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The new Cadillac CTS: Spicy piece comes to Europe
Lisbon, 30 October 2007 - The car looks sharp: Front similar to the new Cadillac CTS one-Gillette Mach3 razors. The gepfeilte nose reckt is confident in the driving wind and the air seems to be cut. A light edge in the middle of the bumper and hood at the front and rear give the car an additional Pep. Rear and front, there are vertical lamps, which provide a clear picture: "Attention, I am a Cadillac." And, as its name him as a myth giant Amischlittens ahead to a large foot. Because the factory is rolling Caddi on the 18-inch alloy rims. A striking feature in the side view gills, which, as for the body responsible designer John Manoogian stressed from solid metal.

Right close fund
By its very conspicuous cut form of CTS occurs in a class, in the Mercedes E-Class, Audi A6 and BMW 5 cent. And the form is covered. We take a first exit near Lisbon. Our car in the Luxury sports equipment spoils us equipped with a leather interior. The processing quality suits, as well as the modern look of Intrum duck, in tubes lurking behind the wheel. Only the plastic of the stylish-arrow-shaped center console disturbs a bit value appearance. The front seats are not only comfortable padded, but also have a heating and provide ventilation. Only the Upper Tavern situation should run a little longer. Anders, when we made some American car know, the Gestühl but rather tightly upholstered. But it is something close to the front and the right knee of the driver has frequently with the center console contact. Also not lush is the space in the rear: Who is greater than 1.80 meters, getting here with the head freedom problems, also is the position quite deep.

New multimedia system
An amenities, depending on the equipment and supplements, all on board, which is the heart of the discerning car driver desires: Memory for the seat adjustment, a two-zone automatic climate control and an LED lighting ambience. Especially the multimedia system is a show: A display in the middle of the dashboard shows the most important data, such as from the radio. At the push of a button, the monitor units to the top drive and then provides a display area of eight inches. The system can be equipped with a 40 gigabyte hard disk equipped. This not only music can be loaded, but it also saves the data from the navigation system to be up to 30 percent shorter route calculation.
Keys hidden
One point of criticism for the operation of the onboard computer gets: Its keys are left of the steering wheel hidden and require a certain amount of exercise to obtain important information such as the average consumption of fast retrieval.
Extraordinary pressure in the back
To have a consumer to generate, rotate, we first zündschlüsselartigen starter on the right of the steering wheel. The real key is - thanks schlüssellosem system - still in our pocket. Red on the pointer wipe the watch again until they stop and do desire to start driving.
3.6-liter V6 delivers 311 hp
Our test car is powered by a 3.6-liter direct-injection engine fired. The machine sends a maximum of 311 hp at the rear wheels, optionally, a permanent all-wheel drive ordered. The engine is in the lower right area touring quietly, but developed a robust, almost too harsh sound, if you walk him with stretched calls. The CTS spurtet with a powerful pressure in the back going on. Under full throttle changes which we tested six-speed automatic felt the course, it can also do very gently, as when cruising. The gearbox also offers a sports mode and the possibility, at the cavernous selector sequentially with the hand. Pedal commands are quite boring quickly implemented, which makes Überholvorgänge relaxed. Alternatively, to a large V6 is a powerful 211 hp 2.8-liter V6 for election. Who wants a diesel, it must do 1 Wait quarter 2009: Then comes only a 2.9-liter engine with 250 hp on the market.
European chassis properties
We were surprised by the suspension characteristics: The CTS can be with European standards can be measured. The 3.6 V6 Sport Luxury with rear wheel drive has a tighter suspension damping vote than the 2.8 V6 variant and the 3.6 V6 with four-wheel drive. This vote is anything but soft-US: Long ground waves is the suspension while well off, but brief clashes are passed to the passengers. That is the situation curve at higher tempos no noticeable side tendency to feel and ambitious driver will come at their expense.
From 36,290 euros
The cheapest CTS is a 2.8 V6 with manual switching for 36,290 euros. Our super-equipped test car has 46,490 euros. For the Topversion with all-wheel drive must lie down to 49,090 euros. What you get when the competition is not so much car: a BMW 530i Automatic from 47,600 euros to have a Mercedes E 350 Classic 7G-Tronic costs 49,500 euros.
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The Cadillac CTS is the upper middle class certainly not revolutionize. But he could place the German deer a small portion of robbing cake. Therefore, the sleek and stylish cars with fancy European driving characteristics.
And last but not least, its price is the new or intermediate classes attract. Because of the old cliché that a Cadillac schwammiges a giant ship, is the new CTS far away.

