GM announced earlier this morning that it is key vehicle launch for 2009 and 2010 are on track. While eight brands may have sounded like a good idea at one time, GM will now focus on four core brands including Chevrolet, Cadillac, GMC and Buick.

Those four brands will be responsible for the launch of eight new models starting this summer and through the end of 2010. If somewhere in your heart you still have love for GM products (and we’re not ashamed to say that we do), we’re wondering which of the new eight model you’re looking forward to the most.

The list includes the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro, 2010 Buick LaCrosse, 2010 Cadillac SRX, 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon, 2010 Chevrolet Equinox, 2011 Chevrolet Cruze, 2011 Chevrolet Volt and the 2010 GMC Terrain.

Have your say by casting your vote in the poll below.

Follow the jump to see the high-res image gallery of each model.

2010 Buick LaCrosse:

2010 Chevrolet Camaro:

2010 Chevrolet Cruze:

2010 Chevrolet Equinox:

2010 Chevrolet Volt:

2010 Cadillac SRX:

2010 Cadillac Sport Wagon:

2010 GMC Terrain:

- By: Kap Shah

In all of the statements released today by General Motors, the now bankrupt automaker said that its new products and technologies are on track. It said that that the New GM will continue with key vehicle launches in 2009 and 2010 including the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro, 2010 Buick LaCrosse, 2010 Cadillac SRX and CTS Sport Wagon, the 2010 Chevrolet Equinox, Cruze and Volt along with the 2010 GMC Terrain.

“Our products are our future, and our lineup of new cars and crossovers are a great foundation for success,” said CEO Fritz Henderson. “The New GM is here to stay, and our brands position us to compete well in profitable segments with vehicles that are second-to-none.”

GM said that it will launch the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid by the end of 2010 and expects to have 14 hybrid models in production by 2012. It said that 65 percent of its vehicles will be alternative-fuel capable by 2014.

“The New GM will become a long-term global leader in the development of fuel-efficient and advanced-technology vehicles,” said Henderson. “In doing so, the New GM will contribute to the development of advanced engineering and manufacturing capabilities in the United States, which are critical to the future of the U.S. economy.”

- By: Kap Shah

As GM heads towards an inevitable bankruptcy by the end of the month, it announced today that Cadillac will see two important launches later this summer. Production of the new 2010 Cadillac SRX and the CTS Sport Wagon will start this summer.

Pricing for the 2010 Cadillac SRX will start at $34,155. The 2010 SRX will be offered with two engine choices including GM’s new 3.0L V6 direct-injection unit making 260-hp with a peak torque of 221 lb-ft. The range-topper will be powered by a 2.8L turbocharged V6 making 300-hp and 295 lb-ft of torque. Fuel-economy is estimated to come in the mid-20s on the highway.

The 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon will be offered with a 263-hp 3.6L VVT or a 304-hp 3.6L V6. Highway fuel economy is estimated to reach 28 mpg. Pricing for the 2010 CTS Sport Wagon will be announced at a later date.

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Press Release:

Cadillac Launches Two New Vehicles This Summer

* All-new SRX Crossover starts at $34,155
* CTS Sport Wagon strengthens CTS model lineup

DETROIT – Cadillac’s model lineup expands with two dramatically-designed new luxury vehicles that also bring new dimensions of versatility and efficiency to the marketplace. Cadillac announced today that the 2010 SRX Crossover, scheduled to begin production this summer, will be priced aggressively starting at $34,155.

Later this summer, the acclaimed CTS family will expand again with the arrival of the CTS Sport Wagon. Together with the all-new SRX, these two dynamic new Cadillac models are in sync with the changing priorities of today’s luxury consumers.

“In a tough market the new SRX and CTS Sport Wagon are the right products at the right time, says Steve Shannon,” executive director of marketing for Cadillac. “They offer new dimensions of versatility and fuel efficiency, along with Cadillac’s signature design and technical features.”

The all-new SRX launches into the strong luxury crossover vehicle segment, a category that now accounts for nearly one-fourth of all luxury vehicles sold in the U.S. market. The SRX features new downsized and fuel efficient engines in a completely redesigned vehicle that delivers a dynamic alternative in terms of visual appeal and driving character.

