DETROIT, 2:46 PM, TUE MAY 13 | 39 POSTS IN THE LAST 24 HOURS | tips@jalopnik.com | SUBMIT A TIP | RSS
Posts Tagged “

Cadillac

”
2009 cadillac cts-v

2009 Cadillac CTS-V Fastest Production Sedan Around Nürburgring Ever, Laps in 7:59.32

Sweet baby Blue Devil, everyone knew the 2009 Cadillac CTS-V would be some powerful strong stuff, but it just managed to lap the Nürburgring in 7:59.32 — that makes it the fastest production sedan ever to take the Nordschleife! With a projected 567 HP, tightened suspension, magnetic ride control, fancy-pants electro-mechanical rear end and a bodacious six speed at the ready, John Heinricy, executive with GM Performance Division piloted The Sedan to it's sub-eight-minute bragging rights. With the Japanese and the Americans duking it out for Nordschleife glory, we can't help but wonder how the Germans feel about all this.

[Cadillac drivers Blog]

5:20 PM on Fri May 9 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
3,740 views, 111 comments

Latest by neosoul: Germans are racing in space, Japanese and American cars once again, three million steps behind. more »

engine of the day

Engine of the Day: Cadillac OHV V8

Much as we like flathead engines, Detroit's development of V8s with overhead valves after World War II really gave a shot of horsepower to those speed-maddened hot-rodders who were ready to take their machines to the next level past the ol' flathead Ford. Cadillac and Olds came out with their sibling OHV engine design in 1949, and Caddies from that year until 1967 were powered by 331s, 365s, 390s, and 429s. Plenty of these engines found their way into hooned-out Model Ts and As as well. Engine photo credit: Stephen Foskett [Wikipedia]

3:00 PM on Thu May 8 2008
By Murilee Martin
853 views, 26 comments

Latest by dohcspit: @Murdoc: AFAIK the 500 is the largest in a production passenger car, but certainly not the largest V8 ever made. The ford GAA V8 for example+ Watch video dwarfs it at 1100 cid (for a mere 500hp!) A bit of googling hasn't more »

2008 la auto show

Cadillac Readying Hybrid Chopper For LA Auto Show

The Cadillac that ain't your father's may be just be two-wheeled. Word of a new Cadillac motorcycle sporting gee whiz ethanol hybrid technology has just surfaced in D Business. The Caddy that leans will be built by V20 Consulting in New York and shown off at the next LA Auto Show. The irony of an outside company building a technology demostrator isn't lost on us, but it isn't the first time the General has collaborated with someone on a motorcycle. Just a couple hundred feet from the Detroit offices lives the first Caddy chopper, built by and currently for sale at Great American Chopper in Clawson, MI.

More »

2:20 PM on Wed May 7 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
701 views, 33 comments

Latest by plazma: Looks like crap... the paint job on it is representative of the car itself... totally shitty. Looks like something i would see on a puerto rican lowrider or something. Not attractive at all, plus it looks like they slapped it together. more »

audi

Caddy Kills the Audi on CarDomain

By Rob Einaudi More »
down on the street

1969 Cadillac Sedan de Ville, With Bonus Cadillac Poll

1969 was a great year for Cadillac sales (and 1970 was better still), so it's no surprise that we're now looking at the third '69 Cadillac in this series. That's as good a reason as any to have a poll to determine the readers' favorite street-parked Alameda Cad on this fine Friday morning. I found this '69 parked just down the street from the Checker Marathon, and it has the look of a low-mileage original-owner car: solid, some rough spots but overall pretty nice. This may well be one of those old cars that only rarely ventures off the island.
More »

9:00 AM on Fri May 2 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,571 views, 33 comments

Latest by niterunner: I had to vote for the '69 only cause it was my first car. My Grandpa had several cars under restoration when i turned 16...and he thought it would be a great idea to give me the mechanically overhaulled '69 more »

2009 cadillac cts-v

2009 Cadillac CTS-V To Produce 567 HP?

Any way you cut it, GM is going for blood with the new and improved 2009 Cadillac CTS-V and word from engineers of an unofficial rating of at least 550 HP only furthers that point. It takes a lot to make the BMW M5 look like a chump, but a 50 HP advantage will do a thing like that. Of course, the engine hasn't gone through SAE certification yet, and based on GM's history of underselling the power output on its recent engines, Edmunds Inside Line is extrapolating a 567 HP figure out of the LS9 mill. We would never go so far as to speculate on numbers, but we will wring our hands in delighted anticipation.

