Cadillac News

Late last year reports of a plug-in hybrid version of the Cadillac SRX surfaced, and though GM did not confirm them, neither did it deny such a vehicle was in the works. Today GM CEO Dan Akerson, while talking about future EV and extended-range EV (EREV) strategy, revealed that the SRX plug-in is...

Sebring. The legendary home of American endurance racing. So how does the Cadillac CTS-V Coupe race car do Sebring in 60 seconds? A montage, of course. In the inimitable words of Trey Parker: The hours approaching, just give it your best You've got to reach your prime. That's when you need to put...

With both baseline and after-modification dynos in this video, Lingenfelter puts their latest kit for the CTS-V Coupe on the table with 623 horsepower and 617 pound-feet of torque--at the rear wheels. The video also shows a bit of how they get there. CNC ported and polished heats, a GT9 camshaft...

Cadillac is set to return to the world of motorsport, with a brand new race car based on the new 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe and the backing of Pratt & Miller of Corvette Racing C6R fame. Seen here for the first time conducting some laps at Sebring International Raceway in Florida is...

Small cars and Cadillac haven't, historically, gone hand in hand. But they will in the near future, as General Motors is already stepping up work on its new 3-Series and C-Class rival. The latest addition to the Cadillac lineup, dubbed the ATS, will slot in below the current CTS and should be on...

It's been a busy week on the news feeds -- thanks in part to the many, many gizmos dropping trou at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. With gadgets of every shape and size making their world debuts, most celebrities (apart from Lady Gaga) have had a hard time fighting their way into the...

Last month we brought you the first word on the return of Cadillac and the CTS-V to road racing with an SCCA World Challenge CTS-V Coupe, and today we have new images of the car in the metal. The debut outing for the new CTS-V Coupe racer will be the St. Petersburg, FL weekend of the 2011 World...

News of a flagship model in the works at Cadillac date back several years, with the most recent reports suggesting that a high-end sedan designed to take on the likes of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class and BMW 7-Series is the most likely outcome. Note that this reported sedan is not the production...

So a turbo V-6 Cadillac sounds like a great idea, right? How about if we stick a fairly tall, soft suspension under it, give it a crossover body and pair it with an automatic only? Not so much, eh? That's apparently what buyers of the Cadillac SRX felt, as well, as the 2.8-liter turbo model saw a...

Cadillac is out to bring the words "American" and "luxury" back together in non-ironic ways--to the public, anyway. We in the business already know what Cadillac's been up to for the past few years. The voice of Laurence Fishburne is what's selling the "red blooded luxury" theme, and it's a smooth...

Whether it's from The Matrix, CSI, or any of his dozens of other works, you probably know Laurence Fishburne. Now you'll get to hear his familiar voice as the backbone of Cadillac's new ads. Fishburne's mellow yet authoritative voice will no doubt give the classy underpinnings Cadillac is after...

As far back as two years ago, Bob Lutz was dropping hints that Cadillac could get a plug-in hybrid or Volt-based crossover. Today, a new report brings those hints back to live, with the plug-in project getting the nod, using--surprise--some technology from the Volt. Cadillac isn't confirming or...

If there's one thing you don't want to fail when you're in an accident, it's your seatbelt. The first line of passive defense in a collision, the seatbelt is what keeps you in place to allow the rest of the car's safety mechanisms, such as airbags, crash structures, and active headrests, to work...

The 2011 season promises to be exciting throughout the world of motorsports, with the FIA doing away with the ban on team orders in F1, a new formula for World Rally Championship cars, and now, Cadillac's re-entry into road racing with an SCCA World Challenge CTS-V Coupe. The new CTS-V Coupe racer...

MINI has one of the most iconic designs on the planet and the man credited with bringing the classic shape into the modern era is a man by the name of Gert Volker Hildebrand. But now, after 10 successful years at MINI, Hildebrand is handing over the running of the MINI Design studio in Munich...

This past week’s 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show saw the Cadillac Aera and Smart 454 concepts take out the annual event’s competitive Design Challenge, which every year sees the studios of the major automakers battling it out to see who can come up with the best automotive design for a given...

We just spent a day driving the 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Wagon around the foggy, ridiculously gorgeous Monterey Peninsula, topped with a couple dozen laps at Laguna Seca. We can't tell you what we think about the driving characterstics of the car for a few days yet, but this teaser video of some of the...

We brought you the first word on the Cadillac Urban Mobility Concept as it broke, and now that we're back in more wirelessly civilized environs, we have our live photos from the unveiling of the ULC for you as well. The first thing that jumps out at you when you see the ULC, especially in person...

With Aston Martin bringing the Toyota iQ-based Cygnet on the market next year, and BMW working on a new generation of front-wheel drive minicars, there’s no reason why America’s leading luxury automotive label, Cadillac, can't bring out a version of its own. Today, on the eve of the...

The Cadillac CTS-V Coupe and Wagon are the winners of MotorAuthority's Best Car To Buy 2011 award. Why? Because they're two tire-shredding, lust-inducing, finely tuned, and well-crafted variations on a theme that belongs in any luxury and performance enthusiast's garage. Best of all, unlike some...