Datasheet
Cadillac CTS 3.6 V6
Motor and drive
V-gasoline engine
6-cylinder, 4 valves per cylinder
Displacement: 3,564 cc
Max. Power: 229 kW (311 hp) at 6,400 rpm
Max. Torque: 374 Nm at 5,200 rpm
Rear-wheel drive
6-speed automatic
Chassis
Gauge Front: 1,569 mm
Gauge back: 1,575 mm
Suspension Front: single, double triangular arm
Rear independent suspension, multi-axis Bars
Brakes Front: washers, innenbelüftet
Rear brakes: washers, innenbelüftet
Tropic: 10.9 m
Front wheels and tires: 235/50 ZR18
Rear wheels and tires: 235/50 ZR18
Steering: Rack
Weights and measures
Length: 4,860 mm
Width: 1,842 mm
Height: 1,464 mm
Wheelbase: 2,880 mm
Empty weight: 1,798 kg
Payload: 562 kg
Boot capacity: 373 litres
Annexes load, braked: 1,814 kg
Fuel tank capacity: 68 litres
Measured values
Maximum speed: 241 km / h
Acceleration 0-100 km / h: 6.3 sec
Total consumption: 11.1 litres per 100 km
Urban consumption: 16.6 litres per 100 km
Extra consumption: 7.9 litres per 100 km
CO2 emissions: 264 g / km
Fuel: Petrol
Pollutant class: Euro 4
Prices
Cadillac CTS 3.6 V6 Sport Luxury
Base price: 46,490 euros

CRUNCH! "Are you doing? Careful! Well, bumper kerb around. We should climb to see whether the whole… kerb. Not crushed his bumper? "- Roughly the words sounded in the cabin Cadillac Escalade with my first parking on it. I must say it was very strange in a big car with such a seemingly nemalenkim ground clearance and are afraid to sit hook some stones there under kolesami.Chem good elephants? Yes that is largely quite good pets. How dangerous? Fury. If distributed - unosi legs. In the same and has been the subject of our present. At first glance, it seems big Escalade tupovatym uvalnem, with the soft suspension and muzzle controllability. But on the other… Appearance, particularly the massive granenaya muzzle in the spirit of recent Kadillakov color and the abundance of chrome uzviz not give anyone. It is a little to spur this tyazhelennuyu carcasses, and she says goodbye with a pedigree forward. Razoydis, if zadavlyu! Imagine if the muzzle hangs in your backyard okne.Chem elephants inconvenient? Not much space, the urban environment they contraindicated. This is not napaseshsya gromadinu fodder - he eats quickly and a lot. What is stolitrovy only "stomach". It is especially hard to believe at bezdonnost refuelling. Stand, standing lesh, lesh. Hop! — cutoff, not enough…

But our ispolin beautiful. True, the relative beauty. However, the Americans look at the special cars. In their interpretation, it must be large, heavy, soft and slow. But for whom it is needed at all and why? Until now, I can not understand.
While the Escalade can get off for "family man". On board takes a lot, so to remove a large family on a picnic in a city far from voluminous baggage - By this. Only rely on his "vnedorozhnost" is not, but this is just below. So the Camel Trophy is repealed. But something tells me that Cadilla to buy not for the furtherance brodov.
By the way, but what is inside? Well, finally something normal salon! Although, of course, in the SUV for $ 103 thousand happened to see and understand. But kadillakovtsy seems to pereplyunuli dotyanuli themselves and the same quality of the interior furnishing to the proper level. I remember neither the CTS or STS this is not glittering. Driver’s seat is a good anatomy, and with the help of the richest set of adjustments can be perfectly fit under the saddle of any build. Rear passengers, of course, have the highest comfort and pleasure of travel at their disposal, climate control unit and multimedia. But on the third row seats can climb just the miniature.

And what tabun in the "403" ungulates? Yeah, it does not relax. Old eskaladovsky atmosfernik have increased by 200 cubes and added a gas distribution mechanism with adjustable phases. True, each cylinder is left with two valves. But that’s nothing. 565.4 Nm maximum torque Vortec 6.2L V8 SFI, developed at 4400 rpm, speak for themselves. And what’s this monster under the hood valves, the same as the Ford Focus 1.6, once it is forgotten.
Automatic Transmission on the new SUV, too - six. Do skorostrelov "modern" it is far, but, in my opinion, vosmitsilindrovomu Vorteku is indifferent. Indeed handedly with any motor speed, and you always know what you by Polar in stock-Hundreds of another "horse" ready to proceed to the crackdown at any time. Set the speed is very powerful in the entire speed range. By the way, "maksimalka" a mark Escalade limited 180 km / h. And, not muzzle hour - wobbly, heavy and inert SUV vysokoprofilnoy to become a mere rubber-such a deadly projectile.
Suspension of pneumatic elastic elements always supported body at the same level. Support is supported, but in no way opposed to heel. True, its rigidity, the glory of God, can adjust to the quality of the roadway. Interestingly, a state of affairs in the off? First we will try to ride on a broken primers. Mostly look reinforced concrete slabs. A bit of sand, gravel and dust - ALLDATA broth is ready.
Turn. Speed write slowly and ceremoniously. The Black carcasses only sways gently on the waves, suspension TANK willingly intimidating size projections and easily. Now, our prishporim "hamburger". As previously felt some otreshennost from reality. No body lacks strong raskachkami - honor and praise adaptive air suspension Road Sensing.

