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2010 cadillac cts sport wagon

2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon Pictures, Details Leaked?

We've seen the 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon but that was masked up with black camo as it was being tested on the road . Now we've got some un-camoed pictures of the newest member to the 2010 CTS family as it's apparently being tested online for opinions. The CTS family already includes the sedan and the 2010 CTS Coupe, and with this new Wagon der Sport, it'll be a threesome. Thanks to tipster Wally, this screen capture from what's purportedly a Harris Poll opinion survey (Cadillac PR would neither confirm nor deny the veracity) not only shows us exactly what the wagon will look like, but what specifications we can expect under the "Art & Science" skin. We'll take ours with the 304 HP 3.6-liter direct-injection V6 connected to the 6-speed automatic, but apparently a 260 HP 3.0-liter V6 and all-wheel-drive will also be available. Evidently, pricing will be in the $37,500 to $42,500 range. For that coin, you'll reportedly get equipment like full-time traction control, electronic stability control, side curtain airbags, and UltraView double-size sunroof, 8-speaker Bose stereo, available 5.1 Surround Sound with hard drive music storage and live radio pause/re-play, available pop-up touch-screen navigation system, and of course OnStar. All sound familiar to you? That's because it's the same options list on the CTS. More info and Cadillac CTS Wagon spy photos below the jump.

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10:30 AM on Sat May 31 2008
By Mark Arnold
13,686 views, 60 comments

Latest by Jones91: woops, i meant to say CTS (whatever they call the wagon) but this is just a testimony to how little i care about Cadillacs more »

2010 maserati quattroporte

2010 Maserati Quattroporte Spied In Italy, Testing California Motor?


With forthcoming competition in the form of the Porsche Panamera and the Aston Martin Rapide, Maserati has apparently decided it's time for the Quattroporte to get its game face on. Behind the saggy cladding on this tester is said to be a new face with a grille similar to that found on the Gran Turismo coupe. But this won't be just a shot of botox for vanity's sake. The enhanced mouth will likely feed a new direct-injection engine. More »

Spy Photos

3:20 PM on Mon May 19 2008
By Mark Arnold
1,414 views, 4 comments

Latest by n/a: This is my favorite sedan. Stunningly beautiful, but purposeful and strong like a pre-Bangle 740i. I know designs have to progress, but I hope the changes are progess. I got tired of Euopean car mags griping that American market more »

gadgets

Pioneer AVIC-F Series Media, Navigation Systems Features Advanced Voice Recognition

Pioneer has announced a few new additions to its line of car navigation systems. The AVIC-F700BT, AVIC-F900BT and AVIC-F90BT come with features like iPod connectivity, Bluetooth, MSN Direct, HD Radio, XM, Sirius, CD, DVD, USB, SD and more. Although, the real specialness comes from their voice recognition abilities. More »

1:40 PM on Mon Apr 21 2008
By Travis Hudson
2,359 views, 13 comments

industry news

One Man's Quest To Get Oversight For Insurance Company Repair Programs

We like to think our skills as automotive wonks are fairly well-honed, but Mr. Eversman at AutoMuse makes us and our little Rules Of The Road feature look amateurish. If you'll remember, he was the one who brought the Allstate repair case to our attention. Now he's taking aim at the "direct repair" or "concierge" services offered by the major insurance companies, which is another insurance program aimed at hurting consumers. More »

1:15 PM on Fri Mar 7 2008
By Matt Hardigree
999 views, 16 comments

gadgets

Garmin, MSN Eliminate Unnecessary Address Entry on GPS Units


Garmin is taking steps in the right direction with a new service it recently announced. Everyone who has used a GPS navigation knows that entering addresses is pretty painstaking, so this new service—a collaboration between Garmin and MSN Direct—tries to eliminate that requirement altogether. It seems the service is pretty simple: beaming directions from a computer using Microsoft Live Search Maps directly to a compatible Garmin GPS unit. But the method they used to get to that point is an interesting one. More »

