GM dumps plan for a flashier Cadillac sedan

General Motors dropped plans to build an ultra luxury sedan for its Cadillac brand, according to internal sources. Apparently, the rear-wheel-drive car, which could cost up to $100,000 didn’t offer enough brand-building pizzazz in order to justify the investment. As a result
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Yonder7 - 6/30/2013 11:47:46 AM

+1 Boost

Bad move

delan - 7/1/2013 12:01:54 AM

+1 Boost

So wait, wasn't the XTS supposed to be the flagship? I'm so confused!

dumpsty - 7/2/2013 10:30:45 AM

+1 Boost

The XTS is kinda the temporary flagship while Cadillac works on their "true" flagship car. The Ciel-based car was going to be a "halo" model but they weren't planning to make a lot of them. Low production quantity meant that they'd have to set the entry price over $100k --- very hard for the rich mainstream to consider a $100k Cadillac that not a special, mil-spec, top secret vehicle.

So, just like the Sixteen concept, the Ciel is shelved. And it's just possible that the Ciel is a bit ahead of its real time as an actual production vehicle. It's possible we'll see something like it again before 2020 that will definitely go into production.