Er! A manage a bishop, especially in the extreme, not so easy. Naturally - mass and inertia. But the picture is not spoils, and the tandem of steering control and braking system. And if at first intensive steering lacks performance amplifier, the other sins low informative. But "safe" working at the electronics glory.
Fortunately, all the kids trying to skidding and snosami mercilessly prohibits interruptible system stabilization, and this is right - the price is too high these experiments. No Traction control can be removed if desired. How about a rally? Perhaps not. Better roll themselves quietly in a straight line and not disturb anyone. Not fighting it is an elephant.

And try not whether raskisshee field? We missed that opportunity does well, they could not. Bread feed, we are not - let GNUstep in gryazyuke. While there, before we take mud baths went long, chesali cut, we think there is a monitor. After all, there is such a swamp in the land literally on vrastaesh ankles under its own weight. It was still myalis… No peresililo curiosity. Do not believe it, we did sunulis this porridge. To be honest, even not expected to crawl out back on the road alone. Just interesting to determine when SUV stops moving.
Before taking mud baths, we do read the instructions for use. From chapter "Preparing the car to the movement of cross" to learn that notorious front bumper spoiler, we all peremetili curbs in the city, can be lifted. Thus did. But no word about locking differentials in the manual, we have not found, although very hoped.
Poyekhali. Wait pressure on the gas. Wonderful. Eskalad boat. Traction control and stifling motor supportami crunches, "selectively" prihvatyvaya raspoyasavshiesya wheel. Sturdy, catchy. Razgonchik? What is there, nevertheless - and all right. Turn, turn yet. Cadillac demolish the outward radius, but the machine mike and continues hrustet brakes, now under the leadership of StabiliTrack system. Again stopped, started again. Nadeau same! Wonders.
Then decided ponaglet bit. Turn to hell "antibuks" unceremoniously and start knocking the gas pedal. And what? Cadillac with great reluctance, but still gaining progress, and if the water surface glisser writes loops zakidyvaya stern. And then something happened that should have happened. O gods! Cadillac became slowly shrink under water, that is in the ground. Grunt has failed ispolinskogo head and began prosedat.
Everything arrived. Escalade ran aground, bridges barely touching the ground. This one wheel traction under SDTI continued helplessly pool, mixing soil. I think short-lived, came to the conclusion that all our attempts to trap runoff from vain… Huda without locks, artistic. America, we have not opened. Protivoprobuksovochnaya helps, but sometimes up to the time before. Although, stop. We are wrong. Engineers in order to surprise conqueror roadless, did mezhkolesny added a rear differential lock from automatic. But it will save in a swamp. It needs a complete hard drive or a tractor.
So what will need to buy elephant? To ride on it in the city? It is too big for the city, the narrow streets of central bound to have problems, as if someone unintentionally not crush, and parked on the Escalade is not sugar. Might lot, yes. No overtaking you regret that the Escalade can so quickly accelerated. At role bolotohoda Keddi not suitable. Yes, it is a great and brilliant, but such a helpless and stupid. Perhaps the only route he молодец. But what really can boast a swindler - is a high level of comfort. Eventually, spit at David handlebars and low-descriptiveness. Spit on the size - let the others think as not to be trampled. Nachhat at all! At all but borders - in fact know that elephants are afraid of mice to death.

Cadillac CTS can get some new modifications
Cars Cadillac brand is clearly not be called European bestseller. American cars designed to compete with traditional premium brands, in the opinion of the inhabitants of Old World, which does not stand up to hard competition. Against the backdrop of this situation allegations that General Motors will expand the range of Cadillac.
One major concern of hope - a new Cadillac CTS. In a change of generations of Americans have tried to accommodate them, strange preferences of European buyers. Mol, podavay his salon quality, good quality way and perhaps even decent motors. But, it seems, not a single sedan will CTS Network ataku.V appeared in pictures, and even a compartment universal Cadillac CTS! Regarding dvuhdvernoy machines - here everything is clear. Brand, like all, still is among prestigious. I have to reinforce this case. And the utilitarian option is to the place - the demand for such modifications in Europe is huge.
However, the managers are very Cadillac will try to overseas buyers like the guest who now prefer to Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz. At least, and the BLS changed slightly Wagon assisted with sales in the Old World. What will win hearts and purses new CTS?

