DETROIT — The Cadillac CTS Coupe continues its progress toward production, as our spy photographer captures a prototype with less camouflage than before, revealing additional details about the new luxury performance coupe from General Motors.
The latest pictures of the CTS coupe uncover more details about the two-door car's dramatic roof line, notably the B-pillar and a portion of the C-pillar. While there's clearly a B-pillar in place to deliver the structural rigidity required in a performance car, the clean execution of the design actually gives the impression of an elegant pillarless design.
Up until now, prototypes of the CTS coupe have been disguised by lots of tape and cladding aft of the doors, which led us to believe that production requirements had forced the adoption of a heavy, clumsy design solution for the B-pillar.
In addition, our photograph shows much of the rear glass in profile. Its appearance seems to confirm that the rear portion of the greenhouse will faithfully reproduce the proportions of the Cadillac CTS Coupe concept that appeared at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show.
What this means to you: Just as we've expected, it appears that Cadillac is doing everything possible to ensure that the CTS coupe will look just like the concept car once it finally enters production for 2010. — Michael Jordan, Executive Editor, Inside Line
The latest pictures of the CTS coupe uncover more details about the two-door car's dramatic roof line, notably the B-pillar and a portion of the C-pillar. While there's clearly a B-pillar in place to deliver the structural rigidity required in a performance car, the clean execution of the design actually gives the impression of an elegant pillarless design.
Up until now, prototypes of the CTS coupe have been disguised by lots of tape and cladding aft of the doors, which led us to believe that production requirements had forced the adoption of a heavy, clumsy design solution for the B-pillar.
In addition, our photograph shows much of the rear glass in profile. Its appearance seems to confirm that the rear portion of the greenhouse will faithfully reproduce the proportions of the Cadillac CTS Coupe concept that appeared at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show.
What this means to you: Just as we've expected, it appears that Cadillac is doing everything possible to ensure that the CTS coupe will look just like the concept car once it finally enters production for 2010. — Michael Jordan, Executive Editor, Inside Line
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