2010 Cadillac CTS Coupe – Rival For 3 Series Coupe Or Audi A5?

It seems that the Cadillac CTS sedan’s success made the guys from General Motors hope again, despite the fact that were bankrupt recently, they want to launch an attack to the German competition via the new 2011 Cadillac CTS.
The road version of the Cadillac CTS Coupe concept is expected to make it’s debut at 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show’s floor, in December. Inspired by the lines of the highly-appreciated Cadillac Converj Concept, shown at Detroit 2009, the new model is a 2+2 seats coupe, which has plans to vie with the cream of the crop of the premium coupes Audi A5 Coupe, BMW 3 Series Coupe, Mercedes E Class Coupe or Infinity G37 Coupe.
Compared to the Cadillac CTS sedan, the coupe is 2 inches shorter and 2 inches lower, adopting an imposing design – the Cadillac officials say that, despite it is derived from the sedan, the coupe only has few elements borrowed from it (the gauges, the central console, headlights and the front grill).
In US, Cadillac CTS Coupe will be available with the direct injection 3.6-liter V6 304 HP engine, coupled to a 6 speed manual gearbox. Optionally, you can choose for the Driver Shift Control automatic transmission (with controls on the steering wheel for the sequential mode) and for all-wheel drive.
The next engine is set to drop later and it will equip the top version of the CTS-V Coupe: a 6.2-liter V8 and 556 HP (the same on the Cadillac CTS-V). In conclusion, the Americans “think big.” 

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2010 Cadillac XTS Platinum Concept At Detroit 2010 – Caddy Limo Video

2010 Cadillac XTS Platinum Concept At Detroit 2010 – Caddy Limo Video
Cadillac’s brilliance seems to lie in this new sedan, yet presented only as a concept: XTS Platinum will replace the models with a very modest success, STS / DTS.
The new Cadillac XTS Platinum concept, had its world premiere at the Detroit Motor Show in 2010, and it is meant to be a futuristic personal office on wheels, combining the luxury with the latest in-car connectivity technology.
The style is sober, but modern, continuing the angular style of the successful model Cadillac CTS in an elegant note. The individuality of XTS Platinum enhanced by the extension of the chrome grille, where the Cadillac logo has a lead role.


Lamp units, both in front and back, remain vertical, giving the impression that the car is wider and more spacious than it really is – an effect of the Cadillac brand-specific style called “Art & Science.” Even though we talk about of high-end of the Cadillac range, the car will be first sold in 2012, XTS is a limo placed somewhere between BMW 5 Series and 7 Series, GM abandoning the opulent ideas.

Still, the “opulence” is found at high-tech interior, which breathes the air of luxury and comfort, being furnished with leather and wood. The overall design is simple and sober, but in doesn’t lacks the cutting-edge technologies such, as OLED technology displays (Organic Light-Emitting Diode

The designers have minimized the number of buttons and commands, and when the car’s engine is stopped, the black-backgrounded displays are of – so it gives a very sober look for the interior, called “Dead Front”, which gives the car a special morgue, reminiscent of Cadillac limousines of long forgotten times.
As propulsion, the Cadillac XTS Platinum will receive a plug-in hybrid system (PHEV – plug-in hybrid electric propulsion), the batteries of the electric motor can be recharged from an external power source. The associated heat engine is a direct-injection V6 that produces 350 hp and 295 lb-ft of torque.
The 2012 XTX Platinum has a MRC suspension (Magnetic Ride Control), borrowed from the Corvette – controlled dampers using magneto-rheological technology, rapidly responding to the driving conditions. The all-wheel drive system is not missing, and it works in a combination with a sophisticated stability and traction control system, StabiliTrak.
In conclusion, the 2012 Cadillac XTS Platinum Concept is not a jaw-braking car, but it manages to give the American brand them modern and luxury look. The production model will certainly have better prices than the European competition, but will be vigorously competed  by the Asian models.

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Audi RS6 Avant By Reifen Koch: 700 HP And 205 MPH, Estate Supercar

Audi RS6 Avant By Reifen Koch: 700 HP And 205 MPH, Estate Supercar

About Audi RS6 Avant we can say that is something like a family Lambo. But, the tuner Reifen Koch thought that almost 600 HP is not enough for a family…
Audi RS6 Avant stock model has a huge 5.2-liter V10, borrowed from the Audi R8 V10. The thing is that the wagon has even more horsepower that the supersort coupe: 580 HP compared to the R8’s 525 HP.
In addition, the Audi RS6 Avant is even more powerful than the Mercedes E 63 AMG T-Modell, and is currently the most powerful stock wagon in the world.

“So what?” said Reifen Koch, who, like another German tuner, MTM, wanted to get more from the the RS6 Avant. We mean about 700 HP – or about 120 additional horsepower.And torque was affected too, raising from 479 lb-ft to 583 lb-ft.
The interesting fact is that this upgrade do not require major interventions in the technical side of the car. The recalibration of the Engine Control Unit, the adopting of a sport air filter and the replacement of the exhaust system were enough.
Therefore, the performances are also at another level: if the maximum speed for a stock Audi RS6 Avant is limited to 155 mph, the model tuned by Reifen Koch gets far up to 205 mph (true, with almost 10 mph less than the same car tuned by MTM). The acceleration times are not specified, however, we wonder how many tens of seconds it dropped compared to the 4.6 seconds claimed by the stock model?
As for the looks of the car, the tuner considered that is not the case to alter the car’s sober line with an aesthetic kit. Though, it is available a set of wheels of not less than 22?, coming from Schmidt, wearing performance tires, sized 265/30 R 22.
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