|
 |
|
|
Welcome
to Lincoln vs Cadillac Forums!!
Lincoln
vs Cadillac Forums is a community made
up of all ages and backgrounds. We are joined together by two common
interests... LINCOLNS and CADILLACS! We love our vehicles and more importantly,
we love to help others get the most out of owning a Lincoln or Cadillac.
Whether it be a Lincoln LS to a Cadillac CTS... Cadillac Eldorado to
a vintage Lincoln Continental....Daily Driver to the Race-Track...this
is the place you want to be!
So come on in, register
and make some new friends! We are all here to help one another and have
some fun!
|
|
|
GM to engineer RWD hybrid powertrain for future Cadillacs? |
|
Feb 08, 2010 - 2:20 PM - by Joeychgo
|
Filed under: Hybrid, Technology, Cadillac, GM
 General Motors' two-mode hybrid system hasn't exactly been a commercial success. GM has had a hard time finding customers willing to part ways with $10,000 or more for a fully capable SUV with sedan-like city fuel economy, but that reportedly isn't stopping the Detroit, MI-based automaker from improving its hybrid formula for its next generation of vehicles. GM is said to be working on a new electric motor that will reportedly shrink in size by 25 percent while increasing power by 20 percent. These smaller, more powerful motors will reportedly help The General put its hybrid tech in even smaller vehicles.
Automotive News reports that Tom Stephens, GM's vice chairman of global product operations, told reporters that the company's next two-mode setup will be lighter and more affordable when it hits the streets in 2013. The system will reportedly still be available for SUVs and trucks, but Stephens says the system will also be available in rear-drive cars. Jim Hall of 2953 Analytics reportedly told AN that the easy money is on Cadillac getting the upgraded Two-Mode tech, with the next generation CTS and the ATS as the best bets to include the hybrid powertrain.
Given the fact that Cadillacs command a higher price tag, we're thinking that the Wreath and Crest is a good place to start if the automaker ever wants to make a profit off of a full hybrid vehicle. And with the STS likely to go away before 2013, we're thinking the CTS and ATS could be the only rear-drive Caddy sedans by the time 2013 rolls around. It can't hurt that the ATS and the next CTS will share the same platform either, making it easier/cheaper to add Two-Mode tech to both vehicles.
[Source: Automotive News - sub. req.]
GM to engineer RWD hybrid powertrain for future Cadillacs? originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
More...
|
8 Views
|
|
Recent Threads |
| |
Title, Username, & Date |
Last Post |
Replies |
Views |
|
These wheels, opinions?
poniesviii
February 7th, 2010 07:51 AM
|
|
31 |
243 |
|
New Website is Coming...
baggedtaco
February 7th, 2010 09:20 PM
|
|
9 |
149 |
|
Shakey Steering
Terrance
February 8th, 2010 06:06 PM
|
|
0 |
1 |
|
Hard shaking
blackheart102001
February 2nd, 2010 09:37 PM
|
February 8th, 2010 06:06 PMby joegr  |
15 |
237 |
|
Farging remotes.
LaserSVT
February 3rd, 2010 03:08 PM
|
|
19 |
213 |
|
Strange question
ludicrous speed
February 7th, 2010 08:31 PM
|
|
12 |
132 |
|
like a bucking bronco
PHIL ANDERSON
February 8th, 2010 05:41 PM
|
|
1 |
12 |
|
Custom Lincoln LS Turbo
Shiloh
January 8th, 2008 04:49 AM
|
February 8th, 2010 05:55 PMby Quik LS |
151 |
9,180 |
|
Does SCT work with Vista?
ripped camel
February 3rd, 2010 09:00 PM
|
|
38 |
345 |
|
Flowmaster 40's
NoLimit95
October 4th, 2009 12:32 AM
|
|
82 |
1,163 |
|
Lincoln vs Cadillac
