Car Throttle

Most of the major luxury automakers have or are planning to offer downsized models. BMW has the 1-Series, Audi offers the A3 (and soon to be A1), Mercedes has the A and B-Class, and Cadillac is supposedly developing one of it's own as well. Now the word is Lexus is readying one of it's own as well, spurred by European executives who insist the market is "too lucrative" for the company not to be in. You might say, what about the HS 250h? Well, Europe isn't getting that model. I guess they figured Europeans have better taste than we do. Not only that though, the HS 250h is priced too high and isn't a hatchback. The new model, which I'll refer to as it's rumored name "CS",

Things are looking tough for the General lately. Yes, and bears do their business in the woods.  Half of their divisions are leaving or ceasing to exist, budget cuts must happen, and money needs to be made.  So while the decisions GM (and the Obama administration) makes might not gel with the enthusiast, you can bet they're going to be economically viable. The latest depressing news is that the upcoming small Cadillac, which is to slot below the CTS in the Cadillac lineup, will not be based on the new Alpha Rear-wheel-drive platform, but rather the current Epsilon II platform.  While Epsilon II cars have been well-reviewed by the press (Vauxhall/Opel Insignia, primarily) a front-wheel-drive Cadillac is iffy at best.  It will be less expensive to produce

One of the guaranteed (well, anything's possible but...) brands to remain regardless of what happens with GM would be Cadillac. GM's iconic brand is most definitely pivotal to the future of the company. With just 4 brands, there is the potential Cadillac could get the much-deserved investment that it needs to move forward. Think about it, 8 brands? Cadillac, Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Hummer, Saab, Saturn. That's a lot of different product strategies and development dollars to spread around. With 4 brands and 3 really (GMC can do a lot of sharing with Chevrolet) with unique products, this could be a could time for Cadillac. The CTS mid-size sedan has been successful but it's clear something needs to be done to expand the brand's model lineup and