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Cadillac wants to give up manual gearboxes
 As year pass you see less and less manual gearboxes; they just don't go with the future. The 2012 Cadillac CTS is one of the vehicles that left the past behind.The model has only a six-speed auto transmission and no manual gearbox. The carmaker decided that it shouldn't have one, not even as option. The 2012 CTS-V coupe, sedan and wagon were suppose to have manual gearboxes, but because of different rumors saying sales will decrease, the idea was forgotten. Some of the 2012 models that have as base model the CTS 3.0-liter sedan have as option the manual gearbox. The CTS 3.6-liter V6 has ...
Tags: cadillac, cts, cts-v, manual-gearbox
It is time for the CTS-V Coupe race car to get in a competition
 The 2011 Sports Car Club of American World Challenge season is close and Long Beach is where everything will happen with Cadillac Racing's presence. Last month the CTS-V Coupe race car was presented by Cadillac in St. Petersburg after 4 years of pause for the carmaker.The driver is Johnny O'Connel that it's with Cadillac Racing starting this year. He is sixth in the World Challenge GT Series and Andy Pilgrim, Cadillac's first World Challenge Driver's Championship in 2005, is eleventh. This means second for the company in the Manufacturer's point standings in the World Challenge GT Series.The Coupe race cars are based on the Coupe ...
Tags: cadillac, cts-v, coupe, race-car
2012 Cadillac SRX will have a new engine
 Starting this week you can purchase the E85 ethanol as the Cadillac team announced. The model has a 3.6-liter engine that produces 300 hp and 260 lb.-ft. of torque. The current engine delivers 265 hp and 223 lb.-ft. of torque. The pricing will be revealed closer to the official debut of the car. The idea is to increase power in front of the Lexus RX350.The SRX, according to Don Butler, vice president of Cadillac marketing, has a special design of a Cadillac and an engine that will make the SRX better than it was before at entering freeways from on-ramps and climbing hills. The model ...
Tags: cadillac-srx, engine
The new Cadillac CTS V Sport Wagon Black Diamond Edition a long name for a cool car
 This year at the Detroit Auto Show, General Motors has unveiled the Sport Wagon version of its Cadillac Black Diamond Edition CTS-V. As you may remember, we have previously presented you with the sedan version of this car, but today we're not going to talk about that because once more, Cadillac has succeeded in making us droll after one of its cars.Featuring the same SpectraFlair pigment (aka Black Diamond) as in the Sedan version, the Sport Wagon comes equipped with 19 inch Satin Graphite alloy rims that only help to highlight the big yellow Brembo brake calipers. Moreover, the Wagon has the same 556 hp ...
Tags: black-diamond, cts-v-black-diamond, cadillac-black-diamond, cadillac-cts-v-black-diamond, cadillac,
The new Cadillac CTS V is back in black
 You already know the 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe, a mighty car that once again opened Cadillac's path for world-class designs. You also know about the supercharged V8, 556 hp that gives life to this beast. You might even know about the brilliant interior of the new CTS V...But what you don't know and we are here to tell you, is that CTS V is back with a Black Edition, Black Diamond that is.Available in all the three iterations of this luxurious muscle car (sedan, coupe, wagon), the CTS V features a unique, proprietary Spectra Flair paint. A three layer paint job with aluminum flakes encapsulated ...
Tags: black-edition, cts-v, cadillac-cts-v, cadillac
2012 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 production was confirmed
 A U.S. Chevrolet dealers' meeting offered some leaking details concerning the upcoming Camaro Z28. It appears that the car model will be referred to as the "HP Edition" with its production planned to start on January 1st, 2012.If you were waiting for this beauty, you have to wait for one more year.Power will be provided by a 6.2-liter supercharged engine and will be fitted with a Magnetic Ride suspension and 285F/330R tires. Modest updates with brighter trim-work have been added to the interior, while the hood will receive a louver/slat design. Some speculations say that GM is thinking of using the 6.2-liter LSA V8 from ...
Tags: 2012-chevy-camaro, camaro-z28, chevy-z28, chevrolet-camaro-z28, camaro-z28, new-z28, 2012-z28, Chev
Cadillac is considering seven new models
 Recently, in the car enthusiasts' world GM has focused its attention on revamping Cadillac's lineup. What we know so far is the fact that the American luxury brand is considering launching seven new vehicles, but as usual, more specific details are not provided for the time being. Inside sources informed us about Cadillac’s plans of revealing a city car, a large crossover, a small crossover and a flagship model meant to become a strong competitor for the BMW 7-Series and Mercedes S-Class. A clear date when we get to see these babies out on the street has not been revealed yet and Cadillac is currently ...
Tags: cadillac-ats, cadillac-xts, cadillac-flagship, cadillac-city-car, cadillac-ulc
GM brings Cadillac back to racing
 Three years after GM put a stop to Cadillac’s racing ambitions, the luxury carmaker is decided to make its comeback with an official announcement about their return to racing in 2011 with the CTS-V Coupe, scheduled to enter the Sports Car Club of America World Challenge competition. Don Butler, the vice president for Cadillac marketing stated to the press that the return to racing proved to be a great way to demonstrate the capability and the performance of the CTS-V Coupe, thus marking Cadillac’s return to s series where it was a competitor from 2004 to 2007, taking the Manufacturer’s Championship in 2005 and 2007 ...
Tags: cadillac-racing-cars, gm-cadillac, gm-racing, gm-cadillac-racing-cars, cadillac-scca, gm-scca-champ
The Top Halo Cars of Showrooms
 The most successful, fastest, biggest, newest cars... the top of the automaker's lineup -- they are the halo cars and in this article we are going to introduce nine models, all available in showrooms throughout the country.Audi R8Combining the dynamics with bold styling, Audi has created a vehicle so popular, most of the automaker's commercials feature it and it has been kept fresh by the continuous coming of new, better models, like the recent R8 GT.Cadillac CTS CoupeThe CTS-V trim is sure to get any driver of this beauty noticed. Having won Motor Trend's Car of the Year Award in 2008 for the CTS sedan, ...
Tags: audi-r8, german-technology, cadillac-cts-coupe, hyunday-equus, japanese-technology, lexus-lfa, tmc,
Mercury roll into the past with build of final grand Marquis
 A Grand Marquis, the previous Mercury rolled off the line of production on Tuesday in the assembly plant of Ford Motor Co.’s in Ontario and St. Thomas, marking the end officially of one more Detroit brand. As a part of a fleet order the sedan will certainly be shipped, said by the representative of the Ford Motors. The higher management of the Ford Motors has decided to eliminate Mercury for focusing on two major brands, Lincoln and Ford.Owing to the snowstorms the shipments to the plant was delayed; the management has decided to push the production of the final Grand Marquis into the next year. ...
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- september 2008
Cadillac BLS
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 228 km/h- september 2008
Cadillac BLS Wagon
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 250 km/h- september 2008
Cadillac CTS
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 230 km/h- september 2008
Cadillac SRX
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 222 km/h- september 2008
Cadillac STS
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 235 km/h- september 2008
Cadillac XLR
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 250 km/h- february 2007
Cadillac Eldorado
3-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 175 km/h- february 2007
Cadillac Escalade
3-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 175 km/h- february 2007
Cadillac Seville
3-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 195 km/h
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