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Originally Posted by Docray1
Cadillac, sad to say, no longer "leads" the industry. Not even close. The design and engineering teams made several proposals over the past couple of years to the GM brass on what it would take to bring Cadillac back to that level. They were comprehensive plans and ideas that might have allowed Cadillac to be competitive again. Unfortunately, because of the cash shortfall, all were rejected. For now, the future of Cadillac sedans resides squarely on the CTS and its variants as well as the small "alpha" sedan, which was originally conceived as just a supplement to the lineup. Now, it is being given a major role. The hope is that the car will live up to its expectations and not be another Cimarron.
If you took a look at the Holden Statesman/Caprice and then grafted on Cadillac vertical headlights/taillights and a "Sixteen" like front fender air extractor gill, you'd be pretty close to what the DT7 looked like. The designers went a little "wild" with the front grille and hood design and thats where some controversy developed.
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Lucky you to have seen it! For decades now, one of my car fantasies has been to see all the clay models etc. from all the US manufacturers that were rejected.....I would love it if a book came out that had them all bound together! For instance, I would LOVE to see the Imaj-based STS that Lutz killed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!