[VlaDeMaN]

doesnt CTS stand for Catera Touring Sedan? and if they release a coupe, wouldnt i be called CTC?

 

[Chuck C]

ive heard C = catera, compact and cadillac

...Compact Touring Sedan is what i go by

 

[HotRodSaint]

Maybe it's Calais?

As long as it doesn't mean Cimmeron, it doesn't matter why they chose it. But Catera and the fact it's against the C-Class Mercedes both probably played into the naming.

 

[BeelzeBob]

I like to think of it as Cadillac Touring Sedan.. But I'd like to know what it really is. So if somebody knows, please tell...

 

[Brett]

In autoweek a month or so ago a cadillac rep said it stood for C-series Touring Sedan

 

[BeelzeBob]

Wow. So Mercedes-like..

 

[Brett]

sort of..i guess its a mix mercedes has C-Class, E-Class, S-Class, et al....and BMW has 3-series, 5-series, and 7-series. Cadillac has combined the 2 and has C-series, S-series, D-series i guess

 

[Devil_concours]

Catera Touring Sedan
since
sts = Seville touring sedan
dts = deville touring sedan

 

[Brett]

Catera Touring Sedan
since
sts = Seville touring sedan
dts = deville touring sedan

this is from a media release from GM

CTS

The 2003 Cadillac CTS reflects the glories of Cadillac's past, and foreshadows the designs of all future Cadillacs.
The "CTS" which stands for a Cadillac C-series touring sedan, is engineered with exclusive rear-wheel-drive architecture, dubbed Sigma.
The exterior design of the CTS is crisp and clean and the interior is designed for comfort and convenience.
WHERE:

sorry couldnt get it to link, but if you goto

http://www.media.gm.com/

and do a search for "c-series touring sedan" you can read the whole thing

 

[Brett]

one the seville name dies next year it will become STS s-series touring sedan and so on with the deville in 06/07

 

[BeelzeBob]

Thank you!

 

[Brett]

i cant find a link but ive heard or read that SRX stands for
S-series Reconfigurable Crossover
EDIT
heres the link

http://media.gm.com/news/speeches/020115laneve.html

 

[Chuck C]

uh oh! look at the name of this thread section!!

 

[Brett]

uh oh! look at the name of this thread section!!

i think sal likes the c-series thing...in the future when the coupe and possible wagon come out it would have to be renamed just "C-Series"

 

[PHATCAD]

this is from a media release from GM

CTS

The 2003 Cadillac CTS reflects the glories of Cadillac's past, and foreshadows the designs of all future Cadillacs.
The "CTS" which stands for a Cadillac C-series touring sedan, is engineered with exclusive rear-wheel-drive architecture, dubbed Sigma.
The exterior design of the CTS is crisp and clean and the interior is designed for comfort and convenience.

Yes in deed :thumbsup:

 

[PHATCAD]

 

[VlaDeMaN]

damn..i guess i was wrong..

in my opinion, the best looking cts would be a black...ALL black, totally tinted, totally shaved, lowered, and on dubs

 

[BUILDINGCTSAMG]

maybe it stands for
crappy ton of sh*t that we released an engine for then changed our mind screwing all those first year owners and making it impossible for them to do anything to the car cause gm doesnt like its owners.
other ideas
cumbersome titanic sedan
Cool toy for your seventies
car totally slow

 

[VlaDeMaN]

:annoyed:

 

[PHATCAD]

maybe it stands for
crappy ton of sh*t that we released an engine for then changed our mind screwing all those first year owners and making it impossible for them to do anything to the car cause gm doesnt like its owners.
other ideas
cumbersome titanic sedan
Cool toy for your seventies
car totally slow

didn't you know what you were buying :wacky: I would love to have more HP but I also knew what I was buying Hp was a concern but not the deciding factor I will be trading up for the CTSV only not for another V6 :lightbulb