Filed under: Spy Photos, Sedans/Saloons, Cadillac
Spy shots: sweet pics of the 2008 Cadillac CTS
by Erin Mays on Jul 11th 2006 at 2:03PM 
Hans Lehmann and The Car Connection have the best pictures (and renderings) of the Cadillac CTS yet. The shots were snapped while the car whizzed around the racetrack, showing that the vehicle will likely be on the General's RWD Sigma platform and take its styling cues from the Cadillac Escalade with its big grille and buggy headlights.
Look for the next CTS in late 2007.
[Source: The Car Connection]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
bgdc 2:08PM (7/11/2006)
So no effort was made to make the car even decent looking?
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The other Bob 2:12PM (7/11/2006)
So the rear end is still a rendering?
Not sure I like the rear (if this is really what it will look like). It's definately different looking than the competition, but still a Cadillac.
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bdk 2:12PM (7/11/2006)
That has to be one of the best, if not THE BEST, looking cars ever. GM made yet another winner.
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RossL 2:13PM (7/11/2006)
Certainly not a breakthrough in any respect. Looks like a cousin of the Ford Fusion. The generic styling makes me think that Chris Bangle was on to something, after all. Take some risks!
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UH2L 2:14PM (7/11/2006)
Great contribution with your comment bgdc.
I think it's a beautiful and graceful yet aggressive. The front end is great with the intricate Cadillac grill and nice headlight detail. I'm not sure I like the ultra-thin vertical tail lights but it sure is unique. I look forward to seeing it in person to judge it for real.
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bdk 2:17PM (7/11/2006)
And it's a good thing it's a Cadillac. They are doing awesome...and recently surpassed Lexus on the quality ranking for 1st place.
Oh,and it looks absolutely nothing like the garbage Ford Fusion.
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Richard Warren 2:17PM (7/11/2006)
The rear reminds me of an earlier Eldorado, thin slit tail lights, pointed rear bumper. I like it.
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gkz 2:21PM (7/11/2006)
apparently the design budget ran dry by the time they got to the back of the car, so they took a meat cleaver to a block of clay to get this... makes the rears of certain nissans look slim and tidy in comparison
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Paul 2:22PM (7/11/2006)
pretty good looking, i think i prefer the look of the rear end of the current gen CTS but this doesnt look bad at all!
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Bill 2:24PM (7/11/2006)
The current car is still a good looking vehicle. This new 2008 just is awesome........good for Cadillac to update this great car. It is a winner. Way better looking than the new 3 series or Infiniti.......
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Silver 2:24PM (7/11/2006)
Ugh, I hate all these "folded from paper" edgy designs. Bleh.
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Grandma's boyfriend 2:24PM (7/11/2006)
A truly beautiful car, very clean, new, and will sell like funnelcakes at the county fair.
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Ryan 2:24PM (7/11/2006)
The rear end makes it look as if Caddy just might be trying to go back to it's "just for old folks" roots.
How much do you guys want to bet this overall "front end design" will be on all Caddy's until we all die?
If this was Honda, we would be calling this a "mild" revision. This is all new? That's pathetic, GM I totally did not see this coming.
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emor8t 2:25PM (7/11/2006)
I'll be giddy like a school girl to see the CTS-V package. Gorgeous car GM.
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antrow 2:26PM (7/11/2006)
I love it! Hopefully it will look that good in person.
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JMa 2:27PM (7/11/2006)
Better than the current CTS, but will look equally dated 6 months after its release.
Hopefully they got rid of the ridiculously sub-standard (especially at this price point) Dodge Calibre interior.
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jeff215 2:38PM (7/11/2006)
Wait, I figured it out! The car in the picture was rear-ended by a semi right before the photo was taken.
Oh, that's really what it looks like? Oops.
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Eric L. 2:39PM (7/11/2006)
Just when I thought Cadillac was getting the point that fresh styling will encourage younger people to buy their vehicles, I am proven wrong. The *LAST* thing Cadillac needs is to go all retro with that rear design, which reminds me of the vertical rear light finned Caddy's of the 1980's.
Hello?! GM?! People don't buy Cadillac because they remember the stodgy styling and the uncompetitive performance relative to European makes. Now that you've got the performance aspect "close enough" you now decide to build a hideous vehicle whose front looks essentially identical to the 2003 CTS but with a nicer grille, and the rear looking like some 1980's model that buyers do not want to remember.
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Eric L. 2:41PM (7/11/2006)
I would add though, that that rear end, while not very sporty looking, is "elegant" and clean cut enough for a Caddy model aimed at luxury, i.e. the next DTS. Just doesn't fit with a 3-series/G35 fighter class thats all.
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Sid 2:41PM (7/11/2006)
Glad to see cutting-edge design in the age of bangle-butts. Gorgeous, GM. I'll take a CTS-V in black, please.
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