Archive for the 'STS / SLS' category
Today’s news about future Cadillac product
July 30, 2007 - 9:25 amAutomotive News has managed to get a lot of auto blogs buzzing about the future of Cadillac.
They are repeating what has been said for a while that a new small, rear-drive sedan is on the way, a small SUV is coming too (BRX), that the SRX is likely to be dropped, the DTS/STS are going to be merged.
However, they really botch their projected new lineup by saying the STS/DTS replacement will compete against the 5-series. This doesn’t make a lick of sense since rumors up to this point all point to the CTS moving up-market, the alpha-based BLS taking the CTS’ place as the 3-series competitor, and the STS/DTS replacement going after the BMW 7-series/Mercedes S-Class.
At this point, I think the only real question is if the SRX will get a more SUV-esque replacement with the CTS wagon taking the car-like, mid-sized utility segment or if the SRX will just go away altogether.
We should start to get some more concrete news out of Cadillac in the next year or so (since the rumored product should debut as 2010-2012 model year.
NHTSA investigation of STS and CTS differential failures
July 26, 2007 - 2:21 pmCTS makes Forbes list of low-cost luxury cars
July 6, 2007 - 8:31 am
As much as I loathe posting about any Forbes list (they seem to put out multiple lists every day, just for the publicity)...this one has at least a slight Cadillac angle…
They are running a story about the wide range of ‘affordable’ luxury models available.
One interesting angle is how the CTS is one of a select few on the list that don’t share a platform with a lesser model from another brand. This makes the CTS one of the few ‘true luxury’ models on the list.
As you know, the CTS is based on a unique platform (Sigma) that Cadillac and Cadillac alone uses for models as diverse as the CTS, STS, and SRX.
The only other models on the list that share this distinction (not sharing their innards with more mass-market cars) are:
BMW 3-series
Infiniti G37
Lexus IS
Mercedes C-class
A nice group to be part of, I think.
The ones that do share their roots with ‘lesser’ cars on the Forbes list are:
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Lutz speaks - Sixteen-based production car is off for good
July 6, 2007 - 8:13 amIn a blog post over at GM’s official Fastlane blog, Bob Lutz has confirmed that pending CAFE (the law of the land for new vehicle fuel economy) has officially killed chances of a near-term uber-Cadillac sedan like the Sixteen concept.
This (as well as consumer demand for higher fuel efficiency) is also a reason behind the recent decision by Cadillac to consider offering a hybrid version of most of their cars and trucks.
I’m sure Cadillac will consider a return to a Sixteen-level car if the Lexus LS600 hybrid flagship sedan is successful. However, they may build it at a slightly lower price point on their upcoming 7-series/S-class competitor that will replace the STS and DTS.
See the video of Lutz talking about concept cars of the past few years and what they plan to do about each at:
GM Fastlane Blog: Bob Lutz Answers FastLane Questions
