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2004 Cadillac SRX Luxury Sport Utility Vehicle

New Car Profile of the 2004 Cadillac SRX Luxury Sport Utility Vehicle

Description: Luxury Sport Utility Vehicle
Base MSRP Range: $37,995-$46,595
Invoice Price Range: $35,145-$43,100

A new mid-size sport utility vehicle for Cadillac rolls out for the 2004 line with car-like driving traits and a luxurious cabin design in wood and leather with seats for as many as seven. It looks bold and daring, applying Cadillac's new styling elements to an aggressive face featuring a signature egg-crate grille and piercing optics with stacked round projector-type headlamps that resemble camera lenses mounted on vertical corners.

SRX rides on the RWD Sigma architecture also underscoring the CTS and is available in RWD and AWD applications. With its car-based structure and weight distributed almost evenly over front and rear wheels, plus the low center of gravity and some juicy powertrain choices, SRX feels nimble and lively with a fun-to-drive attitude.

Engine options include the new 4.6-L NorthStar V8 VVT also used for XLR or a new 3.6-liter V6 VVT shared with CTS. A five-speed automatic transmission goes with each engine and adds a driver shift control (DSC) for clutch-less manual shifting. Layout of the cabin shows twin buckets in the front row and a bench for three on row two. An optional bench for two as a third row raises the rider count to seven. Choose the UltraView sunroof, which spreads above first and second rows of seats, for the largest sunroof in this class.