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Cadillac CTS-V Coupe to debut at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show

Posted: Nov 20, 2009

Filed under: Auto Shows, Cadillac, GM

The Cadillac CTS Coupe is going to be released in May 2010 as a 2011 model year and will share all of its engine choices with the CTS and the CTS-V sedan. Bob Lutz confirmed back in July that General Motors was indeed going to offer a CTS-V Coupe, which we just learned will make [...]

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BREAKING: Bob Lutz confirms Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon

Posted: Nov 16, 2009

Filed under: Breaking, Cadillac, GM

Earlier in July, Bob Lutz confirmed that the Cadillac CTS-V Coupe is on the way with a possibility of a CTS-V Sport Wagon. It was later confirmed by an ‘inside source’ that CTS-V lineup will be extended to the Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon. Today, CARandDRIVER is reporting that Bob Lutz has confirmed a production CTS-V [...]

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Biden’s Chevrolet Suburban and limousine hit and kill pedestrian

Posted: Nov 12, 2009

Filed under: Cadillac, Chevrolet, GM, Industry News

An armored Chevrolet Suburban and a limousine belonging to Vice President Biden’s fleet, hit and killed a pedestrian just over the D.C. border in Maryland. The two vehicles were on their way to Andrews Air Force Base to a secure storage location when the incident took place.
According to the Washington Post, the man was crossing [...]

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BREAKING: GM decides to put Cadillac Converj into production

Posted: Nov 09, 2009

Filed under: Breaking, Cadillac, GM, Hybrids, Green News, Industry News

According to a report by The Detroit News, General Motors Company has decided to put the Cadillac Converj plug-in hybrid into production. Sources told the publication that the production Converj was included in a presentation made to GM’s board of directors on November 2. A date for its debut has not been set.
A Cadillac spokesman [...]

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Cadillac CTS-V Challenge Update: First batch of results coming in…

Posted: Oct 29, 2009

Filed under: Cadillac, GM, Videos

Here are the lap results from the Cadillac CTS-V Challenge at Monticello Motor Club Track so far:
1. John Heinricy – Cadillac CTS-V: 2:46:560
2. Aaron Link – Cadillac CTS-V: 2:48:902
3. Brian Redman – Cadillac CTS-V: 2:49:596
4. Michael Cooper – BMW M3: 2:50:424
5. Jack Baruth – Cadillac CTS-V (TTAC): 2:51:153
6. Lawrence Ulrich – Cadillac CTS-V: 2:53:157
7. Bob Lutz – Cadillac [...]

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Cadillac CTS-V Challenge Update: Inside the Monticello Motor Club Track

Posted: Oct 29, 2009

Filed under: Cadillac, GM, Videos

The Cadillac CTS-V Challenge is going on right now and for those of you really interested in seeing if Bob Lutz can beat the competition in his Cadillac CTS-V, we’ll be providing updates as fast as we get them throughout the day.
General Motors has just released a short 2:00 minute video showing us the Monticello Motor [...]

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Jaguar XFR pulls out of race against Cadillac CTS-V, Lutz responds

Posted: Oct 28, 2009

Filed under: Cadillac, GM

The Cadillac CTS-V Challenge will be held tomorrow at the Monticello Motor Club in New York and Jaguar has backed out of sending its Jaguar XFR to the race. One of the 5 winners (out 120 applicants) to race Bob Lutz tomorrow at Monticello was Wes Siler of Jalopnik.com in an XFR provided by Jaguar.
However, [...]

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Cadillac CTS-V Challenge schedule and format released

Posted: Oct 26, 2009

Filed under: Cadillac, GM

Yesterday, we told you about the winners that will compete with Bob Lutz and his Cadillac CTS-V at the Monticello Motor Club in New York later this week. Most of us won’t be attending the event, however it’s still pretty interesting to see what the schedule will look during the day.
Each competitor will get to [...]

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Cadillac CTS-V Challenge winners chosen, will race Lutz on Oct. 29

Posted: Oct 25, 2009

Filed under: Cadillac, GM

In just four days, Bob Lutz will race a Cadillac CTS-V against other qualifying high-performance sedans. It all started when Lutz challenged the media on a conference call to find a “stock production sedan on the planet that could outperform the CTS-V on the track.”
After 120 applications, GM has picked five races to participate in [...]

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Video: Bob Lutz prepares for the Cadillac CTS-V Challenge

Posted: Oct 22, 2009

Filed under: Cadillac, GM, Videos

General Motors Company’s Vice Chairman Bob Lutz is out preparing for the upcoming Cadillac V-Series Challenge where he will race qualifying racers (and comparable vehicles) in a Cadillac CTS-V at the Monticello Motor Club on October 29. GM has just released a video showing Lutz practicing for the big day.
The event has drawn 120 applications, out of [...]