Cadillac SRX 2011

With the first-generation Cadillac SRX struggling to make gains in the luxury crossover segment since its debut in 2004, General Motors decided to give the 2010 Cadillac SRX a complete makeover right down to the very layout of the vehicle. Sharp, well-proportioned body work rides on a new platform, leading the new SRX to share very little with its previous incarnation.The first-gen SRX's rear-drive layout was ditched for a more compact, crossover style front-drive setup with available all-wheel drive. Now 4.8-inches shorter in length, this transformation dropped cargo space by 8.3 cubic-feet and eliminated the third row seats as well as significant amounts of rear-seat legroom. 

The V-8 engine option is also gone, replaced by two V-6 engines, one of them turbocharged for higher performance.Despite its smaller size, the 2011 SRX sheds only a token amount of weight. That weight is a liability for the smaller V-6 powertrains as well as in the handling department, making the SRX feel slower than it really is. Though stylish, the new vehicle still lags slightly behind the competition in quality and fit and finish. Despite this, it resides on the pricier end of the segment especially as options are added.

2013 Cadillac SRX Plug-In Hybrid new spyshots

Cadillac benefit of the vintage 2013 to adjust for its SRX (active dampers, the center console screen bigger, etc ...) but the brand will also benefit the market for plug-in version of this model. The system will be an evolution that ought to have known the Saturn Vue in 2008, the disappearance of this mark that sealed the fate of it at the time. However, the 3.6-liter V6 that was provided on the Saturn will be replaced by a smaller V6 or even a 4 cylinder. How do we know about these spyshots that this is the plugin version? the second (and fake) tank cap to the left rear of the vehicle and inside Dell badged with the logo of the hybrids from GM.

Via Car and Driver