“We believe the Cadillac SRX offers emotional appeal to a segment previously devoid of much of that,” says Shannon. “At the same time, it also has very practical new features such as advanced All-Wheel-Drive, and an efficient standard 3.0-liter Direct Injection V6 engine. And with an entry price of $34,155 the new SRX presents an attractive offer to consumers, while taking on the traditional segment leader aggressively.”

The new CTS Sport Wagon offers the same design and technical features of Cadillac’s centerpiece model, the CTS sport sedan – but in a wagon body style that effectively doubles the car’s cargo space. The new Sport Wagon includes the same 3.0-liter Direct Injection engine that serves as the standard engine in the new SRX. In the Sport Wagon, highway fuel economy is estimated to reach 28 mpg.

Both the new SRX and CTS Sport Wagon will be presented in a special video webcast from one of Cadillac’s design studios. Visit www.cadillacstudiolive.com for an inside look at the highlights of both new models.

- By: Omar Rana

Over the weekend GM unveiled the details on the new 2010 Cadillac SRX. Now GM has released two videos of the 2010 SRX – one video shows some driving footage while the other shows executives giving viewer a closer look at Cadillac’s recent compact crossover.

The 2010 Cadillac SRX will be offered with a choice of two V6 engines including a 260-hp 3.0L V6 and a 300-hp 2.8L V6 turbocharged. GM has yet to release any official fuel-economy figures but says that the new SRX should offer in mid-20s on the highway.

We’ll see the 2010 Cadillac SRX next week at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. Sales will start in mid-2009.

Follow the jump for the videos.

2010 Cadillac SRX:

2010 Cadillac SRX Unveiled:

2010 Cadillac SRX in Action:

2010 Cadillac SRX:

• •  2010 Cadillac SRX gets new design, more efficiency and high-technology.
• •  3.0L V6 direct injection and 2.8L V6 turbocharged.
• •  Key competitors: Lexus RX, Acura MDX, BWW X3 and X5.
• •  Hits dealerships in mid-2009.

Joining the 2010 Chevrolet Equinox at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show will be another 5-passenger/5-door crossover – the 2010 Cadillac SRX. The 2010 SRX design stays true to the Cadillac Provoq concept that we saw at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show last year.

The 2010 Cadillac SRX will be offered with a choice of two V6 engines. The entry-level 3.0L V6 direct-injection will make a total of 260-hp and 221 lb-ft of torque. The range-topper 2.8L V6 turbocharged V6 makes 300-hp and 295 lb-ft of torque. Both engines will be mated to a 6-speed automatic transmission. No official fuel-economy figures have been released as of yet but GM says that the 2010 SRX should offer mid-20s on the highway.

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2010 Cadillac SRX:

All-wheel-drive will be available as an option and includes an advanced electronic limited-slip differential (eLSD) that distributes torque as needed from side to side along the rear axle, as well as from the front to rear axle.

Other things you need to know: The 2010 Cadillac SRX can tow up to 3,500 pounds; comes with 18-inch wheels as standard with 20-inch wheels offered as an option; features a “pop-up” navigation screen with 3D imaging; adaptive headlamps that sync with vehicle steering; power liftgate with adjustable height setting; integrated hard disc drive for audio storage along with a dual-screen system for rear entertainment; Bluetooth; and OnStar’s turn-by-turn navigation service for buyers who do not select the car’s navigation system option.

Production for the 2010 Cadillac SRX will begin in summer of 2009 with sales to start shortly after.

2010 Cadillac SRX:

GM has released only three images of the new 2010 Cadillac SRX which it will show at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show next month. However, today GM released a video of the 2010 Cadillac SRX going wild in the snow.

We’ll get more details in Detroit next month but we know so far that the 2010 SRX will be offered with the same direct-injected engine options as the 2010 Chevrolet Equinox including a 182-hp 2.4 4-cylinder and a 255-hp 3.0L V6.

Sales of the 2010 Cadillac SRX will begin in mid-2009.

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GM announced today that the 2010 Chevrolet Equinox crossover will hit the streets next summer with an all-new engine lineup that will help consumers save both fuel and money. GM said that its 2009 domestic car and light truck lineup will save 700 million gallons of fuel over vehicle life when compared to its 2008 fleet.

