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Cadillac XTS Safety Seat Vibrates to Alert Drivers of Danger
The all-new Cadillac XTS will start production this spring and when it finally hits dealerships, it will be the industry’s first car to feature directional tactile sensation to warn drivers of potential crash threats. While the “directional tactile sensation” name might sound fancy, in laymen’s terms it’s simply vibrations of the driver’s seat bottom. That’s…
2014 Chevrolet Impala Teased Ahead of New York Auto Show
Chevrolet released a single teaser image of its all-new Impala today, which will debut at the upcoming New York Auto Show. “The momentum at Chevrolet continues to build with the debut of the 10th generation of the Impala, one of the brand’s most enduring and cherished nameplates,” said Chris Perry, vice president of Global Chevrolet Marketing….
Luxury Car Incentive War is Just Beginning, BMW Says
Weighing one model against another can be a hassle for people mulling over a new car purchase. As if it wasn’t difficult enough, those shopping for luxury cars also have to weigh the incentives being offered. “What we see with the beginning of the fourth quarter is that the pressure on the pricing front has…
Cadillac Fans Envision Future Lineup on GM Forum
Cadillac has gone through some major changes in recent years, breathing new life into their brand and trying to target a new generation of automotive enthusiasts. The fans over at GMInsideNews decided to look into the future of Cadillac in their Revitalization in Action Dream lineup series. While most of this is speculation at the…
New Mad Max Movie Car “Gigahorse” Found On Set
When it comes to hero cars, Batman and his bat mobiles or James Bond and his Aston Martins don’t have anything on Mad Max and the devilish rides he and the lawless motor tribes drive. Thanks to leaked images from the set of the latest Mad Max: Fury Road, we get a sneak peek to see…
2013 Cadillac XTS Beats German Counterparts Inch for Inch in Video
Hype around Cadillac has been directed to its ATS and CTS sports sedan offerings so often lately that sometimes we forget the company made a name for itself from its grand luxobarges. GM just released a new 2013 Cadillac XTS promo video to remind us what owning a Caddy was all about. According to the…
A Month of Strong Auto Sales: February in Review
February treated the auto industry well this year, at least for the most part. The majority of automakers saw sales increases over the same month last year. Chrysler was the big winner, reporting a 40 percent sales increase over February of last year. Even GM posted a tiny 1.1 percent gain over last year despite…
Hyundai Genesis and Equus Offered as Limos at a Discount
Tenacious Hyundai — the company that refuses to quit edging into niches, entering new segments and surprising consumers. If you hadn’t guessed, they’re at it again. This time, trying to pitch the Genesis and Equus luxury sedans as fleet limousines at the International LCT Show in Las Vegas. Don’t feel bad if you’re unfamiliar with…
Cadillac Challenge Racing Series Starts this Weekend
Take a long look at the track-prepped matte-black CTS-V above. That’s just one of the many cars entered in this weekend’s Cadillac Challenge. The event is the first of its kind, encouraging Cadillac owners and drivers to get down and dirty on the track. The first event will take place at Autoclub Speedway, in Fontana,…
Two Twin Turbo V6 Engines in Development by GM
Surely things are changing around the automotive manufacturing world. Ford continues to push its EcoBoost engines and now GM appears to have a pair of twin-turbo V6 engines currently in development. We first heard about GM working on a 3.0L twin-turbo V6 powerplant almost two years ago and it was widely believed that the company would probably stick…
8-Speed Transmissions Coming to GM Products Late
General Motors will end its internal-only approach to transmissions, opting to buy some 8-speed units from suppliers to mate with its upcoming twin-turbo V6. For the most part, however, GM will continue to develop and manufacture its own auto-boxes, with a new generation of 8-speed units arriving soon. But not soon enough. While domestic rival…
Top 10 Presidential Cadillacs
Presidents Day is here, so why not talk about presidential rides? Here are ten stories from Cadillac about the presidential luxury cruisers from the past and present. President Woodrow Wilson rode in a 1916 Cadillac Series 53 , back in 1919 during the World War I Victory Parade. During the War, mass produced V8 Cadillac models…
