even the V6s are sitting.
This is what I would like to see:
Current V6 is $38,690.
Change to $37,200.
This will make V6 lusxury package just over 40K.
Drop V8 pricing 2K.
SRX will now be more competitive and NO incentives will be necessary.
I read somewhere Lutz saying, they will kill incentives slowly and Charge more for their vehicles, sometimes limiting production. Cadillac is no longer going for Volume in sales, but price premiums. I think its going to take more than 10 Years to get there for Them. But, if you are driving a VW and someone is driving an SRX, and you know the SRX owner paid more for it than your VW, then there is Prestige.
I think that is Cadillacs thinking.
Buick is supposed to eventually cover Cadillacs back on Value luxury. If they can Turn Buick around with a theme like the Velite, then they can move Cadillac further up. So far its only a dream. We are yet to see.
I think some of them are close to 5500lbs!
My SRX weighs about 4150lbs and has more power than the twins.
0-60 for them is 9-10 seconds.
Mine is about 7.5 secs and is quicker than my Intrigue was.
It gets on down the road, especially off the line and in the midrange.
Acceleration above 80 mph is not that strong, but at 65 it takes off.
SRX will likely have fewer repair issues than the VW/porsche.