The 2010 Equinox will be offered with two new direct-injected engines – a 2.4L 4-cylinder and a 255-hp 3.0L V6. The 2.4L 4-cylinder engine makes a total of 180-hp with a maximum torque of 172 lb-ft. GM says that the engine will help the 2010 Equinox average an estimated 30 mpg in highway driving, putting the new SUV at the top of its segment. The General says that consumers who drive 15,000 miles per year will save 134 gallons of fuel or about $270 to $400 annually when assuming gas prices of $2 or $3 per gallon.

The same direct-injected engines will also be offered in the new 2010 Cadillac SRX crossover and the 2010 Buick LaCrosse sedan which will both make their world debuts alongside the new Equinox next month at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show.

GM isn’t stopping there. The automaker said that for its 2010 model year lineup, GM will be offering more direct-injected models in North America than any other manufacturer with a total of 18 direct-injection models. Globally, GM will have 38 eight direct-injected engines in 38 vehicles.

All GM needs to do now is get all this information to the consumers interested in buying fuel-efficient vehicles and market the hell out of them.

Click through for more details from GM’s press release.

2010 Cadillac SRX:

GM’s fuel-saving lineup

GM’s direct injection push is part of a larger effort to implement multiple fuel-saving technologies across its 2009 portfolio. The all-new 2009 Chevy Traverse crossover, for example, enjoys best-in-class highway fuel economy (24 mpg for FWD models) of any eight-passenger SUV, thanks in part to its 3.6L direct injected V-6 engine with variable valve timing. In 2009, GM expects to sell 500,000 vehicles with gasoline direct injection. Here are additional fuel-saving facts about GM vehicles:

- Twenty models in GM’s 2009 lineup deliver EPA-rated highway fuel economy of 30 mpg or more – more than any other automaker. GM’s non-hybrid models rank first in highway fuel economy in both the midsize sedan and subcompact segments. (Chevrolet Malibu, Saturn Aura with 33 highway mpg; and Chevrolet Colbalt XFE and Pontiac G5 XFE at 37 highway mpg.)
- GM’s 2009 domestic car and light truck lineups will use 700 million fewer gallons of fuel than the 2008 lineup, during the life of the vehicles, saving $1.4 to $2.1 billion in fuel costs, assuming gas prices of $2 to $3 per gallon. It’s estimated that GM’s 2010 lineup will add another 1.1 billion gallons of fuel savings and $2.2 to $3.3 billion, relative to the 2008 lineup.
GM’s advanced engine technologies are already saving fuel today in vehicles on the road or expected to be sold in 2009. They include:

- More than 3.7 million vehicles with variable valve timing (VVT)
- 700,000 vehicles with direct injection
- 600,000 vehicles with Active Fuel Management cylinder deactivation technology, which automatically lets the engine run on half of its cylinders when full power is not needed
- 200,000 vehicles with turbocharged gas engines
- 42,000 vehicles with both direct injection and turbocharging
- More than 2 million vehicles with fuel-saving six-speed transmissions

2.4L DI details
The new 2.4L DI engine delivers an estimated 180 horsepower (134 kW) @ 6700 rpm and 172 lb.-ft. of torque (232 Nm) @4900 rpm. It uses technology based on GM’s other four-cylinder direct injection applications, but with unique features designed for its specific application. This includes an 11.4:1 compression ratio that helps build power, slightly dished pistons that increase combustion efficiency and injectors with an application-specific flow rate.

GM benchmarked the best fuel system and noise attenuation products to provide customers with quiet operation.

3.0L DI details
The new 3.0L DI engine is a variant of GM’s family of high-feature DOHC V-6 engines that also includes GM’s 3.6L DI engine in the Cadillac CTS – an engine named to Ward’s AutoWorld’s 2009 “Ten Best Engines” list for North America, for the second consecutive year.

The 3.0L is rated at an estimated 255 horsepower (187 kW) and 214 lb.-ft. of torque (290 Nm), for an impressive power-to-displacement ratio of 85 hp per liter. (Output will vary by model.) The 3.0L DI features an isolated fuel injector system that reduces the direct injection high-pressure fuel system pulses for quieter operation. Rubber isolators are used with the fuel rail to eliminate metal-to-metal contact that would otherwise transmit noise and vibration from the high-pressure fuel system.

Along with direct injection technology, both the 3.0L DI and 2.4L DI engines use variable valve timing to optimize power and fuel efficiency across the rpm band, as well as reduce emissions.

