Cadillac SRX offers the creature comforts

Cadillac's redesigned 2010 SRX crossover arrived recently at American Chevrolet Cadillac of Muncie. Numerous high-tech features, as well as a comfortable and aesthetically-appealing interior, make the new SRX a luxurious and versatile vehicle, according to Jama Pippin, assistant sales manager at the dealership. Complete specifications and pricing information for the SRX and all other Cadillac models is available at driveamerican.com and at Cars.com. (Ken Wickliffe / The Star Press)

2010 Cadillac SRX

Base price range: $33,330 -- $47,540

Warranty: Five years/100,000 miles (powertrain, roadside assistance, courtesy transportation); four years/50,000 miles (bumper-to-bumper)

Fuel economy: 18 city/25 highway (front-drive); 17 city/23 highway (all-wheel drive)

Engines: Three-liter V6 with 265 horsepower; 2.8-liter turbocharged V6 with 300 horsepower

Transmission: six-speed automatic

Safety features: Driver and passenger front airbags, thorax frontal side-impact airbags, front and rear head-curtain airbags, four-wheel antilock disc brakes, tire pressure monitoring system, traction control, StabiliTrak stability control, OnStar (standard)

"The interior of the SRX is exceptionally appealing, with attractive colors and many creature comforts," said Jama Pippin, assistant sales manager at American Chevrolet Cadillac. "It's geared toward individuals and families who want a crossover that's both practical and luxurious."

High-tech electronics are behind many of the SRX's features, she said, citing adaptive forward headlamps that swivel to illuminate the road ahead in a curve and a navigation system with a pop-up screen and three-dimensional imaging. A hard disk drive linked to the Bose audio system can offer onboard storage of a music library, Pippin added, and the video display for the SRX's available rearview camera draws an onscreen diagram to illustrate the vehicle's expected path of travel while backing up.

Seats in the SRX adjust to fit people of all sizes, and optional power-adjustable pedals move forward or backward to let shorter drivers get comfortable without sitting too close to the steering wheel, Pippin said.

"As a short-legged person myself, I like the adjustable pedals because they allow me to sit back a safe distance from the airbag," she explained. "At the same time, taller people, like my husband, can have plenty of room to stretch their legs."

The SRX's design theme, which Cadillac calls "Art and Science," resembles that of other vehicles in the lineup, according to Clay Dean, global design director for Cadillac.

"As with the 2008 CTS, we advanced our Art and Science design to create a crossover for style-conscious customers," he said in a press release. "The exterior features a dramatic diving gesture on the body side to impart the feeling of movement, even at rest."