Caddy BRX interior shot

[emh]

Originally Posted by calgaryhhr

I hope that roof mounted antenna becomes a little smaller and sleeker (much like all the European vehicles have) as well as becoming body colored.

Yes, that antenna looks to be the same one that's on the Vue -- longer than what's on current Cadillacs.

[GMfan1111]

looks good so far though i question the timing of the BRX with fuel prices these days. Also they have a Wagon CTS coming out soon but a majority of those are most likely going to head to the other side of the pond. They would never do well here in the states. In part because many folks can't let go of there fuel guzzling SUV's

[F14CRAZY]

I'm getting tired of wagons and crossovers with those rearward sloping rooflines

[stevecmh]

sweet looks like the CTS interior. great

[zete]

I can see us "downgrading" to a CTX (BRX? whatever) from our Enclave in 3.5 years when our lease is up. I doubt we'll need to haul 4 or 5 kids about by then and at least one of them may have moved out on their own. At worst, they'll have their own wheels.

And the comment re: the mileage on the RDX is true. My friend bought one recently and is not impressed with the mileage. It's only mildly better than what I get on the Enclave, and it's no where as big or heavy.

As to mileage, I'm sure a diesel will come along to push mileage up and that various mild or better hybrid technology will be embeded into the CTX to make it even more efficient.

No one is abandoning the crossover market. More and more boomers are heading that way. I chatted with a friend about this very fact as we commented on the fact that most of our friends -- mostly boomers -- are buying crossovers or SUVs. We know gas prices are up, but it's just easier getting our old bones into something a bit higher off the ground.

[PA Dweller]

Pop up nav, nice. I see it has Bose speakers also, I can see audiophiles complaining about that.

[ral1960]

Originally Posted by mgescuro

Looks nice.
Is there a possibility that there is a center stitch on the hub of the steering wheel?? Like the CTS coupe?

The IP hood looks strange with that indent.
The rest looks to be very Provoq-ish.

Steering column is an odd color. I hope that's not a key ignition below the switchgear.

The Provoq had push-button start. That dark thingie on the column is too small and square to be a key start. Hazard light button or column-adjuster?

I do hope they replace the pebbly-rubbery-vinyl wheel hub with at least a stitched vinyl hub, and leather on the Vs. The current material reminds me of the stuff dildoes are made from.

The Provoq has a much longer wheelbase than the VUE (115? v. 106.6), so this should have much more room inside than the VUE or CTS wagon.

[mgescuro]

Originally Posted by PA Dweller

Pop up nav, nice. I see it has Bose speakers also, I can see audiophiles complaining about that.

Yes. But Cadillac and Bose have worked very well together in the past, to great success. I see no problem in continuing that relationship.

The STS' Bose system is one of the best in the industry. It's comparable to the B&W system in the XF.

I suppose Cadillac could use a Mark Levinson system like Lexus or a Bowers and WIlkins like Jaguar.

[jasaero]

Originally Posted by mgescuro

The question isn't "why does Cadillac need a warmed over VUE whn a CTS wagon is on the way and fuel pricces are shooting up?"

The question actually is, "Why does Cadillac need a warmed over VUE?"

Yes... I know it's not really a VUE.... but it's VUE-ish.
CTX really should be on Alpha.

I'm kinda on the fence on this one. Think they went with a premium version of a FWD CUV chassis as that seems to be what generates sales in this segment. My problem is that although they generate the sales, they do nothing for the image of the company. The RX and MDX probably degrade the image of those companies as much as they help them through sales. MDX seems to get good respect, but I don't think anyone thinks of it as a marvel of engineering like they seem to with the Q7, X3, X5, GL or M which all have OK offroad capabilities as an SUV should while also offering very respectable on road ride for the M or GL and on road driving pleasure for the X3 or X5. This is where the SRX kinda messed up also. It was more of a tall wagon than a luxury SUV. If GM had better financials right now I think they could afford to target more image/halo oriented vehicles that although they might not sell really well, demand respect and such. The silliest thing about an Alpha based CRX is that the X3 actually sells worse than the X5 and my guess is that the new small MB will be the same sorta situation. So these smaller RWD Luxury suvs are just a wasted effort in many ways. Even the RDX seems to be proving that smaller luxury SUV's are just not good sellers. I know the RDX is basically a CRV, but that doesn't usually hurt any other Acura products much as the Honda/Acura customer base will usually feed on whatever is offered, but even they are seeing the RDX as a more expensive CRV. Really Cadillac should have probably just avoided the smaller SUV thing all together and focused on making the CTW as good as it could be. Or maybe even have taken SRX put it on Zeta and really engineer it into something more along the lines of the Q7, GL or M with real offroad ability and good onroad behavior. These are the Vehicles that make the most sense to me as they are able to DO what an SUV should do! The X6 is the stupidest of these sorts of vehicles though and we should be happy Cadillac isn't trying something like that.

[bballer113]

Originally Posted by bballer113

I have a question, will the BRX have a FWD option or an AWD option. I was under the impression that it would be AWD only to keep the whole caddy line up free of any FWD model. Also for engine choices I would like to see a LNF offered. I think GM should use that engine more often.

Well

[Butz]

It looks a lot like the concept, I hope nothing gets changed. It should be built as is!

[jasaero]

Originally Posted by bballer113

Well

I'm not sure on this one?? Would make sense. For all we know it could also be a fancy halidex system or whatever like Saab is using for the AeroX.

[megeebee]

Originally Posted by mgescuro

The question isn't "why does Cadillac need a warmed over VUE whn a CTS wagon is on the way and fuel pricces are shooting up?"

The question actually is, "Why does Cadillac need a warmed over VUE?"

Yes... I know it's not really a VUE.... but it's VUE-ish.
CTX really should be on Alpha.

Because Toyota sells all those warmed-over Camry's as Lexus RX330's. And Honda sells all those warmed over Odyssey's as Acura MDX's. Very profitably, too.

Luxury wagons are popular in some areas of the world, and luxury crossovers are popular in others. Why, if the capability is there, wouldn't GM or any other automaker go after a share?

[PA Dweller]

Originally Posted by mgescuro

Yes. But Cadillac and Bose have worked very well together in the past, to great success. I see no problem in continuing that relationship.

The STS' Bose system is one of the best in the industry. It's comparable to the B&W system in the XF.

I suppose Cadillac could use a Mark Levinson system like Lexus or a Bowers and WIlkins like Jaguar.

I see no problem with that. Just as long as it does what it's supposed to do and well. I just brought up this point since people complain about Bose whenever they get the chance.

[Gm786]

I can see the pop-up nav screen. Looks awesome from what I can see.