Check out the all-new 2010 Chicago Cadillac SRX. With luxury features that fit anyone’s lifestyle, this vehicle is sure to fit your driving needs. Watch the video then give us a call at Patrick Cadillac for a test drive!

Here’s a great video from Left Lane News about the re-designed 2010 Cadillac SRX:

Definitely with its new design, I would pick the SRX above the Lexus RX and other competitor models. There is still nothing that really makes a driver feel as special as owning a Cadillac. And with some of the design nods to Cadillac’s roots in the 50s, this is a model sure to entice both the classic and contemporary car buyer. While I haven’t yet been to a Cadillac Chicago dealer to check out the new version, I intend for my Chicago SRX text drive to be much more fun than my past SRX experiences. I might even get a few looks from the ladies in the 2010 model.

According to Business Week however, the Converj Concept was shot down last spring because of internal differences between the reigning higher-ups at GM.   Since then the personnel has changed and the idea is gaining traction again.  The idea of incorporating this revolutionary Voltec technology into the Cadillac “no compromises” design.  The Converj will offer a sporty look similar to that of a Lamborghini while still retaining the signature design features of a Cadillac.  An all-glass roof incorporates solar panels that pump some extra juice to the vehicle’s accessories.  The vehicle also incorporates sharper vertical headlamp and taillamp components for a noticeably edgier design.

The interior of the vehicle is miles away from the Chicago CTS interior, but still somehow retains the Cadillac look and feel.  The blue-lit console graphics give the interior a sleek, updated look that would make any car enthusiast druel.   Add in a state-of-the-art touch-screen navigation, climate, center-stack and audio control center and this care will become your second home.  But don’t expect the new Converj anytime soon.  If (and it’s still an if) the car is approved for production, it won’t make its way to your Chicago Cadillac Dealer until at least 2014.  So for now you’ll just have to keep drooling at the pictures and the many promises of the Converj.  But a little hype isn’t such a bad thing.  Right?

You may remember the Converj concept Cadillac wowed everyone with earlier this year in Detroit. The XTS will incorporates some of the design elements of the Converj concept and will take the place of the DTS and STS sedans. A huge upgrade in style if you ask me.

The XTS will no doubt be a very powerful addition to the Cadillac family. And just as exciting is the ATS that will be joining the Cadillac clan around the same time. Like the XTS, the ATS incorporates some of those very aggressive Converj design cues with the overall design language of the CTS to make for a very congruent style.

I really can’t wait to see these production models hit the showrooms at Chicago Cadillac dealers. There isn’t any official word on pricing yet, but with the ATS set to compete with the BMW 3 series and like autos, I’ll guess that you can expect a starting price slightly lower than its direct competitors when it rolls onto lots. After my recent Cadillac CTS Chicago test drive, it seems clear to me that the ATS will fit nicely in luxury and price range just below the CTS, and the XTS will come in as a larger, decked-out sedan priced above the Cadillac flagship vehicle.

The best we know now is that the ATS and XTS will be coming to Chicago Cadillac dealers “soon” in GM’s words. When it does get to showrooms, you can bet I’ll be one of the first there to play with, um … test drive and review it. You can read a bit more about my Cadillac CTS Chicago test drive here.

Though it is not a sure thing yet, rumors should be confirmed by this coming January regarding this new hybrid. Either way, the new SRX crossover will be arriving in showrooms this August. If the hybrid model does come out, it will be sometime in 2011. It will boast impressive direct-injected V6 engines and optional AWD.

The Two-Mode hybrid system used in the Chicago Cadillac Escalade is planned to be used in the new SRX. The hybrid feature was originally expected to be put into the Saturn VUE but was ultimately decided to be given to the SRX. Chicago Cadillac dealers are expecting this new hybrid to achieve up to 18 mpg in the city and 25 mpg on the highway, which are very respectable numbers for a vehicle of its size and class.

And since Cadillac is known for their luxury and class it will also continue to have all of that good stuff as well. So just keep your fingers crossed (I will too, don’t worry) and hopefully we will see the SRX as a hybrid sooner rather than later in our Chicago Cadillac showrooms. Until then, the hybrid Cadillac Escalade is a great start to Cadillacs greener image.