January21
General Motors will produce a version of its Cadillac CTS coupe concept beginning next summer. The CTS coupe concept debuted last week at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, but its production has been rumored over the past several months.
In fact, the CTS coupe program was started back in 2006 under the codename GMX226 — a fact reported this week by Edmunds and confirmed by Leftlane's supplier sources.
The CTS coupe will roll off of GM's Lansing Grand River plant in June of 2009. Production is slated to total 15,000 to 20,000 units annually. The car might be called CTC, but recent trademark filings by GM indicate it might be called CT6 instead.
The production version will look similar to the concept, with only a few changes expected. Look for the road-going version to add a rear-decklid spoiler and forgo the show car's center exhaust setup for a more conventional one.
Nice car, an agressive, american alternative to the 3 series. I dig it.
Hell with adding a rear-decklid spoiler.. how about adding a rear decklid?
I would say DON'T add the spoiler, I like it the way it is. I'm glad the center exhaust will go away, I think that was the worst part of the concept.
Sweet
so gm teased everybody for 2 years with endless camaro and blue devil pictures and actually kept this a secret, no carparazzi sightings and barley a rumor? impressive.
LP??? "You can easily tell they welded the doors off an ordinary CTS" I think you "Cut" the doors off and "weld" them on… No matter, I pick up my 08 CTS Sedan in a couple of months and will change my lease to a one year, so I can get the coupe when it comes out!!!
Will it have a V8?
Gorgeous car. I own a sedan but I wish I would've waited.
For once, that was quick.
CTS?? It was easy, all the mechanical bits were already developed, so no test mules required for cooling, NVH, etc. Just needed to create the new body. It is cool and I can't wait to get one!!! Without the two tone interior though…
i like it Cadillac has been puching out some nice concepts and production cars lately.
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This doesnt surprise me that much.
The CTS sedan makes every one of its competitors look second rate … FACT. And this coupe will do the same.
I am more than 50% sure this is my next ride.
I have never been a fan of the CTS. This doesn't look to bad though. I hope at some point they improve the ride. I feel that alot of it's competition have a nicer ride. I've driven the 04',05',06', and 07. DIdn't care for any of them. But I haven't given up yet.
Is this car going to help meet CAFE numbers ?
Just wondering with Lutz moaning in public.
El Aleman, it's probably going to be cheaper than the germans which is its strong point. Plus the 300+ HP V6 is enough just for any occasion.
Impulsive, come on man… are we gonna start arguing about style?
Lutz moaning is akin to the sun coming up every morning. After a while it's like the smell of your own farts, you don't even notice.
Cadillac has become the pacesetter for creative, sexy design.
'Veda', please see 'lackluster's post … nothing to argue … the competition pales in comparison.
This is the best Cadillac hatchback ever
Nice looking car but . . . I sorta looks a little too much last generation Celica from the side. At least for a Cadillac.Hopefully it can bring down those average customer age demographics a little.
Looks like a Celica is right. If I were an aftermarket parts manufacturer, I'd start making a Body Kit and front end for the Celica so owners could make their cars look nearly identical to this CTS Coupe. This coupe is such a disappointment. Cadillac could have easily had the best-looking coupe in its class, but it came up short-literally-it needs a traditional-shaped trunk design. It will definitely cost them more sales than not.
This is a stunning vehicle and makes so many other competitors look dated at a stroke. Like the sedan, it looks much better in the metal too. Very stylish and modern and a welcome additon to Cadillacs range.
As i'm sure your mother is proud of you being gay rockstars
My mother is quite proud of me, thank you. Her son didn't grow up to be a bigot. Unfortunately, it doesn't sound like the same can be said of yours.
LP640 is right though,its like they just went and welded the door spacing shut the slapped on a Volton kit.
The centre of gravity looks incorrect and I bet this car wold handle the same as a chevy nova.
Americans really need a new car company with a fresh view.
I cant possible imagine why u would buy this when you could buy a 335 or any other Axis car.
I think Cadillac's biggest clientel is the Soprano's…
… like there weren't enough worthless monkeys here. Now we've got three more. 'V2', 'Poisonous' and 'rockstars' are as useless as 'Limp Penis'.
Props for just doing it for once. Looks good, if you name it coupe de ville it will be the darling of the Rap community.
This car just looks so much like an afterthought. Not at all impressed and I doubt this car will sell well. Especially when considering there are much nicer and better quality coupes out there for the same price. Also all the mechanical issues the CTS is already known for will only hurt the cars image and reputation.
BMW and Mercedes have quality issues also. Problem with Cadillac is their status image was squandered during the 80's and 90's.
High Status is difficult to gain, Infinity and Acura are trying mightly to achieve that upper-crust status. Cadillac may or may recover that status it once had.
