Last Fall, I drove a Caddy SRX. I drove the V8 version.

My impressions:

--> V8 pulls 80% as strong as X5's 4.4 despite more hp
--> Transmission was very smooth but shifted rather slow
--> Ride was way too soft (kind of like a limo)
--> Too much body roll at higher-speed turns
--> Excellent Bose sound system (better than the X5's audiophile)
--> Bland interior with questionable Chevy-like plastics
--> Feels narrower than X5 inside
--> Has visibly more rear legroom than X5
--> Steering was over-boosted
--> Exhaust was muffled
--> Has all the standard features that the X5 has

I personally would still easily pick an X5 over the SRX. My main reason is that the SRX really rides like a tall DTS sedan with an air suspension. It "floats on waves" kind of, which I think shouldn't be the case with an SUV.

To each his own, of course, but I have not been recommending the SRX to other people. If I must pick an X5-sized American SUV, I'll take a Lincoln Aviator over the Caddy SRX.

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