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Detailing Tips to Keep Your Cadillac CTS's Interior Shining Like New Like luxury leather seats and premium features? What about sports appeal like power and speed? If you answered yes to either or both of these questions, then you should check out theNew Cadillac CTS.The CTS is a midsize sedan that provides sharp styling, a well-trimmed cabin, and an engaging performance - all things that make it a standout amongst luxury sedans.But when you own a luxury sedan, you want it to keep its premium appeal for as long as possible. There are many ways to do this. For instance, to keep the CTS running smoothly and quietly, it's important to stay on top of regular maintenance services like oil changes, tire care and so on. Another way to keep your CTS feeling as fresh as the day you bought it is to keep its exterior and interior clean. This can be a hard feat considering many of us live in our cars several hours a week, collecting dirt, grime and trash. To keep your CTS's interior shining like new, here are some helpful tips on how to detail your car. Leather An easy way to pick out a luxury car is by its leather upholstery and seating. As upscale as leather can feel and look, over time it becomes worn and dull. Leather requires special cleaners and conditioners in order to keep it supple and soft. Ignoring cleaning and conditioning the leather in your car can actually lead to cracks, which will require new seat covers to fix. Opt for spray cleaners, applying them onto a clean, soft cloth or directly onto the leather. Wipe dirty areas until clean, but be sure not to scrub too hard because you may clean straight through the color. Nooks, Crannies and Crevices When you look around the interior of your car, you'll notice a mega amount of nooks, crannies and crevices. Spots like these quickly and easily become caked with grit and grime. To clean spots like these, Q-tips are the optimal tool. Q-tips have just the right size, shape and strength to get into all those hard to reach places that a regular cloth can't. You may bypass areas like these, but when you take the time to really focus on detailing, you'll be amazed by how nice your car shines. Clean the Grain If you look at the leather in your car, you will notice it is full of little crevices along seat arms, the dashboard, etc. Dirt can hide in between these crevices or "grain", which can cause your car's interior to look dirty and dull. Areas like these are often overlooked, but they are definitely worth cleaning. To clean the grin, use a soft bristle toothbrush in a slow, circular direction. This will loose and remove any dirt. Carpet Carpets are easily one of the dirtiest, albeit, grossest, parts of a car's interior. Even if you haven't owned your car for that long, carpets quickly become filled with stains from food, drinks and pets, and dirt our shoes have tracked in. If you want your car to truly look and feel clean, , it's important to always pay attention to all carpeting. The best method when tackling your car's carpeting is to vacuum first. This will eliminate all loose dirt, old food, etc. Then, treat any stains with a spray-on stain lifter. Be sure to really sock the stains. Scrub the worst stains with a plastic bristle brush, repeating the application process if necessary. Using a clean cloth, wipe up the residue lifted from the stains. Finally, after the cleaner dries, vacuum your carpet's again to remove any last remnants that may still be lingering. Intrigued by what you've learned so far about the Cadillac CTS? Check it out at our dealership in %CITY%, %STATE%.

