Possible new Cadillac naming scheme

asrapid · 12-13-2007, 11:39 AM

If you liked alphabet soup as a kid, make an appointment at your Cadillac dealer for three to five years from now. That's because GM has recently trademarked several new nameplates for Cadillac, and so far we're worried and a bit confused.
At present, these names are trademarked in Europe and Canada. However, companies often register their trademarks in foreign markets first, and later in the United States.
This potential new naming system is undoubtedly complicated, but we will try and lay it out in the simplest way possible. So far, GM has trademarked:

DT7
CT6
CT5
BT3
AT1
DTX
CTX
BTX

For rest go here

http://www.leftlanenews.com/trademar...ng-scheme.html

megeebee · 12-13-2007, 11:45 AM

JUST GUESSIN'................

Quote:

Originally Posted by asrapid

DT7 New Large Sedan
CT6 CTS with a 6 cylinder (after the new 8 is out)
CT5 CTS Coupe
BT3
AT1
DTX Deluxe version of new large sedan
CTX CTS Wagon
BTX Instead of BRX

**paul8488** · 12-13-2007, 11:49 AM

Oh no no no. How dumb. Just when we start getting used to their silly naming scheme they come up with another silly naming scheme. As it is there's already no rhyme or reason... the B, C, D and S prefixes I get, and I suppose the S' at the end mean sedan... but why is the wagon the BLS? Why not the BLW? Why is it bLs and not bTs? Argh!

Lets hope they've trademarked these as names for all the new fancy keyfobs they're going to offer next year...

artrix · 12-13-2007, 11:50 AM

I hate the new Cadillac naming scheme, Deville, Seville and Eldorado sounded a lot better at least the Escalade still has a normal name.

**paul8488** · 12-13-2007, 11:55 AM

Hmmm... I guess it started out making a bit of sense...

ETC = Eldorado touring coupe
STS = Seville touring sedan (which was basically an Eldorado sedan in spirit)
CTS = Catera touring sedan (I know Caddy has said this isn't the case, but I don't believe them)
DTS = Deville touring sedan

Logic would lead that a CTS coupe would be a CTC and a CTS wagon would be a CTW; I think B is dumb, but there should be a BTS, BTC, and BTW. SRX doesn't make any sense to me... but I think AWDs could have the X suffix... so CTX, basically...

Oh heck I don't know. It angers me that it's already confusing and they might very well make it more so.

377Z · 12-13-2007, 12:18 PM

Stupid, stupid, stupid.

So very stupid.

**mgescuro** · 12-13-2007, 12:22 PM

Oh good grief.... Just when you think it couldn't get any worse... GM finds a way to exacerbate the issue!!

I give up.

A naming system should make sense off the bat, without requiring a dictionary.

Who the heck is running Cadillac!!

MCGARRETT · 12-13-2007, 12:25 PM

Please keep watching folks, this could be the best GMI Freakout of all time.

They could be burning Bob Lutz in ephigy in front of the RenCen by 5pm today.

PrenupTB · 12-13-2007, 12:28 PM

I like the new naming scheme. It emulates BMW and has a futuristic/upscale ring to it.

Smoothcat · 12-13-2007, 12:36 PM

Sounds like Cadillac just being envious of the Germans, and trying to combine Mercedes and BMW's naming systems. My best guesses...

DT7 - Maybe a full-size coupe?
CT6 - Base model, V6 CTS
CT5 - CTS coupe (should be CTC! )
BT3 - BTS coupe (again, BTC)
AT1 - a possible Gamma Caddy? Probably for Europe only
DTX - Large crossover? Lambda perhaps?
CTX - An SRX replacement?
BTX - The Theta crossover we've already seen

Either way, I figure that the X denotes a crossover, and the odd numbers are coupes. Maybe the DTX replaces the Escalade eventually? Who knows. Caddy should have never strayed from real names, but at least CTS equaling "Catera Touring Sedan" made sense. These new "names" are just stupid.

I love Cadillac, so this continues to be one of my biggest gripes with GM. How ignorant can a company be to waste time and money on something like this.

MCGARRETT · 12-13-2007, 12:39 PM

Lets take a bet on how many times "stupid" will be be used in this thread, any takers?

FoMoCo Fan · 12-13-2007, 12:44 PM

Way to take the heat off Lincoln's Mk debacle with an even more idiotic naming scheme!

LAMRONH · 12-13-2007, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MCGARRETT

Lets take a bet on how many times "stupid" will be be used in this thread, any takers?

Do you mean before or after it gets "disappeared" because someone thought it off the beaten path and therefore not appropriate for the simple minds of GMI-ers to ponder?

STUPID STUPID STUPID STUPID STUPID

STOOPIT STOOPIT STOOPIT STOOPIT STOOPIT

I would say it will reach 1,000 before being locked or disappeared.

ctaylorzl1 · 12-13-2007, 12:46 PM

^^^I'll take that bet! I'm going for mid 30's!!! Is there a line, or are you gonna give me + or - 5

LAMRONH · 12-13-2007, 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FoMoCo Fan

Way to take the heat off Lincoln's Mk debacle with an even more idiotic naming scheme!

"Does you car turn you on with its dumber-than-Ford model names?"

