Jun 8th, 2008 | Cadillac, Cadillac XLR, Market News | No Comments
There aren’t multi Cadillac XLRs out there and we highly skepticism overly the MY2009 and its new faux portion vents will be able to make it easier for adjust that. The altered model, such a should just be out there in the top-end Platinum (320HP 4.6L V8) and XLR-V (443Hp 4.4L V8) guises, is distinguished by a few insignificant aesthetic enhancements this insert the new front fascia, new rear fascia, new portion fender vents and the V-Spec hood investing in the brought up centre so is now normal on all XLRs.
Inside, unrest in the ‘09 XLR lineup are limited to Alcantara headliners, new instrument collection trim rings and graphics, new lumber grain and metal trims, and the Bluetooth connectivity for the OnStar 8.0 system. The 2009 XLR is likely to exist in Cadillac dealerships their summer.
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May 12th, 2008 | Cadillac, cadillac cts | No Comments
The 2009 CTS-V, which is undergoing the final stages of testing and development is equipped with GM’s new 6.2-litre Supercharged V8 engine that develops an estimated 550Hp.
That’s the same unit found in the also new Corvette ZR1 (see here). Only difference is that in the much lighter Vette, the supercharged V8 generates an awesome 638Hp. Makes you wonder how fast the ZR1 can lap the “Ring”… -More pics after the jump
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May 12th, 2008 | Auction Action, Cadillac, GM, Sedans/Saloons | No Comments
If you had your core set on falling big-time coin to own the principally next-gen Cadillac CTS-V, you are right now too late. CTS-V numero uno was auctioned off Thursday at a benefiting prostate cancer, and amazingly the 550 hp monogrammed sledgehammer was really a bit of a bargain. Cigar entrepreneur Cano Ozgener come down a rational $75,000 to become the lucrative bidder, which is likely a bit more as opposed to the CTS-V will market worth at the dealership, but a hell of a lot narrower as opposed to !no! such a own purchased over the past couple years. Hit the jump for larger amount of things on the auction in GM’s press release.
PRESS RELEASE
NEW YORK – The eagerly probable 2009 CTS-V, Cadillac’s 550-hp expression of closing performance and luxury, hits the streets now following fall. However, the previous turn over happened go on night in New York City, at which the first CTS-V attained a winning bid of $75,000 at a special charity auction benefiting the Prostate Cancer Foundation.
The auction was a fundamental feature of “A Night to Remember,” a glittering evening of fine food, wine and cigars, hosted by Cigar Aficionado magazine and financed in side by Cadillac. The 17 th annual Night to Remember endure night at Manhattan’s celebrated Four Seasons restaurant declared an predicted $1.3 million for the Prostate Cancer Foundation. The profitable bid was tendered by Cano Ozgener, founder of CAO International, a most massive producer of premium cigars worldwide.
“Cadillac is proud of our longtime company amongst the current elevated event on behalf of prostate cancer probing and treatment,” states Jim Taylor, Cadillac over&wshyp;arching manager. “We congratulate Mr. Ozgener, both for constructing a generous bid benefiting a fine charity, and for joining a basically elite club of new CTS-V owners.”
The CTS-V, founded on Cadillac’s critically acclaimed CTS sports sedan, expresses the comprehensive quantity of the brand’s dramatic design and technology. Designed to put in the stratosphere of the world’s fastest and several exclusive luxury sedans, CTS-V includes advanced performance technology this as a supercharged 6.2-liter V8 engine and Magnetic Ride Control, the world’s fastest reacting suspension.
More protection of A Night to Remember can be discovered at For a larger amount of guidelines on the attempt of the Prostate Cancer Foundation, go to
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May 10th, 2008 | Cadillac, Chrysler, Coupes, Lincoln, Pontiac, Sedans/Saloons, Time Warp, Wagons/Estates | No Comments
All the way back in 2004, we wondered out loud why the U.S. Postal Service chose only to showcase cars from the first half of the decade starting in 1950. All of you waiting on pins and needles now have an official date when this offense will be rectified: October 3, 2008. Starting on that day, each of the 37,000 Post Office locations will begin offering five new “50s Fins and Chrome” 42-cent first-class stamps as part of the “America on the Move” series. We’ve gallerized each of the upcoming stamps for your viewing enjoyment:
[Source: U.S. Postal Service]
May 10th, 2008 | Aftermarket, Cadillac, Convertibles, Sedans/Saloons | No Comments
It’ll cost you more than a few quarters — $19,000 gets the job done in eight weeks — but that’s the price of exclusivity, right? It’s also employs a manual release, but these things happen when you’re a style pioneer. We’d like to see pics of the car with the top up, because we wonder if this could be the first cloth-topped Caddy truly fit for the younger set.
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May 9th, 2008 | Cadillac, GM, Sedans/Saloons, Sports/GTs | No Comments
The badassery going in inside the supercharged LSA V8 stuffed under the domed hood of the 2009 Cadillac CTS-V appears to translate well on the Nordschleife’s graffiti-marked tarmac. GM announced today that John Heinricy exercised his right to life, liberty and the pursuit of a record time by wheeling a production-spec CTS-V around the Nürburgring’s north loop in 7:59:32, which is believed to be the “fastest documented lap time” for a production sedan. Even if that turns out not to be the case, it’s pretty freakin fast. GM shot video of the whole thing, which should be released in the coming days. Somewhere, Nissan engineers with furrowed brows are shoving the GT-R’s 3.8L V6 into a G35 sedan…
[Source: GM]
May 9th, 2008 | Cadillac, Green, LA Auto Show, motorcycles | No Comments
Cadillac chief Jim Taylor likes him some motorcycles, so it’s not all too surprising that he commissioned a Cadillac-themed chopper from Great American Chopper in Clawson, Michigan (at right). What is surprising is that Cadillac has commissioned a second chopper from V20 Consulting out of New York City that will be an ethanol hybrid capable of running on corn fuel or pure electrons. It can reportedly even reach 60 mph in just 4.5 seconds. Cadillac plans to unveil the bike at the LA Auto Show later this year, but the thing we can’t figure out is what motorcycles or hybrid powertrains have to do with Cadillac, which has never been associated with either. The source says that the bike is supposed to display GM’s “strength in science and technology”. How about delivering the series hybrid Volt on time? That’s the only evidence of GM’s strength in science and technology that we need.
UPDATE: Cadillac contacted us to clarify that in fact it didn’t commission either motorcycle, but both custom bike-building shops are building these choppers on their own, and Cadillac has given them permission to use its logo and branding. It was also pointed out that the Cadillac Escalade Two-Mode Hybrid is almost here, so in fact the wreath and crest will soon be getting its first hybrid.
[Source: D Business via Winding Road]
May 7th, 2008 | Cadillac, Green, LA Auto Show, motorcycles | No Comments
Cadillac chief Jim Taylor likes him some motorcycles, so it’s not all too surprising that he commissioned a Cadillac-themed chopper from Great American Chopper in Clawson, Michigan (at right). What is surprising is that Cadillac has commissioned a second chopper from V20 Consulting out of New York City that will be an ethanol hybrid capable of running on corn fuel or pure electrons. It can reportedly even reach 60 mph in just 4.5 seconds. Cadillac plans to unveil the bike at the LA Auto Show later this year, but the thing we can’t figure out is what motorcycles or hybrid powertrains have to do with Cadillac, which has never been associated with either. The source says that the bike is supposed to display GM’s “strength in science and technology”. How about delivering the series hybrid Volt on time? That’s the only evidence of GM’s strength in science and technology that we need.
[Source: D Business via Winding Road]
