MotorMouths

Now that the 2012 Cadillac SRX has the engine it always deserved, it’s a fully competitive luxury crossover SUV, plain and simple. Unless the styling turns you off, a test drive is absolutely in order.

The 2012 Cadillac SRX is one of the best vehicles in its class thanks to its more powerful engine for 2012, luxuriously appointed interior and engaging driving dynamics.

Small families and empty-nesters alike will find that the 2012 Cadillac SRX fits their needs. Older folks will like the luxury, while families will find the space useful, the cargo area versatile and the ride smooth and controlled.

The SRX represents a better value than ever, one that’s highly appealing and surprisingly entertaining to drive, with performance only being held back by the crossover’s useful bulk.

If you want a powerful, comfortable and fun-to-drive utility vehicle with carlike comfort and the right kind of luxury features, look no further. The 2012 Cadillac SRX offers all this at a very competitive price.

The 2012 Cadillac SRX is hefty but handsome. Inside is pure luxury, but not overdone. It pumps out sufficient power, and I found everything else to be exemplary on the road. Is it worth it? Hell, yeah, if you can afford one.

Cadillac has refined the SRX into a must-drive luxury crossover, wirst-class styling, and a classy and feature-laden interior.

As long as you remember you’re driving a hefty sport-ute and not a sport sedan, you’ll be happy with the SRX’s performance. Besides, if you rush from A to B, you won’t have as much time to appreciate the living room Caddy calls the SRX’s interior.

Thanks to its newly available V6 power source, bevy of amenities, and sound Caddy construction, the SRX AWD is a valuable addition to the Cadillac line’s Premium Collection.

Going over the specs and features, now that the weak base engine is history nothing else stands out, positively or negatively. Why, then, pick the Cadillac SRX over the others? One word: styling.

The 2012 Cadillac SRX wagon feels like a Cadillac, but with a bit of an environmental twist. There is now enough power there to make it a serious contender, and there certainly are enough amenities.

Cadillac put a much-needed new engine under the hood of its SRX midsize crossover SUV, and boy, what an improvement. Smaller, but nice improvements are additional features, but the transmission still didn’t shift as quickly or smoothly as it should.