With rising gas prices and increases in CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) standards set to take effect in the coming decade, the future of Cadillac’s products is in doubt.

Rumors are swirling that the STS/DTS replacement (both cars were to be replaced with a single uber-model to compete against BMW’s 7-series and Mercedes S-Class), expected to be built on a premium version of GM’s new Zeta rear-drive chassis, has been canceled. The next Escalade is up in the air. Smaller products are being considered that might never have been before.

This casts doubt onto the direction Cadillac might take in the future. Will they continue on their quest to go toe-to-toe with the luxury industry heavyweights model for model (and with the new regulatory climate, what does that mean)? Will they dial back their ambition and compete with the second tier of the luxury market? Will they find their own, distinctive, path?

Let’s take a look at what will and might happen at Cadillac in the near future:

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Categories: News, Commentary, BLS, CTS, STS / SLS, SRX, DTS, XLR, Escalade, V-Series, Rumored Models
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This didn’t take long…

Just as Cadillac is expected to release a V-Series version of the CTS Coupe, possibly at the same time as the standard car’s launch…we are now hearing that the new Sport Wagon will likely get the same treatment.

While fire-breathing wagons are, at best, a rarity on US roads. Europeans are familiar with wagon versions of the hottest sedans such as the BMW M5 and Audi RS6.

Sounds like fun to us.

Automotive News (via LeftLane News)

Categories: News, CTS, V-Series, Rumored Models
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John Heinricy broke the production sedan lap record earlier this year in the new CTS-V (and an automatic, if you can believe it).

Here you can see him discuss his record breaking lap:

Enjoy.

Categories: News, CTS, V-Series, Video
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Cadillac put hours of racetrack testing on the CTS-V, including the 24 hours of endurance testing at their Milford, Michigan Proving Grounds.

Check out this cool video of the testing regimen as well as a nice burnout at the end.

Enjoy:

Categories: News, CTS, V-Series, Video
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AutoBlog.com has posted this cool video of the CTS-V doing yet another thing it does well…burn up a set of rear tires.

Enjoy:

Categories: News, CTS, V-Series, Video
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