Special Cadillac : Cadillac CTS-V Black Diamond Edition Picture and details

Cadillac is in the spring of 2011, a special version of the model CTS-V called "Black Diamond Edition" on the market. From the factory, there is a sporting equipment and a special three-layer coating, which is also "Black Diamond"is named.

The special features will be there for both the sedan, the coupe and the wagon version of the CTS-V. According to Cadillac customers want today paints with special effects. The paint of the Black Diamond Edition models include so special silver-colored pigments and was developed by the U.S. company JDSU, which deals with optical solutions. In contrast to normal metallic paint, the aluminum flakes, are not simply mixed but also wrapped again in magnesium fluoride, which acts like glass. So shall the paint sparkle like a diamond, when viewed from different angles.

2012 Cadillac CTS-V Cup at Sebring in its race version

She retained an air of sage on the Detroit show but on the track at Sebring, the race declination of the CTS-V Coupe imposes some with skirts, spoiler cage and competition . The sedan will for the first time the race track on March 25th in the Championship Sports Car Club of America World Challenge (SCCA) still in Florida and the threefold ALMS champion Andy Pilgrim as Johnny O'Connell have tested the meteor on condition race. Presented on the Detroit auto show, the sport remains very mysterious, since the only technical data is confirmed V8 6.2 556ch.

Detroit Auto Show 2011 - Cadillac racing coupe CTS-V 2011 Live Pictures

For the first time a question of convertible CTS-V came in December last year, but has now become available official images of the supercar racing, which may also appear on the company's stand in the auto show in Detroit.

At General Motors was also named pilots who will be driving this car, they have become - Johnny O'Connell and Andy Pilgrim, who has good experience in a speech in various racing series.

Under the hood compartment CTS-V is a 6.2-liter supercharged V8, power of 556 hp, complete with sports brake system, Brembo, technology, Magnetic Ride Control, and it's still all that is known about this car.

2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe Tv Ads Video - Arrows

The inspiration for its shape was an archer drawing his bow. Could that have also inspired its 556 horsepower supercharged engine? The all new Cadillac CTS-V Coupe. We don't just make luxury cars, we make Cadillacs.

Cadillac CTS-V race car - Comeback in racing

Cadillac CTS-V race car

After four years of absence returns Cadillac back to racing. With a CTS-V coupe will GM's precious daughter shake up the GT class in the Sports Car Club of America World Challenge (SCCA). Already the production model of the Cadillac CTS-V with 564 horsepower from a 6.2-liter V8 has a real steam hammer. For the U.S. series in the SCCA GT take the motorsport experts at Pratt & Miller in New Hudson, Michigan, the CTS-V to the chest and the strong performance screw up. His first race is to deny the Caddy end of March 2010 in St. Petersburg in Florida.

Cadillac CTS-V race car

Cadillac CTS-V race car

Cadillac CTS-V, Jeep Grand Cherokee named 2011 Internet Car and Truck of the Year

The Internet Car and Truck of the Year voting jury has just announced its pair of winners for 2011, and top honors go to both the Cadillac CTS-V and Jeep Grand Cherokee. For 2011, the CTS-V is offered in a trio of body styles, all of which boast a 556-horsepower supercharged V8 and seriously good driving dynamics. Likewise, the 2011 Grand Cherokee remains one of the best off-road vehicles in its class, and points the way forward for the "new Chrysler."

In addition to the vehicles picked by the Internet Car and Truck of the Year jurors, the motoring public was able to cast its vote for the "Average Joe" awards. Unlike the professional jury, the public voters named the 2011 Ford Mustang GT as Car of the Year, its new 5.0-liter V8 and reworked suspension geometry making it more of a true sports car than a stereotypical muscle car. However, both the "Internet Pros" and "Average Joes" saw eye to eye on the Truck of the Year award, with the Grand Cherokee taking the cake from both segments of voters.



Vehicles aside, the ICTOY jury also honored recently deceased and legendary automotive journalist Jerry Flint with the 2010 Journalist of the Year award. Flint, who died on August 7th of this year, covered the automotive beat for over 50 years, and was once named one of the 100 most prominent business reporters of the 20th century.

[Source: Internet Car and Truck of the Year]

INTERNET PROS AND AVERAGE JOES PICK THEIR FAVORITE NEW CARS AND TRUCKS

Jerry Flint Posthumously Honored as Internet Automotive Journalist of the Year

Boston (Dec. 1, 2010) - The Internet Car and Truck of the Year website has announced the winners from the Internet Pros and Average Joes votes for their favorite new cars and trucks. Domestic brands swept all four categories.

The winners, announced from the New England International Auto Show today, are:

Internet Pros:
Car of the Year: 2011 Cadillac CTS-V
Truck of the Year: 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Average Joes:
Car of the Year: 2011 Ford Mustang GT
Truck of the Year: 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee

The Internet Pros are comprised of a select team of 15 online writers from some of the leading automotive Internet sites, while the Average Joes consisted of thousands of votes from the motoring public. Complete biographies of the jury members are available at www.internetcarandtruckoftheyear.com.

