Cars Worth Waiting For

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Cars are manufactured every now and then by various car manufacturing companies, but what distinguishes them are their models and  the unique  features attached to this models. 

  

 We ll take a look at yet to be released car models that are worth the while.

2016 Cadillac CTS-V 


 
 


 INSIGHT

The eagerly awaited bazooka version of the third-generation Cadillac CTS, designed to fight for America’s honor against its European competitors. Unfortunately, this time around, there won’t be a station wagon or a coupe—or a manual option. That’s a crime, but the automatic sedan is what sells.
Why It Matters
The first two generations of this velvet Vette have given Cadillac credibility among enthusiasts. The next one will sand down the few rough edges of its predecessors. The CTS-V is a halo car for the brand and for GM as a whole.
Platform
Broadly speaking, the CTS-V will use the ATS/CTS “Alpha” architecture, but with more aluminum onboard.
Powertrain
Power will come from a supercharged V-8, most likely the 6.2-liter LT4 from the new Corvette Z06. It will make at least 600 horsepower and send the squawk to the rear tires through GM’s new eight-speed automatic.
Competition
What Might Go Wrong
The lack of coupe and wagon variants may put off the hard core. And the 420-hp Vsport could make the CTS-V a harder sell.
Estimated Arrival and Price
Mid-2015 as a 2016 model, at prices starting around $75,000.


 

2017 BMW M2
 
BMW has so perverted the sanctity of the letter M in its model names and option packages that a brief nomenclature lesson may be appropriate here.
Let’s start at the bottom. An M followed smartly by the word “Sport” is BMW code for interior- or exterior-trim changes, chassis upgrades, and engine tweaks offered as optional equipment. The M Perform­ance label has a double meaning. It can stand for various aero, drivetrain, chassis, and cockpit parts and accessories available through official BMW ­channels. Confusingly, M Perform­ance is also a BMW category for cars with sporting credentials, such as the new M235i previewed here.
Cars designated with an M followed by a single digit are the chosen ones. They’re born and bred under the auspices of BMW M GmbH, the in-house motorsports division responsible for spanking enemies at the track. Resourceful M-division engineers can swiftly apply to their road cars the structural gains, suspension improvements, aero refinements, and power secrets learned from racing.
So why is an M2 coming when BMW stores are already stocked with half a dozen M models? Because a wheelbase that is
4.8 inches shorter than the M3/M4’s will trim weight and improve agility. Because the $60,000-plus M4 is beyond the reach of the young customers BMW needs to restock its fan base. As a warm-up, the M folks recently introduced an $80,000 M235i coupe for endurance racing.
When it arrives in a couple of years, the M2 will surely be powered by BMW’s potent S55 3.0-liter six. Armed with twin turbos blowing through a Valve­tronic variable-intake-valve-lift system, this engine should deliver more than 400 horsepower and rev to 7600 rpm. Transmission choices will parallel the M3/M4 options—either a six-speed manual or a seven-speed dual-clutch auto.
Expect a carbon-fiber roof and various structural reinforcements made of the woven black stuff. To hold the M2’s curb weight to 3300 or so pounds, the suspension will be mostly aluminum, the oil sump will be a magnesium casting, and the brake rotors will be made of carbon-ceramic material. Aluminum body panels are a distinct possibility.
The M2’s pounds-per-horsepower quotient will beat both the recently retired V-8–powered M3 and the new M4 coupe. With a base price below $60,000, this track-ready BMW will be your best excuse not to buy a Corvette Stingray Z51 or a Camaro Z/28.




















2017 Audi Sport Quatro


insight
A handsome four-seat coupe with five- and eight-cylinder engines inspired by the Quattro and Sport Quattro models of the berserk early ’80s Group B pro-rally era. This is a pet project of Volkswagen Group design chief Walter de’Silva, and its styling will set the tone for the next generation of Audi vehicles.
importance
As Audi’s next halo car, it needs to evoke the brand’s design and motorsports heritage while packing the latest technology.
Platform
The Sport Quattro makes use of a shortened version of Audi’s second-generation modular-longitudinal layout, which is shared with the upcoming A4.
Power train
We expect to see one or two versions of Audi’s 2.5-liter turbocharged five with at least 350 horsepower and a twin-turbocharged V-8 with more than 400 horses.
Competition
What Might Go Wrong
Audi’s lineup already includes several coupes and sports cars: A5, R8, TT. And it’s hard to figure how this will fit into Audi’s current orderly system of A, S, and RS performance tiers. Also, except for John Buffum buffs (he was a rally driver), Audi’s motorsports heritage doesn’t resonate much outside of Europe.
Estimated Arrival and Price
Early 2016 as a 2017 model; prices could start around $60,000.









