Couple of CTS Coupe Events coming up.
2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe
Tuesday morning will be a Press Event here in DFW, then later in the month Crest Cadillac is having their official CTS Coupe welcoming party.
The styling of the Cadillac CTS Coupe is very entrancing in person. It should bring some Buyers to the marque that might not have realized how much luxury, performance, and value one can find in a Cadillac showroom these days.
I was excited to see a new vibrant Cadillac website look & info this morning, then I realized that FireFox is taking me to GM Canada and not the US site. A quick view from IE shows the US site is unchanged.
Canadian Employee Pricing Event
Take advantage of the GM Employee Pricing Event, where you pay what GM employees pay!
For a limited time, get up to $15,000 in Price Adjustments† on select Cadillac models.
The Cadillac website has been updated with a variety of nice changes, but here are also plentiful links to a new Employee Pricing Event.
An example discounts for the Cadillac CTS Sedan:
| Model | MSRP | Price Adjustment |
|---|---|---|
| CTS 3.0L 4 Door Sedan AWD | $44,975 | $5,098 |
| CTS 3.6L 4 Door Sedan AWD | $51,405 | $5,612 |
| CTS 3.0L 4 Door Sedan RWD | $40,650 | $4,752 |
| CTS V 4 Door Sedan RWD | $72,045 | $7,263 |
| CTS 3.6L 4 Door Sedan RWD | $48,780 | $5,402 |
A nice discount off the highly desirable 3.6L DI Premium Model of $5,402!
Love it. The whole approach of the Cadillac Canada website is fresh and exciting.
Hopefully the Cadillac Canada website is a preview of how the US website will look soon.
I have been shopping a 2008 Cadillac STS-V. This model has the V-Series performance and luxury features I want, and is coming into range of my budget. I would love to have a 2009 Cadillac CTS-V, but they will be more than I care to spend for a while.
Tires. I am what could be described kindly as a serial tire abuser. So today I am bracing for how much Tires for the STS-V will be.
The STS-V has 255/45 tires on 18″ wheels on front, and 275/40 tires on 19″ wheels on the back. This staggered approach allowed the Cadillac team to put heavier rubber on back and balance the overall handling.
Heading to http://www.discounttire.com, the least expensive all-around set would be a set of Hankook Ventus V12 Evo tires, at $958 installed. Next would be the Continental ExtremeContact DWS at $1,075 installed. Clearly buying tires will be a plan-ahead experience.
Now, the STS-V from the factory used run-flat tires, and does not include a spare or jack. A run-flat tire can actually be driven for a short distance with no air in the tire (hence can run flat).
The OEM tires were Pirelli Extended Mobility Runflat tires. The Pirelli Eufori Runflat is available at Discount Tire. With these tires the total slides up to $2,006 ($389 front each, $490 rear each). Yes, $2K in tires every year or so. Ouch.
Here’s what Pirelli says about the tires:
The Eufori@ Run Flat tire has a Limited Road Hazard Protection
According to recent customers surveys (JD Power in North America), seven out of eight consumers say run-flat tyres are No.1 amongst the features they most want from their next vehicles. It shows that consumers prefer safety-related features more than sophisticated entertainment systems or other conveniences in their new vehicles. Whilst consumers seek extended mobility after the tyre has been punctured, car manufacturers look for space gains, both in compact and sports vehicles, by dispensing with the spare wheel. Pirelli’s answer is Eufori@ Run Flat. Produced utilising revolutionary MIRS (Modular Integrated Robotized System) technology, Eufori@ is Pirelli’s first run-flat product, ensuring both Active and Passive safety.
Active safety Secure dry and wet handling, braking efficiency and resistance to aquaplaning.
The vehicle can be driven in total safety even following a sudden loss of pressure. Road holding, handling and steering precision are maintained. Passive safety Extended mobility, even when a puncture occurs: at zero pressure the vehicle is not immobilised and the driver can rely on a run-flat range of up to 80 km (50 miles) at 80 km/h (50 mph).
Tires. If you want to play, you have to pay I suppose. But, ouch.