9:20 AM on Wed Apr 30 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
2,061 views, 51 comments

Latest by tehronin: Yeah, thats hot. The interior is amazing. more »

custom cars

You Wanna Drive A Cadillac CTS Convertible, Expect To Pay The Consequences

Retired? Living in Florida? Coach Builders Inc. has the car for you. Perhaps tired of seeing our treasured senior citizens driving around in those awful Sebring verts, the company now offers a conversion that chops the top off the popular Cadillac CTS. While GM is planning a 2010 Cadillac CTS Coupe and CTS Wagon, CBI is giving the well-aged people exactly what they want. Of course, getting what you want always comes with a price. More »

10:00 AM on Tue Apr 29 2008
By Matt Hardigree
2,993 views, 33 comments

down on the street bonus edition

Bay Area Train Commuters Prefer Vintage Iron

When you're having a quinto-Belvedere tailgate party at the Oakland Coliseum, you pay to park in the official stadium lot, but when you're swilling cheap beer and wolfing chile verde burritos prior to sneaking into the good seats with your bleacher tickets watching a ballgame from the bleachers, you don't want to pay to park your car. That's why me and my cheapskate friends park in the free Coliseum BART station parking lot for most games, where we often have the opportunity to admire vintage machinery driven by commuters. Some of you may remember the Menacing Bee Van from last year, and here we have a quintet of other interesting rides spotted in the same lot. Apologies for crappy phone-camera image quality.

More »

4:00 PM on Fri Apr 25 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,045 views, 34 comments

Latest by GTBruiser: @beercheck: My 75 was a dark green metallic, plaid seat(ed), vinyl roofed, hatchback, with 8-track, CB radio and a Sears Tower sized spring mounted antenna bolted to the hatch. more »

cadillac cts wagon

2010 Cadillac CTS Wagon

While we're not entirely sure of the year nor the designation — we're pretty sure what we've got here is what we've been talking about for quite some time now. Yes, that appears to be a wagon-ized version of the already popular Cadillac CTS. We are going to hazard a guess that if it's being built starting next spring it'll have to be a 2010 CTS Wagon. Of course, with the current guess of the Cadillac CTS coupe bear a designation of "CTC" we're thinking maybe the General could name this big-in-the-rear and blade-edged Caddy the "CTW." Whatever. Seriously, the boys and girls at the General can name whatever they want to because all we know is that is surely some seriously pants-tightening Cadillac Style going on under that camo cladding. We likey. Full report from the spy monopoly of Brenda Priddy after the jump. UPDATE: We bought KGP's shots too — if only for the interior and open-hatch sexiness. Don't say we don't love you guys.

More »

Spy Photos

2:52 PM on Fri Apr 25 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
5,925 views, 69 comments

Latest by my favorite car is a motorcycle: Looks pretty good ... for a Cadillac. I just hope GBG turns out to be wrong -- knife-edged vehicle styling is practically the definition of fugliness. more »

junkyard find

Cadillac Northstars Finally Appearing In Self-Service Junkyards

I remember a time in the early 1990s when small-block Chevy HEI distributors finally started showing up in large numbers in the cheap self-service junkyards; those of us driving Chevy-powered heaps could rejoice at being freed from the misery of ignition points for a mere ten bucks. Now that point has been reached with the Cadillac Northstar engine: an aluminum DOHC V8 available for your personal engine swap madness for just $100 complete (on Half Price Day, that is). Here's a '93 Eldorado I found at a local junkyard not long ago. Hmmm... wonder how hard it would be to fit this engine in a Cavalier?

3:00 PM on Wed Apr 23 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,171 views, 58 comments

Latest by Sketch242: @tts10driver: I haven't kept up with the latest developments, but as of a couple of years ago, the easiest way to install it is using the auto trans that came with it. From what I've heard, the PCM will freak more »

cadillac srx

Cadillac SRX Pitched As Mobile Office in Britain

There is some seriously icky, professional grade marketeering going on over the pond in Great Britain. Cadillac SRX's are being pitched as "mobile think spaces" for business folk who can't keep focused in the tough and distracting workplace environment. Chauffeurs will show up at a place of work, pick up a client or a small meetings worth of clients, drive them around while they think, and then return them. This is, of course, just direct marketing on a literal level, getting business types to warm the seats of Cadillac's crossover. [Edmunds Inside Line]

1:20 PM on Mon Apr 21 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
473 views, 16 comments

Latest by Novaload: That is a desperate marketing ploy. Why not just call it a test drive and bring them little prezzies like free key chains and Caddy logo'd golf balls?Unless, of course, it's going to operate as a Cone of Silence for more »

choose your eternity

PCH, Northstar Swap Edition: Toyota MR2 or Pontiac Fiero?

Since yesterday's Packard Straight Eight Swap Edition (which was won by the '37 Pontiac) was so much fun, we're going to stick with Alternative Powerplant Hell for another day. All engine swaps are fun, of course, but the best ones involve stuffing an engine much, much larger than anything the car's designers ever considered. When you accomplish such a swap, you get respect; when you start with the knuckle-shredding, sanity-destroyingly tight engine compartment of a small mid-engined car (say, a Fiero or MR2)... well, that's when folks start treating you with the deference reserved for the truly mad!
More »

5:20 PM on Fri Apr 18 2008
By Murilee Martin
4,961 views, 50 comments

Latest by Turboner: @BillStrong: Do what I did, get a wife who values torque over square footage... Wait, that came out wrong, I've got plenty of square "footage" where it counts! more »

question of the day

What Would You Be Driven In If You Were Pope?

