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Fisker Karma Sunset, Converj, BlueSport Roadster win Concept Vehicle of the Year Awards
Fisker Karma Sunset Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery Fisker's undeniably gorgeous Karma Sunset concept was named the 2009 Production Preview Vehicle of the Year at the North American Concept Vehicle of the Year Awards last night at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Detroit. Organized by the South East Automotive Media Organization, the jurors also lauded VW's Concept BlueSport Roadster as the 2009 Concept Car of the Year and named the Cadillac Converj "The Fisker Karma Sunset is just drop dead gorgeous" - juror Michael ... Read more →
Cadillac Converj reportedly approved for production *UPDATED Sam Abuelsamid
At the Detroit Auto Show in January, Cadillac surprised the crowd with a gorgeous concept coupe called the Converj. Built on the same Voltec platform as the Chevy Volt, the Converj was seen as a ...
GM plans to offer 2-Mode powertrain in Cadillac SRX Jeremy Korzeniewski
Click above for a high-res image gallery of the 2010 Cadillac SRX According to Straightline, General Motors plans to drop its 2-Mode hybrid powertrain in the new Cadillac SRX at some unspecified ...
Cadillac blends top 2 Escalades for one really expensive hybrid Sam Abuelsamid
Apparently, some people think that $83,000 just isn't enough money to spend on a new Escalade. That's the sticker on the Platinum edition of the big Caddy SUV. The marketing department has decided ...
Luxurious and green: Europe's (relatively) low-CO2 luxury sedans Xavier Navarro
Some drivers love large luxury sedans sedans. What's more, there's nothing that denotes luxury quite like the largest car from a premium brand. They might be impractical in some European cities, but ...
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Cadillac quietly awards Super Bowl MVP Santanio Holmes an Escalade Hybrid 4 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a gallery of the 2009 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid For the eighth year in a row, Cadillac has aligned itself with the Super Bowl and has awarded the MVP of the Big Game a vehicle of his choice. This year, the coveted award was bestowed upon Pittsburgh wide receiver Santanio Holmes, ...
GM may not have enough cash for a production Cadillac Converj 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click image above for live shots of the Cadillac Converj Concept Regardless of how much fiscal sense it might make to produce a Cadillac-branded vehicle that features the Voltec drivetrain shared with the upcoming Chevy Volt, General Motors might not have enough money to take the Converj coupe ...
President's new ride may be diesel powered, but is it emissions legal? 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Cadillac Presidential Limousine The other day, General Motors released the first official photos of the new presidential limousine that will enter service next week when Barack Obama is inaugurated. As the majority of presidential cars have been over the ...
Detroit 2009: Cadillac Converj, Audi Sportback win Eyes on Design Awards 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click image above for live shots of the Cadillac Converj Concept The Cadillac Converj is currently winning the AutoblogGreen reader poll of the best car from the Detroit Auto Show (but only by two votes, the new Honda Insight is right behind). Seems like you all share tastes with the judges for ...
Detroit 2009: Cadillac Converj [w/VIDEO] 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click image above for live shots of the Cadillac Converj Concept Cadillac just took the wraps off a new concept based on the Chevy Volt's "Voltec" drivetrain (that's a new moniker, by the way). The angular coupe is called the Converj and it is drop-dead gorgeous. With styling that is instantly ...
Cadillac to show new E-Flex coupe in Detroit? 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
It's long been expected that Cadillac would be the second American brand, after Chevrolet, to get access to GM's E-Flex extended-range electric-vehicle technology, and recent rumors indicate that a new concept car from Caddy will be shown at the Detroit Auto Show. According to Business Week, the ...
Detroit preview: Cadillac SRX is direct injected but not flex-fuel 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
click above for more a high-res gallery of the 2010 Cadillac SRX Next week at the Detroit Auto Show Cadillac will be taking the wraps off an all-new version of the SRX crossover. The SRX is getting smaller and moving to a new platform that is mix of the Epsilon II car platform and the Theta CUV. ...
