The latest spy shots of the production 2009 Cadillac CTS Coupe are in, allowing us to take a closer look at the changes it takes to bring the concept into reality. And fortunately, from the looks of it, there aren't too many of them. As we stated previously in our First Look at the CTS Coupe Concept, everything in front of the A-pillar will be standard production CTS fare. That means slightly subdued fenders with a smaller, less pronounced side vent, a smaller hood bulge (the larger show version may return for the all-but-certain-to-follow CTS-V Coupe), a tamer front bumper and ground effects, and the CTS sedan's headlamps and foglamps. Also as we predicted, the production Coupe does necessitate a B-pillar, and it may be a bit more prominent than we had anticipated, where as the show car featured just a narrow strip between the two pieces of glass.
Most of the good stuff has remained, just as we said it would. This car retains the sculpted waistline, Corvette-style hidden door releases, flat backlight, and aggressive profile of the show car -- good news as far as we're concerned. We hear that the beefy-looking show car exhaust system will remain intact as well, though it's hardly visible in these photos.
We can't wait to start seeing some CTS-V Coupe images to see how GM manages to hide its 550 horsepower, supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 in the engine bay. But until then, we can rest assured that GM has been able to take the best from the CTS Coupe Concept and successfully transfer it to production.
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