The Detroit News is running this spy shot of a production ready CTS-V Coupe undergoing testing.

Note the mesh grill, V-series bulging hood, and big wheels/tires.

Expect the CTS-V Coupe to debut mid-year 2010 alongside the CTS Coupe.

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In a chat session on the GM Fastlane blog, Bob Lutz fielded some questions about the future direction of the ‘new’ GM.

Of interest to Cadillac fans are:

Confirmation the upcoming CTS coupe will get the V treatment.

A CTS-V sportwagon is not likely, but would be easy to do.

Cadillac will stay focused on competing with the German luxury brands leaving Buick to compete with Lexus (this suggests that reports of front-drive Cadillacs may be overstated)

The Converj was mentioned as one potential application of the Voltech powertrain in other products…so this could be a very likely product.

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Rumor has it that GM has decided to cease production of the XLR and XLR-V roadsters this spring. This is the latest in a series of cost-cutting measures.

The XLR has never been a great seller, though it did bring Cadillac’s new Art & Science design theme, first shown on the Evoq concept, to production form. It and it’s supercharged, V sibling both served as halos for the Cadillac brand.

We would have loved to see what a second generation XLR would have been like – though with the recent delay of the C7 Corvette on which the XLR is based, it would have been several years of potentially ever decreasing sales.

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Well, the King Kong of sedans is almost here.

Production of the 2009 CTS-V sedan starts this month with the first cars expected in dealer hands at the beginning of November (at a starting price in the US of $5 shy of $60,000).

Hmmm…now where is that winning lottery ticket.

Read on for the official press release from Cadillac:

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If you follow the great automotive TV show from the BBC, Top Gear, then you know Jeremy Clarkson.

You also know that he has rarely, if ever, had a good word about any car from this side of the pond. Which is what makes this so unusual…

He actually wrote quite a nice review of the new CTS-V, noting it as superior to the BMW M5 and to Mercedes’ AMG products…saying that “you’d be mad to buy anything else”.

All I can say is – ‘wow.’

Read on for what he has to say:

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The good guys over at Jalopnik have decided to give us all a taste of what to expect when the CTS-V Coupe goes on the market (expected to happen at the same time the standard coupe goes on sale in early summer 2009).

Check out their handy photoshop work at the link below:

Jalopnik.com: Cadillac CTS-V Coupe: What To Expect From The Up-Powered Caddy Two-Door

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Some magazines and other media outlets have had a chance to take the new CTS-V for a spin.

Here are links to their reviews for your reading pleasure.

Come on, Cadillac. the Caddy Edge needs some CTS-V love.

The Car Connection: 2009 Cadillac CTS-V: First Drive

The Car Connection: 2009 Cadillac CTS-V: What’s Inside Counts

Popular Mechanics: 2009 Cadillac CTS-V Test Drive: Hiding Weight With 556 Horses, Is This the Finest Caddy Ever?

Jalopnik.com: 2009 Cadillac CTS-V: First Drive

Edmunds’ Inside Line: Full Test: 2009 Cadillac CTS-V

Enjoy.

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