I was never really a big fan of station wagons. I always thought that, while providing a very utilitarian purpose, they were very boring. Something that those pompous folks from Princeton, New Jersey would drive (seriously, it’s almost like Station Wagon World out there), or a family man’s alternative to the minivan. However, one day, [...]
Cadillac’s already amazing CTS-V has gotten an equally awesome tune. The Hennessey V1000 packs major power, sleek exterior mods, and interior, or lack thereof, upgrades as well. Getting straight to it, Hennessey got under the hood and tuned the already 556-hp monster up to almost double the horsepower, at 1,000-hp, and 950 lb-ft of torque. [...]
Before I even sat inside the new 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe, I thought to myself “(insert profanity here) Cadillac you have my attention.” Coming out of the Cadillac CTS Coupe and having driven the Cadillac CTS-V Sedan, my expectations of the Cadillac CTS-V Coupe were extremely high. So before we even get into everything here, [...]
Speaking to reporters today before GM’s first annual shareholders meeting since its IPO last fall, GM CEO Dan Akerson said that the company plans on building Cadillac vehicles outside the United States by the end of 2012 as a part of making the luxury brand a true global nameplate. Akerson said that overseas Cadillac production [...]
Welcome to our third ‘Let’s Talk Numbers’ where we take two or more vehicles and do a straight number battle and leave it up to our visitors to decide which is a better buy. Yesterday, it was the battle of large luxury sedan hybrids with the 2011 Porsche Panamera S Hybrid vs. the 2011 BMW ActiveHybrid 7. [...]
All-wheel-drive vehicles are becoming more and more popular – so much so that Ford and General Motors have turned to all-wheel-drive models to boost the appeal of their Lincoln and Cadillac brands respectively. GM says that about 50% of the CTS models Cadillac sells have AWD. Lincoln offers all-wheel-drive on every model it sells – [...]
Joining its other luxury competitors, Cadillac plans on offering 4-cylinder engines in a number of future models, according to sources. Speculations suggests that the upcoming Cadillac XTS and the entry-level ATS sedan will offer turbocharged Ecotec 4-cylinder engines. The engine is also being considered on the SRX crossover and the next-generation lineup of Cadillac CTS. [...]
For the 2012 model year, the Cadillac CTS Sedan, CTS Coupe and the CTS Sport Wagon will be getting an upgraded V6 engine, a new grille and a new Touring Package edition. The new 3.6L V6 will give the 2012 Cadillac CTS a total of 318-hp and a peak torque of 275 lb-ft. That’s a [...]
It’s an absolute shame that manual gearboxes are far less mainstream than they used to be. As they get more and more exclusive, it seems like manuals will be obsolete before we know it. And even though Cadillac has been doing a great job reinventing its image with great cars such as the most recent [...]
Owners of the BMW 3-Series Coupe, Audi A5, Infiniti G37 Coupe, and Mercedes E-Class Coupe (including those planning on buying the new C-Class Coupe), have long been considered owners of the road when it comes to two-door mass production performance vehicles. They now have a new classmate, and she’s storming in mightily aggressive. For 2011, [...]
