Lutz confirms Cadillac CTS-V coupe is coming, sport wagon... doubtful
Cadillac CTS Coupe Concept - Click above for a high-res image gallery
During a Web-chat held on General Motors' FastLane blog, GM's former product head and newly appointed Vice Chairman, Bob Lutz, sat down with the unwashed throngs to take questions and a deliver a few tender morsels to the product obsessed.
Chief among them was Lutz' confirmation that a Cadillac CTS-V coupe is on the way. "As of now," Lutz told the assembled Netizens, "the V package is planned only for the sedan and coupe." As for more CTS-V models – specifically a Sport Wagon variant – Lutz said, "... should sufficient demand materialize, there is no reason why we couldn't do a V-Series wagon, and I would be standing in line for one, just ahead of you." That doesn't sound encouraging, but at least it's on the table.
Lutz also discussed the possibility of the Pontiac G8 being branded as the Caprice and said, "...we're studying the feasibility of bringing it in as a Caprice for both law enforcement and the public."
Lutz when on to address questions about GM's green image, alternative fuels and powertrains, some of his controversial statements from the past and his affection for Jeremy Clarkson. You can read it all here, and hope these chats become a regular occurrence from GM execs.
Gallery: Cadillac CTS Sport Concept
[Source: GM FastLane]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Venom 7:04PM (7/13/2009)
This is hot.
This is the direction GM needs to be going in.
The A5 better watch out.
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Eddy Alvarez 9:19PM (7/13/2009)
ditto.
I want this thing BAD. i do think that the coupe-V version will be several notches about an S5 though
Quantumphysics 11:54AM (7/14/2009)
a CTS-V coupe is the closest to a Lamborghini Reventon 99.9999% of the Earth's population is ever going to come.
The true competitor here is the Mercedes E Class Coupe which won't have as much power.
Cadillac has a winner here.
BoxerFanatic 7:09PM (7/13/2009)
I badly want to like that design...
and for the most part, I do... but wow, is it tall above the rear wheels. That visual height, and the angles really make the car look like a heavy block of metal.
And if it is anything like the 2 ton sedan, it is a heavy block of metal.
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Jung 7:13PM (7/13/2009)
I love 4 door CTS, but this will be a huge flop.
This looks too much like a hatchback. The profile just isn't sleek enough.
Americans hate hatchback in general.
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johncuyle 7:21PM (7/13/2009)
I'm an American. I hate hatchbacks. They squeak, they rattle, they aren't really that practical, and most of them are catastrophically ugly. This has a fixed rear window and a conventional trunk and looks nothing like a hatchback. It's more like the old fastback designs from the 60's, which Americans either love or have an opinion which isn't important to most Americans.
The biggest problem with the design is shte sheer height of the trunk and the vertical height of the quarter panel above the rear wheel. Yes, maybe it is practical and you can hold four golf bags and weekend luggage for two in the trunk, but it looks... odd. Still, this car is hugely more attractive than virtually all of its competitors. Can't wait to see the V version.
cdwrx 7:32PM (7/13/2009)
It's the best looking AMX ever!
Jung 7:41PM (7/13/2009)
johncuyle
Put me down as the other Americans whose whose opinion don't matter in this issue. It's a polarizing design for sure.
But I totally agree with the extremely high tail being problematic.
This car could use another half a foot in the rear and longer trunk.
Longer trunk also would've mitigated the be belt line that is a bit too 'fast' in my opinion...
Sean 8:48PM (7/13/2009)
I think the 4-door CTS is a work of art and the Wagon is pretty nice too... but the coupe is fugly. My first car was a coupe, I like 'em, but the CTS coupe is just ugly to me.
Joce03 8:51PM (7/13/2009)
I love hatchbacks, but more importantly, so do Europeans. And that's a market Cadillac is having trouble doing well in. Maybe this car will help.
tuxchown 3:44AM (7/14/2009)
Funny... because every time I open one of the new ugly hatchback posts around this place all I hear is praise.
(but I agree, Americans in general do not like hatchbacks)
(oh, and this car is beautiful!)
fixitfixitstop 11:00AM (7/14/2009)
johncuyle5, I'm an American. I PREFER Hatchbacks.
Fooman 7:27PM (7/13/2009)
More proof real car guys want uber wagons! I now really love Bob becuase he wants a CTSV wagon! I want a M5 touring, but close enough!
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jg 7:28PM (7/13/2009)
If this had a blue and white propeller on it we'd be able to discuss how ugly this really is.
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cdwrx 7:31PM (7/13/2009)
Feeling defensive?
jg 7:43PM (7/13/2009)
Not in the least. I think a lot of what BMW puts out is awful looking (the 5 has eyebrows!). I just hate that this will be seen as good looking for no reason except that it's American made.
Protzenegger 8:32PM (7/13/2009)
jg - this is seen as good looking because it IS good looking. The badge is of little relevance here. Speaking of badges, the BMW logo is not a propeller. It's derived from the Bavarian flag.
Joce03 8:49PM (7/13/2009)
To Protzenegger:
Actually, it a bit of both...
"The circular blue and white BMW logo or roundel allegedly portrays the movement of an airplane propeller, to signify the white blades cutting through the blue sky - an interpretation that BMW adopted for convenience in 1929, twelve years after the roundel was created."
But, the blue and white colours were chosen because of the Bavarian flag.
sparrk 5:30AM (7/14/2009)
this thing looks horrible and the 4 door is even worse. Americans really have weird taste.
jv2k 7:31PM (7/13/2009)
This car looks amazing and its good to hear that the sportier
looking version of the car will get a v model
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