You may not be familiar with General Motors Vice-President of Design for North America Bryan Nesbitt, but you will definitely recognize his work. Namely the PT Cruiser->ke938 from his time with Daimler Chrysler and the equally retro Chevrolet HHR->ke1189. Aside from throwbacks to early people movers, Nesbitt also had a say in the design of the open air sport compact speedsters, the Pontiac Solstice->ke264 and Saturn Sky->ke522 before their untimely demise. However these days the young designer has moved on to more grown up things, like managing the development of Cadillac's latest BMW 3 Series->ke290 competitor, the CTS Coupe.

The challenge that GM's design team set before them was to integrate the art and science of engineering a great rear wheel drive chassis to create a very dynamic and expressive luxury sport coupe complete with styling cues like a low slung roofline, flared arches and hidden door handles to create an extremely sporty design. The Cadillac CTS Coupe is powered by a direct injected 3.6 Liter V6 gas burning engine and is mated to a six speed manual transmission standard with a Driver Shift Control automatic as an option, the combination is good for a total of 304 HP and looks that just won't quit.

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