This is based off the Saturn Vue so it is almost exactly that size. And yes, it replaces the 9-7x which was a Trailblazer rebadge. So if you compare the TB and the VUE, this should be about the same size therefore it is an approriate 9-7x replacement. Tail lights are just signiture Caddy design, if they smooth them out it will be more like the VUE and it would just be boring. I like them

FAN: Don’t you mean, this is how Dodge should have made the Caliber look?

And do I see a small pair of fins on the back? Well-integrated fins? Excellent!

I think the BRX should supplement the SRX, not replace it. The SRX needs a CTS-style redesign to make it more competitive. I think there is room in Cadillac’s lineup for both crossovers.

Some of the other auto makers need to take notice, this is an example of properly executed platform sharing (except for the minor fender vent blunder). Hopefully this is a sign that GM has finally learned its lesson about how to do this without diluting the image of its brands. I don’t expect to see any more badge engineered Cobalt/G5 or Equinox/Torrent clone products in the future.

Is this built on the same platform as the new Saturn VUE? If you look at it it has the same lines on the window as the new Saturn VUE and the fender accent.

And the BRX…reminds me of the Cimmaron all over again…just a dressed up Vue. C’mon, GM, at LEAST use the CTS platform!

Note…. are those tail fins hmmmmmmmm????

That being said, I tire of a roofline that slopes from the zenith that is usually directly above the driver’s head, then proceeds to slope downward to give the rear a tapered look. Couple that with the C or D pillar (whichever is final on that style) has a sloped/thickening/hoff-kink and it just adds to ever diminishing rearward visibility. Given that teenage offspring can often supersede their parental-units’ height, it would seem to me that having a sloping roofline would diminish the second/third row’s headroom just when the situation might call for more headroom.

I recall the previous generation of Dodge Durango’s had a hump in the room to INCREASE 2nd/3rd row headroom. That actually makes SENSE to me. Especially in the third row, where the seats is often times located immediately above the rear axle, which in turns offers even more encroached seating room. They ‘hid’ this hump by integrating the roof-rack’s horizontal tracks onto the outwardly-facing sides of the hump.

But, then I am a much more utilitarian, sensible auto buyer. As a design purely from aesthetic judging, I like this concept a LOT. It progresses the Saturn Vue’s design into a more balanced look, again in my opinion.