Wednesday, 23 November 2011
CADILLAC READYING SRX-BASED PLUG-IN HYBRID
CADILLAC READYING SRX-BASED PLUG-IN HYBRID
Fresh on the heels of General Motors’ release of the Volt range-extended hybrid, a new report suggests that the automaker is looking to continue its range of hybrid-based offerings by creating a plug-in variant of the SRX crossover. Hit read more for details.
The report is based on knowledge shared by two sources regarding the development of the plug-in hybrid with Reuters, suggesting that the vehicle is intended to help stretch development costs of the Volt across more vehicles.
One of the sources told the news outlet that some of technology used in the Volt would carry over to the SRX-based plug-in hybrid, thus helping to reduce the cost of development on a per vehicle basis through improved economies of scale. The second source says that the CUV would utilize technology that had previously been explored with Buick and Saturn prototypes before being abandoned in 2009.
When contacted by Reuters for questioning, Cadillac spokesman Nick Twork declined to comment, citing the inability to discuss product development for competitive reasons.
Should GM bring this vehicle to market, it would give the automaker a unique offering that would compete with the RX hybrid by Lexus.
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