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2010 Cadillac SRX: Euro+Tech

Posted by on Jan 10, 2010 | 13 Comments

Ever picture yourself driving a Cadillac SUV? Something with crisp lines and a European heritage?

Put aside those thoughts of the oversized Escalade; the 2010 Cadillac SRX is half the Escalade’s size and three times as cool… if you enjoy driving, rather than piloting a luxury barge. Based on the European-designed Opel Antara, the new SRX delivers a completely different driving experience, with a tight ride and a manageable size. You park this one, rather than dock it.

The cabin is packed with plenty of high tech goodies, including standard Bluetooth, USB iPod integration, a 40 GB hard drive, heated seats front and rear (with ventilated front buckets), turn-by-turn OnStar, and a dramatic 8-inch touch screen navigation system that rises from the dash.

The coolest tech? Adaptive forward lighting follows the curves in the road ahead, bringing memories of the ground-breaking but ill-fated Tucker automobile’s Cyclops Eye.  The downside? Mediocre gas mileage and a hefty sticker price.

Resource: 2010 Cadillac SRX Review

  • http://www.autochart.net Auto chart

    I love the overall body design. Unlike RX, which has been getting uglier with each iteration, SRX is going in the right direction.

  • Jesse Francis

    Some of this article seems to read like this: “Please do not venture outside of authorized dogma of pure thought and the authorized safety zones. Please keep your mind in the borg at all times. Any deviation may make assimilation unpossible.” lol.

    • http://www.facebook.com/Digimichan Digi Chan

      I won’t blame who does I mean. The internet is some treacherous place. One must have the right judgement and Common sense. and sometimes EVEN when your judgement and common sense is there things could still go wrong. xD Its the misconception of people oversharing things they JUST shouldn’t share or believe.

  • http://hotlinks.blogspot.com/ Raven Lee

    I love how PC people make the comment, “security through anonymity” as if hackers are NOT aware of Mac OS X and that there aren’t 120 MILLION Macs out there. What exactly constitutes Anonymity? Last time I heard, hackers get cred for being the FIRST to infect a security platform. I would assume that launching a massive virus attack against Mac OS X would be the the ULTIMATE COUP.

    • http://twitter.com/Auth8 Authentic8

      it’s already happened. see here

      http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/crying-wolf-apple-support-forums-confirm-malware-explosion/3351

      and these days, it’s not the small time hacker seeking fame that is of concern. it’s the organized rings of real criminals. this latter group have no interest is bragging rights and fame, and they are interested in the biggest target market. 10% of Macs or 90% of PCs? it’s not hard to figure out.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=786216381 Terri Main

    I’m reminded of a woman who was giving a sermon comparing life to a car with faith as the engine, prayer as the fuel, etc. Finally, she was ready for the big finale and said, “Remember, the most important part of any car, is the nut the holds the wheel.”

    Well, the nut at the keyboard also is important. So many times I hear people complain about a Facebook “privacy flaw.” But the “flaw” was that the person themselves posted personal information in a status update. Others have blamed “the internet” for doing stupid things like flying off to the other side of the country to stay with someone they met online and ended up in a bad situation. It was bad judgement not bad internet.

    • http://www.facebook.com/Digimichan Digi Chan

      I can’t agree more with you. People just tend to go and blame it on the internet OR website. Its just a case of bad judgment and lack of common sense.

  • http://twitter.com/huzur79 Brian Boisvert

    I would like to add that even safe known sites can still infect you. And that running no Antivirus on a Windows computer that is used to surf the web is just not a option. Once in a while ad networks get a ad that is really a means to infect computers. And because many trusted sites farm out ad services to 3rd party companies its possible and I have personally had it happen with macnn.com that the ad on the site tries to infect you.

    Another thing you forgot to mention is not to disable features that are intended to keep your computer safe like UAC. Also if your still on Windows XP not running as the administrator but as a limited user and using the RUN AS command for the things that need administrator privileges.

  • http://www.facebook.com/Digimichan Digi Chan

    Nice article. Like I always like to say “Common sense: So rare its a goddamn super power” LOL.

  • Anonymous

    That’s useful!!!

  • Jesse Francis

    And NO email smilies sites. UGH.

  • http://the-couch-lounge.blogspot.com/ Aaron Couch

    Couldn’t agree more. Typically I see users with 2, 3, 4, FIVE toolbars in their browser and they never even thought twice about how it got there..

    I know this said “software-free”, but I really recommend the Web of Trust (WOT) plugin. Again, you shouldn’t rely on it, but it really is an asset to web surfing, especially to individuals who do it often, such as students’ doing research, etc.

  • http://www.facebook.com/Digimichan Digi Chan

    UGH. Just NO. Why do people do these stupid things?! xD