Cadillac News
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The Shelby Supercars Tuatara makes its North American debut at Pebble Beach. [MotorAuthority] We drive the 2012 Hyundai Equus 5.0. [MotorAuthority] The CEO of Toyota didn't initially want to build the 2013 Lexus GS. [MotorAuthority] Toyota is preparing to set a new Nurburgring electric car record. [GreenCarReports] Mercedes-Benz announces the 2012 SLK55 AMG. [MotorAuthority] A phantom motorist in New Orleans has received 215 seatbelt violations. [TheCarConnection] Nelson's 2011 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance favorites. [MotorAuthority] The BMW Leipzig factory will be powered by wind...
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1934 Voisin C-25 Aerodyne Wins 2011 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
Score it a great day for lovers of vintage French four-wheeled style: the Peter and Merle Mullins 1934 Avions Voisin C-25 Aerodyne has taken the Best in Show award at the 2011 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. The meticulous restoration of the car is only part of the beauty: from the fender struts...
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2011 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance: Marty's Favorites
How do you get to Pebble Beach? It's not as simple as finding your way past the 101, to Asilomar and 68, then over to 17 Mile Drive. For collectors of extraordinary cars, the road to Pebble Beach can take years to find, let alone conquer. First, you have to seek out a car that makes you want to...
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Shelby Supercars Tuatara: 2011 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
The 275-mph Tuatara supercar from Shelby Supercars made its official global debut in Shanghai, China earlier this month, but today was the Jason Catriota-penned stunner's North American debut. Shown on the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Concept Lawn, the Tuatara stood out even among a crowd of...
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2011 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance: Nelson's Favorites
It seems like the winner at Pebble Beach is chosen through a mixture of politics, personal history, effort required in restoration (though not necessarily that of the owner), and money spent--but picking a winner of any kind out of the stellar assortment of cars arranged here this week is bound to...
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Cadillac Ciel Concept Preview: 2011 Pebble Beach Concours
At the end of this long evening of new concept and production vehicle unveilings comes the Cadillac Ciel. But is it enough to free us of the burdens of a long and busy day? Well, it certainly looks the part. Named Ciel after the French word for the sky (and not far off the Spanish word, cielo...
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On the same day of the announcement of production plans for the very modern ELR coupe, Cadillac chose to make a very different announcement, though one almost as special. The automaker announced that a parade of old Cadillacs, including some vintage cars, had smashed the Guinness World Record for the number of Cadillac models in a single parade. A total of 298 Cadillacs took part yesterday in a parade to open the Orleans County Fair in Barton, Vermont. Local, Lorie Seadale originally cooked up the idea of the Cadillac parade as a way to increase awareness of the annual event and as a way to...
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Cadillac ELR: Production Converj-Inspired Luxury Extended-Range Electric Car
Just a few days ago, our sister site GreenCarReports brought you the exclusive news that the Cadillac Converj was once again headed to production. Today, Cadillac confirmed the news, revealing the ELR. The ELR is billed as the production version of the Converj, though it is still early in its...
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Guilty Pleasure: Cadillac Allanté
We just honored--if that's the word--a Cadillac with Guilty Pleasure status a few weeks back, but I've been thinking about the fantastic expense racked up by GM by flying the Allanté's Pininfarina-built bodies from Italy to Detroit in modified-for-the-purpose 747s... and the miserable (yet...
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GM Slashing Vehicle Platforms, Starting Cadillac Production In China
By 2018, General Motors hopes to halve its number of vehicle platforms from a current 30 down to just 14.
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2013 Cadillac ATS Teaser Released
This latest teaser previews the new 2013 Cadillac ATS compact luxury sedan, which goes on sale in the summer of 2012.
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Hennessey Working On 1,000 Horsepower Cadillac CTS-V Coupe
Hennessey is no stranger to high-performance Cadillacs, having already developed 650 and 700 horsepower kits for the luxury cars.
