Archive for June, 2007
2008 CTS spotted in ‘the wild’
June 26, 2007 - 1:35 pm
The folks over a Jalopnik have spotted a 2008 CTS parked on the side of a Detroit area street.
Expect the new CTS to go on sale to the general public starting late this summer/early this fall. Additional variants (the as yet unannounced coupe and the CTS-V, for example) should show up in a year or so.
They have posted an entire image gallery of the car they saw over at:
Jalopnik: CTSpotting – 2008 Cadillac CTS Spotted In Royal Oak, MI
USA Today recognizes CTS as one of vehicles with ‘most impact’ in the last 25 years
June 25, 2007 - 8:32 am
USA Today is celebrating their 25 anniversary with a list of the 25 cars that had the most impact over the last quarter century.
Of note to us Cadillac fans is #20 – the 2003 CTS.
See the entire list over at:
Winding Road: USA Today Picks Top 25 Vehicles ‘With Impact’ Over Last 25 Years
Inside the design of the CTS
June 21, 2007 - 12:33 pmCar and Driver has a little article about the trouble GM went through to get the design of the CTS just right.
Apparently, they made several of the design studios compete for the honor of their design being the one used for the CTS. Once the best work from each studio was picked – they created life-sized clay models of each studio’s idea and put them head to head where the current design was picked.
If only they had pictures of the 4 losing designs…that would be interesting to see.
Car and Driver: 2008 Cadillac CTS
More CTS-V speculation
June 15, 2007 - 9:13 pmOver the course of the last week or so, we’ve heard some pretty wild things about the engine powering the next CTS-V.
It all started when Motor Trend published in their latest issue that a version of the upcoming Corvette SS’ supercharged V-8 would find a home in detuned form under the V’s bulging hood. The breathtaking tidbit was a claim that the V would pack approximately 600hp!
Not long afterward, inside sources came out of the woodwork refuting this story. They reiterate that the V’s powerplant will be over 500hp, but not a version of the Vette SS’ new engine.
Rumors vary from claims that the engine will be taken directly from the Z06 (a 505hp 7.0l smallblock) through claims that it will be a unique supercharged version of the standard 6.2l V-8 from the 2008 Corvette.
So, no mater what the ultimate powerplant source is…it is sure to be one hell of a screamer.
Expect the V-series CTS to make its debut early in 2008 and go on sale in a little over a year as a 2009 model.
Read the post at Autoblog.com that features this spy shot of the engine bay of the next CTS-V (though the picture reveals no real details).
Autoblog.com: Spy Shot – Cadillac CTS-V Engine Bay
DTS Wins AutoPacific 2007 Vehicle Satisfaction Award
June 11, 2007 - 10:26 am
Last night, AutoPacific announced the winner of their Vehicle Satisfaction Award for Large Luxury Car.
The 2007 winner is none other than the DTS.
AutoPacific president George Peterson:
It takes an especially satisfying vehicle to win the AutoPacific Vehicle Satisfaction Awards outright – top car and rated higher than the top truck. The Cadillac DTS – Cadillac’s Large Luxury Car – achieved that honor for the 2007 model year. Owners particularly liked the Cadillac DTS for its package (Size, Roominess, Ease of Entry/Exit, Visibility), Exterior and Interior Style, Ride, Power/Acceleration, Innovative Technology and Warranty Coverage. This is part of the Cadillac renaissance.
Check the release out at:
AutoPacific.com: Cadillac DTS Top Rated Vehicle in AutoPacific 2007 Vehicle Satisfaction Awards
