Archive for the 'CTS' category
Recaro seats now available in non-V CTS sedan
February 24, 2010 - 7:26 am
As you may have seen elsewhere online, pricing has been announced on the seat option we told you about over a month ago.
The Recaro sport seats, previously only available on the CTS-V, will now be an option on the non-V CTS sedan (and coupe when it goes into production in a few months).
The option will cost $2800 and provide a much sportier seating option than previously available to those of us without the means or need for supercharged, V-8 power.
Hennessey shows off CTS-V V700 upgrade
February 10, 2010 - 3:49 pmHennessey, maker of higher performing versions of just about any car of note, has just shown off the V700 package for the CTS-V.
Those of you familiar with Hennessey naming likely already know that this car is putting out at least 700hp (707 @ 6300 to be exact) with 701 lb*ft of twist.
With this much power, it should be no surprise that they are claiming 3.3 second 0-60 times with a top speed of 211 mph.
Note: Hennessey also offers V600, V650, and V800 packages for the CTS-V.
Below, you’ll find their video showing their take on the V doing its thing:
Source: Autoblog.com
Autoweek: GM planning hybrid ATS and CTS
February 8, 2010 - 2:58 pmAnalyst - Alpha platform to underpin ATS, next CTS, and…Camaro
February 4, 2010 - 5:20 pmJames Ricci, director of Grant Thornton LLP, an automotive industry analysis firm, in a presentation to the Automotive Press Association, has made the following claims about GM’s rear drive platform strategy…
The Alpha chassis, that was originally envisioned to be the basis of a Holden, Pontiac, and small Cadillac (ATS to you and me), has been either re-thought by GM or we had it wrong all along.
According to our analyst friend, GM has conceived of the Alpha platform as a very flexible architecture that will allow Cadillac to not only build the new ATS (in sedan, coupe, wagon, and convertible forms) but also the next CTS which will be larger than the current car to better go head-to-head with the 5-series/E-class/A6. Additionally, the next Chevy Camaro will move off of the Zeta chassis (which was a bit big for a pony-car in the first place, making the Camaro at least 300 lbs heavier than the Mustang) and onto Alpha as well.
This would mean the end of Sigma as well (currently under the, not long for this world, STS/SLS and the current CTS line).
This suggests, if true, that Alpha is much more sophisticated an architecture than originally thought and a good successor to Sigma. This certainly suggests that Cadillac is investing heavily in their future and will continue to be a force in the luxury class.
Troubling, though, is that the predicted dates for the CTS and ATS are, at least in this report, calendar years 2013 and 2014, respectively…significantly later than the previous predictions of an ATS debut in 2011 as a 2012 model.
We’ll be keeping our fingers crossed for the earlier dates.
Source: MotorTrend.com
Cadillac drops price of CTS Sport Wagon
January 28, 2010 - 7:00 pmIt appears that Cadillac has made an on-the-fly reduction in the starting price of the CTS Sport Wagon.
The grapevine says that the 40k+ starting price of the wagon was a difficult pill to swallow with the SRX starting in the mid-30’s.
So, Cadillac has dropped the price of the wagon to get it under 40k (now at 39090 with destination) – which should help boost sales with buyers that have a mental block about the 40k barrier.
