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2010 Cadillac CTS coupe coming to LA Auto Show
Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2010 Cadillac CTS coupe.
This past Saturday in Monterey, Cadillac invited a select group of journalists to see the production version of the CTS coupe. Naturally, cameras weren't allowed inside the Caddy tent to keep images leaking out ahead of the coupe's official unveiling this November at the Los Angeles Auto Show.
However, a lack of pictures hasn't stopped InsideLine from going into detail about what the CTS coupe will look like when it rolls onto the stand in LA. According to the report, the coupe is virtually unchanged from its conceptual predecessor, with everything ahead of the A-pillars pulled directly from its sedan counterpart. The massive C-pillars have remained, along with the vertical taillights and steeply raked rear window. Thankfully, Cadillac saw fit to include a back-up camera to make up for the lack of rearward visibility.
Production will begin next summer at GM's Lansing Grand River plant, and while GM execs remain mum on engine choices, expect the same duo of V6s available on the sedan and sport wagon to carry over to the coupe, along with the CTS-V's 550 hp, supercharged 6.2-liter V8 later down the line.
Gallery: Cadillac CTS Coupe - spy shots II
Gallery: Cadillac CTS Coupe Concept
[Source: InsideLine]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Andy 2:30PM (8/18/2008)
Looks like Pontiac G6 with some bling on it...
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Mark Ryan 2:49PM (8/18/2008)
Right.
azzo45 2:59PM (8/18/2008)
Andy... put down the pipe
Flashpoint 3:05PM (8/18/2008)
This is going to be as important for Cadillac as the CTS was back in 2002.
The CTS is Cadillac's number 1 seller due to its class and its price. If Cadillac's CTS Coupe (which should be called the CTC) comes out with a price below that of a similarly equipped CTS...
...and the V series CTS-coupe is released with all 550 Horses...
then not only will this car sell...but it will be like buying a bastard child of the Reventon and the Gallardo.
Imagine they made a CTS-coupe V series convertible !???
*faints*
The Other Bob 4:42PM (8/18/2008)
" If Cadillac's CTS Coupe (which should be called the CTC)"
It should totally be called the CTC. The Wagon should be the CTW. CTS = Catera Touring Sedan
Yar 3:32PM (8/18/2008)
@Flashpoint
http://www.leftlanenews.com/cadillac-cts-v-coupe.html
Torrent 5:04PM (8/18/2008)
And I suppose the XLR looks like a G5 with bling, too, huh?
pathetic.
Tourian 6:48PM (8/18/2008)
@The Other Bob
Maybe CTS at one time might have stood for "Catera Touring Sedan" if you aks Cadillac's marketing team what it satnds for now the answer would be "C-Segment Touring Sedan". They want to distance themselves from what was a disaster of a vehicle in the Catera.
dave-O 10:10AM (8/19/2008)
From that angle, it does resemble a G6. But then, I like the G8 better than this thing.
HowardM 2:34PM (8/18/2008)
Um....I think Infiniti stole Cadillac's thunder with the G37 coupe (and the G35).
Why is it that GM seems to be 12-18 months behind the competition with innovation/design cues?!
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azzo45 3:04PM (8/18/2008)
The G35/37 look NOTHING like this Cadillac... different proportions IMO
why not the LS2LS7? 4:06PM (8/18/2008)
The G35 front end did indeed look similar to the CTS front end. But the CTS came first. No way Nissan stole any thunder by coming in 2nd.
Atomicbri 7:37PM (8/18/2008)
No thunder stolen here HowardM, this looks nothing like an Infiniti. Cadillac has A: been around A LOT longer than almost any of its competition bar Mercedes-Benz, B: sure they had fallen behind in late 70's thru the 90's but Cadillac is back and in a big way. This CTC or whatever it will be called will be a huge hit. I am 30 and let me tell you I would have never EVER considered a Cadillac as to how they were, but now.... hell yes I would, in a heartbeat, especially this coupe!!! Inifini-shminiti.... this Cadillac will be hot all on its own.
Brent Malesich 9:37PM (8/18/2008)
They may be a little late to the party, but they are arriving with a much better package. This coming from a G35 6MT Coupe owner.
3seriesisking 2:34PM (8/18/2008)
I still think it's ugly...
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Franz 2:38PM (8/18/2008)
I don't think it's ugly, but I think it could look a lot better if the ass end wasn't so high... it almost looks like a hatchback instead of a proper coupe.
obie 3:01PM (8/18/2008)
If you haven't seen this car in person, you may have a change of opinion once you see it for the first time on the road. I'm not saying that you can't think it's ugly (is there any car that everyone likes?), but photos just don't do the car justice.
benzaholic 3:12PM (8/18/2008)
The image at the top of this article looks like a little too much fisheye in the lens. I hope that same effect isn't there in person.
As for cars that everybody can agree look beautiful, there probably haven't been too many of those since the original Jaguar E-Type. Now who in their right mind can deny that that's a beautiful car?
xpolarx 4:33PM (8/18/2008)
I agree...I normally like Cadillacs, but this one is flawed in my eyes. The front looks about 5 inches too tall. Since the back end is also tall, the car ends up looking stumpy -- like a brick with a roofline. I don't mind the back being so tall, but I feel like the front needs to come down and it needs to curve a bit more along the bumper-line. Just my opinion.
3seriesisking 6:37PM (8/18/2008)
Go ahead, give my comment a low ranking but it's just an opinion and yes, everyone has one so don't be so quick to freak out when someone expresses one.
I really, honestly hope the production version ends up looking better, but to me the rendered/speculated images that are being created from the camouflaged shots show a car with an "awkward" rear-end to say the least.
So from those, I still personally feel that it looks ugly....
Maybe that won't be the case when the production model comes out......maybe...