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Autoblog Podcast #153 - with Phil Berg

Long-serving automotive journalist Phil Berg joins regulars Chris, Sam, and Dan to chew over some recent items. Starting us off, the car we all want in our driveways, the Cadillac CTS-V Sportwagon continues to be grist for the rumormill. Staying with GM, we move on to the debut of the Buick Regal and its potential use of GM's latest mild hybrid system. We next hit up the coming Impala, which will not be a version of the stillborn Pontiac G8, before we comment briefly about third quarter reports and the fervor surrounding GM's financials. ... Read more →

REPORT: C/D says Lutz confirms Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon Damon Lavrinc

Between the Buick Regal GS, front-wheel drive (and possible hybrid) Chevrolet Impala and the rumored Caprice SS, Bob Lutz has managed to release a scad officially unofficial details on General ...

Autoblog Podcast #152 - Paukert enhanced! Dan Roth

The usual suspects of Chris, Sam, and Dan are joined this week by Autoblog Editor Extraordinaire Chris Paukert. It's a packed 'cast, starting with the apparent go-ahead of the Cadillac Converj. ...

Lutz: High-performance Chevy Volt SS a "possibility" Jeremy Korzeniewski

Electric cars are for those who would rather drive slow, boring commuters that don't consume fossil fuels and therefore don't spew pollutants from their tailpipes. Gas-powered cars – and ...

BREAKING: Detroit News says GM will build Cadillac Converj Chris Paukert

After much hemming and hawing, General Motors will reportedly build a version of the Cadillac Converj, the gorgeous but awkwardly named extended-range coupe concept first shown at last year's ...

Cadillac CTS-V Challenge: Follow along on Twitter 22 days ago on Autoblog

If you're looking for live updates from the Cadillac CTS-V Challenge, a variety of spectators are tweeting from the Monticello Motor Club. Get the lap times and more information by clicking here to follow along on Twitter. UPDATE: Top lap times after the jump. We'll continue to update with ...

VIDEO: OnStar calls Hennessey after tuned CTS-V pulls .99 g 27 days ago on Autoblog

On its way to doing the 1/4-mile in 11.07 seconds at 128 mph, a Hennessy-tuned 700-horsepower Cadillac CTS-V hit .99 longitudinal G as it left the start line. By the end of the run the phone inside the car was ringing, and it was your friendly neighborhood OnStar representative wondering "What ...

V-Series Challenge participants announced, no surprises inside 28 days ago on Autoblog

In less than a week, Bob Lutz will be joined by a few automotive journalists and a handful of regular Joes at the Monticello Motor Club in New York to race some fast sedans around a fast track to see if anything with four doors can outrun a Cadillac CTS-V. Sounds like fun. But, after reading ...

VIDEO: Bob Lutz prepares for V-Series Challenge at Monticello 28 days ago on Autoblog

The pieces are now in place for the V-Series Challenge set to take place at the Monticello Motor Club on October 29. Behind the wheel of a Cadillac CTS-V, Bob Lutz will take on the competition in a run-what-you-brung type shoot out against players chosen by GM from the automotive media and ...

Chevrolet follows Cadillac into the advertising agency review breach 29 days ago on Autoblog

Some loyalties run deep in Detroit, take Chevrolet's relationship with its advertising agency. Campbell-Ewald has been urging people to buy bowties since 1922, when a single magazine ad contained more words than a BMW press release. Chevrolet's account is huge, and the automaker is not looking ...

Cadillac CTS-V Challenge nets 120 applicants, Heinricy to stand in for Lutz if needed 1 month ago on Autoblog

We knew when General Motors opened up the CTS-V Challenge to any and all Caddy killers the response would be impressive, and according to Cadillac spokesman Nick Twork, it's been just that. Around 120 people applied for a chance to take on Bob Lutz in the CTS-V sedan later this month, but ...

Edmunds: GM market share will grow in October 1 month ago on Autoblog

According to the number-crunchers over at Edmunds.com, things are looking up for General Motors in the month of October. If preliminary figures hold up, The General's market share should come in at 22.4 percent, a notable gain from the 19.1 percent share the automaker averaged throughout the ...