How DI works
In a conventionally port fuel injected engine, air and fuel are mixed before they enter the combustion chamber. With GM’s DI engines, fuel is sprayed directly into the cylinder where it is mixed with air. As the piston approaches top-dead center, the mixture is ignited by the spark plug; and when the fuel vaporizes in the cylinder, the air and fuel mixture is cooled. This enables the use of a higher compression ratio in the combustion chamber, which improves the engine’s power and efficiency.

On cold starts, direct injection can be controlled to create a richer air/fuel mixture around the spark plug, making it easier to ignite in a cold engine. This results in a smoother operation of the engine and lower emissions during the cold start and warm-up, when most harmful tailpipe emissions are typically created. GM’s direct injected engines reduce cold-start vehicle emissions by 25 percent.

Because the fuel is injected directly into the combustion chamber, direct injection uses higher fuel pressure than conventional fuel injected engines. This is enabled by a special high pressure pump driven by one of the engine’s camshafts.

While GM may be planning on cutting costs with job cuts and plant closings before it runs out of cash by mid-2009, it has no plans to stop introducing vehicles. The General said that it is still planning to reveal about 15 vehicles in the U.S. alone within the next two years – most notably the Chevrolet Volt.

Speaking of the Chevrolet Volt, GM said it will increase investment for the launch of the plug-in hybrid which will hit markets by Nov. 2010. Still on their way are the Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon, SRX crossover and the Cadillac CTS Coupe. The CTS Coupe and the 2010 Buick LaCrosse were supposed to make their debut at the 2008 LA Auto Show later this month but have been delayed. GM did not say whether the two will make their debut at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show in January.

The Chevrolet Camaro will still be available for delivery early 2009 followed by the Equinox crossover in late-2009 with the Cruze delayed until late 2010. Saab’s 9-4X crossover is also on its way in 2010.

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Cadillac CTS Coupe Concept:

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Two days ago we brought you details on the 2010 Buick LaCrosse courtesy of GMInsideNews. The guys have done it again today by revealing the details on the 2010 Cadillac SRX and the upcoming 2010 Chevrolet Equinox.

Both compact SUVs will be getting the 3.0L V6 that will be offered as the base engine for the 2010 LaCrosse. The engine is good for 250-hp. An all-new 2.3L 4-cylinder will serve as the entry-level option and will be good for around 210-hp.

We’ve already seen official images of the 2010 Cadillac SRX, but GM has yet to confirm when the SUV will arrive in dealerships.

2010 Cadillac SRX:

Source: GMI

Along with the 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon, GM is providing a sneak peek at the 2010 Cadillac SRX. The new 2010 SRX replaces the current SRX crossover which was launched in 2004.

As you can see from the images the 2010 Cadillac SRX stays true to the styling and size of the Cadillac Provoq Concept that made its debut at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show earlier this year.

Cadillac has yet to release any powertrain and other technical details – but what we do know is that the 2010 SRX will go on sale worldwide in mid-2009. We expect more details during the auto show season later this fall.

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2010 Cadillac SRX:

Press Release:

Sneak Preview: 2010 Cadillac SRX Crossover

All-New, Next-Generation SRX Coming in 2009

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Today Cadillac provided a special sneak preview of the next-generation SRX Crossover, a 2010 model that will launch worldwide in mid-2009.The all-new SRX is intended to bring a more dynamic alternative to the heart of the luxury crossover segment, featuring a fresh iteration of Cadillac’s signature design language.

“The next-generation SRX is the result of the continued exploration and refining of Cadillac design language, with the goal of creating dramatic presence in the luxury crossover space,” says Clay Dean, Cadillac design director.

The all-new SRX debuts at major global auto shows later this year, at which time complete details will be released. The 2010 model will replace the current SRX Crossover, which launched in 2004 as a key component of Cadillac’s ongoing product renaissance and global expansion. This next-generation crossover is similar in styling and proportion to Cadillac’s Provoq Concept that appeared in many auto shows during 2008.

The all-new production model is being developed to achieve excellent driving dynamics and wet-weather traction, with an elegantly modern cabin designed to accommodate five passengers and ample cargo.

“The next-generation SRX, along with the new CTS Sport Wagon, showcases Cadillac taking its dramatic design into new directions, particularly cars and crossovers that are the right size at the right time for today’s luxury consumers,” said Jim Taylor, Cadillac general manager.