That’s because it's a dead ringer for Cadillac’s Provoq fuel cell concept. And with that cliff-faced front end, stacked headlamps, generous helpings of chrome and heavily creased flanks, it’s unmistakably a Cadillac. It arrives next summer to replace the current SRX – and given the lacklustre appeal of that leviathan, it frankly couldn't arrive sooner.

With seating for five, it certainly far more compact than the outgoing seven-seat SRX – good news with the current costs of fuel – and its thought to share the same chassis architecture as the Saab 9-4X, complete with full time four-wheel drive and a front strut and multi-link rear suspension heavily retuned for European tastes. It will share engines with the CTS family, which again means a long wait - and presumably minute sales in Europe – until decent diesel power arrives.