Between split launch events (one for the standard coupe, another for the V coupe) and releasing the car early to dealers – Cadillac is doing a great job making this the ‘week of the CTS Coupe’.

Now we have first drive impressions of the V Coupe:

• Autoblog.com


• Automobile Magazine


• AutoWeek.com


• Jalopnik.com

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The folks over at Jalopnik have posted a shot of what appears to be a production-ready CTS-V Coupe casually parked in Oberlin, OH.

This may simply be an engineering car being driven about sans-camo since the car should be hitting dealers relatively soon.

If you can’t get enough CTS-V Coupe deliciousness, take a look at:

Source: Jalopnik.com

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Not much more here than a photo of the run by MT Editor Angus MacKenzie – leading into their coverage of Cadillac’s announcement of the non-V being sent to dealers…but do you really need another excuse to see a CTS-V Coupe doing its thing?

We didn’t think so.

Source: MotorTrend.com

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JD Power and Associates has released the results of their latest Initial Quality Survey (IQS).

The Escalade was ranked highest in the Large Premium SUV segment with the CTS ranking in the top 10 of all vehicles in the survey and third place in the Premium Entry Car segment.

Additionally, Cadillac’s Lansing Grand River assembly plant was the only US plant to be recognized by the manufacturing portion of the study. It received a Bronze Plant Quality award for the quality of the vehicles produced there. The Lansing plant builds the STS and the CTS family.

Congratulations to Cadillac for the recognition.

To place the results in context:

Scores are Problems Per 100 Vehicles (PP100):
Industry Average: 109
Cadillac: 111

Luxury brand scores:
Porsche: 83
Acura: 86
Mercedes: 87
Lexus: 88
Lincoln: 106
Infiniti: 107
Volvo: 109
Audi: 111
BMW: 113
Jaguar: 130
Land Rover: 170

Brands scoring better than Cadillac this year: 11
Brands scoring worse than Cadillac this year: 18

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Recently, news was flying that GM had, at Chairman Whitacre’s request, green-lit a program to get a Cadillac a true, rear-drive based, flagship to replace the upcoming XTS sedan and to put Cadillac toe-to-toe with Mercedes’ and BMW’s best.

GMInside News has posted what their sources have discovered, and that is that, like many things, this is more complex than the initial reports suggest.

In essence, GM’s product planning board has approved looking at options for a Cadillac flagship. It will be after GM’s IPO before the program is official approved.

Of many decisions that need to be made, what platform this car will be build from (in the running appear to be an offshoot of Zeta or perhaps a new platform in development referred to as Beta). Given that Cadillac has an entire product cycle with XTS as Cadillac’s biggest offering, there is some time to decide, approve, and get the product exactly right.

Ultimately, we are likely at least 5 years from a production model – so there will be lots of news, rumors, and conjecture in the coming years on this product.

So, stay tuned.

Source: GMI

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