So while the Internet Pros and Average Joes agree on the Truck of the Year (for the second year in a row) they have slightly differing opinions when it comes to their favorite car. The Pros like their speed in the form of a luxury sports car with the Cadillac CTS-V while the Average Joes voted for classic American muscle with the Ford Mustang GT (with only a 1 percent margin of victory over the Cadillac CTS-V). However, both groups demonstrated their respect for the vastly improved Jeep Grand Cherokee by wide margins.

Internet Automotive Journalist of the Year

The Internet Automotive Journalist of the Year award was given to Jerry Flint for his long body of work in automotive journalism, most recently as a columnist for Forbes – both in print and online. It will be presented to his widow, automotive journalist Kate McLeod, at the Dec. 9 International Motor Press Association meeting in New York City.

A prolific award winner, including the Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism in 2003, for his Forbes "Backseat Driver column," Flint was not afraid to point out when the Emperor was wearing no clothing. That insight, and his grasp of the automotive industry, earned accolades that included his naming by Business News Reporter as one of the 100 most prominent business reporters of the 20th Century.

The 2010 Automotive Journalist of the Year was John Neff, editor of Autoblog.

The Internet Car and Truck of the Year awards were created by Keith Griffin, the Guide to Used Cars for About.com, a writer for TorqueNews.com, and the National Hyundai Examiner for Examiner.com, as well as a print automotive journalist and vice president of the New England Motor Press Association.

Cadillac Sports Cars Aera lightweight Concept Car

Cadillac Sports Cars Aera lightweight Concept Car

This is the Cadillac Aera (Aero + Era) launches Cadillac's philosophy of "Art and Science" into new territory by taking an innovative and stylistic approach to ultra-light weight vehicle design. LOS ANGELES – The Cadillac Aera concept vehicle won the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show Design Challenge, tying with Smart and besting entries from seven other automakers including Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Nissan, Toyota and Maybach. GM Advanced Design has now won the honor more times than any other design team.

General Motors advanced design California has come up with a concept cars zero-emission vehicle as part of this year’s LA Auto Show Design Challenge. Cadillac Sports Cars Aera lightweight Concept Car is a 1000 lb, 2+2 touring coupe, with a range of 1000 miles before refueling; attributes achieved without compromising size, capacity and safety. With an ability to seat four, the vehicle uses a body structure made from mono-formed 3D lattice that is extremely sturdy.

Cadillac Sports Cars Aera lightweight Concept Car

This marks the third time that the group from General Motors has won this challenge, giving them the most wins out of all automakers that enter. The Cadillac Aera Concept hit on all areas that the judges were looking for and, despite the futuristic styling, still carries some recognizable lines from Cadillacs of today.

Jussi Timonen, lead designer for the project shared: „The Cadillac Sports Cars Aera concept was designed to continue the forward-thinking imagination of Cadillac’s ‘art and science’ philosophy. It’s designed as a small city urban vehicle, but we approached this 2+2 touring coupe very much from the brand’s luxury perspective. Every detail of the Aera was conceived to minimize the vehicle’s environmental impact without sacrificing the style, comfort and attention to detail that are hallmarks of the Cadillac cars brand.”

Cadillac Sports Cars Aera lightweight Concept Car

The Aera is powered by compressed air via a highly efficient Pneumatic Drive System that has a 10,000-psi composite air storage tank with capacity for a 1,000-mile range. Flexible, pressurized air cells in the exterior skin, similar to material developed for the NASA Mars Rover airbags, enhance passive safety and interior comfort. The flexible polymer skin optimizes aerodynamics and functions as an ultra-lightweight alternative to conventional body panels and glass.

Additional technologies include an All-In-One (AIO) wheel system, combining rotary actuator propulsion, steering and suspension functions. A drive by wireless system decreases the mass of electrical components. Vehicle to vehicle communication (V2V) promotes active safety. The Cadillac Aera embodies a stylistic, lightweight, minimalist approach to long distance luxury touring.

Cadillac Sports Cars Aera lightweight Concept Car

The Design Challenge is part of the Design Los Angeles automobile designers’ conference and has evolved into an integral element of the Los Angeles Auto Show. Design Los Angeles connects those working in the design industry with well-known automotive design industry leaders. Los Angeles is home to the world’s largest concentration of manufacturer design studios, representing automakers from North America, Europe and Asia. It is also the home of Art Center College of Design, one of the world’s foremost transportation design institutions where many of today’s leading automotive designers began their careers.

Special edition Cadillac Escalade Platinum

Cadillac Escalade Platinum offers many unique features that are available only on this version. In addition to the special skin Tehama, which covers the seats, instrument panel and center console, there was a wood inlay interior with the addition of aluminum parts.

