Around town, the SRX fears neither pothole nor rippled pavement.

Regardless of what you know about its origins, the Cadillac XLR is not just a Cadillac Corvette.  It’s true that this big, two-place sedan shares platforms (and an assembly line) with Chevrolet’s legendary sports car, but the wide-track stance and the woof from the exhaust are the only things that are the same.

This high-tech grand tourer for two is a direct attack on German luxocruisers like the Mercedes SL, and it underscores Cadillac’s intent to remain a powerful force in the luxury market.  Like the SL, the XLR has a …

Back in the Seventies, when the Cadillac DeVille was king, a few small companies made their name converting Cadillacs into station wagons.  Cadillac never offered one from the factory, but the coachbuilders were always happy to whip one up for the well-heeled customer who wanted one.  We were reminded of these classic conversions upon seeing the Cadillac SRX, because it looks for all the world like Hess & Eisenhardt went and built an STS wagon.

In these days of luxury SUVs however, station wagons are perfectly acceptable, so Cadillac hasn’t farmed …

It’s a fairly good bet that the folks over in Europe aren’t going to understand the Cadillac Escalade EXT.  It’s entirely possible that no one outside of Texas will really truly come to terms with it.  But in the pickup capital of the nation, the Cadillac Escalade EXT is king.  Economical?  Sure it’s economical.  Just think of all the rich ranchers who won’t have to go and buy a DeVille to drive around town AND a Suburban or a pickup to tour the ranch in!

All kidding aside, this is a …

Isn’t this exciting?  It’s a Cadillac, but not like any Cadillac we’ve ever seen before.  At least not on the road, that is.  That big, grinning egg-crate grille is instantly recognizable, and yet it’s pushed all the way up to the bumper line as if in parody of itself.  The whole car is a conglomeration of flat planes, triangles and sharp edges.  Is it a car, or a three-dimensional computer graphic?

This is Cadillac’s future, and it looks pretty cool once you get used to it.  The new-for-2003 Cadillac CTS replaces …

The Cadillac Escalade was a late entry to the luxury SUV game, and it seemed to have arrived half-dressed.  Clearly little more than a Chevy Tahoe dressed up in Cadillac clothes, the truck was nicely appointed, but sorely lacking in, ahem, cachet.

That’s no longer the case.  The Escalade has undergone its first redesign, and it’s now a truck that’s much more deserving of that brand-new Cadillac wreath and crest on the grille.  It’s also no longer the only Cadillac truck; the Escalade EXT, an SUV that can be converted into …

Game show host Ben Stein recently lamented the demise of the Cadillac DeVille, asking audience members if any of them remembered it.  None of them did.  But don’t worry, Ben:  the DeVille hasn’t gone anywhere.  It’s still in production, and better than ever in fact, in the form of the 2000 Cadillac DeVille High Luxury Sedan (DHS).

This is a massive, massive slab of automobile.  Gigantic sport-utes and four door pickup trucks aside, the Cadillac DeVille reminds all onlookers that it doesn’t have to be a truck to be huge.
Joined in …

Thanks to all of the big news about Cadillac’s high-performance V-series cars, the upcoming all-new CTS and its expansion in the European market, the updated STS sedan kind of snuck up on me. But just like that, one showed up in my driveway, a familiar design with a bigger grille and a more expressive face, and the acres of leather and class that Cadillac is known for. This American challenger to the luxury sedans from Europe is still in the game, and it’s steppin’ out with a new set …

Regardless of what you know about its origins, the Cadillac XLR is not just a Cadillac Corvette.  It’s true that this big, two-place sedan shares platforms (and an assembly line) with Chevrolet’s legendary sports car, but the wide-track stance and the woof from the exhaust are the only things that are the same.

This high-tech grand tourer for two is a direct attack on German luxocruisers like the Mercedes SL, and it underscores Cadillac’s intent to remain a powerful force in the luxury market.  Like the SL, the XLR has a …