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2012 Cadillac SRX 3.6: GM Gets the Luxury Crossover Right Just as the Genre Starts to Age Out

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Though the Escalade remains in many eyes, the top-of-the-heap Cadillac — especially for those repelled by the wholly impolite 568 horsepower and abysmal economy of the rather glorious CTS-V — the SRX may be the most fully-realized Cadillac since the brand’s embrace of the slash-rhomboid Art & Science design language. And while the first iteration, based on GM’s rear-drive Sigma platform, was a hit with critics, the second-gen car has built up some serious sales mojo. It’s the wreath-and-crest division’s bestselling model and in its segment, it’s second only in units-moved to Lexus’ golden-goose RX.