Cadillac gives a green light to buy a conceptual CT
Seemed like, here it is - sit down for the steering wheel and drive on all four sides. In unusual exterior, interior, too, is a serial. So why does it need a couple of weeks to delay a formal announcement that Cadillac CT Coupe Concept will be on the conveyor?
But the past does not return, and the heads of General Motors, has finally been definitively determined that in June 2009, the world will be able to exchange their money en masse to a new Keddi. And then it will turn out that, apart from a nobody desired XLR roadster, coupe based on the CTS will be the only dvuhdverkoy model in a number of Cadillac. Last coupe this brand dates back to 2002, when his life ended on the conveyor tape Eldorado.
What is interesting: how the new product will be called, the company still does not know. Options weight: CTC, CT, CTS-C, CT Coupe… Also, it was not clear what engines will make a bid Cadillac. Indeed, representatives at the presentation mark is not even a prototype of the motor Ah, who hiding under his hood. There is a possibility that a serial changed receive the same "engine" as a new CTS sedan.
This may be a modest 210 - a strong 2.8 - litre V6, and the most of everything that is unauthorized volume of 6.2 liter V8 with 550 horsepower capacity, equipped with a mechanical supercharger versions of CTS-V. If the Americans are going to Europe again to please, you will probably need to install and viewership shestitsilindrovogo diesel.

A year ago at the Detroit Auto debuted in the Cadillac CTS second generation. The car has received good technical "stuffing" - under the hood growl quite powerful engines, and provides full power versions. Complete set at the same level. Yet first Cadillac CTS its remarkable appearance. Already hurt stylish machine came out! Vdovol nalyubovavshis chopped form at his brainchild, designers decided to create something else in the same spirit. Thus came into being is not great, but it is terrible CTS-V. Moreover, the company hinted that the CTS-range cars such increase. Master hint computer modeling to understand and immediately svayali virtual coupe and wagon. Engineers Keddi look at all this, from the soul and laughed… done everything in its own way.

CT Coupe Concept fired in Detroit if not effect razorvavsheysya bombs, it is something close to the fact. The audience was simply in shock, but a pleasant shock. Designers managed to do it in a way that preserved the dual CT CTS common spirit, even though the general details of the very few machines. Lattice radiator, headlights and front wings yes front panel in the cabin - that is, in fact, everything. The rest of the car completely unique.

To achieve a strong and vibrant image dzhiemovtsy able several tricks. "Primyali slightly roof", and in general Keddi got to land because of a sports suspension. The slope of the rear legs simply inconceivable, "a company zapolzayuschie" rear lamps wings evolved and now dignified splashes to the glass. Besides, attracts attention and impressive stop-signal integrated into the rear spoiler. Under him directly in the center of the exhaust pipe famous intricate forms

It is obvious that with such good looks can forget about the normal review ago that the aerodynamic efficiency of wooden forms left much to be desired, and even enclosed Cadillac XLR-style door handles not save the situation. But what the hell difference? The car looks excellent, and the shortcomings gundet concept will be that of notorious zanudy.
Salon racers are not happy, but only if they are four. CT Coupe is landing formula "2 +2", which means that the rear passengers will almost certainly enjoy a trip to posture embryo. Consolation for them could serve as the fact that all four of Recaro seats. Here is another pleasant time: the middle compartment has no poles, but it would certainly like CDs precaution. Of course, the concept painted inside the "noble" materials, including leather, artificial suede and carbon, as well as the most intricate щеголяет options.
If, immediately after the presentation managers Cadillac started to take orders for the car, it certainly would be the day one of the best in their lives. But the production-based CTS coupe starts yet to be soon. There is information that at the end of 2009 - the first - early 2010 - the first few years. Fans of brands do pray that by that time, designers are not lost its fervor and the serial version does not become a pitiful likeness concept. And they pray that saw the "light" version chumovaya CT-V, where f without it.

If you take from each according to work and provide for the needs of globally in approximately the same will happen that happened to concern General Motors in Celestial. Over the past year, Chinese insane dare counters with the country almost all American auto production.
If, in 2002, GM sold to China 100 thousand cars in 2005 - m half a million have already been implemented. And now the company leap for happiness almost to the sky: in the past year they have been able to "sell" Chaine million of its machines.
For 1.3 - billion hordes this is not the limit. The Chinese market is developing Leap, and it seems that the amount of products most populous country will soon be limited to a capacity of the production workers at its market.

