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GM previewed the production CTS Coupe in its viability presentation back in February

GM previewed the production CTS Coupe in its viability presentation back in February

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Just as Chrysler previewed its next-gen 300 sedan and Jeep Grand Cherokee in its viability plan submitted to the U.S. Treasury today, General Motors, too, in its own plan, revealed the final design of the upcoming Cadillac CTS Coupe.

Apart from this official image, the only other details revealed were that the CTS Coupe would enter production at the start of next year at the company’s Lansing plant in Michigan. The viability plan also revealed that the CTS Coupe would be available with a 3.6L V6 engine and six-speed automatic transmission.

As expected, the production CTS Coupe is almost identical the concept version unveiled at last year’s Detroit Auto Show. The Coupe’s front-end is shared with the CTS Sedan but the rear quarters are all-new and the doors feature the same touch-pad releases as used by the Corvette. The rear of the coupe will be dominated by a centrally mounted exhaust stack, tall vertical lamps and an almost flat rear window.

Other important details revealed in the viability plan include plans for a dual-clutch transmission, a new range of four-cylinder petrol engines, and additional extended range vehicles such as the Opel Ampera and Cadillac Converj by 2012. Further down the track GM also plans to launch a new hydrogen fuel-cell powertrain and a more advanced third-generation hybrid system.
Cadillac CTS Coupe
2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe

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  1. By james Posted: 7/17/2008 7:34pm PDT

    Beautiful design, well done cadillac!
     
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  2. By NoNameDenton Posted: 7/17/2008 7:45pm PDT

    I love the coupe, if the wagon looks and handlles as well as its siblings will do well in Europe
     
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  3. By NoNameDenton Posted: 8/18/2008 6:57pm PDT

    I love this car, I really hope a V-series version with the supercharged V8 is true, that car will be fantastic.
     
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  4. By David Robert Posted: 8/19/2008 9:59pm PDT

    Is it me.. maybe I'm wrong.. btu they said "NO PHOTOS" at this event

    But isn't this the CTS coupe in the background of this youtube video?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSIdbA1U3jk&feature=user

    I could be TOTALLY wrong here..
     
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  5. ma_KDMnexgen avatar KDMnexgen Posted: 10/22/2008 2:25pm PDT

    This is the ONLY badge that has any chance for GM to succeed~period! For reals, GM cannot survive and should know that hybridization of their vehicles can only do wonders, not to mention for the environment also. No on Global Warming~and dat's real!
     
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  6. ma_LisaV avatar LisaV Posted: 1/9/2009 10:43am PST

    If one of my kids designed this I would think it was fabulous. I'm sure the interior will be rich and sumptuous. I would be comparing the Cadillac CTS coupe with a two year old Mercedes S class coupe. But plenty of people in this segment would only buy new.

    Appearance... Well it looks like it's right off the drawing board - stylized like a pencil sketch. Jack 'O Lantern mouth, pen-stroke/knife slash windows. It' easy to be an arm chair critic though.

    Low roof line and high door sills promise claustrophobia. It's what I didn't like about sitting in the similarly styled Hyundai Tiburon. Abrams A-1 accommodation. Heads up display? Of course - you're going to need it.

    I might have said, "Good start. But lets take what you have there, and design it from the inside out."
     
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