Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon production to begin early May, CTS Coupe still on track
2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon Monterey debut - Click above for a high-res gallery
After speaking this morning with Cadillac's product communications manager, David Caldwell, we've fleshed out some near-term product plans for General Motors' luxury brand – in particular the timetable for the 2010 CTS Sport Wagon. The automaker's Lansing Grand River plant is scheduled to begin building the stylish rear-drive load lugger in early May, and the first examples should be at dealerships around Memorial Day (May 25), or perhaps early June.
Cadillac's first-ever U.S-market station wagon (no, the SRX crossover doesn't count) is expected to offer a reasonable 25 cubic feet of space beneath its rakish rear glass, and while it rides on the same 113.4-inch wheelbase as its sedan counterpart, the wagon will actually be .3-inches shorter. The model looks to be particularly important for GM's fortunes in Europe, where the luxury division is still struggling to gain traction against the entrenched domestics. While being something of a fringe interest in the U.S., sport wagons do solid business in Europe, and the overseas-only BLS Wagon has played largely to lukewarm reviews. Back home in the States, Cadillac expects just 20 percent of CTS customers to opt for the estate version, while the European model mix is slated to be more along the lines of a 60 percent/40 percent split in favor of the wagon.
So... what about the CTS Coupe? As we reported in January, the stylish two-door's production plans remain firm for next year, despite company-wide cutbacks and rumors to the contrary. While that's still later than Cadillac had originally hoped, officials say the delay will give them the opportunity to focus on launching the Sport Wagon as well as the 2010 SRX replacement. No official word on the likelihood of a CTS-V Coupe or Sport Wagon, but mules of the former have already been spotted, so perhaps we'll get lucky.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 5)
Anti-believer 7:36PM (3/20/2009)
"(no, the SRX crossover doesn't count)"
Uhm, yes it does. Anything that is a four door with a hatchback is a wagon!
Even a Suburban is a wagon.
SUV, Sport Utility, CUV, etc, is all a WAGON!
The writer must've been born in the 90's.
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artandcolour 7:54PM (3/20/2009)
actually the writer used the term "station wagon," which has come to mean a sedan-based vehicle with a wagon back. station wagons, back in the day, came with 2 doors or 4 doors, with fold down tailgates or hatches. similar type bodies that were based on trucks weren't called station wagons necessarily, so that might be the difference he is pointing out. only the CTS Sport wagon shares any body panels with a sedan. the SRX, 'Slade etc, all are taller/larger and don't share panels with a car.
on another point, does anyone else feel the D pillar is a bit too thick on this wagon? i think the window between the C and D pillars should be a bit longer, for a more traditional wagon look. i'm basing 'traditional' on the station wagons of my youth-the Country Squires of the '60s and '70s.
why not the LS2LS7? 8:57PM (3/20/2009)
I was born in the 60s. And despite the Wagoneer, I don't consider any SUV to be a wagon.
chopper 12:22AM (3/21/2009)
What a dope. You... not the writer.
MGBYG 2:21PM (3/21/2009)
If it had a D pillar, it a station wagon. I looked that up in my Ford Design Nomenclature book they gave me when I started in Small Car Studio, Commerce Park South. (Tumblehome is still funny)
An SUV is a station wagon on a pick-up platform.
The AMC Eagle started all this ya bunch of whipper-snappers...and get off my lawn!
Ken 12:48AM (3/22/2009)
Despite the actual definition of "station wagon" I think all those Cadillac Hearses and the Ghostbuster's car count as something.
Jake B 7:35PM (3/20/2009)
Dope. Get one of these with some 22s and a set of 15s in the back of the wagon.
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ambientFLIER 9:12PM (3/20/2009)
Maybe if you live in the ghetto, then yes, go for it.
the vegas style guy 10:04PM (3/20/2009)
I'm black and I have no idea what any of that means? Is it suburban white boi-ese?
This is one badass car! I think Caddy will be pleasantly surprised by the reaction/sales that this car generates.
ugg.tryptophan 12:34AM (3/21/2009)
He means put 22' inch rims on it, two 15' inch subwoofers in the trunk. I think 19's or 20's would be the limit though, too big and it looks goofy.
jv2k 3:01AM (3/21/2009)
"I'm black and I have no idea what any of that means? Is it suburban white boi-ese?"
As someone who frequents the new york area and lives in an area with more black people than white I can clearly say that either you speak white boi-ese or you are full outright lying out of embarrassment for how stupid some people of your race can be.
Franz 12:27PM (3/21/2009)
Guys, racial put downs have no place on a car blog. Go f*ck yourselves someplace else.
superman211 8:33PM (3/21/2009)
22" and 15s on the back? That would look ass!
chconline 7:36PM (3/20/2009)
That's a nice wagon. Why bother with another Cadillac CUV when we have this? Better looking, better handling, better performing. Win.
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inline6 9:18PM (3/20/2009)
Gotta wonder why buyers have all but abandoned wagons for SUVs and crossovers to begin with.
Caddy's taking a chance on by offering CTS estate (in the US anyway). The less risky move, unfortunately, is to offer crossovers and SUVs instead. That's why Cadillac is hedging by offering the TE-based SRX AND the CTS estate.
Wagons are niche vehicles anymore in the US. Sad.
bc 11:44PM (3/20/2009)
Because it has only 25 cubic feet of cargo volume with the seats up. That's more than the absurdly cramped cargo bay of the Audi A4 Avant, but less than a lot of smaller wagons and CUVs.
SteveDC 7:36PM (3/20/2009)
Can we get a CTS-V wagon and coupe? I'd definitely drive either one. Of course I couldn't afford either but I'd still gladly drive one.
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Mr.Oak 7:36PM (3/20/2009)
Sex, wagon style!!
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k.w.a 7:38PM (3/20/2009)
Saw this the other day on the highway... it's beautiful! it looks better than its german rivals. trust me, it takes alot for me to say something like that
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eakius 7:43PM (3/20/2009)
It's not a mazda or an audi, so this wagon is nasty.
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