GM just unknowingly released the first picture of the production-spec Cadillac CTS Coupe. Ok, maybe not so unknowingly. After seeing all the reports of Chrysler’s leak of the 2010 300C and Grand Cherokee in their Viability Report, I figured I’d take a gander at GM’s. Finding a slew of new 2009 and 2010 models in the appendix seemed fruitless, all having been released officially by GM in the past couple of months – the Chevy Equinox, Volt, and Cruze; the Cadillac SRX and CTS Sportwagon.
And then that picture of the CTS Coupe caught my eye. We already knew that it was going to be built in the General’s Lansing, Michigan plant sometime in 2010. And no surprise there that it was going to come with the same 3.6L V6 and 6-speed auto as its sedan and wagon counterparts. What we didn’t know, however, was exactly how it was going to look. Well, here it is folks. Don’t be mistaken, this is not the CTS Coupe Concept. Production spec mirrors, grille, wheels, lights, and tailfin antenna are the give-a-ways. Ok, so it’s not that dramatic of a design departure from the CTS Sedan, but it builds on what’s already laid out of the table. Assuming GM continues putting out metal with looks as sharp as this, and moves as good as the other CTS’s, the General will be more than viable in the coming decades.