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Cadillac CTS Convertible Masterfully Rendered

So we know that Cadillac’s next big launch will be the long-awaited CT6 flagship sedan. We are also accustomed to the idea that the entire lineup will adopt CTx and XTx monikers in the near future, sans the Escalade. But do you know what’s been missing from the General Motors-owned brand’s lineup? Yup!
Cadillac CTS Convertible rendering by GM Authority 3 photos
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Cadillac CTS Convertible rendering by GM AuthorityCadillac CTS Convertible rendering by GM Authority
We’re referring to a convertible. If you turn back time to 2009, you might remember that was the year when the XLR roadster ended production. Pretty much a reskinned C5 Corvette, Y platform and all, the XLR was a bit of a missed opportunity for Caddy to shine. Why? Because the C6 ‘Vette was already in production in 2003, when the Cadillac XLR started production at the Bowling Green assembly plant.

Nevertheless, props to the automaker for offering a neat-looking luxury roadster. Here’s a bit of a miscellaneous fact about it: the XLR is the first production Cadillac to adopt radar-guided Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC). Other than that, the performance specs and the optional extras haven’t really aged well.

In recent months, high-ranking Cadillac officials, including numero uno Johan de Nysschen, pointed out that after the CT6 will make its debut at the New York Auto Show in April, the XT5 (successor of the SRX crossover) will follow, after which, abracadabra! The third all-new Cadillac to be launched is still a mystery.

While some voices (including Cadillac higher-ups) hint towards an all-new convertible, we sure hope that’s not mere speculation. Still, GM Authority’s convertible rendering of the Cadillac CTS looks like the right stuff to us, that’s if Caddy won’t chop the roof off the ATS first. Sitrep: we know that Cadillac promised to “offer variations” of the CTS and ATS, but will those include a convertible? Hmm...
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About the author: Mircea Panait
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After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well.
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