Cadillac Culinary Challenge Test Drive

I would love to attend this when they are in Dallas this weekend, but I will be on the road.

(Click on the video to start play; there is a small ‘play’ icon in the lower left of the upper image.  The video starts slowly, so patience, dear Reader).

Eat, Drive, Blog with Cadillac at the Cadillac Culinary Challenge
Drive Cadillacs.  Drive the Other Guys.  Decide side by side how they compare.
Eat delicious food.  Meet fun people.

For more Information see http://www.cadillacchallenge.com

What does Cadillac Premium Care Maintenance mean?

This week Cadillac announced it will provide owners of all 2011 models with frequently required maintenance services for the first four years or 50,000 miles as it seeks to build the best customer service experience in the luxury segment.

Cadillac Premium Care Maintenance covers scheduled oil changes, tire rotations, replacement of engine and cabin air filters and a multi-point vehicle inspection.

At my local Cadillac dealer, an oil change would cost around $85 (modern Cadillacs use synthetic oil, which is more expensive).  Rotate tires with multi-point inspection is $15.99 on a coupon, so say $25 without;  tire rotation occurs every 5K or so.  Replacement of engine air filter is $8, (with every other oil change) and cabin air filters are $25 (once in the period).  The total financial value of Cadillac Premium Care Maintenance might run 10 oil changes at $85, 10 tire rotations at $25, 5 engine air filters at $40 and 1 cabin filter at $25 for $1,165 of covered maintenance over the first 4 years.

The true value of Cadillac Premium Care Maintenance however is the knowledge and surety that your Cadillac will get the very best care available by trained Technicians at the Cadillac Dealer.  Especially with frequently available Concierge Service, Cadillac service is just a matter of having the Dealer pick up your Cadillac, dropping off a Loan vehicle.  Once service is completed they bring your Cadillac home.  No fuss, no muss, fresh, clean and properly maintained.

The true value of Cadillac Premium Care Maintenance is that surety that your Cadillac is getting the best service available.

Cadillac CTS Coupe Attention

Lots of Cadillac CTS Coupe test drive articles out this morning.   The good news is that the excitement about the Cadillac CTS Coupe continues — anytime Cadillac is getting good press is good news because it opens the discussion to Drivers who might not previously have realized they should be in a Cadillac.

The CTS Coupe is tuned differently from the CTS Sedan, with a more aggressive final drive ratio for somewhat better acceleration — not clear how much yet — and responsiveness during cruising.  It is elegantly styled.  So it is not just a CTS Sedan with 2 doors, but it does share a lot of themes with the Sedan, just less rear head room.

Please see review articles here: Popular Mechanics Coverage; Autoblog Coverage; Jalopnik Coverage and of course Cadillac Conversations CTS Coupe category.

The Cadillac CTS Coupe is likely to bring more Buyers into Cadillac showrooms, where they may discover that the 4-door CTS Sedan, or SRX, or CTS Sport Wagon is really what they need.