Taking a gander at what the Pope was taken for a ride in this morning got us to thinking. Especially knowing what the main man from the Vatican takes out on parade days, we're interested to know what luxe ride you'd like to be taking down 1st Avenue in New York today. If you were the Pope, and rocking the white robes, what car would you prefer to be driven in? Would it be the bubble-top Popemobile of old, something more German military industrial complex, or something else?

12:30 PM on Fri Apr 18 2008
By Ray Wert
2,106 views, 124 comments

Latest by thatguy01: @gregsapphire: Do you mean a Barabbas Maybach? more »

pope in new york

The Pope Travels In Cadillac Style

We'd heard the Pope was riding in Popemobile-style yesterday in Washington, DC so we were pretty excited to see it in person. That's right, we were able to witness his New York vehicle of choice firsthand from the 14th floor of Tudor City, right across from the front door of the United Nations. And although we're unsure the Pope knows he shut down the entire East side of Manhattan including all of 1st Avenue, one thing the Pope apparently does know is that the only way to travel — is Cadillac Style. That's right, Cadillac, Cadillac, Cadillac Style.

And yes, that white blotch is in fact, Pope Benedict XVI.

11:30 AM on Fri Apr 18 2008
By Ray Wert
3,966 views, 83 comments

Latest by rovingardener: @SpeedWagon: So Al Jourgensen is a commenter here? Ministry fits! more »

junkyard find

Shopping For An 8.2 Liter Engine?

There was a time, maybe a decade ago, when Cadillac Eldorados with high-compression 500-cubic-inch engines were plentiful in self-service junkyards. These days, months can go by between sightings of non-Malaise 500s. As I learned when I helped a friend pull a 500 one sweltering, bloody-knuckled day, the Eldo's front-wheel-drive setup makes engine removal approximately 50 times harder than your typical Detroit rear-driver, but so what? Five hundred cubic inches! Power was a little down in '71, but this car's engine was still rated at 365 horses... and an 18-wheeler-esque 535 foot-pounds of torque.

2:00 PM on Tue Apr 15 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,118 views, 99 comments

Latest by CptSevere: I had a '71 Caddy Fleetwood 75 factory limo that i drove for five years. Big, smooth, fast sumbitch. Called it the Bluesmobile. 472. Great engine, but mine never ran right. Went through starters and batteries like nobody's business. Utah more »

2009 cadillac xlr

2009 Cadillac XLR, Now In The Nude

Last time we brought you photos of the 2009 Cadillac XLR it was hidden behind a forrest of trees. This time we've got a great shot of the new XLR roadster in the buff. The new XLR is basically a re-skinned Corvette that's set to be unveiled to the public later this year, which may explain why it's running around without any tape on. The Art & Science look is still in full effect though not quite as angry looking as the previous generation. You'll notice the new grille and restyled fog lamps immediately, which help move the design forward. Spy report below the jump.

More »

Spy Photos

11:00 AM on Mon Apr 14 2008
By Matt Hardigree
6,648 views, 44 comments

Latest by ihateauditions: Will the speedometer still have a Bulgari bezel around it, to try to convince the valet that he's parking a nice car? I love sport/luxury cars, but Cadillac somehow fails despite starting with a fucking Vette. Sad. more »

2010 cadillac brx

2010 Cadillac BRX Caught In Wet T-Shirt Contest

Showing off a bra that gets translucent when wet, the Theta-Epsilon chassis-ed 2010 Cadillac BRX was caught by star car spy shooter Chris Doane. The new CUV from the General is expected to start production in May of 2009 at the Ramos Arizpe plant with its platform-sharing cousin, the Saab 9-4X, in May of 2009 as a 2010 model year vehicle. So since the last shots of the 2010 BRX was spotted, what do we find as different? There's that grille — like the Provoq concept's drastic change from the Art & Science look of the past few years of the Cadillac brand. Full spy report below the jump and the large-scale shot here. More »

Spy Photos

2:55 AM on Mon Apr 14 2008
By Ray Wert
7,594 views, 23 comments

Latest by sos10: @DoctorNine: This one comes with 12 cup holders and 6 build-in vomit bins. more »

junkyard find

Cats and Cads: More Fun With Junkyard Emblems

During the discussion of my wall-hung '56 Chevy hood ornament yesterday, some readers wanted to know how it's possible that a guy who spends as much time in junkyards as I do hasn't managed to build up a suitably awesome emblem collection. Well, I do have quite a few Leaping Impala emblem, and I also have a smattering of other small emblems I've pried off junked cars over the years. For whatever reason, I've mostly grabbed cats and Cadillacs, with a bunch of Cougars, a Jaguar, and a Wildcat in addition to the Caddy crests. What will I do with them? Any ideas?

4:00 PM on Fri Apr 11 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,517 views, 38 comments

Latest by defconracing: those caddy badges would look good on the front of a J-Body cavalier... oh wait, someone beat you to it! [en.wikipedia.org] more »