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The sole powertrain in the 2012 Cadillac SRX is a 3.6-liter V-6 rated at 308 horsepower and 265 pound-feet of torque.
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Top Gear USA Season 2 Premiere: Reader Review
Last night, I ate some frozen pizza (definitely not delivery...) goofed around on my new Android tablet, drove a few dozen miles in the CTS-V Coupe I have in the driveway and generally forgot completely about the season two premiere of Top Gear USA. In other words, I had fun. If you found yourself...
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Guilty Pleasure: 1980-85 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz
Sorry about the lateness of this installment of Guilty Pleasures; I got dragged off to some madness in Michigan and am only now getting caught up on my worship of cars I shouldn't want but do want. Cadillac made many such vehicles beginning in the late 1960s, when pursuit of market share took...
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GM Recalling Cadillac SRXs For Airbag Fix
General Motors has issued a recall for 47,000 Cadillac SRX models, due to an issue with the crossover's side aribags. According to a post on the Web site of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the head airbag on the passenger side will not inflate in a crash if there is no...
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Cadillac To Build Cars Outside U.S. In Global Brand Move
Building cars outside the U.S. is, for American brands, old news. Except, mostly, for Cadillac. Today GM CEO Dan Akerson announced during its first annual meeting since going public in its "new" GM form that Cadillac will be building more models outside the U.S. by the end of 2012 in an effort to...
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Why The Cadillac SRX Plug-In Hybrid Was Killed: The Full Story
Earlier this week, the news of the Cadillac SRX plug-in hybrid's pre-production demise spread quickly, followed a few days later by talk of why, including a source that blamed the battery and a lack of efficiency. High Gear Media's John Voelcker dug deeper to uncover the full story on why it was...
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Nearly a year ago, buzz about a plug-in hybrid Cadillac SRX stirred the automotive Web, and early this year GM CEO Dan Akerson said a plug-in SRX was "likely." Then this week Cadillac, seemingly out of the blue, reportedly killed the program. Why? According to Nick Saporito at GM Inside News, the answer is efficiency, or rather, a lack of it. The SRX plug-in hybrid was to use a variation on the jointly developed Two Mode hybrid drivetrain, equipped with a lithium ion battery pack in place of the standard nickel metal hydride pack. But the efficiency gains from the battery change weren't as...
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GM Commits To New Cadillac Escalade, Prices Expected To Rise Significantly
With GM’s announcement that it will be investing more than $331 million in its Arlington assembly plant in Texas, home of its ‘GMT900’ full-size SUVS such as the Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban, GMC Yukon and the Cadillac Escalade, the General has essentially secured the future of...
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GM Cancels Plans For Cadillac SRX Plug-In Hybrid: Report
As recently as late January GM CEO Dan Akerson hinted that a plug-in hybrid version of the Cadillac SRX was “likely”, with most reports suggesting the eco-friendly luxury crossover would be available for sale sometime in late 2012 or ’13. This past weekend, however, Reuters...
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Last Cadillac DTS Joins Bulgari Luxury Goods Chairman’s Private Collection
Earlier this month the Cadillac STS ended production and this past week the same fate befell its bigger brother, the DTS, with the last example seen here rolling off the production line at the car’s Detroit-Hamtramck plant. As we’ve reportedly several times in the past, the DTS, along...
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Cadillac To Re-Launch Certified Pre-Owned Program
Cadillac will re-launch its certified pre-owned program, with the idea of boosting dealership sales and raising resale value on Cadillacs. Buyers who qualify will have their first three months of payments--at rates down to 1.9 percent--taken care of by Cadillac. Certified pre-owned cars will...
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End Of The Road For The Cadillac STS
The very last Cadillac STS has rolled off the production line at the car’s plant in Lansing, Michigan earlier this month, paving the way for the plant to be retooled for the upcoming ATS compact sedan due to hit the streets late next year. As we’ve known for some time, Cadillac is...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran