Base 2008 Cadillac CTS caught in wild
Since the Detroit Auto Show last January we've been seeing many fully-loaded examples of the new 2008 Cadillac CTS. Now a reader of GM Inside News has managed to get some closeup time with a base-level CTS in someone's driveway. The interior shots show that at least this for this particular example, Cadillac is doing a better job of aligning the door and dashboard trim than on some other recent GM vehicles we've seen. Hopefully this gets carried through to production and spreads to the Saturn Aura and Outlook. Head over to GMI where there's a big gallery of high-res shots of the interior and exterior over at GM Inside News.
[Source: GM Inside News]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
l.i.dave 8:43AM (7/08/2007)
gorgeous!
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Marvelous 8:55AM (7/08/2007)
I love the temp read outs direct at each passenger, more of a personal cockpit feel. I hope the that display does not stay down, it looks like it would rise from the dash. Overall if this is the base model I think GM has nothing to worry about.
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geo.stewart 1:44PM (7/08/2007)
I'm more in love with the interior than the exterior, but maybe I'm just "more used to " the current generation. I'm not a fan of how the grille descends into front bumper territory and the rear seems a little fat. But I may come to enjoy it. The new interior is head and shoulders above the current base interior which is what you see the most of. now, how does it handle?
me 9:07AM (7/08/2007)
Only a true domestic hater could make a post about a car this good into a slam on GM - and a slam on two cars I have driven and seen none of these issues! Go back to driving your Toyota - Autoblog should fire the author on this one!
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Bob-omb 10:36AM (7/08/2007)
Oh, well if you've driven two cars, you're obviously an expert on all things.
3cubedminus3squared 11:35AM (7/08/2007)
I don't like it.
I like the other one better.
You know, the outgoing model.
I usually like GMs and Fords but this and the new Saturns are retarded.
I don't know if I really mean this or if I'm just saying this because I 'm mad at the world because someone took my wallet last night, and I'm kind of gone, but right now, it looks ugly to me.
hjc 1:50PM (7/08/2007)
I'm Sorry I think the car missed it's mark...Whats with those paste on vents??? Small rear doors...wheels that look too small...This car doesn't even look like a" wanta be" Sorry Cad. you blew this one.... Oh by the way if you check out the other pic's on GM site look at # 10 and see the great workmanship on the corner of the hood
Lithous 12:59PM (7/09/2007)
The "Lithous" post above was not by me. Good to see the technology employed by autoblog still allows for fake posts.
But hey fake Lithous, nice to see you love me that much. I'll have to send you a poster to put on the wall as well.
Don 4:51PM (7/09/2007)
Get ready for some proper competition Mr. G35 and 335i.
schultz 9:08AM (7/08/2007)
I Want one.........
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SSBR 9:09AM (7/08/2007)
Good looking car, but I liked the current gen better. I wish caddy's engineers would stick with the boxy look of the first one. And they should have kept it on a strict diet. This one looks like it gained a few pounds. From the side it looks camry'ish. The front looks great though.
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Hansi 9:27AM (7/08/2007)
The back door looks really small, so small that it destroys the profile of the car
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Craig 9:47AM (7/08/2007)
I definitely agree. When I looked at the photo, my first thought was "That back window looks tiny".
The proportions are not balanced at all. The too long bonnet, the small rear window, the huge front overhang and the tiny boot just doesn't sit right. I know the long bonnet is needed for the V8 but they could have pushed the front axle forward a bit.
Be Oh Be 10:08AM (7/08/2007)
I'm about to make a prediction on the language you'll be reading in most mainstream car rags for reviews of this car when it comes out this fall:
"The sheen on that one piece of small plastic, right behind the ignition, just down and to the left of the small button for the tilt wheel, down about 3 inches from the bottom of the wiring harness, looks to not have the luster that you may find in a Lexus, but all the other nice things about the car may allow some to overlook this flaw".
That's the kind of shiiite I'm almost banking on from some car magazines this fall. It's almost like GM is going to be paying for shit from the 80s and 90s for the rest of their lives, with mainstream car mags overly scrutinizing them in a way that just doesn't happen with a lot of the competition.
This actually looks like it's going to be an all around pretty nice machine. I'll consider one if the price is right.
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xyx 10:12AM (7/08/2007)
y the hell they made the back side of the win like that? no curves?!!too sharp!
and yeah the back door is too small!
but the front of the car loooks very nice and the whole concept and the whole shape of the car it fantanstic the only issue i can say are the small rear doors and the rear side of the side windows!! looks strange to me at least!
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Roland 10:15AM (7/08/2007)
Beautiful!!! I love everything about it. The interior is very nice.
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Bob-omb 10:34AM (7/08/2007)
Wow. I like that first picture a lot. Looks great just sitting there. But that weird 3/4 rear shot reminds me of an old early 90's Cadillac. Plus the side/beltline reminds me a bit of a Camry. Spooky!
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Jared 10:44AM (7/08/2007)
I sat in this car at the St. Ignace Car Show last weekend and I completely fell in love with it. The interior is great and the exterior is exactly what it should. I am thrilled to see that Cadillac is coming out with car that compete with BMW and Lexus.
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Chris G. 10:45AM (7/08/2007)
As I look at this car from front to back, it just gets worse. I really like the assertive, edgy look of the front fascia, but the design isn't carried through to the sides, where it looks a little bland. At least GM designers didn't do what it seems every company nowadays does and copy the rear-window design of BMW.
From the back, the car looks like an absolute boat, and the license plate appears incredibly tiny and disproportionate. The twin exhaust pipes seem like an afterthought and aren't large enough for the enormous rear.
On a lighter note, I'm quite impressed with the interior. It would go very nicely in an Infiniti. The separate driver-passenger temperature readouts are a cool, new design element that nobody has thought of before.
Finally, the car needs larger wheels to really look good. It may seem that I bashed the design, but I think it looks more cohesive overall than the first generation CTS.
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mike 11:20AM (7/08/2007)
Everybody, go purchase a 2007 Toyota AVALON.
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