Those of you waiting on the DTS/STS replacement had better have a seat. Your new big-body Caddy will be ready in two and a half years. The National Post is reporting that Cadillac’s new XTS will be assembled in Canada’s Oshawa, Ontario plant. This is a big win for the factory already producing the current Chevrolet Camaro in addition to the upcoming Buick Regal and Chevy Impala. No further details about the car were provided, but production is slated to begin December of 2011.

[National Post]

Autonet’s new mobile in-car router creates a hotspot with 150 foot range and uses both 2.5G and 3G networks so you can bootleg your Radiohead on the go. Cadillac recently rolled it out as an exclusive dealer-installed option for the CTS, but the simplistic nature of the installation (one wire for power) lends itself to practically any automotive/marine/transformer application. So, is this the future of connectivity on the go? Yes and no.

Hide the children!

Add this monstrosity to the endless parade of high-dollar customs showing up in the news these days. Packed full of bad taste and frosted with excess, the Christian Audigier VIF 1 SUV is the perfect vehicle to show up to your frat’s alumni party. You’ll be the only one in attendance with 24k gold-plated exhaust! And check out that schnoz!

Texas grown Edward E. Whitacre Jr. knows plenty about telephones. He spent 43 of his 67 years building AT&T into a multi-national telephone giant. That takes some quality wrangling, my friends. But what about cars?

2010 Cadillac SRX

Now that’s what I’m talking about! With our economy attempting to climb out of the crapper, it’s nice to see a new model get a significant price cut. A full $7,000 less than the 2009, the new SRX will have more tech, better looks and superior fuel economy. Watch this David take on the RX Goliath this summer. Follow the jump for the official press release.

Perhaps as a result of 20 years at the helm of Nissan, thriving in a corporate environment that holds executives directly responsible when ventures begin to falter, Cadillac chief Mark McNabb has officially submitted his walking papers. Previously employed as senior vice president of sales and marketing by Nissan North America, and later by Mercedes-Benz, McNabb was hired by GM 13 months ago as part of The General’s new marketing strategy. Dividing their extensive brand network into four distinctive channels, GM christened McNabb director of GM’s new “premium channel,” which included Cadillac, Hummer, and Saab. Within literally months of his hiring, both Hummer and Saab were placed on the chopping block.

According to the results of a study released today by a proud GM, Cadillac has been honored as the Top Luxury Brand for the second year in a row at the 2009 AutoPacific Vehicle Satisfaction Awards. Apparently wrangling their focus group from the employee lounge at the RenCen, the AutoPacific team used the input from 25,000 new vehicle owners nationwide to determine this year’s award winners. In addition to dubiously crowning Cadillac the king of luxury, AutoPacific’s questionably objective voters also awarded the Cadillac Escalade the title of Top Luxury SUV.

Hennessey CTS-V

John Hennessey and company just can’t resolve their hatred for tires. The latest evidence comes in the form of multiple upgrades for the already potent 2009 CTS-V. Starting with a baseline of 556hp and a stock 0 to 60 of 3.9 seconds, Hennessey improves upon all aspects of performance with changes to the pulleys, pistons, ECU and exhaust. The final product will net you somewhere between 600 and 800 horsepower, depending on the thickness of your wallet. Pricing is by request only.

Hennessey seems to be on a roll with upgrades for the Corvette, GT-R, Challenger and even the new Camaro. All that’s left now is to shake that tarnished business reputation of his. Just a thought.

Pissing contest time! Anyone that says horsepower is overrated is dumb. Yes, handling is nice. And yes, brakes keep me from eating brick walls. But the idea of outrunning a police helicopter should I decide to is absolutely intoxicating.

In “More Ways To Be Distracted While Driving” news: Beginning this month, Cadillac will offer an in-car wireless internet option on its CTS sport sedan.  The dealer-installed $499 option (plus $29 per month) is provided by the company Autonet and overcomes through patented technology many of the connectivity issues that have plagued previous attempts at such in-car technology.