Detroit 2008: Cadillac Coupe, a shape to come

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The two-door version of the new Cadillac CTS Coupe was revealed in Detroit, and it turned out to be a huge hit. With massive converging sidelines and outrageous diamond-faceted tail (with a hint of tailfins, says GM design chief Ed Welburn), the Coupe was a labor of love in the GM Design Studio.

What’s interesting about this car is, in fact, what engine they’ll stick under the fluted hood. To put the mighty 550-hp V-8 in the car (as in the CTS-V sedan) would be to a make the car a creature of tradition. If GM puts a high-performance diesel under the hood, then the car becomes a crystalline shape of things to come.

-- Dan Neil