Cadillac decided to temper its appetite heffalump
K onechno are unlikely to owners of large and luxury SUV worried about the ozone hole and a reduction in oil reserves. Still, Cadillac has done so. Yes, slonyara named Escalade will now be equipped with a hybrid power plant!
However, expensive because hybrids are popular, and who knows what a man’s mind. Perhaps he and indeed every night dreaming global warming, or maybe they are simply afraid of eco-vandals. But the fact remains - Cadillac Escalade Hybrid pick poumeril appetite. Under his hood settled shestilitrovy V8 with a system of switching off half the cylinders when load incomplete, and helped him electric motors.
Total - fuel consumption in the city fell one and a half times, from 19.6 to 13 litres per 100 kilometres. For swinger weighing more than two tons of this present achievement. He had little chance to become a "green" pet, but they hate even diminish.

Small sales of big cars STS and Cadillac DTS have compelled to reflect on expediency of their manufacture. Both cars, as a matter of fact, represent one class. And ancient DTS in general is present exclusively in the market of the North America. In general, has come time to solve their destiny.

Earlier it was informed, that only one of them will leave manufacture. But, probably, in the company have found the compromise … and have decided to “kill” both! Correctly. For this year Cadillac has shipped only 33368 13156 STS and DTS. In comparison with indicators of last year these numbers almost on it is 30% less.
But the epoch of big sedans Cadillac is not finished. The cars which have disappeared from the conveyor will be replaced with one, by 28-32 thousand dollars (in the USA). By the way, compact BLS, despite hopes of all Americans, in outsiders. Created specially for Europe, in the Old World it has not gone. And the version with a body the versatile person, shown in Frankfurt, will hardly correct a situation. So while all hope of second generation CTS which only just debuted

Recently more and more cars are equipped with monitoring systems over so-called “dead zones”. They should warn the driver about the next cars if that does not notice them in a mirror at evolution. For example, by so useful device are equipped Audi Q7, Volvo S80 and even small sizes in the Volvo C30. Concern General Motors has not stood aside also.
Americans declared, that shortly by cars of marks Cadillac and Buick there will be an analogue of such system. And known company Valeo will help them with working out. It is interesting, that unlike Volvo cars, where indicator BLIS (Blind Spot Information System) is located on a forward rack of a body, GM will establish it outside, on a lateral mirror.
While General Motors does not name exact date of occurrence of analogue BLIS. It is also not informed on what models this system debuts. But, most likely, at first it will equip with the big off-road cars and crossovers which in scale Cadillac and Buick it is enough

If on a cage of an elephant you will read an inscription “buffalo” do not trust the eyes, “this known aphorism Snoop-Dog’s is caused from back streets of memory by the latest news from camp Cadillac. Though, apparently, all is fine: the glorified American company lets out on the European market versatile person BLS Wagon.
But from what horor Yankees undertook to build “sheds”? For 104 years of the life anything similar did not do to itself and quite existed. And here, on you! - have generated versatile person Cadillac. Unprecedented business! But to sing thrombus to the American manufacturer it is not necessary, because inherently BLS Wagon there is not that other, as versatile person Saab 9-3 in firm Cadillac’s to packing.

It is necessary, to give the truth to the American designers the due. Outwardly their creation on the Swedish colleague absolutely not similar. In front it is all the same BLS sedan, and behind-typical Cadillac last years. Clear-cut forms and rough lines form self-confident and a little even an impudent kind. It is interesting, whether many Europeans will agree to facilitate for the sake of it on the purse 41 thousand dollars? To buy Saab in a skin from Cadillac it will not turn out in any way, and additional options which great variety, fine can raise the price more cheaply. Pleases, that already in base complete set BLS Wagon it is equipped with navigating system with the contact display, a DVD-player and “music” Bose.

It is expected, that the salon will be an exact copy of BLS sedan. But the luggage carrier will change. In a normal condition it is ready to contain 419 litres and if everything back seats to combine the useful volume will increase to 1,273 litres. To modern measures-an indicator not all that well. And in general, it should is a shame to be to Americans for such numbers.
Anyhow, but in the autumn of this year the versatile Cadillac first person in history will appear at the European dealers. Under a cowl it will have one of four saabovskih motors: from a 148-strong turbo-diesel V6 petrol capacity to under 250 H.P. So, according to strategists GM, each buyer can pick up Cadillac in full conformity with the requirements. And Saab it in the basis or something another, by and large, has no value.