Achieving 189 mph in a Cadillac in probably not most people's first thoughts when they think of GM's luxury line of vehicles. But times are changing and there seems to be something new in the air as Cadillac now offers vehicles where the luxury angle no longer takes the lead - but it is a close second. The 2017 Cadillac ATS Coupe Vis one such vehicle. It takes the terrific design, luxury, and performance of the already dynamic ATS Coupe and beefs it up to epic proportions. It starts under the hood with a twin turbo 464HP V6 that is paired with an either a six-speed manual transmission or an eight-speed automatic with paddle shifters. With launch control, Brembo high performance brakes, no lift shift, and magnetic ride control, the ATS-V coupe has the tools and technology to forget about luxury for a while and take aim at the racetrack. In the ultra-refined styling expectations experienced in the luxury performance car segment, it is hard to deliver a design that truly stands out. Cadillac achieves it in the 2017 ATS-V, incorporating its signature style grille and headlights and adding performance detail in the form of a hood air intake, rear spoiler, and quad exhaust to the rear. It is decked out in interior luxury, safety, technology as well and presents an overall package that is exceeds in every possible category and then delivers a bit more. Barbecuing Excellence Means Smoking with Wood Chips Looking to up your game on the barbecue this summer? By smoking your meat with wood chips, you can gain an added dimension to your meatman empire. But before you lay your first bag of wood chips over that glorious flame, you first must consider some very important wood wisdom.Use and understand these woods and you'll be well on your way to grilling glory. Fruit bearing trees like apple, cherry, and peach are great for smoking meat. These woods impart a mild sweetness to the flavor of meats and are excellent choices for chicken and fish and pork. Birch wood is considered a good mild wood to use and is great for salmon and pork. Mixing birch with fruit bearing woods can increase the flavor profile. Medium woods to consider are hickory, maple, pecan, oak. They also happen to be the most available. These woods are the workhorses of wood smoking. Pork does excellent with any one of these and beef benefits from these medium woods by receiving a smooth, mild but rich flavor profile. However, to kick things up a notch and go for grilling immortality, mesquite wood is the most intense and is the go to wood to smoke beef. So, enjoy your grilling this season and hopefully this bit of wood knowledge will help you achieve grilling mastery. And to remember to visit a Faulkner Cadillac dealershipand explore the 2017 ATS-V coupeand drive and grille at a higher level this summer.

The 2017 Cadillac XT5,precise and perfectly balanced, is an impeccable luxury SUV vehicle. Cadillac's recent racing success is infused into the XT5's profile. It has a lighter weight body, electronic precision shift, magnetic ride control, and an excellent braking system. It all combines to present to the driver an agile, highly responsive, smooth and effortless experience on the road. The XT5's power plant is a hearty 3.6L V6, delivering 310HP with automatic start and stop. The dynamic engine is new for 2017. Available AWD twin clutch provides refined handling for any type of road conditions. It is hard to deliver a design that truly stands out. Cadillac achieves it in the 2017 XT5. Like so many Cadillac's, the XT5 incorporates its signature style grille and headlights.It then adds a long, sleek lines with subtle detail that combine to create an exceptional and elegant looking vehicle. The wheels in the XT5 have been pushed further out to increase interior space.The 2017 Cadillac XT5 gets the job done in safety at the highest levels. Its comprehensive safety package includes eight ultrasonic sensors, six radars, and two cameras. A high-strength steel safety cage, eight airbags and electronic stability control completes. The Five Categories of Tires Tires, tires, tires, our friend's underneath. Unheralded and probably underrated, vehicle tires are more than just the rubber workhorses that get us down the road. They deliver added performance, play a significant role in safety, and can even help us improve fuel mileage. That's not all. Tires are also engineered for specific purposes as tire manufacturers have spent millions of dollars in discovering and developing the magical combinations of compound materials and tread configurations to enhance our drive. There are essentially five types of vehicle tires drivers can choose from. Here is a look at them all. All season tires: the name sums it up, these tires are versatile and the most common choice, and are designed as the optimum choice for most types weather conditions. All-seasons are also constructed to withstand normal driving and the standard terrain most drivers experience. Winter tires: for those living closer to the north pole or drivers who prefer some extra security in winter driving conditions, tire manufacturers have developed the winter tire. Their tread compound is engineered to stay pliable as the temperature drops below 45and grooves are widened to take on slush, ice, and snow. All-terrain tires: best suited for trucks and SUV's, all-terrains help give drivers that extra oomph in various off road scenarios. These tires have traction lugs that are spread wide apart and act like cleats on a pair of athletic shoes. They also have the wider grooves of the winter tire. Run-flat tires: run-flat tires maybe a final answer to potentially doing away with the spare. With wide wall construction, they are designed to function with significant loss of air. Long enough for drivers to make to safety. Sports performance tires: sports performance tires are built specifically to achieve more precise traction and hold car control while accelerating and turning in and out of corners. Their profile is much wider than the average tire and grooves are thinner with the surface being smoother. They can add to the performance of any vehicle but are not so great for winter driving. Visit your nearest Faulkner Cadillac dealershipand explore the2017 Cadillac XT5.