2016 Mercedes Benz GT AMG
In 1955, Mercedes augmented sales of its hyper-expensive 300SL “Flügeltüren,” or Gullwing, with the far more modest and modestly priced 190SL. Though it shared much of the Gullwing’s visual vernacular, it was less a true companion to that first supercar than a runway to the tidy pagoda-roof SLs of the 1960s. The new-era gullwing, the SLS, gets its own half-price stablemate in 2015 called the GT AMG. But this time the circumstances are a little different: The cheaper car is now the more desirable one. We’ve seen the finished design, and to our eyes it is the most beautiful German car of the modern era.
It is sculptural in the truest, Henry Moore-ish sense of that term, with a shape that rewards prolonged viewing. Its visual appeal is rooted in its rejection of Teutonic—and, indeed, current—car-design orthodoxy. Most German cars are widest at their rocker panels; they’re horseshoe crabs. This one tucks in at the sides like an English or American sports car from the ’60s, exposing a lot of tire width. And whereas most German cars are composed of discrete sections—front, cabin, rear—the GT is one continuous cursive flourish. From the soft, integrated grille and lights to a long hood evoking the Jaguar E-type to a fastback that resolves into a Porsche 928–like rump, the car is exquisite. It is designer Gorden Wagener’s finest work. Perhaps most captivating is the car’s incongruity: This hardest-edged performer in Mercedes’ lineup is also the most curvaceous. 



 



The GT shares its aluminum space frame with the SLS but is about a foot shorter overall. Though the wheelbase is also pinched a bit, it still has a dash-to-axle length to rival the SLS’s, even if it loses the naturally aspirated furnace under that long hood. Instead, the GT AMG gets the new corporate 4.0-liter twin-turbo V-8 that will be shared with the next C63. This engine will send SLS-like levels of power and torque to the rear wheels through a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transaxle.
Although you enter through conventional doors, the GT AMG is anything but a conventional Mercedes-Benz inside. The cabin is a true cockpit, with a high cowl and a rising center console, tastefully finished in carbon fiber, leather, and Alcantara. For now, all we can show you is this well-informed rendering; you’ll get to see AMG’s Porsche 911 fighter around the Paris show in the fall. Prepare to drool on your shoes. 
 


2018 Infinity Q100
 What It Is
A mission statement for Infiniti wrapped in a gorgeous coupe envelope with a mega price tag. Cue the thunder, lightning, and Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy.”
Why It Matters
Infiniti needs more customers, and potential buyers need to understand what, aside from confusing alphanumeric names, defines this luxury brand. This car will be a lavish showcase of design and performance.
Platform
A new rear- and four-wheel-drive architecture to be shared with the brand’s other upcoming range topper, a sedan that will take on big Euro autobahn queens such as the BMW 7-series and Mercedes-Benz S-class.
Powertrain
Infiniti prez Johan de Nysschen, who clearly has lofty ambitions, says the brand has abandoned V-8s for future products. Conveniently, the 2009 Essence concept that inspired this flagship was said to be powered by a hybrid system featuring a twin-turbo six, and we’ve been told to expect the next-generation Nissan GT-R to be thus hybridized. Figure on a similar drivetrain powering this coupe, with output possibly exceeding 600 horsepower.
Competition
What Might Go Wrong
It needs to look like the achingly beautiful Essence concept, but it might not. Also, is the world ready for a six-figure Infiniti? Whatever happened to kicking BMW in the 3-series, where it actually hurts?
Estimated Arrival and Price
The earliest we’ll see this new coupe is in 2018. Prices should start at about $150,000. No, that is not a typo. 

 



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