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Wife's SRX is a 2012, so a year shy of CUE. She got an ATS with it as a loaner last month and I absolutely hated the feel of the buttons. They're touch and have the haptic feedback but the lack of a knob to turn up to "10" when Freebird came on annoyed me. I'm sure if we had CUE I'd be used to it and love it though. It is a gorgeous display.
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Wife's SRX is a 2012, so a year shy of CUE. She got an ATS with it as a loaner last month and I absolutely hated the feel of the buttons. They're touch and have the haptic feedback but the lack of a knob to turn up to "10" when Freebird came on annoyed me. I'm sure if we had CUE I'd be used to it and love it though. It is a gorgeous display.
I did like the seat buzzing for lane departure and backing up, my moms is a 2013
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Whiskers, CTS all day, ...I didn't bother to look and see if I was right, but the ATS accelerated like a very impressive 4 cylinder, but a 4 cylinder none the less. No acceleration wow at all...and this is coming from a guy driving 2 torqueless wonders.
David, I should have clarified, I liked the haptic too, but felt like it wasn't sensitive enough to have quick bumps up/down of volume. I ended up relying on the steering wheel control.
David, I should have clarified, I liked the haptic too, but felt like it wasn't sensitive enough to have quick bumps up/down of volume. I ended up relying on the steering wheel control.
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Whiskers, CTS all day, ...I didn't bother to look and see if I was right, but the ATS accelerated like a very impressive 4 cylinder, but a 4 cylinder none the less. No acceleration wow at all...and this is coming from a guy driving 2 torqueless wonders.
David, I should have clarified, I liked the haptic too, but felt like it wasn't sensitive enough to have quick bumps up/down of volume. I ended up relying on the steering wheel control.
David, I should have clarified, I liked the haptic too, but felt like it wasn't sensitive enough to have quick bumps up/down of volume. I ended up relying on the steering wheel control.
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My bad...I'm positive it wasn't the 3.6 we have in the SRX but could have been the regular 2.5. I didn't feel turbo...
It did have 4 pot brembo up front though
I know you're not headed toward an SUV but do yourself a favor and test drive the SRX-4 (awd). Her dad worked at the dealership and we got a 2012 Luxury Edition in January 2013 when they had 4 left for approx. $40K after almost 9K in dealer incentives and that included getting 1K over black book for her Accord AND 5 year maintenance included on it, 1 year of OnStar and 3 months of XM.
It accelerates great, rides awesome, has been maintenance free save for a rear axle sensor going bad...and even with all the ethanol they dump in the gas down here and the hot weather, she manages 21 MPG consistently. Better than my TL and S2000.
It did have 4 pot brembo up front though
I know you're not headed toward an SUV but do yourself a favor and test drive the SRX-4 (awd). Her dad worked at the dealership and we got a 2012 Luxury Edition in January 2013 when they had 4 left for approx. $40K after almost 9K in dealer incentives and that included getting 1K over black book for her Accord AND 5 year maintenance included on it, 1 year of OnStar and 3 months of XM.
It accelerates great, rides awesome, has been maintenance free save for a rear axle sensor going bad...and even with all the ethanol they dump in the gas down here and the hot weather, she manages 21 MPG consistently. Better than my TL and S2000.
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My bad...I'm positive it wasn't the 3.6 we have in the SRX but could have been the regular 2.5. I didn't feel turbo...
It did have 4 pot brembo up front though
I know you're not headed toward an SUV but do yourself a favor and test drive the SRX-4 (awd). Her dad worked at the dealership and we got a 2012 Luxury Edition in January 2013 when they had 4 left for approx. $40K after almost 9K in dealer incentives and that included getting 1K over black book for her Accord AND 5 year maintenance included on it, 1 year of OnStar and 3 months of XM.
It accelerates great, rides awesome, has been maintenance free save for a rear axle sensor going bad...and even with all the ethanol they dump in the gas down here and the hot weather, she manages 21 MPG consistently. Better than my TL and S2000.
It did have 4 pot brembo up front though
I know you're not headed toward an SUV but do yourself a favor and test drive the SRX-4 (awd). Her dad worked at the dealership and we got a 2012 Luxury Edition in January 2013 when they had 4 left for approx. $40K after almost 9K in dealer incentives and that included getting 1K over black book for her Accord AND 5 year maintenance included on it, 1 year of OnStar and 3 months of XM.
It accelerates great, rides awesome, has been maintenance free save for a rear axle sensor going bad...and even with all the ethanol they dump in the gas down here and the hot weather, she manages 21 MPG consistently. Better than my TL and S2000.
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inb4 das wasis!
David, I agree...even in the 2012 the shift points seem very conservative but when you drop the hammer, I feel like it does a decent job of downshifting to an appropriate gear to take off.
David, I agree...even in the 2012 the shift points seem very conservative but when you drop the hammer, I feel like it does a decent job of downshifting to an appropriate gear to take off.
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I have a feeling once you go drive a Cadillac, you'll be sold. I like the looks of the lincolns and the commercials during the world cup kinda sold me on the idea behind the styling...
but forget about being too white for that...you'd feel too OLD in one.
but forget about being too white for that...you'd feel too OLD in one.
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200 doesn't do it for me...I guess because it looks like a baby 300, which I love. Plus, Iggy Pop endorsed.
Honestly...same thing the Marauder and Gran National did for me...comfortable hooptie look, with serious performance. I love it.
Honestly...same thing the Marauder and Gran National did for me...comfortable hooptie look, with serious performance. I love it.
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heh...when I started looking to replace my wife's highlander lease with the cherokee...there was a dealer that had one of these Varvatos editions for 9k off...it was tempting...wife wouldn't have it though.
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