Category Archives: Cadillac Models

Re: CanadianDriver: Cadillac DTS

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Good summary of the current Cadillac DTS on CanadianDriver.

A big, luxurious sedan in the old-school Cadillac tradition, the DTS is surprisingly nimble and very comfortable. An optional front bench seat makes for six-passenger seating. The base engine is sufficient for this car, but the higher-horsepower engine is a good fit, especially with the corresponding performance enhancements and the extra luxury touches. Available options include a lane departure warning system and a side “blind zone” alert.

Read the full review: CanadianDriver’s New Car Buyer’s Guide: Cadillac DTS.

Please see this detailed blog post on the DTS Platinum

2010 Cadillac DTS Platinum copyright GM

2010 Cadillac DTS Platinum copyright GM

If you are looking for a large, all-weather FWD Cadillac with maximum luxury and good performance, the DTS or DTS Platinum fit the bill.  The DTS and the CTS are very different cars, which I think is good.  Cadillac has a very wide range of vehicles, so that Buyers can select the type of Cadillac vehicle that suits their lifestyle and tastes.

Re: Can I drive a Caddy and still be cool?

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What a terrific response to this question:

What do you think about a younger man driving a Cadillac – am I wandering into my Grandpa’s territory?

I suggest you read the entire response, but there is the flavor:

These days, Cadillac has re-emerged. GM has worked with a vengeance towards correcting their late-century faux-pas. They’ve done well, and not just in my opinion. The 2008 CTS received the Motor Trend car of the year award. And if it’s luxury you’re after, of course you’ve got options — Mercedes, Jaguar, Infiniti and Lexus, to name a few. But if you want distinction, and something none of your friends drive? A newer generation Cadillac is a great way to go.

Read more: Can I drive a Caddy and still be cool? – The Globe and Mail.

What people don’t yet ‘get’ is that Cadillac is making some of the finest luxury and performance automobiles available today.  If you are young, if you are old, if you LOVE automobiles, if you objectively consider Cadillac I think you will be pleased with what you find.

My only quibble is that I would say 1992 was the beginning of the recovery, and that the ‘start’ of the trouble was in the early 80s, not the early 90s.  For the whole post-war story, see this book.

Also on the horizon of interest to car lovers is the upcoming CTS Coupe due at the end of the summer of 2010.  In 2011 we should hear more about the new ‘smaller than a CTS’ model, the ATS, or Alpha Cadillac.  As it will be less expensive, but still bring the performance, it may be VERY popular with the out of college and got a great job crowd.

Re: 57-58 Brougham: America’s rocket ship Rolls-Royce

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Nice piece from the Examiner about the 1957 Eldorado Brougham:

Photos don’t do this car justice–they make it look like a typical Caddy of its period. But it isn’t. See an Eldorado Brougham in the metal and you’ll be amazed at how low and sleek it is. Sitting 2.5 inches lower than a Cadillac of its day, the car is nothing short of breathtaking–the epitome of space-age glamour. A case can be made that the ’57-’58 Eldorado Brougham was legendary GM design chief Harley Earl’s ulitmate production car.

Read more: 1957-58 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham: America’s rocket ship Rolls-Royce.

Here is the dialog from a period video on the car, along with the video.  [Repeated from a forum post here]:

$12,000 for a car? This you gotta see!
It’s a marvelous machine, but who’s allergic to money?
Apparently quite a few among famous people who want everything in a car.

Named the Cadillac Eldorado Brougham, it has a new kind of stainless steel roof in a brushed finish.
Air springs at each wheel.
A new development in rear suspension for handling stability.
A new design in lights, and tires.
Several features found for the first time on a car in actual production.
To give it extreme luxury, comfort, and exclusiveness, Engineers were handed a free reign.
They made a seat that adjusts automatically to position the driver
Power equipment is everywhere — seats, steering, brakes, radio, windows, even the ventapane works on push buttons
Also the trunk can be opened, closed, and locked by controls in the glove compartment.

It’s a mirror of the actual future!

The rear seat armrest contains a portable vanity, a perfume atomizer, and other desirable attractions. No smile?

Naturally, you’d have a chauffeur. And he’d open both doors away from the center. It’s the first pillarless American
car, with rotary safety door locks controlled electrically.

The most advanced car ever put into production, for those who can afford tomorrow’s car today!