SEMA CTS Sport

[Bruce Nunnally]

Japolnik has the scoop on the CTS Sport at the SEMA Show, which will be shown officially later today:

Japolnik SEMA CTS

or maybe autoblog had it first?

AutoBlog SEMA CTS

Either way, what both appear to be discussing is Press Release photos/text, and not actual car text. GM has still not released the press info yet, and the car is still under wraps.

Parts I like:

Mesh Sport Grill

Heat extractor hood with mesh inserts (neutral on the look, but interesting addition)

Corsa cat-back exhaust with integrated square exhaust tips and a mesh insert between the tips. Corsa is good about making stuff, so hopefully we will see this system available.

Bluetooth integration

Parts that I would pass on:

20" wheels

Missing fog lights? may just be the angle of the photos

Roof mounted onstar antenna (isn't it on the roof on the CTS now?)

I know this was planned to be what it is -- dress up items to show how one might customize a CTS.

Cadillac –Factory customized CTS Sport and Escalade Sport concepts show how sporty these new models can look with a few, carefully crafted styling and stance enhancements.

The press release mentions Recaro sport seats; I guess those won't actually go into production,

but that would be a nice add if they did.

[Texas Jim]

Really like the looks of that one. I do like the hood, especially the raised front portion and the inserts.

[Bruce Nunnally]

As the new 2008 Cadillac CTS sedan garners critical acclaim, the CTS Sport concept puts a unique twist on this hot new luxury sedan. The CTS Sport concept suggests a customization theme emphasizing the car’s performance character. The show car includes new front and rear fascias, a modified hood, rear spoiler and 20-inch wheels Recaro sport seats highlight the cabin. Performance is derived from a production-spec 304-hp 3.6L Direct Injection V-6 that exhales through a Corsa cat-back exhaust system with 3.5-inch outlets.

Vehicle highlights:

* CTS Sport concept

* 3.6L V-6 with direct injection

* Modified hood with wire mesh inserts

* Unique front and rear fascias with carbon fiber and wire mesh inserts

* Carbon-fiber front fender extractors

* Export-model taillamps and CHMSL with clear lenses

* Unique rear deck spoiler

* Headlamps with unique housing finish

* Roof-mounted OnStar antenna

* Brake ducting with LED lighting

* Polished, forged 20-inch wheels

* High-performance brakes with painted calipers and drilled/slotted rotors

* Carbon-fiber interior trim plates

* BlueConnect Bluetooth integrated into the headliner

* Recaro sport seats with leather trim

* Corsa cat-back exhaust with rectangular outlet tips and wire mesh inserts

I think the exhaust looks great; I always liked the 'square' exhausts on the early STS.

Check the large photo: http://drupal.caddyinfo.com/files/images/X07SV_CA003.jpg

it looks like even the exhaust tips continue the mesh look across the exhaust itself.

One would think Corsa would be claiming a new HP level with the custom exhaust.