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Detroit 2012: GM Announces 2013 Cadillac ATS

Published on February 2, 2012 in Hot Car - Upcoming. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

Cadillac’s CTS sedan, coupe and wagon range, as well as their enhanced V counterparts, have brought Cadillac up to BMW’s level.  The CTS-V has even bested cars well above its pay grade.  While the CTS was created to contend with BMW’s 5-Series sedan, Cadillac needed to do something about BMW’s volume-seller: The 3-Series.  Enter the Cadillac ATS, announced at this year’s Detroit auto show.  Combining rear-wheel drive, a sporting demeanor and an inviting interior, BMW just may have a fight on its hands.  Continue reading to see plenty of pictures and my breakdown of the upcoming 2013 Cadillac ATS.

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Super Bowl XLVI Ads: 2013 Cadillac ATS

Published on January 31, 2012 in General. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

Cadillac’s upcoming BMW 3-Series fighter, the ATS, is getting its own commercial during this year’s Super Bowl.  No funny business here, either: the ATS throws down the gauntlet against BMW’s 3-Series, on its own home turf: The Nuburgring racetrack in Germany.  Click past the jump for the 33-second ad.

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Top 10 New and Redesigned Vehicles for 2011

Published on October 20, 2010 in Fun Stuff and Hot Car - Upcoming. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

There are lots of new and redesigned vehicles being built for the 2011 model year, and to help you sift through them, I’ve put together my Top 10 list of them.  They range from the mainstream to luxury, but they’re all significant for the industry, manufacturer, or both.  Click past the jump to see what made my list and why.

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Reader Poll: Cadillac CTS versus BMW 3 or 5-Series?

Published on October 18, 2010 in Fun Stuff. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

With Cadillac releasing coupe and wagon variants of its popular CTS luxury sport sedan, I’ve started to wonder which of BMW’s cars is a better comparison: the 3-Series, which is a bit smaller, but priced similarly, or the 5-Series, which is a bit bigger, but priced about $10,000 higher?  Click past the jump for the tale of the tape and the Reader Poll.

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Cadillac to its competitors: Game On! (w/video)

Published on September 8, 2010 in Fun Stuff. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , .

If you’re Cadillac, and you’ve got the CTS-V sedan, a 556-horsepower sports sedan (and now coupe!) that truly competes with rivals from Audi, BMW and Mercedes, what’s your next move?  Commission a commercial showing off some of your car’s best moves, and do it in your rivals’ own backyard!  Click past the jump to see the “Competition” commercial from Cadillac.

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Road & Track pits Shelby GT500 versus CTS-V Coupe!

Published on August 5, 2010 in Fun Stuff. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

Ok, so I know they’re not even in the same league; the Ford Shelby GT500 is a raw, muscular pony car with pretty good handling and a nameplate that goes back to 1964, while the Cadillac CTS-V Coupe is a luxury-oriented coupe that hangs with BMWs, and whose name has only been used for the last several years.  But, both being American cars, someone was going to pit them against each other, and it turns out Road & Track got it done, and posted it to YouTube.  Click past the jump to see the video.

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