I agree with you about the STS; it’s not a bad car its platform, unlike the DTS, is not antiquated it just needs an engineering refresh. The CTS was moved to Sigma II; why, as many have stated, don’t they do what BMW does with the 5 and 7 series, put the STS on a LWB Sigma II? Furthermore, the Aussies while worried for most of the first half are now whistling Dixie as Zeta II has been further green lighted. What’s the diff between Zeta and Zeta II – more refined and lighter weight.

http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/D966E14708147B46CA2575BD00033A20

The article (Canada’s Fin Post) is vague in that assumes the Cadillac must be an EP II variant. GM has not officially acknowledged this or anyone else. Oshawa was always slated to get the Impala replacement, as stated, they already build the current Gen and the Camaro) and Ingersol builds the GMC and Chevy Theta variants. Industry sources that I read indicate that Canada was to get one more major vehicle launch.

A transverse AWD drivetrain seems to be more in line of how they are trying to position Buick, i.e., an Acura, quasi -Audi (longitudinal) etc., competitor. Why would they use this layout for Cadillac? It’s not more efficient – the current G8 GT is lighter.smaller,faster and just as fuel efficient and roomier than both the New AWD 2010 La Crosse and Ford Taurus etc. Some one please ask GM this publicly on the next fireside chat with Fritz…

I’ll wait to see an official product announcement from GM before I criticize them further. I’ll leave it with two old refrains: If you’re not going to do something right and to the best of your capability then don’t do it all! & Just because you can do something doesn’t necessarily mean you should! Trite, I know but GM is in a put up or close up situation – Just as good or expedient doesn’t cut it anymore.

DB9

Just hedge back production to reflect actual demand and focus on improving the product to make it more desirable against analogous competitors. IN this case, the Mercedes S-class and BMW 7 series or to a lesser and no less verdant extent, the Hyundai Genesis Sedan and later the EQUUS.

The STS was a killer app waiting for a major update. The DTS was to be CADILLAC’s big stab and the Luxury car big time (The S-class and 7 series), but nope. This is a what a BUICK should be. Big, dull FWD for older, less adventuresome, people who are not at all interested in the drive.

Heck this is exactly the job for the ZETA platform that GM doesn’t want to use… and that FWD car slotted under the CTS? Did they forget about their ALPHA platform?

AUDI and ACURA and LINCOLN’s targets, CADILLAC should focus on BMW AND MERCEDES like they set out to when they first rolled out the CTS.

But forget it…

“Sound the retreat”.

“Let’s not compete. Let’s not even start to seriously try.”

We sunk all that money into GM and I want someone with a big clanging brass pair, like Devastator (Yeah I saw the movie… didn’t like it much), and vision running that company.

But apparently that is too much to ask. GM needs an Alan Mulally badly!

All I know is the last time Opel/Holden and Cadillac hooked up (not Pontiac!), which was the Catera, a great car did not come out of it. That’s all I’m saying, end of story.

Phew.

the Volt will be made there. This is common knowledge. DTS will have to be out of production by late 2010.

The 2.8 is derived directly from the 3.0… All I am saying is that your first statement made it seem that this was going to be another Catera and I don’t see how these two cars relate – at all – in any way. Ones a large FWD sedan built in the US for the US, the other was a midsize RWD built in Germany for Australia. Why even mention the Catera, isn’t this just a new 90’s STS? Just because something “Opel” helped out designing the FWD platform on makes it the Catera again? That’s BS and you are wrong.

The Catera was such a piece of junk back in the day.

“Catera – The Caddy that zips.” LOL such BS. Car and Driver said “Why did they use a duck as a mascot for it? Oh, that’s right, because neither zips.”

Hahaha, Infiniti leads the way in reliability for luxury cars, not Cadillac. Nice try though.

I was witness to the problems the Catera had – my mom’s ‘98 blew up in flames in front of me, but it still was a fairly decent car otherwise before that. After they fixed the problems on newer Catera’s, it wasn’t that bad, and I’d still take it’s interior over most new GMs.

I hope they throw in some other then the Northstar V8 engines, they’re so expensive to produce and don’t offer much performance. Concerning the X name, Cadillac already has a naming system that denotes all-wheel drive; they just put a small 4 at the end of the CTS, SRX, or STS.

I like Cadillacs, but not you.

Buy American. Buy GM. It is your patriotic duty

I would like to see the more performance-oriented XWD though.

Don’t get me wrong I’d rather see a RWD Cadillac, but Audi is proof you can use FWD platforms and be respected by most. The real question is what will be under the hood. The Ultra V-8 5.0L is dead, the Northstars are outdated, and a V-6, even one with 304 hp, just won’t cut it as the top engine. Maybe the 6.0L or 6.2L?

Ignore this idiot comments, and before you tell me to ignore it as well, I’m starting from now on.

THE CATERA WAS RWD… Get your f’en facts straight, it can’t be another Catera because the Catera still lives in the CTS short for Catera Touring Sedan, although some claim it’s Cadillac Touring Sedan, no one knows. This is the follow up to the Aurora if anything, which was originally supposed to be a Cadillac.

Lincolns are known as great cabs, pardon limos.

Buy American. Buy GM. It is our duty as Americans.

And ricky_b, the only difference you’re going to find between who’s behind the wheel of the Buick or the Caddy is what’s in their wallets, not the date on their birth certifcates.

Lincoln what a Luxury Car should be. Buy Lincoln buy American!

As for this car, great platform. The Buick will appeal to the younger crowd, the Caddy to the older.