When I saw this car at the show last week I was pleasantly surprised. It looks much better in person than the pictures convey.
planet_drive: Time to call out your B.S.
"Especially when considering there are much nicer and better quality coupes out there for the same price. "
Name one. Same price? Nobody has announced the price of this car, and it probably won't be known for over a year from now, so how can you say same price. Quit pulling crap out of your arse. Quality? The car hasn't even been built yet, and you're saying the quality is worse than other coupes? Again, you speak from your arse.
"Also all the mechanical issues the CTS is already known for will only hurt the cars image and reputation."
WHAT major mechanical issues? The CTS consistently ranks high in all major quality studies, and the plant it is built in is also ranked among the top 3 highest quality plants in North America.
If you're not going to post facts, then STFU.
Some of you people are less than useless.
Z06 you silly girl, the CTS 6speed auto is a very unreliable and very expensive to repair unit. Failed power steering selenoids, Ice forming on AC lines causing water to leak inside, rear diff problems on the CTS-V, faulty crank sensors, CV joints failing, faulty guages (oil temp and fuel) The CTS is not a car I would trust taking on a cross country trip. There are better coups currently on market for about the same price. The G37, BMW 335i, Mercedes SLK, and the new Audi TT.
Beautiful Car! Build It! It's great to see Cadillac expand the CTS lineup! A coupe is the perfect addition to complement the gorgeous sedan.
'Veda', giving many attributes may provide some level of redemption, despite all of them being negative.
'rockstars', forgive me … I should NOT have included you … I thought I had read something in another thread that led me to that conclusion. For now, you're free. By the way, it's "idiocy", not "idiocracy".
LP640, keep up the good work, we all look foward to your comments in australia…..Keep the european cars where they belong….ON TOP!!!
v2 is in live with himself so much so he named himself after the first weapon of terror, nobody cares for your homophobic propoganda.
why even post you useless dumbass.
"Z06 you silly girl"
That's MR. Z06 to you, planet_freak. You're weak and pathetic, and you don't have anywhere near the intelligence to win a debate with me. Hence the low ball childish insults from you. I can see right through you.
"the CTS 6speed auto is a very unreliable and very expensive to repair unit."
The previous CTS has a 5-speed auto, not a 6-speed. The new CTS with a 6-speed has been on the market for what, 4 months? Hardly enough time to determine its reliability, but I haven't heard of any problems with it, and all the reviews of this transmission have rated it excellent. Let's see some links to documented problems with this transmission. FACTS please.
" Failed power steering selenoids, Ice forming on AC lines causing water to leak inside, rear diff problems on the CTS-V, faulty crank sensors, CV joints failing, faulty guages (oil temp and fuel)"
Isolated problems not endemic to the entire CTS model. EVERY car has at least some problems or design flaws that show up. Name the car, I don't care how reliable its reputation, and I will show you problems with it. Accord? known for crappy automatic transmissions. Camry? known for sludging engines, exhaust leaks, oil leaks, etc. My boss' Lexus SC430 had its engine blow up at 25k miles, and it has left him stranded three times in the last 4 years.
Look, the CTS would not have ranked high in JD Powers quality studies if the problems you listed were commonplace.
" There are better coups currently on market for about the same price. "
AGAIN, what same price?????!? Nobody has released the price of the CTS coupe!!!
"The G37, BMW 335i, Mercedes SLK, and the new Audi TT."
First off, only the G37 and BMW 335 among your list are competitors in the luxury coupe segment. The SLK and Audi TT are roadsters, not coupes. If you don't know the difference, I feel sorry for you.
I owned an Infiniti G35 Coupe, and while it was a nice looking, fun to drive car, with lots of luxury features, it was far from reliable. In fact, it was the least reliable car I've ever owned. In only two years of ownership and 27k miles, it had a defective manual transmission that was replaced, 2 defective clutches, NAV system failure, moonroof popping, clunking brakes when backing up, and it was constantly in the shop for rattles (in fact it rattled the day I drove it off the lot brand new). The only thing I didn't have a problem with was the engine. I'm willing to bet Cadillac can build a car with higher quality than my Infiniti.
I speak from experience. What do you speak from?
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Americans will have to wait for another European WW to "steal" the next current German and Italian scientists to update their car range……
CTS is a great car for Robocop fans, we now can have our S.U.X 6000- The American Dream.
This is a sick car no matter how you look at it. The concept backend is a little too much (cadillac shaped exhaust..) but theyll lose that for production. This will be a perfect competitor for the G37. It will definately get a younger draw, even more than now with the sedan.
Im thinking LP640 and V2 are the same poster. He seems like the type to give himself pats on the back for being full of hate. And for the record, I know everyone in here would appreciate it if YOU STFU. Your posts are ignorant and non important. Keep gazing deeply into the Beastiality fetish porn we all know you love so much.