12-13-2007, 11:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
asrapid 3.9 Liter V6 Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 759	Possible new Cadillac naming scheme If you liked alphabet soup as a kid, make an appointment at your Cadillac dealer for three to five years from now. That's because GM has recently trademarked several new nameplates for Cadillac, and so far we're worried and a bit confused. At present, these names are trademarked in Europe and Canada. However, companies often register their trademarks in foreign markets first, and later in the United States. This potential new naming system is undoubtedly complicated, but we will try and lay it out in the simplest way possible. So far, GM has trademarked: DT7 CT6 CT5 BT3 AT1 DTX CTX BTX For rest go here http://www.leftlanenews.com/trademar...ng-scheme.html

12-13-2007, 11:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
paul8488 GMI Staff Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: France Drives: 2007 MBK Flipper Scooter Posts: 12,558	Re: New cadillac naming scheme Oh no no no. How dumb. Just when we start getting used to their silly naming scheme they come up with another silly naming scheme. As it is there's already no rhyme or reason... the B, C, D and S prefixes I get, and I suppose the S' at the end mean sedan... but why is the wagon the BLS? Why not the BLW? Why is it bLs and not bTs? Argh! Lets hope they've trademarked these as names for all the new fancy keyfobs they're going to offer next year... __________________ *The department of redundancy department.*

12-13-2007, 11:50 AM	#4 (permalink)
artrix 3.6 Liter V6 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: EU Drives: 1996 Rover 620Si Posts: 1,185	Re: New cadillac naming scheme I hate the new Cadillac naming scheme, Deville, Seville and Eldorado sounded a lot better at least the Escalade still has a normal name. __________________

12-13-2007, 11:55 AM	#5 (permalink)
paul8488 GMI Staff Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: France Drives: 2007 MBK Flipper Scooter Posts: 12,558	Re: New cadillac naming scheme Hmmm... I guess it started out making a bit of sense... ETC = Eldorado touring coupe STS = Seville touring sedan (which was basically an Eldorado sedan in spirit) CTS = Catera touring sedan (I know Caddy has said this isn't the case, but I don't believe them) DTS = Deville touring sedan Logic would lead that a CTS coupe would be a CTC and a CTS wagon would be a CTW; I think B is dumb, but there should be a BTS, BTC, and BTW. SRX doesn't make any sense to me... but I think AWDs could have the X suffix... so CTX, basically... Oh heck I don't know. It angers me that it's already confusing and they might very well make it more so. __________________ *The department of redundancy department.*

12-13-2007, 12:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
377Z 3.9 Liter V6 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Prairie district, Chicago, IL Drives: 2004 A4 3.0 Quattro Cabriolet, 1998 Ford Explorer Posts: 926	Re: New cadillac naming scheme Stupid, stupid, stupid. So very stupid. __________________ 2005 Audi A4 Quattro 2004 Audi A4 Cabriolet Quattro 1998 Ford Explorer Sport

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12-13-2007, 12:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
mgescuro GMI Staff Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 22,941	Re: New cadillac naming scheme Oh good grief.... Just when you think it couldn't get any worse... GM finds a way to exacerbate the issue!! I give up. A naming system should make sense off the bat, without requiring a dictionary. Who the heck is running Cadillac!! __________________ 2000 Saab 9-5 Aero 1995 Mercedes C280 1994 Jaguar XJ6 ...when all hope is gone, you know sad songs say so much... My Vision of Cadillac My Vision of Cadillac (REDUX) Beijing Olympics -- Day 12! http://www.nbcolympics.com/ http://en.beijing2008.cn/ Last edited by mgescuro : 12-13-2007 at 12:27 PM.

12-13-2007, 12:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
MCGARRETT 6.2 Liter Vortec V8 Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,849	Re: New cadillac naming scheme Please keep watching folks, this could be the best GMI Freakout of all time. They could be burning Bob Lutz in ephigy in front of the RenCen by 5pm today.

12-13-2007, 12:28 PM	#9 (permalink)
PrenupTB 3.8 Liter V6 Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 345	Re: New cadillac naming scheme I like the new naming scheme. It emulates BMW and has a futuristic/upscale ring to it.

12-13-2007, 12:36 PM	#10 (permalink)
Smoothcat 2.0 Liter Supercharged ECOTEC Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chattanooga, TN Drives: 2005 Saturn Ion 3, 2001 Chevrolet S-10 Posts: 188	Re: New cadillac naming scheme Sounds like Cadillac just being envious of the Germans, and trying to combine Mercedes and BMW's naming systems. My best guesses... DT7 - Maybe a full-size coupe? CT6 - Base model, V6 CTS CT5 - CTS coupe (should be CTC! ) BT3 - BTS coupe (again, BTC) AT1 - a possible Gamma Caddy? Probably for Europe only DTX - Large crossover? Lambda perhaps? CTX - An SRX replacement? BTX - The Theta crossover we've already seen Either way, I figure that the X denotes a crossover, and the odd numbers are coupes. Maybe the DTX replaces the Escalade eventually? Who knows. Caddy should have never strayed from real names, but at least CTS equaling "Catera Touring Sedan" made sense. These new "names" are just stupid. I love Cadillac, so this continues to be one of my biggest gripes with GM. How ignorant can a company be to waste time and money on something like this.

12-13-2007, 12:39 PM	#11 (permalink)
MCGARRETT 6.2 Liter Vortec V8 Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,849	Re: New cadillac naming scheme Lets take a bet on how many times "stupid" will be be used in this thread, any takers?

12-13-2007, 12:44 PM	#12 (permalink)
FoMoCo Fan 6.0 Liter LS2 V8 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,892	Re: Possible new Cadillac naming scheme Way to take the heat off Lincoln's Mk debacle with an even more idiotic naming scheme!

12-13-2007, 12:46 PM	#14 (permalink)
ctaylorzl1 5.3 Liter LS4 V8 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Indiana Drives: 1996 Dodge 3500 CTD 4x4 1992 Camaro RS 305 Posts: 3,303	Re: Possible new Cadillac naming scheme ^^^I'll take that bet! I'm going for mid 30's!!! Is there a line, or are you gonna give me + or - 5 __________________

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