Category: Cadillac

AutoPacific: Cadillac Escalade owners gave then vehicle high ratings for styling and image, which may not come as any surprise, but they also gave high marks to the feel of Escalade’s interior fabrics and materials. Adding to Escalade’s 2008 Motorist Choice Award® win were strong ratings for reliability, vehicle ride, interior controls, driver’s seat visibility and instrumentation.
IntelliChoice: The Cadillac Escalade has best-in-class maintenance costs, strong retained value and does not underperform in any one area.

AutoPacific: Despite tough competition in the large luxury car segment from vehicles such as Chrysler 300, Mercury Grand Marquis and Toyota Avalon, the Cadillac DTS took home a 2008 Motorist Choice Award®. Owners pointed to how quiet the DTS was from inside the vehicle and gave high marks to its ride, handling and braking. Contributing to the DTS win were the car’s exterior size and innovative technology.
IntelliChoice: The Cadillac DTS was among the best in overall ownership costs and has best-in-class insurance costs. Combined with its first-place ranking in the AutoPacific survey, that makes the Cadillac DTS a 2008 Motorist Choice Award® winner.

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2008 Vehicle Satisfaction Award top brand honors went to Cadillac, while other luxury brands such as Lexus, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche also had strong showings. But what does it mean to have a top brand? Though calculations single out one brand as having the highest overall score, each individual attribute also has its own top scorer. Sometimes the detail underneath it all can have just as much, if not more, meaning than the final outcome.

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The 5 am scoop in Detroit was the rumor GM is considering dumping more brands, one way or another, and firing more mid-management white-collar employees. (No, UAW, you do not have the corner on losing jobs. I swear.) Of course, by time I was in the office and caught up with e-mail, GM has flatly denied that any brand, other than Hummer, is up for review. We’ll only know the truth of that if GM manages to hold onto [...]

The Cadillac CTS won the 2008 IVA award in the Aspirational Luxury Car segment. Owners rated it highly for its exterior styling and size. It also scored very well in power and acceleration. The infotainment system added to owners’ ratings of the CTS, as it scored highly with respect to level of technology.

Though the Volvo C70 is only available in one trim level (T5), owners in the Aspirational Luxury Car segment found the C70 well equipped, giving the C70 top honors as a 2008 Ideal Vehicle. Of course, it also comes standard with numerous safety features, sharp wheels and tires, excellent interior lighting and appropriate seat firmness.

AutoPacific's annual Ideal Vehicle Awards have been announced for 2008. Along with Porsche winning for best premium brand, Ford took home the honors for best mainstream brand/

With five cars and trucks earning the strongest owner satisfaction scores in the industry, Cadillac won the 2008 Vehicle Satisfaction Award for Top Brand. Edging out Japanese and European luxury marques such as Lexus, Mercedes-Benz and BMW; Cadillac proved itself a winner with owners. Rebuilding the brand over the past few years with great product and targeted advertising paid off when owners gave Cadillac higher marks for satisfaction than any other brand.

In the Luxury Sport Utility Vehicle Segment, the Cadillac Escalade scores as the 2008 Vehicle Satisfaction Award winner. Escalade owners gave high ratings to the SUV’s distinctive style and luxury. Predictably, Exterior Styling received high scores, but Reputation (both Brand and Vehicle), Driver’s Seat Visibility and Safety all helped to secure an outright victory.