/caption] Cadillac provided a special sneak preview of the next-generation Cadillac SRX Crossover, a 2010 model that will launch worldwide in the fall of 2009.The all-new Cadillac SRX is intended to bring a more dynamic alternative to the heart of the luxury crossover segment, featuring a fresh iteration of Cadillac’s signature design language. [...]

The last time we did this the American vanquished the mighty Bavarian with a brutal 1-2 combo of power and balance. Like the new challenger from Britain, the 2010 Jaguar XFR. Both were mentored by some of the best corner men in the business, Jaguar chief engineer Mike Cross and former GM Performance Division director and test ace, John Heinricy. Can Coventry’s battle cat take the belt away from our American hero? Badging aside, XFR upgrades amount to a front bumper with larger inlets, more deeply drawn rocker panels, quad exhaust pipes and the slightest of rear spoilers.

The luxury crossover might end up becoming a symbol of the ‘you-can-have-it-all’ era recently brought to a stunning conclusion by the collapse of Lehman Brothers. They’re vehicles that let you tower over most passenger cars on the road while giving you near-carlike ride and handling. They get fuel mileage that won’t embarrass you, but won’t give you anything to brag about, either. And their performance is good enough, at least, to rival many quotidian cars.