Cadillac unveils 2011 CTS coupe

The CTS coupe comes with a standard V-6 engine and an available V-8.

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Cadillac today unveiled the 2011 CTS coupe, due to arrive in showrooms in spring.

The coupe joins the CTS sport sedan, the muscle-bound 556-horsepower CTS-V and new CTS Sport Wagon as the foundation of Cadillac's lineup.

The CTS coupe joins the sedan and the wagon in the lineup.

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The CTS coupe's design carries over virtually unchanged from the concept car that was introduced at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in 2008. It's a classic 2+2 with goodies like a rear-view camera and a performance-oriented suspension system coupled to rear-wheel or all-wheel drive.

"CTS coupe is the new focal point of Cadillac, expressing both our design and technical capabilities," said Bryan Nesbitt, Cadillac general manager. "It is intended to appeal to a new generation of car enthusiasts." And it's different than the sedan:

It has the same footprint as a CTS sedan but is two inches lower. The windshield is raked at a steeper angle. A touch pad replaces the need for standard door handles.

The CTS coupe's standard powertrain consists of a direct injected 3.6-liter V-6 and six-speed manual transmission. Among other things, direct injection helps the engine cut hydrocarbon emissions by 25% when its cold on startup. The 304-horsepower engine will offer EPA-estimated fuel economy of 27 miles per gallon on the highway. It also runs on less expensive regular unleaded gasoline.