With the introduction of the Cadillac Provoq Concept at CES last week, we believe the design of Cadillac's upcoming little CUV is quite out of the bag. Compare these spy shots of what is believed to be a Cadillac BRX prototype to our shots of the Provoq Concept from this week's Detroit Auto Show. Pretty similar, right? This leads us to the conclusion that the Provoq Concept essentially is the BRX.
While the Provoq is technically an E-Flex concept that uses a series hybrid drivetrain in conjunction with a hydrogen fuel cell, the production version would most likely share engines with its Theta platform-mate, the Saturn Vue use the direct-inject version of GM's 3.6L V6 with over 300 hp, though that could be wishful thinking on our part. Otherwise, expect the non-direct-inject version of the same engine to be offered, and possibly mild and two-mode hybrid versions down the road.
Spy photographers from KGP attempt to justify their guess that this vehicle is indeed the Cadillac BRX by pointing out its seven-spoke wheels, the downward-sloping character line on the side, the outline of vertical taillamps out back, chrome trim around the side windows, etc. (you can read their report after the jump), but we think it's fairly obvious.