2013 Cadillac ATS: New Photos and Video
Cadillac has released a dozen or so new photos of its upcoming 2013 ATS sedan along with a new video showing off its lightweight chassis, further teasing us about the new model that hasn’t even had its pricing announced yet. The luxury American automaker also went so far as to compare the ATS 2.0L turbo…
Cadillac Electric Self Starter Celebrates 100th Birthday
Imagine calling in sick because you hurt yourself cranking too hard in a rush to leave the house. Well, it’s been a century since that excuse held any water thanks to Cadillac. A century ago, the American automaker ushered in a new era of technological innovations with its electric starter that debuted on the 1912 Cadillac…
Cadillac Challenge Racing Series the First of its Kind
Imagine, if you will, a group of Cadillacs driving together. In your mind, it’s a serene, soft cruise, with the drivers enjoying the scenery, the road, and more importantly the buttery-smooth ride of their American luxury cars. Not anymore. Many Cadillacs, like the CTS-V, include a viciously powerful engine, not to mention suspension and braking…
Cadillac ATS to Get Torque Vectoring
Cadillac Global Vehicle Line Executive, Dave Leone, recently disclosed at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show that future models of their new ATS will offer a torque-vectoring system in either its rear- or all-wheel drive configurations. Even though torque vectoring won’t be available when the ATS hits dealerships this summer, Leone wanted to make sure everyone…
2013 Cadillac XTS Gets Latest GM Safety Tech
Cadillac‘s 2013 XTS will get new safety features starting this fall that make it GM’s most technically advanced production car to date. Known as sensor fusion, GM’s latest safety system uses a complex mix of tools to alert drivers of potential hazards. Essentially, it combines GM’s list of safety technologies and as the name would suggest, fuses…
Top 10 Cars to See at the Chicago Auto Show
Whether you’re heading to the Chicago Auto Show and want to know what to check out, or your trip is a bit more virtual, AutoGuide editors have compiled a list of the must-sees at this year’s event. Head into McCormick Place and hang a left. You can’t miss the all-new 2012 Porsche 911. It might…
iRacing MMO Racing Simulator Adds Cadillac CTS-V Coupe Race Car
For those that don’t know what an MMO is, it stands for Massively Multiplayer Online and has become a huge genre in online gaming. Essentially any game that allows hundreds to thousands of people to coexist in a a video game environment is considered an MMO. One of the more popular MMO racing simulator games…
Cadillac ATS Is Real Super Bowl Winner: Most Watched Ad In U.S. History [Video]
When Cadillac aired its 30-second “Go To Green Hell” Super Bowl ad for the upcoming ATS sedan during the last two-minutes of the game’s last quarter, a total of 111.3 million viewers tuned in, effectively making this ad the most watched television commercial in U.S. history. Could the marketing department at GM have somehow foreseen…
Cadillac ATS Coupe Not on Hold Says PR Rep
A few days ago, Motor Trend reported that Cadillac was putting its ATS Coupe on the shelf for the time being, and that the convertible and wagon variants were going to be dropped completely. But now it appears as though Cadillac may have a thing or two to say about its ATS plans – even…
Cadillac ATS Coupe Shelved
Putting profits ahead of product, General Motors has reportedly decided to shelve production plans for a coupe version of the recently introduced Cadillac ATS. While not cancelled, the model has been delayed as part of a larger plan by GM to slow spending and increase profits, helping bolster its slumping share price. The ATS was…
Cadillac XTS to Get Livery Sedan Package, Extended and Limousine Models
Cadillac has some big plans for its new 2013 XTS sedan that made its debut at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show. GM has announced that Cadillac will unveil the XTS W20 Livery Sedan Package at the upcoming 28th Annual International Limousine, Charter and Tour Show, but the big news is that Cadillac Master Coachbuilder…
Cadillac ATS Superbowl Ad Features “Green Hell” [Video]
Car companies, much like any other, can go one of two routes when dreaming up a Superbowl commercial: funny or serious. Cadillac chose the latter this year for their ATS commercial, but their ad didn’t do it for us. Throwing a deep commanding voice over an uninspiring electric guitar track and recycling what’s mostly old…
