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new DTS/STS
Written by: 62vetteefp on Aug 21, 2008 2:34:40 PM
Cadillac has quietly stalled its plans to build a 12-cylinder flagship sedan and continues to wrestle with details and timing on a proposed rear-wheel-drive replacement for the STS and DTS sedans. Inside Line has learned that the XLS sedan and its V12 engine, neither of which was ever officially approved for production, have been put on the shelf while Cadillac planners focus on developing a single high-end model to replace both ... Read More
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STS/DTS-Zeta/Sigma combined
Written by: 62vetteefp on May 6, 2008 4:53:49 AM
In order to cut cost, General Motors will merge the rear-wheel drive Zeta and Sigma platforms, a new report finds. The Zeta platform currently underpins the Pontiac G8 and the upcoming Chevrolet Camaro, while the Sigma platform is exclusively used for the Cadillac brand (CTS, SRX and STS). According to Motor Trend, the first car to bow on the merged platform will be the 2011 Cadillac STS/DTS replacement. Following that car's ... Read More
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Written by: 62vetteefp on Feb 28, 2008 11:30:35 AM
The year 1950 was the high point in the Cadillac brand’s post-World War II exports to Australia, when five cars were sold, including one to then-Prime Minister Robert Menzies. For the next 40 years, Cadillacs came to symbolize American culture. The spectacularly vulgar be-finned barges of the 1950s and 1960s epitomized the country’s prosperity, captured in the 1956 Judy Holiday hit movie “The Solid Gold Cadillac.” Yet, the cars rarely left ... Read More
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Re: ultra cancelled [62vetteefp]
Written by: ehaase on Jan 4, 2008 5:31:25 AM
I think Cadillac will just use the 6.2L from the Corvette or even the proposed 6.2L OHC engine debuting in 2011 for its high performance models. With the DTS dying in a few years, there just won't be enough volume for Cadillac to have its own V8. The primary engine for the DTS/STS replacement will probably be the 3.6L DI V6.