Rear passengers will enjoy a new entertainment system with DVD-player, in addition to heat seats added to ventilation, there was a hard drive for storing various information, adaptive xenon lights and much more that the customer can select your own taste.

FIRST DRIVE 2011 CADILLAC CTS-V WAGON

2011 Cadillac CTS-V Wagon

As with the CTS-V Coupe, everything forward of the A-pillars was lifted straight from the CTS-V Sedan and mated to the Cadillac Sport Wagon's body. Not everything is the same, of course. The show special you see here features a new rear fascia with a special roof-edge spoiler and integrated third brake light, all of which are unique to the concept and could see production in the future. The car is finished in the same Midnight Silver paint as the Sixteen Concept, augmented by special Liquid Silver wheels and a Black Chrome grille.

Beneath the melded bodywork beats a familiar heart. The CTS-V Sport Wagon is endowed as expected with Cadillac's wicked 556-horsepower supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 that makes 551 pound-feet of torque. It's fitted with a true dual-exhaust system and backed up by either a six-speed manual or a six-speed automatic transmission. Power flows to the rear wheels through a limited-slip differential, and the 19-inch wheels are wrapped in Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 tires.

2011 Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon

2011 Cadillac CTS-V Wagon Hauls Ass, Cargo

Cadillac Aera Concept LA Show 2010

Attention to the Los Angeles Auto Show is on new vehicles and concepts in ways a car in the very near future. One aspect of the show but looking further, pushing their vision of the designer to create a topic included. The Los Angeles Auto Show Design Challenge has taken seven years, the designers had in 2010 to a car of 1000 pounds, the stylish and performance-oriented, but was also able to take to create four passengers. GM Advanced Design Team came to the plate and with his concept was Cadillac, took first place. The podium is full are, however, because the Smart 454 also claimed a victory in the competition as the judges declared a draw.

This is the third time that GM has won this challenge by providing them with the most wins in all car manufacturers to power. The ERA concept Cadillac hit on all areas that the judges sought, and despite the futuristic style, with a few lines of Cadillac recognizable today.

The Smart 454 is a different approach to this competition, compared to the dark and dramatic. The 454 refers to the vehicle's weight in kilograms, and is described as built, or rather carbon fiber mesh Smart robot grandmother. "These robots or SGR can turn coal into complex shapes, which allows multiple forms to be created for the super-strong. The wheels are carbon fiber, which would roll for less unsprung weight and a strong platform to pull the WWT 454.

Is this the new Cadillac Escalade 2011 2012 ?

In 90% of the time we would like to remove questions and conditional on our news leaks, but sometimes we do not want to believe. In fact, we would sleep happier if we could be confident that the car top is a Infiniti QX56 captured in the swamps of Pripyat and not the next Cadillac Escalade, which is what the guys think GM Inside News.

The image was captured during the event held by General Motors in the antechamber of the Hall of Los Angeles to commemorate 10 years of its design center in North Hollywood, and we would show the possible direction that would take the SUV in its complete renovation in the face 2013.

Conversely covered: Cadillac Urban Luxury Concept Live

Cadillac, the name stands for luxury cars, limousines and tail fins. Or? But the U.S. brand we know better, and is now in Los Angeles before the Urban Luxury Concept. The design study is to show the possibilities for a small luxury town car. Aston Martin has a similar claim in 2011, for example, Cygnet with the micro-car, which, however, based on Toyota technology.

Los Angeles 2010: Cadillac Luxury Urban Concept

The propulsion is achieved with a one-liter supercharged engine that burns gasoline, and is supported by an electric motor, forming a hybrid to save fuel consumption and emissions. There are four seats inside it, surrounded by luxurious materials and minimalist design. The large glass surfaces, such as complete roof, would help create a pleasant environment for passengers.

Rumor: Cadillac ATS in 2012, available with four-cylinder engine

Nothing left for the Cadillac prototype ATS abandon their test mule stage to begin final design show, but before we could see the outlines of the car, the kids watch GM Inside News claim to have achieved a number of details important on this compact sedan that will deal with models like the BMW 3 Series.

As has been corroborated by two sources, the ATS, which will be manufactured in Lansing, Michigan (this has been confirmed by GM), will be released in late 2012 with its U.S. launch. Nine months after pregnancy ends of the coupe, and a later pregnancy will the convertible. Technically fall model of the platform used by the Cadillac ATS, which will be trimmed (and modernized) to compact size.

Interestingly, despite that "Cadillac" and "four cylinder" are notions that GM still cause chills when used in the same sentence (the shadow of the Cimarron is elongated, and the BLS was also to forget), the base engine ATS will be an atmospheric 2.0, although there will be a turbo option, a V6, and with any luck, a V8 under the hood of the ATS-V version, which should go on sale in 2014.

And the presentation of the concept? We'll be surprised if not in January as part of the news from Detroit ...