New Cadillac ATS Gets Its Very Own Limited Run Crimson Sport Edition

Just because it's Cadillac's smallest and most affordable model in the range, doesn't mean that the soon-to-be wreathless brand's ATS saloondoesn't deserve a limited edition treatment. Whether the ATS Crimson Sport Edition is the limited edition buyers have been looking for, is a different story, but below are the facts you need to know.

To be produced in limited numbers only during spring of 2014, the main attraction for the new ATS Crimson Sport Edition is the unique Crimson Red Metallic exterior paint that can be combined with four different interior color schemes: Morello Red with Jet Black accents, Caramel with Jet Black accents, Jet Black with Jet Black accents or Light Platinum with Jet Black accents.

Cadillac completes the package with bespoke 18-inch Manoogian Dark Silver Premium Painted wheels, a ground effects kit with color-matched front splitter, rocker moldings and rear diffuser and a boot-lid spoiler on the outside, and microfiber suede trimmed heated steering wheel and shift lever, plus heated front seats inside.

You can have the ATS Crimson Sport Edition with a 272hp 2.0-liter turbo engine or the 321hp 3.6-liter V6 with rear- or all-wheel drive. If you're interested, sales will begin at the end of March, with the 2.0T model starting at $46,010 (MSRP), and the 3.6L V6 edition at $51,010, with the RWD version of the latter also offering a standard Track Package.

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Cadillac Sweetens Up ELR's $75,995 Bitter Pill with Free Home Charger

Whichever way you see, with a $75,995 starting price before the available federal tax credit of up to $7,500, the new Cadillac ELR extended range hybrid coupe is one very expensive ride. I mean, with the same money you can buy the technologically identical Chevy Volt ($35k) and a base Cadillac CTS Coupe ($40k MSRP or less if you push your dealer) and call it a day.

Perhaps that's why Cadillac is trying to kick-startsales of the ELR by announcing that it will offer a complimentary 240-volt home charging station and installation to early buyers of the ELR.

"Professional installation of the fastest home-charging unit is a natural way to mark the introduction of ELR to the luxury market," said Uwe Ellinghaus, chief marketing officer at Cadillac.

The crest (the wreath will soon be gone from the ELR too) brand did not say how much the fast-charging system and the installation will save prospective buyers.

It did add, though, that it is offering the ELR on an "ultra-low-mileage, 39-month lease for qualified lessees at $699 per month with $5,999 due at signing after all offers".

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New 410HP Cadillac XTS VSport Starts at $63,020, About $11k Less Than a BMW 740i

When the 2014 model year Cadillac XTS arrives in U.S. dealerships in the beginning of August, it will offer buyers a new engine option in the guise of GM's 3.6-liter twin-turbocharged 3.6-liter V6 that delivers 410 horsepower (306 kW) and 369 lb-ft of torque (500 Nm), and which was first introduced on the new CTS VSport. The same moniker is used on the XTS.

Today, Cadillac announced that the all-wheel drive 2014 XTS VSport will be available in the up-level Premium and Platinum Collections with prices starting from $63,020 including destination fees, or $3,025 more than the shorter (195.5 inches / 4,966mm vs. 202 inches / 5,131mm), but slightly more powerful 420HP CTS VSport.

Cadillac's pricing strategy brings the XTS VSport very close to German premium brands' entry level full-size sedans such as the 315hp BMW 740i that is priced from $74,535 including destination.

“The addition of the new Cadillac Twin Turbo expands and elevates the XTS luxury sedan,” said Bob Ferguson, vice president Global Cadillac. “This is a compelling enhancement to what is already one of the most technically advanced sedans in our history.”

The other available engine option for the XTS is the 306-horsepower 3.6-liter V6 with the base model starting at $45,525, including destination fees, which remains unchanged from 2013. Standard equipment includes intelligent brake assist and Magnetic Ride Control, and the CUE infotaintment system. There are three option packages available named Luxury, Premium and Platinum Collections.

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2014 Cadillac XTS Gets Optional 410 HP Twin-Turbo V6, Automatic Parking Assist

Cadillac’s flagship sedan, the XTS, will soon be available with the twin-turbo V6 engine that was first introduced on the 2014 CTS, along with new features including Automatic Parking Assist and Intellibeam, among other additions.

The new Twin-Turbo 3.6-liter V6 delivers 410 horsepower and 369 lb-ft (500 Nm) of peak torque, or 10 hp and 61 lb-ft (82.7 Nm) less than what the same unit produces in the CTS. The 410hp XTS will have a specific grille treatment and a badge on the decklid. The force-fed mill is paired to a six-speed automatic transmission with tap-shift control. Cadillac didn’t offer performance or fuel economy figures of the XTS with the new engine.

For 2014, all front-wheel drive XTS models get electric power steering, while new and revised features include an available rear-seat entertainment system with twin DVD screens that fold out of the backs of the front seats, available front passenger seat memory feature, revised rear-seat armrest with wood trim, radio controls and sunshade control and opaque sunroof sunshade.

Another new addition for the 2014 XTS is the Automatic Parking Assist, which enables the car to parks itself in parallel spaces using ultrasonic sensors to locate a suitable space and maneuver the car into the space. The driver is required to only engage reverse and apply the accelerator and brake pedals. There’s also the new Intellibeam system that automatically deploys high-beam headlamps when needed and instantly turns them down when oncoming traffic is detected.

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