Cadillac CTS Coupe Concept Unveiled at NAIAS
Cadillac styling exerecise
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Wow - I expected the CTS-V to debut, but not the coupe. The car looks amazing and that profile is damned near perfection. Also, I have to commend Cadillac on their newer interiors, this looks great but the V is jaw-droppingly beautiful.
Now if they'd just attend to their other models. (Hint hint, use that new crossover concept to replace the aging SRX, please!)
January 14, 2008 2:56 pm
Very nice, very clean profile. What are the engine specs going to be? I have to say, Cadillac has done a wonderful job on the interior of the new CTS. One of the best interiors I have seen. I really think GM got the hint from the interior complaints of the first gen CTS.
January 14, 2008 3:10 pm
Stunning, powerful, sophisticated. Cadillac and GM keep rising. Please make the CTS coupe and turn the Provoq into the new SRX.
January 14, 2008 4:48 pm
i don't know, maybe there is something wrong with me, but for me this car is a bit too short, it almost looks like a hatchback, unless this was the goal?
January 14, 2008 7:15 pm
Yeah, this bold compact shape would fit better among the 1-Series than the 3-Series Coupé, but it's still awesome eventhough the starting point (CTS sedan) was already a winner. Let's see if they have the balls to retain those impressive edgy contours on the production car. Well done Cadillac!
January 14, 2008 9:30 pm
Also, seeing this refined interior makes me wonder why Cadillac doesn't offer a customization department like its potential rivals do (MB Designo, BMW Individual, Audi quattro GmbH and so forth). Don't they realize that individuality is a key requirement in this premium segment? So much for American marketing guru's...
January 14, 2008 9:45 pm
Well if you consider the price of those Individual options offered by those companies they are very pricy. You are better off instead to get a normal car from the factory and then go to aftermarket companies for paint/interior. What you pay for the Designo paint and interior you can get done with Luis Vuitton branded leather and a crazy House of Colours pearlescent paint for the same price if you go outside of MB. And i am sure that neither of those companies hand wet-sand the cars b4 painting all they do is change the colour code on the computer and when your VIN # enters the booth the robot automatically mixes the paint and paints it like any other car. And they are still not really individual you are still limited by what colours and leather you can select. If you want real individuality you go to a third party shop and get it done properly exactly how you want.
January 15, 2008 1:04 am
Not all of them, for instance Audi or Porsche allows you to send a sample via airmail of any color you want, be it exterior or interior. And unless it's a very competent aftermarket company with outstanding skills (ie very expensive as well), it's not going to match the flawless factory finish. I agree most premium brands charge too much, but at those levels talking money is vulgar and they somehow take advantage of the situation. Not implying it's a rip off either.
January 15, 2008 4:49 pm
Spectacular! In concept form, this is one nice looking car, and I would have one in a heartbeat. The proportions are excellent, it's nice and aggressive and I really enjoy the sporty form of Cadillac's new interior. My only worry is that when they make the production model (and they'd be fools not to) the concept sharp lines could be dampened a bit. I'll be following this car very closely.
January 15, 2008 2:41 pm
Actually it's pretty much a modern reinterpretation of the AMC AMX back in the late '60s.
January 15, 2008 10:34 pm