It's not clean and certainly not green - it's a coal-powered Caddy 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
The legacy of experimentation with alternative fuels to gasoline is nothing new. It started back in the earliest days of the car in the late 19th century. Alternatives to piston engines are also not new, although none but the Wankel rotary have had any notable commercial success. Starting back in ...
Cadillac Volt rumors resurface; headed to Detroit? 6 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Cadillac Provoq concept General Motors could be working on a new Cadillac-branded Volt concept that would debut at the Detroit Auto Show in January. Last year in Detroit, the automaker set the precedent for a range-extended Caddy when it rolled out the ...
Obama to be transported in GMC Topkick "Cadillac" 7 months ago on AutoblogGreen
There's no doubt that the President of the United States needs a safe vehicle to be transported in. Various assassination attempts prove that case rather easily. President-in-waiting Barack Obama will be getting a brand-new armored "car" that will look like a Cadillac, but will really be based on ...
Several 2010 GM models likely to get new direct injected 3.0L V6 and 2.3L I4 8 months ago on AutoblogGreen
General Motors appears set to introduce two new direct injected engines to its lineup for the 2010 model year. A newly downsized 3.0L version of the 3.6L "high feature" V6 used across much of GM's lineup is set to launch in the redesigned Buick LaCrosse, Cadillac SRX and Chevrolet Equinox. The ...
Paris Hilton drives pink Escalade hybrid in new Paris for President video 8 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above to watch the latest Paris for President video Perhaps the Paris for President stunt is getting to be past its sell-by date, but the latest video from the series has made it out to the interwebs anyway. It seems that the heiress got her wish for a green luxury car. It's not a hybrid ...
Could the Cadillac CTS get GM's new 4.5L diesel V8? 8 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Ever since General Motors announced a new 2.9L turbodiesel V6 for the European-spec Cadillac CTS there has been speculation about whether it would ever be introduced in the U.S. market. Last December, Cadillac General Manager told ABG that the company was evaluating the new engine for U.S. market. ...
GM Hybrid sales slowly picking up some steam: 1,629 deliveries in August 10 months ago on AutoblogGreen
digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/GM_Hybrid_Sales_Slowly_Picking_Up_Some_Steam'; General Motors is finally starting to regularly break out the sales figures for its hybrid vehicles and while the numbers are improving, they still look very weak compared to the competition. August was the ...
Range-extended electric-vehicle to come from Cadillac? 10 months ago on AutoblogGreen
We already heard news that there could be a smaller Caddy on the way, likely powered by at least one four cylinder engine along with a possible small displacement V6. We like the sound of that and we know that the 2.0-liter direct injection four-banger is up to the task. There are also some rumors ...
Cadillac to reportedly offer new smaller four cylinder sedan in 2010 10 months ago on AutoblogGreen
The long-rumored smaller Cadillac now looks set to debut in 2010 and may be offered exclusively with four cylinder engines. The new sedan would be slotted under the existing CTS and be built on a new rear drive platform. The last time that Cadillac offered a four cylinder car in the U.S. market was ...
ABG First Drive: 2009 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid 10 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click for a high-res gallery As of this month GM is adding a third model to its family of Two-Mode hybrids as the Cadillac Escalade hybrid becomes the first luxury SUV so equipped. The Escalade is of course built on the same GMT900 platform as the Chevy Tahoe and GMC Yukon. As such much of what ...
Cadillac may add 2.0L four cylinder turbo to CTS if drivers demand it 11 months ago on AutoblogGreen
With everyone else working on downsized engines to deal with rising (in spite of the current respite) fuel costs, one brand who hasn't said anything is Cadillac. One model in the lineup that would be ripe for the treatment is the CTS. For all the praise the model has earned since its debut last ...
VIDEO: Meet the 2009 Cadillac Escalade hybrid 11 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click the Escalade hybrid for a high-res gallery This fall, GM is adding its 2-Mode hybrid drivetrain to the Cadillac Escalade in an attempt to actually make some money off the system. Those of you who thought the existing Tahoe and Yukon hybrids were too rich for the average Joe, with prices ...
