Cadillac Previews CTS Coupe
On Monday, Cadillac officially unveiled its new 2011 CTS Coupe. The car makes its in-person debut next week at the Los Angeles car show and you can be sure that enthusiasts will be crowding around to get a glimpse of this flashy new model.
The coupe is a two-door version of Cadillac’s popular CTS sedan. General Motors, which owns the Cadillac brand, was originally set to debut the CTS couple last year, but then got mired down as the company narrowly averted a financial crisis. The coupe was set to debut at last year’s Los Angeles show, then was pushed back to this January’s Detroit auto show before finally making its much anticipated appear at this year’s LA show.
Despite general shunning of large engined gas guzzlers, the concept version of the CTS Coupe garnered highly positive public reaction when it was first shown in 2008. Critics responded to the coupe’s aggressive, sharp lines.
Cadillac now promises that the CTS Coupe will arrive at dealerships next spring, but has not released a price tag yet. The base model will have a 3.6 liter V-6 engine that puts out 304 horsepower. The CTS Coupe will get 27 miles per gallon on the highway. There will also be a supercharged version of the coupe rated at 550-plus horses.
In addition to the two engines, the coupe will feature rear-wheel and all-wheel drive versions. A 6 speed manual transmission will be standard.
With the impending release of the CTS Coupe, it looks like Cadillac has a real head-turner on its hands that could attract more of the younger buyers that GM so desperately needs.
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