BY ALISA PRIDDLE, PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARTYN GODDARD AND THE MANUFACTURER

The 2008 CTS is only the start. We clue you in on the rest, including a sub-CTS model, an upcoming diesel, and the next-gen SRX and DTS.

Cadillac is launching a much-improved, second-generation CTS for the 2008 model year. The car will initially launch as a sedan in more than 40 countries worldwide. It should be in U.S. showrooms in mid-August. (more…)

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BY LARRY WEBSTER, PHOTOGRAPHY BY JEFFREY G. RUSSELL

A six that runs like an eight.

With its revamped V-6 engine now making 302 horsepower, Cadillac seems to be making the case that the optional V-8 is no longer necessary. (more…)

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BY ALISA PRIDDLE

Studios duked it out in the design of the key car for Cadillac.

Much ado was made of the fact General Motors Corporation had two design studios competing on the design of the Chevy Camaro. Ed Welburn, GM’s vice president of global design, was so pleased with the results of the exercise that he applied the same practice, and then some, to the development of the 2008 Cadillac CTS. (more…)

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BY ALISA PRIDDLE

V-12 remains an experimental engine for now.

Work on an ultra Cadillac is on hold until General Motors has a better idea of where the Bush Administration is going on fuel economy legislation, vice chairman Bob Lutz told CARandDRIVER.com in an exclusive interview at the New York auto show. (more…)

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by J.P. Vettraino, NewCarTestDrive.com

The next-generation Cadillac CTS promises more horsepower, optional all-wheel-drive, an impressively finished benchmark interior and one large dose of style.

The 2008 Cadillac CTS was introduced at the January 2007 North American International Auto Show at Detroit where it generated as much buzz among the thousands of attending journalists and industry execs as any of the dozens of concept and production cars revealed. By all indications, Cadillac’s next small sedan is a better, more engaging automobile than the 2007 CTS. It’s certainly a looker. (more…)

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The 2007 Cadillac CTS is a 4-door, 5-passenger luxury sedan, available in two trims, the 2.8L Sedan and the 3.6L Sedan.

Upon introduction, the 2.8L Sedan is equipped with a standard 2.8-liter, V6, 210-horsepower engine that achieves 17-mpg in the city and 27-mpg on the highway. The 3.6L Sedan is equipped with a standard 3.6-liter, V6, 255-horsepower engine that achieves 17-mpg in the city and 26-mpg on the highway. A 6-speed manual transmission with overdrive is standard on both trims, and a 5-speed automatic transmission with overdrive is optional.

Prices = $29,925-$32,785

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