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Cadillac ATS: the concept at the show in Los Angeles until 2010

Coming confirmations for Cadillac ATS: a new family of compact cars will enter it into production in 2012, with variations sedan, station wagon, coupe and possibly a convertible, on which however is still unclear the type of retractable roof that will be used. A concept was waiting at the Detroit Motor Show, but the scene was dominated by the XTS, which, however, also anticipates the stylistic trends of ATS.

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Cadillac ATS: already started development

Cadillac is working hard on its new entry-level model, the ATS, proposal should debut mid-class between 2011 and 2012. The ATS, which will deal with models like Mercedes C-Class and BMW 3 Series, is almost ready. At least as a concept car.

It seems that the prototype is intended to anticipate the new range will be a four-door sedan, and it seems equally likely that after her-as I wrote last week-even reach a station wagon, a coupe and a cabriolet. On account of the latter variant seems to be an ongoing internal comparison: retractable hardtop or traditional canvas roof (which, after Audi A5 Cabriolet and Mercedes E Class Cabriolet has dramatically recovered to some extent)?

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Cadillac: The ATS and the next CTS will also have hybrids?

Cadillac might take in future years an interesting range solution for the hybrid: for the premium brand of General Motors in fact, the hypothesis under consideration would be to exploit the Two Mode Hybrid SUV big house, which is the system created in recent years the Global Hybrid Cooperation with Mercedes, BMW and Chrysler.

The news was given by Tom Stephens (vice president of GM Global Product Operations) to Automotive News: “Our Two Mode Hybrid used so far on the large SUV, could make his debut on the next generation of rear-drive architecture of the group”, as stated by manager.

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In the United States appears Cadillac CTS with a diesel V8

Company General Motors is considering expanding range of engines for Cadillac CTS car through a new eight-turbo Duramax 4.5 liter capacity. It is reported by the American edition of Motor Trend, citing unnamed sources within the group.

Power of the new diesel engine that has attained the cylinder block of aluminum alloy and turbine with variable geometry of the rotor, is 310 horsepower and maximum torque is 704 Nm. As noted by Motor Trend, such an engine already meets the new stringent environmental regulations come into force in the United States in 2010, as well as pave the way for technologies that will allow GM to meet a projected U.S. fuel economy standards. According to their cars in the country by 2020 should consume about 6.7 liters of fuel per hundred kilometers.

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Bryan Nesbitt promoted: a designer becomes boss Cadillac

Who runs Cadillac is not in itself very important. However, the appointment of Brian Nesbitt at the head of Cadillac indicates a big change in mentality and we glimpse the chosen path to recovery marks New GM recently released its placement under Chapter 11. 

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Future Cadillac CTS-V Coupe: first dose

Until last week, the Cadillac CTS-V still holds the title of fastest sedan on the Nürburgring Grand. Meanwhile, it brought his Porsche Panamera high and lowered the clock at seven minutes and 56 seconds but the American brand is not discouraged if: Cadillac now on board the coupe version of its CTS-V. A cut that may well come to harm the German productions and most powerful of which we recently learned that he would actually marketed. Here is the first taking the car. 

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Cadillac CTS Sportwagon she already circulating

Even during the summer, the news is rather responsible for Cadillac. The American brand is now under new boss and is actively working on a new high-performance coupe based on the wicked CTS-V sedan. A CTS-V from elsewhere to return to his record on the Nordschleife chronometer by the Porsche Panamera, which will be entitled to a new station wagon variant, here are the first pictures taken in the American movement. 

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The near future of General Motors revealed on Twitter

Tomorrow morning at 08:00 EST, General Motors will hold a special conference attended by its Chairman Fritz Henderson to announce the upcoming program in the U.S. group and the exact content of efforts to permanently leave the current password. But next to the conference, GM also would provide a meeting reserved for its troops in more than a few media picked. Guests who have knowledge of the program and who snitch on Twitter. 

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The Cadillac CTS coupe arrives

So a major conference to be held today about the future of General Motors in the presence of its Director General, following new information on the new coupe that Cadillac is preparing to introduce in its range, to side of the CTS sedan and the new CTS Sportwagon. 

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Future Cadillac XTS: it looks like the Sixteen concept car

Yesterday, General Motors had therefore provided a small internal meeting to present some future models to come to its brands since undergone restructuring earlier this year. On the menu of these presentations, some Chevrolet and Buick, but especially two very interesting future Cadillac: firstly, a compact sedan called the ATS designed to compete with the BMW 3 Series and Audi A4 others, on the other hand, a future high-end showing downright terrible style Sixteen concept car introduced some years ago. 

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