Cadillac Catera - The Car Connection

The Cadillac Catera was one of several failed attempts by General Motors' luxury brand to develop and successfully market a car smaller than its large and full-size sedans in the U. S. Sold from 1997 through 2001, the Catera was based on an Opel... Read More Below » The Cadillac Catera was one of several failed attempts by General Motors' luxury brand to develop and successfully market a car smaller than its large and full-size sedans in the U. S. Sold from 1997 through 2001, the Catera was... The Catera was sold only in one body style--a mid-size four-door sedan--and with one powertrain, a 200-horsepower 3. 0-liter V-6 engine mated to a four-speed automatic transmission driving the rear wheels. Worse, while the Catera initially received good reviews, its handling had been returned to reduce perceived European firmness, making it unresponsive and miles away from the handling of the German luxury sedans it sought to compete with. Standard equipment on all Catera models featured alloy wheels, a cloth interior, keyless entry, a security system, and an eight-speaker audio system with cassette player. Source: www.thecarconnection.com