CTS-V Challenge opened up to any would-be Caddy killers 1 month ago on Autoblog

May the best car win. So says General Motors' Bob Lutz, and he's willing to put his Pilotis where his mouth is... so to speak. On a conference call last month, Maximum Bob challenged any journalist to a duel with the Cadillac CTS-V, and, not surprisingly, the mantle was picked up right quick by ...

REPORT: Cadillac quietly unveils new, old-look logo 1 month ago on Autoblog

As with its model line, Cadillac has performed surgery on its logo. The previous logo, at right, was a sleek bit of matte color and metal unveiled in 1999 as a result of Cadillac wanting a new icon to represent its "art & science" campaign. The aim was "to combine suggestions of high ...

VIDEO: Cadillac-powered Spectre SpeedLiner sets world record for gas-powered, wheel-driven vehicles 1 month ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Cadillac_Powered_SpeedLiner_Sets_Speed_World_Record_vid'; Different automakers seek out different bragging. The same goes for tuning houses. The bogey in question may be the quickest lap time around a given race track (usually the Nürburgring), a ...

Cadillac kicks current ad agency to the curb, seeking new suitors 1 month ago on Autoblog

It was three years ago that Cadillac switched to ad agency Modernista!, and one year leater it rolled out its "Life. Liberty. And the Pursuit." campaign. In a four-sentence statement put out by Cadillac General Manager Bryan Nesbitt, the brand is looking for a new agency and Modernista! "has ...

GM CEO Fritz Henderson: Camaro convertible coming Q1 of 2011, no Camaro sedan 1 month ago on Autoblog

General Motors just wrapped up one of its semi-regular Q&A sessions with CEO Fritz Henderson on its FastLane blog, and while nothing earth-shattering has been divulged, here's a few things that might be of interest: On the topic of Cadillac's recent television and print advertising, and ...

AB stops at the 27th Concours d'Elegance at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort 1 month ago on Autoblog

For its 27th iteration, Orange County's most prestigious classic car show returned to the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point, and finally dropped the "Newport Beach" from its name. No longer would it be known as the Newport Beach Concours d'Elegance, instead adopting the Concours ...

Looking for $10k off on a Lexus or Caddy? High-priced hybrids reportedly getting hefty incentives 1 month ago on Autoblog

Surprise! Lexus and its parent company, Toyota, are apparently finding that it's not as easy selling $106,000 hybrids as it is for $25,000. The Lexus LS 600h L is certainly an excellent piece of automotive engineering, delivering gobs of horsepower and torque with at least a modicum of ...

2010 North American Car of the Year nominees announced 1 month ago on Autoblog

Here in the car journalism biz, this is that time of year when everyone is evaluating all the recently introduced cars to determine which ones truly stand out. Here in town, the crew from Car and Driver are doing their 10 Best testing this week. Elsewhere other magazines are doing their own ...

Spy shots: Cadillac CTS-V coupe spotted again, so close... yet so far 1 month ago on Autoblog

It hasn't been a secret for a long time that Cadillac is prepping a high performance V edition of its upcoming CTS coupe. It's also no secret that we're big fans of the CTS-V in the virtual Autoblog office. And yet Cadillac continues to tease us by putting camo on the nose and fanny of its two-door ...

REPORT: GM dealers opting out of 60 day satisfaction guarantee? 2 months ago on Autoblog

It looks like a group of General Motors dealers aren't fond of the company's new 60-day satisfaction guarantee. In fact, they dislike it so much that about 3.5 percent of the General dealers are opting out of the program, according to the financial site 24/7 Wall St. Although GM has stated it ...

REPORT: Fiat wants Chrysler to be a Cadillac competitor 2 months ago on Autoblog

When you were a kid, there was probably a point when your mom or dad told you that you could one day be president of the United States. They probably didn't really mean it, but at least they wanted you to push yourself a little harder to achieve life's goals. Fiat appears to be in a similar ...

More fodder for the Cadillac CTS-V Sportwagon rumormill 2 months ago on Autoblog

The rumormill is going full-tilt with word that General Motors is about to get really serious about the "sport" in its Cadillac CTS Sportwagon. Here at Autoblog HQ, we certainly hope it's all true. After all, it's hard not to appreciate the current CTS-V, its mind-blowing supercharged LSA V8, ...

