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Cadillac planning a Rolls-Royce competitor?

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The battle lines are drawn

The Cadillac XTS hasn’t even been unveiled yet, but new details are starting to emerge about the car’s bigger brother.

Citing unnamed sources, Car and Driver is reporting the long-rumored Mercedes S-Class competitor will be launched in 2014 as a 2015 model. Additional information is limited, but the magazine says the car will ride on a bespoke rear-wheel drive Omega platform and offer a six- and eight-cylinder engine.  A hybrid is also expected and all-wheel drive will likely be optional.

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Cadillac CTS-V Black Diamond Edition revealed

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Cadillac has revealed a new Black Diamond Edition of its CTS-V performance car. It will soon be available in coupe, saloon and estate format.

The company is describing the BDE as like a ‘finely crafted, tailored tuxedo’, with an aluminium SpectraFlair pigment embedded in the tri-coat paintwork giving a diamond-esque sparkle. Cadillac says it meets buyer demand for paints that boast special effects.

The new edition’s exterior upgrades also include yellow-painted, six-piston front and four-piston rear Brembo brake callipers and 19in alloy wheels finished in Satin Graphite.

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