Last year’s base V-6, an over-matched 3.0-litre V-6, lacked needed torque and refinement and the 2.8-litre turbocharged upgrade, while more powerful, was a jumpy, jittery, less than luxurious performer. But the SRX’s new 3.6-litre direct-injected V-6 (308 hp and 265 lb-ft of torque) makes a world of difference. Of course, until this year, until Caddy fixed the SRX’s engine problem, I would not have felt it fair to make a head-to-head comparison such as this. The M元50 from Mercedes? To make it an equipment match to the SRX Premium, you must start ticking the options boxes at the Merc dealer. That gives the SRX an overall all-in edge of more than $5,000. Do that and you not only wipe out the basic sticker price advantage, you are left with an options-in RX at $61,445. The RX350, with its hugely appealing $44,950 base, needs some $14,500 in extras. This means that if you want to bring an FX35 Premium up to an equal equipment level, add more than $8,000 to the $53,350 base price. Why? So much is standard in a $54,740 SRX Premium model with all-wheel-drive. I can tell you that the exercise is quite a revelation. I know this because I’ve done it here with the help of my Autodata comparison software. I don’t agree, however, that when it comes to the SRX, Cadillac takes a back seat to the likes of the FX, ML and RX, to name three.Īnd when it comes to pricing head-to-head, the Caddy wins. I agree that the lack of a separate Cadillac dealership network in Canada is a big problem for General Motors’ premium, top-of-the-line brand. You can point out that the premium ownership experience is better at the others because every Lexus, Infiniti and Merc is sold at a standalone dealership, while GM’s four brands for the most part are lumped together under a single dealership roof. True enough, we can quibble and argue about the strength of the respective brands, that if you want a Caddy in Canada you must buy it in a showroom also loaded with Chevy Sparks and GMC Sierra pickups. So how many of you budding luxury crossover buyers have the SRX on your radar screen? Been for a test drive? Priced out head-to-head an SRX versus, say, a comparable FX, RX and ML? How many? Really and truly, how many? The answer to the first question is the ML, the second Cadillac. Second, which of these brands ranked highest in the overall IQS: Cadillac, Infiniti, Mercedes-Benz, BMW? Power and Associates Initial Quality Study: Cadillac SRX, Infiniti FX, Lexus RX, Mercedes-Benz ML?

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