REPORT: Cadillac CTS-V Wagon is a go 2 months ago on Autoblog

2010 Cadillac CTS Sportwagon – Click above for high-res image gallery From the second we laid eyes on the production CTS Sportwagon, we dreamed of a V-badged 556 horsepower, supercharged V8 variant. While the move makes sense to us based on awesomeness alone, General Motors has to come up ...

REPORT: GM considering boosting production of four hot sellers: Camaro, Equinox, Lacrosse and SRX 2 months ago on Autoblog

Good news has been in short supply for General Motors so far this year, but increased demand for its new products shows that the worst of times may be in the rear view mirror. Automotive News is reporting that GM may increase production of four new vehicles due to heavy demand. The new-for-2010 ...

GM to offer 60 day money back guarantee on all new vehicle purchases 2 months ago on Autoblog

General Motors wants to prove to you that their vehicles are up to snuff, and The New York Times is reporting that a new marketing initiative aims to get more customers behind the wheel of GM cars and trucks. The General's rumored Satisfaction Guaranteed program promises to give customers their ...

Review: 2010 Cadillac CTS Sportwagon eats up cargo, swallows open road 2 months ago on Autoblog

In Europe, the humble station wagon holds a big-time slice of the family driver demographic, partly because ridiculous petrol prices make big SUVs and crossovers far too uneconomical. Americans, on the other hand, have a fundamental problem with the station wagon. We're not sure if the wagon is ...

ATS a good-looking Cadillac rendering, isn't it? Not so accurate, though... 2 months ago on Autoblog

A few weeks back, we were among the group invited out to General Motors' design studios to have a look at the near future of the company's product portfolio. Among the many vehicles that we told you about after our visit were a pair of new Cadillacs to fill out the lineup. According to Cadillac ...

REPORT: GM tells dealers to think small to sell big 2 months ago on Autoblog

After decades of pushing heavy iron, General Motors executives are telling the company's dealers to think "beyond our dominance in trucks" and prepare to start selling small cars (vehicles like the forthcoming Chevrolet Cruze, above). The message was broadcast late last week at the Rock ...

VIDEO: Production Cadillac CTS Coupe breaks through in new 60-second spot 2 months ago on Autoblog

With the tagline "America, we have re-ignition," Cadillac is out to reintroduce itself to buyers. After bursting out of their underground bunker, the spot showcases all of the models in the line – and at least one to come. The ad has begun to hit the airwaves, and it features what appears ...

REPORT: GM dropping corporate emblems for 2010. Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges... 2 months ago on Autoblog

Back in 2005, General Motors began adding so-called "Mark of Excellence" corporate logos to all of its vehicles. The reasoning behind the move was that with eight brands, customers needed to know that vehicles from brands like Hummer and Saturn came from the GM family. Fast forward four years and ...

REPORT: Cadillac Converj has a new lease on life, maybe 2 months ago on Autoblog

Last we knew, the fate of the Cadillac Converj vehicle was unknown and remained "a concept vehicle undergoing a review that has not yet concluded." Resistance to putting the Voltec plug-in powertrain into a Cadillac apparently came not only from the Treasury Department (when General Motors was ...

Edmunds praises Volvo XC60, pans Cadillac SRX in new entry-lux CUV comparo 3 months ago on Autoblog

Volvo's new XC60 sits at the top of the pack when it battles head-to-head against the Audi Q5, Mercedes-Benz GLK350, and Cadillac SRX, says Edmunds in its latest four-way comparison. The entrants, each new members of the expanding Compact Luxury Crossover segment, were all selected for the ...

Customer satisfaction study puts Big 3 in top five, Cadillac tied for No. 1 with Lexus 3 months ago on Autoblog

The American Customer Satisfaction Index for automakers from the University of Michigan is being released today, and sitting at the very top are Cadillac and Lexus in a two-way tie for first place. The study continues its Detroit lovefest by giving the third spot to a tie-up of Lincoln-Mercury, ...

REPORT: Slow-selling Europe-only Cadillac BLS euthanized 3 months ago on Autoblog

In a move that can only be described as "What took so long?" Autotelegraaf reports that Cadillac has pulled the plug on its BLS. The BLS, of course, was the front-wheel drive smaller Cadillac that was only offered for sale in Europe. We say "offered" because sales of the BLS made the old Cimarron ...

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Autoblog Podcast #153: With Phil Berg

Phil Berg puts his reputation on the line and hangs with the podcast crew.

 
 

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