Quick Facts: SRX Crossover will launch worldwide in mid-2009. Will debut at major global auto shows later this year. Designed to accommodate five passengers and ample cargo. The SRX was first released in 2004.

Cadillac provided a sneak preview of the next-generation SRX Crossover, a 2010 model that will launch worldwide in mid-2009.

The all-new SRX is intended to bring a more dynamic alternative to the luxury crossover segment, Cadillac said in a news release announcing the launch. The SRX was first released in 2004.

"The next-generation SRX is the result of the continued exploration and refining of Cadillac design language, with the goal of creating dramatic presence in the luxury crossover space," said Clay Dean, Cadillac's design director.

The all-new SRX debuts at major global auto shows later this year, when complete details of the car will be released. When it was launched in 2004, the SRX Crossover was seen as a key component of Cadillac's ongoing product renaissance and global expansion.

The new production model is being designed to accommodate five passengers and ample cargo.

"The next-generation SRX, along with the new CTS Sport Wagon, showcases Cadillac taking its dramatic design into new directions, particularly cars and crossovers that are the right size at the right time for today?s luxury consumers," said Jim Taylor, Cadillac's general manager.