Most historians know the ironic story of the Cadillac, how it ultimately started out a Ford, and fell victim to reorganization and investor qualms; only to become the Cadillac by a series of mis fortunate events, namely a $900 settlement between Henry Ford and investors giving him only rights to his name. The actual model, Cadillac, was named for the founder of Detroit Michigan an 18th century French explorer. The first actual car was completed in 1902 however, it wasn’t until January of 1903 when it actually made its debut to the public. The impressive Cadillac awed the crowds, and over two thousand people ordered their first Cadillac on that very day. Today, Cadillac operates under the philosophy of “art and science”…encapsulating the beauty of the vehicle with the science behind it, sharper lines, stacked headlamps, and angular grilles serve multiple roles. Perhaps best said, with the honors that have been bestowed upon the vehicle, Cadillac is “The Standard of the World”.
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GM Greens Its Auto ACs With Greenhouse-Gas-Friendly Coolant Friday, 23 July 2010, 4:22 pm
Among the many substances emitted by autos back in the “good old days” were the refrigerant gases that would leak from older auto air conditioners. Freon, also known as R-12, was replaced starting in the early 1990s with R-134a, which did less damage to the ozone layer. Now concern has expanded to greenhouse gases in general. Today, General Motors…
Secret Shoppers Give Mercedes-Benz Top Marks For Customer Experience Tuesday, 13 July 2010, 3:39 pm
UPDATED: Pied Piper’s Fran O’Hagan sent in some additional comments about this study. See below. If you’ve ever had the pleasure of working in retail or the service industry, you already know how much fun secret shoppers can be. (For the rest of you: not very.) Over the past four years, the folks at America’s auto dealerships gotten in on the…
2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe Hitting Dealerships Now Tuesday, 6 July 2010, 6:00 pm
Balancing performance with luxury in a very affordable package, we were suitably impressed with the 2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe when we drove it a few weeks ago in Napa Valley. Now you, too, can check one out for yourself, as the car is already headed to dealerships across the country. The release is actually a bit ahead of schedule, letting the CTS…
GM Preparing IPO for July Wednesday, 23 June 2010, 11:25 pm
Almost a year after it went through bankruptcy, General Motors is preparing to go public once again. The General is readying a statement that will outline its plan for a public offering of the company’s stock. The initial public offering is expected to take place in July, and the listing could bring in up to $20 billion for the company. GM is also…
First Drive: 2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe Monday, 21 June 2010, 4:01 am
It turns out touring the countryside around Napa in one of the best-looking luxury sports coupes soon to be on the market isn’t a bad way to spend a Tuesday morning. But we’d have the same opinion of the new 2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe even if we’d been stuck in Los Angeles traffic most of the day. Disclaimer: Cadillac flew us out to Yountville, put…
Two-Mode Hybrid System: GM’s Larry Nitz on Lessons Learned Tuesday, 15 June 2010, 2:27 pm
The Two-Mode Hybrid system for large sport utilities and trucks hasn’t exactly set the world on fire. In 2006, General Motors, Daimler and Chrysler (then a single company) announced a partnership, soon joined by BMW, to develop the Two-Mode Hybrid system for large rear-wheel drive vehicles. But Daimler and Chrysler split, two of the partners…
2010 Cadillac Escalade ESV Tuesday, 15 June 2010, 12:08 am
The Escalade is virtually unbeatable for interior space, with lots of elbow and shoulder room, and the ESV makes the most of it. Compared to the standard-length Escalade, the ESV is about 20 inches longer, and more of its 14-inch-longer wheelbase goes straight to legroom in the second and third rows. On the inside, the Escalade is virtually…
2009 Cadillac Model Lineup
- 2009 Cadillac XLR Roadster
- 2009 Cadillac STS
- 2009 Cadillac SRX Crossover
- 2009 Cadillac EXT
- 2009 Cadillac Escalade ESV
- 2009 Cadillac Escalade
- 2009 Cadillac DTS
- 2009 Cadillac CTS
