Andy
12-02-2009, 05:59 PM
Filed under: Convertible (http://www.autoblog.com/category/convertibles/), Cadillac (http://www.autoblog.com/category/cadillac/)
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2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe - Click above for high-res image gallery
If you're nostalgic, the first car that may come to mind when you think about a droptop Cadillac is the old tail-finned Fifties Eldorado. A pink one especially. But since then, the American luxury marque hasn't had a whole lot of convertibles. There was the Pininfarina-styled Allante and the recently discontinued XLR, both roadsters, but if you think the General's luxury division is eager to get back into the open-air business, think again, as new reports indicate that there are no such plans on the horizon.
At least not based on the CTS, anyway. The series has spawned a sedan - including the all-conquering CTS-V (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/03/review-2009-cadillac-cts-v-supercar-performance-everyday-driv/) - a wagon (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/03/review-2010-cadillac-cts-sportwagon-eats-up-cargo-the-open-roa/) and even a coupe (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/01/la-2009-cadillac-cts-coupe-vogues-dazzles/), but the guys over at Inside Line say they've got the inside line that no convertible version of one of Cadillac's most prolific models is in the works. Which is a bit of a shame, when you think about it. But you never know what's coming around the corner...
Gallery: 2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-cadillac-cts-coupe/low/)
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[Source: Inside Line (http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2009/12/dont-wait-up-for-the-cadillac-cts-convertible.html)]REPORT: Cadillac CTS Coupe won't spawn convertible variant (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/02/report-cadillac-cts-coupe-wont-spawn-convertible-variant/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/cts-coupe1.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/2010-cadillac-cts-coupe/#9)
2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe - Click above for high-res image gallery
If you're nostalgic, the first car that may come to mind when you think about a droptop Cadillac is the old tail-finned Fifties Eldorado. A pink one especially. But since then, the American luxury marque hasn't had a whole lot of convertibles. There was the Pininfarina-styled Allante and the recently discontinued XLR, both roadsters, but if you think the General's luxury division is eager to get back into the open-air business, think again, as new reports indicate that there are no such plans on the horizon.
At least not based on the CTS, anyway. The series has spawned a sedan - including the all-conquering CTS-V (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/03/review-2009-cadillac-cts-v-supercar-performance-everyday-driv/) - a wagon (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/03/review-2010-cadillac-cts-sportwagon-eats-up-cargo-the-open-roa/) and even a coupe (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/01/la-2009-cadillac-cts-coupe-vogues-dazzles/), but the guys over at Inside Line say they've got the inside line that no convertible version of one of Cadillac's most prolific models is in the works. Which is a bit of a shame, when you think about it. But you never know what's coming around the corner...
Gallery: 2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-cadillac-cts-coupe/low/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/x11ca_ct002_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-cadillac-cts-coupe/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/x11ca_ct003_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-cadillac-cts-coupe/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/x11ca_ct004_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-cadillac-cts-coupe/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/x11ca_ct001_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-cadillac-cts-coupe/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/x11ca_ct007_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-cadillac-cts-coupe/low/)
[Source: Inside Line (http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2009/12/dont-wait-up-for-the-cadillac-cts-convertible.html)]REPORT: Cadillac CTS Coupe won't spawn convertible variant (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/02/report-cadillac-cts-coupe-wont-spawn-convertible-variant/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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