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DOA: Droptop CTS Coupe
http://www.autoblog.com/ 2008/ 05/ 15/ doa-droptop-cts-coupe/
Filed under: Convertibles, Coupes, Cadillac, Rendered Speculation, Rumormill We're all fidgety waiting for the arrival of the Cadillac CTS coupe, but GM has already axed a potentially popular variant of the two door entry-Caddy. Despite indications that GM's turnaround plan is making headway, resources still need to be allocated carefully, so we're guessing that an alfresco CTS Coupe didn't make a good enough business case to justify the cost to bring it to market. While it certainly cost GM money to make the CTS a two-door, significant investment would have been necessary to engineer and fine-tune the reported retractable hardtop the convertible would have gotten.
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This Just In: New on the Net
http://blog.cardomain.com/blog/2008/05/this-just-in--9.htmlBy Rob Einaudi Editor-in-Chief John has gone off to Florida again. This time his sister is graduating. Or something like that. So anyway, you're stuck with my version of the news for the next two days. New pics of of the 2010 Nissan Cube have surfaced.
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DOA: Droptop CTS Coupe
http://barbarawoodhouse.net/1969/12/31/doa-droptop-cts-coupe...DOA: Droptop CTS Coupe Filed under: Autoblog — Dan Roth @ 11:59 pm Filed under: Convertibles, Coupes, Cadillac, Rendered Speculation, Rumormill We're all fidgety waiting for the arrival of the Cadillac CTS coupe, but GM has already axed a potentially popular variant of the two door entry-Caddy. Despite indications that GM's turnaround plan is making headway, resources still need to be allocated carefully, so we're guessing that an alfresco CTS Coupe didn't make a good enough business case to justify the cost to bring it to market. While it certainly cost GM money to make the CTS a two-door, significant investment would have been necessary to engineer and fine-tune the reported retractable hardtop the convertible would have gotten. Convertible buyers are often a little different than hardcore coupe purchasers, opening up another sales niche. GM also misses out on another challenge to BMW, which offers a Skyliner-ized 3-series. If there's enough clamor for a convertible CTS Coupe, GM may eventually commit to it as Cadillac takes aim at BMW with it's awesomeized CTS. [Source: Inside Line, Photo: Inside Line] Read | Permalink | Email this
