It’s been the face of American luxury for almost a century. General Motors’ flagship brand has also been one of the top innovators in the industry: among Cadillac’s firsts are interchangeable machine components, fully enclosed passenger cabins, standard-equipment electric starters, and safety glass. Cadillac was one of the first manufacturers to allow stylists to design bodies rather than engineers--can anyone forget the tailfin? Cadillac was also one of the first car companies to direct advertising to African-American consumers, after Joe Louis was turned away from a Cadillac dealer in 1932. From Elvis to Aretha, everyone’s always wanted to be at the wheel of a Caddy. After a slump in the 1980s, Cadillac reinvented itself by cornering the luxury SUV market with the Escalade, then followed that up with distinctive, edgy new styling and a series of high-tech V8 engines.
We now know what it feels like to be nobody.
We've read literally hundreds of blog posts and comments by people who say GM deserves its current situation because the company builds cars 'nobody' wants.
The new Cadillac CTS really surprised me. I suppose I should have seen it coming; with the success of mid-sized luxury/sport sedans from overseas, the Big Three have been trying to crack the market for a long time. Lincoln‘s effort, the MKZ, is quite a long way off-base, possibly the right vehicle for Lincoln but not the best way to get the attention of the sport-luxury public, so to speak.
Cadillac presents the world's first fuel-saving hybrid powertrain in a large luxury SUV. The innovative 2-Mode Hybrid system delivers more than a 50-percent improvement in fuel economy in city driving, while delivering the style, features and capability that have made Escalade an icon.
Thanks to all of the big news about Cadillac‘s high-performance V-series cars, the upcoming all-new CTS and its expansion in the European market, the updated STS sedan kind of snuck up on me. But just like that, one showed up in my driveway, a familiar design with a bigger grille and a more expressive face, and the acres of leather and class that Cadillac is known for.
During our week with the Cadillac XLR, the word ‘slab‘ popped to mind a lot. This car exudes a singular sense of purpose, a confidence of its place in the world. If you discovered a vast brick of pure ‘Cadillac‘ in a GM warehouse somewhere, and sliced yourself off a good-sized chunk, it would probably look a lot like the XLR.
Ah, the holidays. What better time to have a vehicle as versatile and capable as the Cadillac SRX in the driveway? We don‘t necessarily like the fuel consumption associated with V8-powered SUVs, but there aren‘t many times of year that reaffirm the usefulness of these popular behemoths.
