Archive for January, 2008
Video walk-around of the Provoq concept
January 31, 2008 - 1:40 pmProvoq’s designer talks about the technology of E-Flex
January 31, 2008 - 10:32 amC7 Corvette on hold. What does this mean for the XLR?
January 26, 2008 - 6:21 pm
This week, word leaked out that the program to design the next Chevrolet Corvette had been put on hold due to uncertainty around how GM will meet the upcoming 2020 Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) requirements.
The most likely result is a smaller/lighter Corvette (possibly based on the smaller Kappa platform used by the Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky). This would allow the use of a smaller V-8 than the Corvette’s current 6.2l pushrod small-block to get similar performance all with better fuel economy.
Our expectation is this would result in a slightly expanded 2nd generation Kappa chassis for both the Corvette and XLR in order to separate the models from the smaller Kappa models and allow for the larger interiors that buyers of both expect. Expect a smaller V-8 for the Corvette with the XLR getting a high-tech V-6 based on the 304hp mill from the CTS/STS – perhaps with forced induction.
Stay tuned.
Escalade takes Polk Award
January 24, 2008 - 5:17 pmCadillac may donate platform to Alpha Romeo
January 24, 2008 - 4:23 pmProvoq confirmed as SRX replacement
January 23, 2008 - 10:01 am
As if we didn’t suspect this already – Automotive News is reporting an interview with Cadillac head Jim Taylor that the Provoq will see production (in gas powered form, of course) in 2009 as the spiritual successor to the SRX.
Sales goals for the new crossover (based on GM’s ‘premium Theta’ platform) are 60-70k units per year. This compares to the 20k units the SRX sells per year.
For those who liked the SRX’s sporty bent and wouldn’t be caught dead in one of these ‘crossover/SUV-ish’ things…Cadillac will have your number with the CTS sport wagon that should hit the market about the same time as the CTS coupe (i.e. 2010 model year).
Source – Automotive News via eGMCarTech
