Report: Cadillac considering smaller-than-SRX crossover?

Filed under: SUV , Europe , Plants/Manufacturing , Crossover , BMW , Cadillac , GM , Luxury Cadillac is gunning for BMW . The company’s recently unveiled ATS is a clear shot across the bow of the German automaker’s 3 Series , and Bloomberg BusinessWeek reports the small sedan may be the first of a larger product offensive. Kurt McNeil, vice president of sales with Cadillac , said the luxury brand is currently looking into the possibility of a small CUV designed to lure in BMW X3 buyers. The vehicle would be smaller than the current Cadillac SRX , which saw an 11 percent increase in sales last year

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Over 8,700 Cadillac SRX models recalled for faulty transmission cables

Filed under: Recalls , Safety , Crossover , Cadillac , Luxury Owners of 2010 and 2011 model year Cadillac SRX utility vehicles, lend me your ears: Your luxury crossover may be facing a recall. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration , some 8,789 affected units could have an improperly fitted transmission shift cable. According to the government agency’s notice, the faulty installation could result in the cable popping out of the transmission bracket. If that happens, NHTSA says the transmission may not shift at all, rendering the vehicle immobile.

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Official: Cadillac CTS and SRX net top NHTSA safety scores [w/video]

Filed under: Sedan , Wagon , Safety , Videos , Crossover , Cadillac , Luxury Cadillac has earned itself a gaggle of five-star ratings from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s New Car Assessment Program for the 2012 CTS sedan and wagon and SRX crossover. The CTS earned four stars for the rollover test, but five stars in the frontal and side tests, giving it a score of five stars overall. The SRX returned the same results and the rakish CTS Coupe hasn’t yet been rated.

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2012 Cadillac SRX AWD Premium Collection

2012 Cadillac SRX AWD Premium Collection We’re torn about the Cadillac SRX. I’m torn about the Cadillac SRX. On one hand, there are the Cadillac’s strengths: it finally has a capable and entertaining engine, which provides adequate low-end grunt and sings arias when you stamp on the loud pedal.

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2012 Cadillac SRX AWD Premium Collection

Video: Hands on with Cadillac CUE

Filed under: Sedan , Technology , Cadillac , Infotainment We just wrapped up our first hands-on with Cadillac CUE , the luxury automaker’s attempt at a modern, fully-integrated infotainment system for the upcoming XTS , ATS and refreshed SRX . First impressions are favorable, although in its current form the system is still very beta in both execution and response. However, the core tenants of the system – a capacitive screen with multitouch control and proximity sensors, capacitive center stack buttons and a configurable instrument panel – are all functional and incredibly slick, despite some slow responses and awkward transitions. Cadillac’s electronics and HMI team have been working on CUE for the better part of four years and their efforts show

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