New GM ads focus on fuel economy 11 months ago on AutoblogGreen
GM has decided that the fuel economy of its vehicles should be the main focus in its advertising, rather than attempts to merely buff its battered brand image. Even the luxury line, Cadillac, is talking up miles per gallon in its new ads. Take the CTS, for instance. Please. It is capable of a ...
GM readies all 2009 Cadillac Escalades for ethanol 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
2009 hybrid Escalade. You can put canola oil in a Cadilac. You can almost get an Escalade with a hybrid powertrain. And, now, you will be able to get the behemoth (either the Escalade, the Escalade EXT or the Escalade ESV) with an ethanol-ready flexfuel engine. GM announced today that all 2009 ...
Ethanol powered chopper from Cadillac to be shown in LA 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
There was a time not too long ago that Lincoln and Cadillac fought over the high-end auto market in the United States. These days, the field is pretty much wild open for Caddy, though Lincoln still sells some nice vehicles. A few years ago, Lincoln commissioned the boys from Orange County to build a ...
"Experts" express skepticism of Volt program's success 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Although the target launch date is still over two years away and there haven't been any major hitches, some consultants are expressing doubts that the GM Volt program will end in success. The "experts" to which I refer are members of the Gerson Lehrman Group Automotive Council who conducted an ...
GM idles Texas plant 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
In a further sign of weakening demand for large, gas-guzzling SUVs, GM has announced it is idling its 54-year-old Arlington, Texas plant for three weeks. This comes only two weeks after a GM spokeswoman said this about Arlington: "We are currently running at full production and foresee continuing to ...
Forbes top ten list of least efficient luxury barges goes to 11, I mean 21! 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
After recently compiling a dubious list of the most technologically advanced green cars, Forbes is at it again. They've produced a list purporting to be the least efficient luxury cars. This bottom ten list actually numbers twenty-one cars including most of the Audi S models, BMW's M-fleet and ...
General Motors to invest $69M in Ohio diesel engine plant for updated engine 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
General Motors announced this morning plans to invest $69 million in their Moraine Ohio joint venture diesel engine plant to produce an updated version of the Duramax 6.6L diesel V-8. The plant is a 60/40 joint venture with Isuzu Motors and began producing the popular diesel for GM trucks in 2001. ...
Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning choses Escalade hybrid as his prize 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Forget going to Disneyworld. Last night's Super Bowl MVP selected a Cadillac Escalade hybrid as his award. Eli Manning was given his choice of Caddys, and he chose the upcoming huge SUV with Two-Mode powertrain. The SUV will be available later this year. Manning told Cadillac's CEO that, "I know it ...
Cadillac launches the BLS wagon in the UK with diesel and flex-fuel engines 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Since its launch a couple of years ago, sales of the Cadillac BLS have been less than stellar, to say the least. The BLS is a Europe-only model based on the Saab 9-3 and built at Saab's factory in Sweden. At its launch it was only available in four-door sedan form with gasoline engines. Aside from ...
Detroit 2008: Cadillac Provoq on the stand (video) 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
You'd think a car like the Cadillac Provoq would debut at the Detroit Auto Show. Instead, it came out at CES. Still, NAIAS attendees got a chance to see the hydrogen plug-in car roll onto the stage here in Cobo Hall, and now you can, too, in the video above. There wasn't anything new announced ...
Detroit 2008: Cadillac's Ed Welburn says the new CTS Coupe concept would be great as a diesel, no? 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Cadillac has just unveiled the CTS Coupe Concept and there was a line in Caddy design head's short presentation of this amazing-looking two-door (which I wasn't recording, because who expected something greenish from Cadillac after they already introduced the Provoq on the stand?) about the CTS ...
Pose your questions to Hummer and Cadillac leaders at GMnext.com 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
GM launched their GMnext web site last week where, among other things, company leaders will be holding on-line Q&A sessions from time to time. People (that means you) can log on to the web-site at the appointed times and fire off your queries to a variety of GM officials. Readers of ABG might be ...
