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Cadillac drops Night Vision on DeVille

Cadillac has dropped the Night Vision option on the 2005 DeVille luxury sedan and will not offer it again. Jay Spenchian, Cadillac marketing director, says the division might offer an alternative infrared vision system. Cadillac's Night Vision was a passive infrared vision system. "If we bring a Night Vision system again, it would be an active system,'' Spenchian says.

Cadillac's once hot-selling Night Vision has gotten lost in the haze of changing buyer tastes, cost cuts and sliding demand for the only nameplate on which it is offered. That's a development few foresaw when the safety system made its debut four years ago on the Cadillac DeVille. At the heart of the system, which was developed by Raytheon Co. and Delphi Corp., is a camera mounted in the center of the grille. The camera detects heat-emitting objects as much as 500 yards ahead of the car.

Sneak Peek: 2013 Cadillac ATS

At first glance, this development car looks like nothing more than a standard CTS sedan.

Deal of the Week: 2010 Lincoln MKZ

For the 2010 model year, Lincoln updated its MKZ in an effort to drive sales and provide greater differentiation between the car and the Ford Fusion, the MKZ's platform-mate. These extensive revisions included freshened styling inside and out, a new Sport Appearance package, added convenience features and a new instrument panel and center stack.

The Lingenfelter cars from the 2010 Concours d'Elegance at Meadowbrook

Lingenfelter Performance Equipment has become well-known for their ultra high performance General Motors products and owner Ken Lingenfelter is one of the most well-known car collectors in the world, so an event like the 2010 Concours d'Elegance is like the ideal venue for the Lingenfelter name to shine and shine it did.