4:30 PM on Fri Jan 25 2008
By Travis Hudson
1,849 views, 10 comments

Latest by drewheyman: @Toretto: whenever the crew of the good ship SS Blue Triangle fly off the red route, they will beg, nay plead - to get updated directions beamed to them over the FM band before they are lost forever! They would also more »

turbocharging

Adventures in Turbocharging

We're not sure if this guy is a comedic genius, or has more than a few intake manifold bolts coming loose. The poster surmises that since turbochargers are at best 80% efficient, channeling engine exhaust directly back into the engine would be good for moar power. If anyone has a v-band clamp that will bolt an exhaust header directly up to a Corvette cross fire injection intake please let him know. He also seems concerned about the correct pinion angle given all that potential horsepower. [Direct Exhaust Injection via Nebraska GM Modern Muscle]

10:00 AM on Mon Nov 12 2007
By Mike Bumbeck
2,960 views, 48 comments

Latest by n/a: Not in this manner of course, but in the more feasible one of having an exhaust-driven turbine transfer power to the crankshaft, LJK Setright had an interesting article on this a number of years ago. (Which at my age means about more »

engines

500-Horse Camaro? The General's Next Small Block V8 to Get Direct-Injection

According to Ward's Auto, an experimental 6.2-liter, direct-injection V8 producing upward of 500 hp could be factored into the next Chevrolet Camaro equation. The engine would coincide with the Gen V version of the small-block V8, based on GM's existing all-aluminum Gen IV (L92), which powers the Cadillac Escalade, GMC Yukon Denali and Hummer H2. According to Wards, the prototype powerplant resides in the engine bay of an Escalade being tested at GM's proving grounds. One GM engineer says it's developing "well north" of 450 horsepower, a 10 percent increase in low-end torque and three percent to six percent better fuel economy. That from the new injection system, which features eight high-pressure injectors that squirt fuel directly into the side of the combustion chamber at 2,250 pounds per square inch. [Ward's Auto via Motive]

2:15 PM on Tue Sep 4 2007
By Mike Spinelli
2,242 views, 24 comments

Latest by n/a: @ZeGerman: Chrysler already started the "horsepower war" some time ago by introducing the Dodge Viper. Chevrolet and Ford have been playing catch-up ever since. As an example, how many sedans does Chevy make that produce in excess of 400 bhp? Now, ask more »

custom cars/hot rods: tuners

Autodelta Launches Supercharged Alfa Romeo 156 Tuner

Alfa Romeo tuner Autodelta has introduced its Alfa Romeo 156 Super, powered by an aftermarket-supercharged version of that Alfa's Jet Thrust Stoichiometric (JTS) direct-injection gas engine. Jet Thrust whosits?:
(Chem.) of, pertaining to, using, or consuming, reagents in the exact proportions required for a given reaction; as, a stoichiometric reaction, i. e., a reaction which goes to completion, rather than stopping partway at an equilibrium point.
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5:23 PM on Thu Jun 15 2006
By Mike Spinelli
470 views, Comment

news

GM Announces New, Direct-Injection V6 Coming in 2008

Engine geeks, pay attention. GM Powertrain's working up a new, 3.6-liter gasoline direct-injection engine with variable valve timing, just in time for the 2008 model year — though its first application in a car won't likely appear until 2009. It'll be GM's second DI engine in the US, after the new, turbocharged 2.0-liter four (pictured) to be used in the Pontiac Solstice GXP and Saturn Sky Red Line. GM says the new engine, which will be used internationally, will offer a 15% power bump over its current crop of V6s, which vary in horsepower from 240 to 267, as well as improve fuel efficiency. Of course, the new mill will arrive more than three years after Toyota's 3.5-liter DI engine, and six years past GM's original deadline for a major launch of DI engines (but who's counting). Could it be the new powerplant uses technologies borrowed from Isuzu, which was the first to the US market with a 3.5-liter direct-injection six, which showed up in the failed ...wait for it... Isuzu Axiom (respect!). More »

8:27 AM on Thu May 18 2006
By Mike Spinelli
208 views, 1 comment

Latest by mattias: Funny. The Alfa 159 uses a Holden 3.2l V6 block. The heads and thus the direct injection were developed bei Alfa Romeo and FIAT: http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/test_technik/einzeltest... Might be the Holden block... more »

news

Mercedes to Introduce New, More Efficient CLS 350

Engine geeks, hold on to your pocket protectors. Mercedes announced a new CLS model fitted with a stratified-charge, direct-injection V6 that produces 292 hp and 269 lbs.-ft of torque, while getting a combined US-converted mileage figure of around 25 mpg. Pretty sneaky, Hans. More »

4:37 AM on Mon Feb 27 2006
By Mike Spinelli
251 views, Comment