Cadillac CTS Coupe concept

This two-door Cadillac is perhaps the biggest surprise of the Detroit show, its appearance finally confirming rumours that the American luxury firm will be introducing a large 2+2 coupe based on its CTS saloon. Little is actually known other than that, Cadillac keeping relatively tight-lipped as to when such a car might actually be in its showrooms. What was interesting was that Cadillac admitted that it's been designed to accommodate not just petrol engines, but also a 2.9-litre turbodiesel that's under development.

That should mean the production car is headed for Europe, but it's also likely given America's rising petrol prices that Cadillac might offer a turbodiesel choice in its range in its home market soon. Such a surprise at the show even Cadillac isn't sure what to call it, sometimes referring to it as the CTS Coupe Concept and at other times the CT Coupe Concept. Whatever it decides on it's nice to see a manufacturer manage a genuine surprise at a motor show.

Tuesday January 15